Emil Smith

@ChewyJetpack
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Head of Digital Design in the publishing industry.

Also an e-musician, designer/programmer, AI enthusiast/detractor, neuro-piquant all-trades jack.

I advocate for data privacy, AI alignment, and tech transparency because otherwise we might all die.

#tech #ai #artificialintelligence #alignment #privacy #art #music #adhd

Websitehttps://emilsmith.pro/articles
Emil SmithDec 9, 2023
I had an experience that was either super-natural, or psychotic. I gave equal air-time to both possibilities, and didn't find either particularly compelling. Discovered a third option which is that physical matter is not fundamental, so I wrote it down:
https://cultdiff.substack.com/p/i-took-shrooms-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-toe
I Took Mushrooms, and All I Got Was This Stupid Theory of Everything.

Yeah, I know. We've heard it all before. Some dickhead does a bit of drugs and has an epiphany because he saw a fucking fractal. But it's different this time... I think.

CULT / DIFF
Emil SmithSep 1, 2023
Emil SmithJul 11, 2023

Hey, artists...

How do you feel about:
1. Your work being used to train AI?
2. Whether AI will affect your income?
3. Anything else you're excited or nervous about in future in regard to AI?

#ai #aiart #art #digitalArt #artificialintelligence #artist #artistsonmastodon #noAIart

Show threadEmil SmithJul 18, 2023
@Virginicus @liztai do you think you'd be the first person to make derivative marvel fan fiction?
Show threadEmil SmithJul 12, 2023
@cyberboyhere I've heard good things about it. Almost went for it myself actually, but I decided to only recommend things in the article that I can personally vouch for. There are tons of alternatives I didn't include for that reason. Cheers for reading.
Emil SmithJul 11, 2023

Hey, artists...

How do you feel about:
1. Your work being used to train AI?
2. Whether AI will affect your income?
3. Anything else you're excited or nervous about in future in regard to AI?

#ai #aiart #art #digitalArt #artificialintelligence #artist #artistsonmastodon #noAIart

Show threadEmil SmithJul 10, 2023
@rodlux as usual, "OpenAI" isn't very open. For all their bluster about alignment and human interest, they seem to value it much less than whatever revenue they gain from compete operational opacity.
Show threadEmil SmithJul 10, 2023
@TNLNYC I would go much further - it's why all artists (not just analog) are doing something fundamentally different to what AI does. Generative AI can make things that look like art, artists can make art.
Show threadEmil SmithJul 9, 2023
@jik to even mention the word "consciousness" in this context you really need to define what that is. For some, the definition is as simple as "awake" vs "asleep", and for others it is a more complex, philosophical subject which includes identity and ego.
Emil SmithJul 7, 2023
Nicole HennigJul 7, 2023
How Clément Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, is open-sourcing AI https://www.fastcompany.com/90909717/clement-delangue-ceo-hugging-face-most-creative-people-2023 #AI #openSource
Show threadEmil SmithJul 7, 2023

@SkellySoft @gamesbymanuel haha thanks! I love The Internet Archive for that reason - it's genuinely such an important thing for us to have. I don't really class my home server as any kind of archive, but there are a few things on there that are really hard to find (and that I seed).

Honestly the server was built on the cheap. I buy old used SAS drives on ebay for a redundant array. I only paid £30 per 6TB drive and built up over time.