Great, when did I say otherwise? Pareidolia is a thing humans do, because we like patterns. Finding patterns is something that has benefited our species, but it is sometimes so strong that we see faces in electrical outlets or the shape of a car’s front profile (for example).
We do enjoy pareidolia, don’t we?
One in 100. However, that is simple a measure of probability, so do not expect that to always be true for every 100 prompts.
For example, if you rolled a 100-sided die 100 times, it’s possible to get a one every time. In practice, it would likely be a mix. You might have a session where you get no wrong answers and times when you get several.
The problem is that ignorant people trust these models implicitly, because they sound convincing and authoritative, and many people are not equipped to be able to vet the information being generated (also notice I didn’t say “retrieved”).
That’s what regular people never seem to understand (and the AI apologists are hoping you don’t know). These models aren’t “getting better,” they’re just filled with more reactive patches over these unintended responses. And as the models scale up, so do the holes that need patching.
It’s a never ending game of bad-prompt Whack-a-Mole, all at the cost of our environment and safety, just so the Tech Bros can try to convince venture capitalists that “AGI is definitely just around the corner, trust me, bro,” and keep that bubble filled with their own farts.
Absolutely! Not making fun, but whenever somebody brings up Emacs in earnest, this is what I think of!
Emacs is not that hard. You can learn Emacs in one day, every day!
A relatively small company can’t afford to fight a protracted legal battle or simply ignore the law. They have employees with families, and $800/hr for legal representation adds up fast, not to mention potentially getting hit with $6500 fines per infraction for refusal to comply. They also can’t afford to just not sell in California, which has a huge chunk of the US population.
We don’t have to be happy about the state of things, but it’s not their fault that capitalism and authoritarianism have effectively forced them to comply.
Be upset by all means, but remember to focus your anger upon those who actually put/is putting these laws in place.
Are you talking about The Pearl, by chance? It’s one I haven’t read, yet, but if you’re talking about another story, I’d like to read that, too!
Did he throw him out? Last I knew, he basically gave Kent a blanket “no,” forcing him to go his own way.
Not arguing, just asking.
I think they’re still a pretty small operation, and I’m just grateful that I have a functional alternative to Goodreads.
They’re talking about Twitch’s own internal moderation, not streamer-specific mod tools.
A streaming suspension applies to violations occurring during a livestream. This penalty blocks the user from going live and temporarily disables chat on their channel.
It was not. Poe’s Law.
They’re a complete stranger, and there are actual people who unironically say stuff like that, even on the Fediverse.
Omfg, don’t talk to Meta’s chatbot. Period. Don’t use Facebook.
I can’t believe it’s 2026, and people still think Meta somehow has any neutrality—after it’s been demonstrated time and again that they aren’t just accidentally bad, they’re actively malicious.
Sigh of course it’s a Nordic thing. I should have guessed. White nationalists also love other Heathen/Norse symbolism.
Good to be careful, so thanks for educating me.
Can you explain why you feel that way? “Hyperborea” is not a term I’m familiar with vis a vis Nazism.
Join an instance without downvotes, and you’ll never have to care about them again.
Thanks for the reference!
Because I’m tired of people making flimsy arguments for why LLMs are “akshully really good and underrated.” I’m tired of regular people, wittingly or unwittingly, carrying water for the billionaires who are currently fucking over the economy, the environment, and even entire supply chains in an effort to show—against all evidence to the contrary—that LLMs are much more than fancy chatbots.
It has been an incessant drone of sloppy arguments and omitted facts, and I am tired, boss.
You say tomato, I say tomatermort.