a1studmuffin

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[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

You forget we are in an echo chamber here. Most people not only read the AI summaries, they believe them. Just the other day I saw a normie ask ChatGPT to add up some numbers for them, instead of using a calculator. That's how entrenched AI has become in their day-to-day. They don't have to think any more. Thinking is hard. And that's how Google is able to dominate the web. Steal the data and serve it up as slop that's good enough for the everyday Joe.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

I watched someone in a YouTube video ask ChatGPT to add up some numbers for them, despite having a calculator on their phone. The sheer laziness at the expense of someone else's energy was impressive. And don't even get me started on the accuracy.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Sounds a lot like IBM.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you! After reading that I'm surprised Microsoft didn't issue a statement to clarify, but I guess of all the rumours to run wild, it was fairly innocuous.

At least we've got AI to help with journalism now. /s

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32658340

It came from the mouth of a Microsoft executive, and Microsoft followed up with a statement saying they were moving Windows 10 to a service model.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly - comments are what you make of them. In high traffic communities they do indeed degrade into echo chambers as the poster above you suggested, but IMHO that attitude is throwing the baby out with the bath water. I find comments useful to gauge public opinion on current events, or have more nuanced discussion about special interests.

It's more an issue of communities than it is comments.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The only thing I miss is the comments, but I've got Lemmy for that.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Some people print their Bitcoin wallet recovery phrase onto a metal sheet, so they've got a fire and error proof way to recover the wallet. That would be easy to steal.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 14 points 1 month ago

Reminds me of soldiers giving away secret base locations through Strava and dating apps.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I guess the point I was trying to make in my original post is - say we invent human robots tomorrow - what's better about them than actual humans, which we already have an unlimited supply of? It just seems like a god complex thing to me, not really solving any major problems for humanity.

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I just don't understand who the market is supposed to be for humanoid robots. Manufacturing? They've already built bespoke task-centric robots. Consumers and businesses? They can already hire a real person without spending money upfront to "purchase" said person. I just don't see the use case. It feels like another metaverse or smart glasses. Just another desperate grab at investor money and trying to claim the next "big thing".

[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks for the CrowdSec tip, I've already got an nginx reverse proxy set up but wasn't aware I could integrate this for extra protection.

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