Joe Fulgham

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Internet layabout, Full-stack WordPress web dev, Improv & RPGs, former podcaster
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@nullagent

I was explaining to a non-tech friend how "AI" works - ie what an LLM is, and does, including hallucinations and the fact that it's basically spicy autocomplete.

Once he understood, he was open-mouthed, aghast. "But all the media articles saying its going to replace 80,000 jobs, and make our lives easier? Is that all BS?"

It was depressing watching it sink in how deep the lie was that's been sold by all these huge corps.

@cstross

I'm so sorry to report this but Keanu Reeves has fallen for a big ol' snake oil salesman. Here's the background on pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock, his Netflix show, and his batshit ideas https://skepchick.org/2024/09/keanu-reeves-got-duped-by-a-pseudoscientist/
Keanu Reeves Got Duped by a Pseudoscientist

Quick: name an archaeologist! Ah ah, hold on…a REAL archaeologist. Yeah, not so easy now, is it?  I ask this because I myself would have to pause and hem and haw a bit before finally coming up…

Skepchick
which universe is steven universe
yes I'm also on Cara!
Google’s monopoly ruined what search engines could’ve been, and now AI is making it worse.

@casseagull 100% with you. Loved the Ezio games, couldn't finish AC3, wasn't at all interested in IV

(AC: Odyssey was fun, and AC: Valhalla's only real fault was it was too big, if you can believe it!)

We already have 1,000 would-be Mozarts who instead of learning music and honing their skills are doing shit jobs for shit wages. They're spending their time just surviving instead of blessing the rest of us with music we'd love.

What these would-be Mozarts need is basic income.

@RikerGoogling What happens in the Mirror Universe, stays in the Mirror Universe
Eric Idle being the best surviving Python