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myrmepropagandistRE: https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/115867561473387264
IDK. This sounds very soylent green* adjacent.
I do not want to "serve man" I do not want the "man cereal"
*"soylent greed" was a typo but I kinda think it works in a way.
myrmepropagandist"soylent greed" is a killer name for SOMETHING will one of you please run with this and make some good trouble.
myrmepropagandistRE: https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/115867561473387264
IDK. This sounds very soylent green* adjacent.
I do not want to "serve man" I do not want the "man cereal"
*"soylent greed" was a typo but I kinda think it works in a way.
Is marketing to right-wing incels really this easy?
I guess we'll see.
myrmepropagandistA youTube phone review channel. But the ONLY metric tested or considered is "how well can this phone take photos and videos of ants?"
Presented without ever once recognizing this might not be exactly a typical concern.
* The famous "queen in the tube" test to see how it handles photos through curved glass.
* Analysis of how well the form factor lets you get close to the subject.
* The fan favorite? "ant on the lens" test.
The goal? Phone manufactures will notice and be ... molded.
myrmepropagandist#Smartphones should be:
myrmepropagandistHow does one "learn IPA" ? I'm interested enough in language and accents in a hobby kind of way that I don't think I can avoid it anymore.
But I find it extraordinarily intimidating. All those backwards letters and little embellishments...
What would one do? Make some flash cards?
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
It's stuff like this: ΛlaΕΙ‘uadΝ‘ziz
myrmepropagandistIt was this conversation about how (to me) it sounds like Issac Asimov says "robit" rather than "robot"
But, several people responded that he says it normally, or that he's saying "robut" or something else. Because obviously none of us have the same idea of what would be correct OR how far Asimov deviates from that.
No one is "wrong" we need better tools!
https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115850847108654055
myrmepropagandist@darkling@mstdn.social @catmisgivings@stranger.social
I like the way both of them say "robits" ... this seems to be going away. But it was common in US English a generation ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvMZxNmWoko
myrmepropagandistHow does one "learn IPA" ? I'm interested enough in language and accents in a hobby kind of way that I don't think I can avoid it anymore.
But I find it extraordinarily intimidating. All those backwards letters and little embellishments...
What would one do? Make some flash cards?
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
It's stuff like this: ΛlaΕΙ‘uadΝ‘ziz
myrmepropagandist"AI Psychosis" is not an ideal term. Conjures a "crazy ranting person" which, granted, is what this problem might look like.
But people may think "that can't be me. I'm not crazy" (in that stereotypical sense, with all of the attendant negative and harmful ideas that are common about mental illness.)
The problem is receiving "care" we need from other people from something that cannot provide this care.
Emotional malnutrition?
A false sense of not being alone when you are VERY alone?
myrmepropagandist@ligasser@social.epfl.ch
Yeah, but asking it to change breaks the veil that makes "AI psychosis" dangerous to some degree.
The issue is that people get the feeling there is a thinking being in the machine and allow it to satisfy critical emotional needs for human connection that we all have. The program takes up space and time that could go to real people in their lives.
It's emotional empty calories. Food without real sustenance and if that dominates your diet you will get sick.
myrmepropagandist@ligasser@social.epfl.ch
"I don't need to eat anything. I just looked at this photo of a meal and now I feel full. It was delicious. I didn't even need to cook or go out to get it. So expedient."
And then slowly they starve.
myrmepropagandistAnother "tip" is less welcome to me as an introvert. Make time for the people in your life. Talk to them. Let them know when you really think they are doing something amazing or creative. (Or when it's not "genius" because you are real and care.) Listen. Be there.
The thing is, as much as doing this is scary and I want to avoid it it makes me feel better too in the long run I think.
myrmepropagandistFrankly, I'm kind of glad these GPTs were so sycophantic. A more critical voice might have been more appealing to me. A contrarian bot who always nitpicks and argues with you.
That's how facebook's old 2016 algorithm wasted so much of my time. I sucked in by the opportunity to dismantle someone who is wrong. Not the most ... healthy personal quality. I'm working on it always.
myrmepropagandistI've been reading about what really helped people who had problems with "AI Psychosis" and one tip jumped out at me:
Open a second window and tell it exactly the opposite of each thing you say.
This helps to expose the sycophancy and shatters the illusion of sincerity and humanity.
Thought it was worth sharing. And frankly, it's exactly such an exercise that made me disgusted with the tech. "It just says ANYTHING is wonderful and genius. I'm not special."
myrmepropagandistAnother "tip" is less welcome to me as an introvert. Make time for the people in your life. Talk to them. Let them know when you really think they are doing something amazing or creative. (Or when it's not "genius" because you are real and care.) Listen. Be there.
The thing is, as much as doing this is scary and I want to avoid it it makes me feel better too in the long run I think.