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Comment on A few final links before signing off for the year in ~talk
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Comment on A few final links before signing off for the year in ~talk
tesseractcat LinkUnrelated but that second article is one of the strangest things I've ever read, it's like the Marxist version of Atlas Shrugged.Unrelated but that second article is one of the strangest things I've ever read, it's like the Marxist version of Atlas Shrugged.
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Comment on What's your p(doom)? in ~talk
tesseractcat Link ParentOk, just finished the talk. I agree with a lot of it, in fact, so much so that I'm confused why you linked it. It didn't address the paper I linked at all, or contain any arguments that the...Ok, just finished the talk. I agree with a lot of it, in fact, so much so that I'm confused why you linked it. It didn't address the paper I linked at all, or contain any arguments that the capabilities of systems like GPT-4 don't to some extent bring us closer to AGI.
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Comment on What's your p(doom)? in ~talk
tesseractcat LinkI don't know about P(doom), but I will say that I see a lot of people think there are two options: either AI doom, or things keep going the way they did before (maybe with better phones). My...I don't know about P(doom), but I will say that I see a lot of people think there are two options: either AI doom, or things keep going the way they did before (maybe with better phones). My P(everything stays about the same but we get better phones) is like 5%. Just looking with the context of history, right now we're in an exponential explosion of technology, and there's no evidence that it's over.
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Comment on What's your p(doom)? in ~talk
tesseractcat Link ParentYou seriously don't think we're any closer to AGI? That seems a bit disingenuous considering the capabilities of GPT-4 (https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.12712), or at least I think a statement like this...You seriously don't think we're any closer to AGI? That seems a bit disingenuous considering the capabilities of GPT-4 (https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.12712), or at least I think a statement like this needs a bit more justification.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tesseractcat Link ParentThanks for the suggestion! Just added a list to the itch page.Thanks for the suggestion! Just added a list to the itch page.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tesseractcat LinkI finally got around to releasing my multiplayer board game site on itch.io: https://tesseractcat.itch.io/birdgame. There's still a ton of missing features, and probably more than a few bugs, but...I finally got around to releasing my multiplayer board game site on itch.io: https://tesseractcat.itch.io/birdgame. There's still a ton of missing features, and probably more than a few bugs, but I'm calling it done for now.
I did a big refactor so at least hopefully no individual user can bring down the entire server lol. I also tried my hand at a bit of graphic design for the poster, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, even if it was mostly ripped off from a famicase cartridge.
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Comment on Is it possible to run a Linux app that requires USB/OTG support from an Android device? in ~tech
tesseractcat LinkYou might be able to, there's been a lot of progress with Termux and chrooting/X11/wayland/box64 and stuff, that would require a lot of research on your end though. Another (and probably way...You might be able to, there's been a lot of progress with Termux and chrooting/X11/wayland/box64 and stuff, that would require a lot of research on your end though.
Another (and probably way easier) option is to control the app using streaming like VNC or moonlight (moonlight if you need particularly smooth/low latency streaming).
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
tesseractcat Link ParentThe show just wrapped up, and I loved it. I think it's incredibly relevant right now with the rise of LLMs and general uncertainty about the future. It's a shame that this show will probably not...The show just wrapped up, and I loved it. I think it's incredibly relevant right now with the rise of LLMs and general uncertainty about the future.
It's a shame that this show will probably not get the recognition it deserves.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
tesseractcat LinkWatched the first four episodes of Mrs. Davis. It's a bit like Warrior Nun, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, The Good Place, and a Culture novella combined, at least thematically. Quality wise I'm not...Watched the first four episodes of Mrs. Davis. It's a bit like Warrior Nun, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, The Good Place, and a Culture novella combined, at least thematically. Quality wise I'm not sure if it has quite got it's footing yet. I can't tell if the story is gearing up to be genius or a disappointment.
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Comment on Longtermism is the world’s most dangerous secular credo in ~humanities
tesseractcat LinkPersonally I disagree with longtermist ideology, mainly because there's not a great way to predict the far future, and most things that make sense in the "short term" (our lifetimes) probably also...Personally I disagree with longtermist ideology, mainly because there's not a great way to predict the far future, and most things that make sense in the "short term" (our lifetimes) probably also make sense in the "long term". But honestly the article almost reads like the author agrees with longtermist ideas... The first 20% or so is acknowledging how dangerous existential risks are. Then it ends with this sentence:
But the crucial fact that longtermists miss is that technology is far more likely to cause our extinction before this distant future event than to save us from it.
Uh, if there's anything that longtermists aren't missing, it's doomsday predictions.
Also the article touches on something that I see in criticisms like this that I always found kind of wishy-washy: It critiques the idealization of technology, the romanticization of scientific progress, and transhumanism, but it doesn't decide what the 'correct' level is. What I mean by that is, the author falls into a sort of status-quo bias. If they want to criticize technology, when should we stop, and why is it coincidentally right now (historically), why not the 1500s or something?
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Comment on By more than two-to-one, Americans support US government banning TikTok in ~tech
tesseractcat LinkPolitics aside, I get the sense a lot of people are against social media in general. I think people realize that it's a coordination problem to stop using it (unless we all stop, you're left out),...Politics aside, I get the sense a lot of people are against social media in general. I think people realize that it's a coordination problem to stop using it (unless we all stop, you're left out), so these bans might get a surprising amount of support.
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Comment on The UGHZ Principle in ~design
tesseractcat LinkNot exactly putting the ideas into practice, considering this article is on Substack. Although I suppose Substack is a bit un-grammable in it's own way, considering it manages to make what should...Not exactly putting the ideas into practice, considering this article is on Substack. Although I suppose Substack is a bit un-grammable in it's own way, considering it manages to make what should be simple text content painful to consume.
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Comment on Yann LeCun: From machine learning to autonomous intelligence in ~tech
tesseractcat Link ParentI think I agree with you. We're already encoding a lot of knowledge/assumptions about cognition in the LLM architectures. I suspect advances will be more a result of emergent behavior due to...I think I agree with you. We're already encoding a lot of knowledge/assumptions about cognition in the LLM architectures. I suspect advances will be more a result of emergent behavior due to increasing compute/data than it will be a cognition-inspired architecture, but honestly I have no idea.
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Comment on Yann LeCun: From machine learning to autonomous intelligence in ~tech
tesseractcat LinkJust at the start of the talk, it's really weird how he ignores evolution. Humans aren't some blank-slate that learn everything completely from scratch. We have uncountable hours of 'training'...Just at the start of the talk, it's really weird how he ignores evolution. Humans aren't some blank-slate that learn everything completely from scratch. We have uncountable hours of 'training' from previous humans, and from whatever we were before we were humans (homo-erectus?, fish?). Really, all we are is a bit of fine-tuning. So any criticism of machine learning that starts by comparing to human learning seems fundamentally flawed to me.
The EBM architecture seems interesting, but I will comment that the 'world model' paradigm, in particular the hierarchical world model idea seems flawed, in the same way symbolic AI seems flawed: my intuition says that these kind of world modelling behaviors will be emergent, rather than a result of the architecture. But at the same time it's definitely a more "intellectually satisfying" kind of architecture. In the end the proof is in the pudding, I guess.
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Comment on GPT-4 announced in ~tech
tesseractcat Link ParentThis thread is kind of weird to me: The author claims that 'TESCREALism' is like a religion, but also acknowledges that AI is drastically changing the world, and seems to want to slow it down....This thread is kind of weird to me:
- The author claims that 'TESCREALism' is like a religion, but also acknowledges that AI is drastically changing the world, and seems to want to slow it down.
- They dismiss positive AI/singularity predictions as too utopian, but also says "And the TESCREAL utopianism driving all this work doesn’t represent, in any way, what most people want the future to look like". (I'm pretty sure Abrahamic religions have been hoping for a similar world for quite a while now.)
- It seems they aren't making an important distinction between the TESCREALists who want to slow down AI development, and those who want to accelerate it, lumping them together into one group. This is very strange since LWers seem predominantly against the development of AI.
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The fourth reason is the most frightening: the TESCREAL ideologies are HUGELY influential among AI researchers. And since AI is shaping our world in increasingly profound ways, it follows that our world is increasingly shaped by TESCREALism! Pause on that for a moment. 😰
Well, if I had to choose an ideology to be common among those developing world changing technology, I think I would prefer a utopian one that hopes to eliminate suffering for humankind...
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Comment on What's a good and/or competitive video game that does not require quick aiming, a lot of actions per minute, or precise motor skills? in ~games
tesseractcat LinkMight be a weird suggestion, but if you still want to play an FPS, I found that there's a lot of gameplay that isn't very twitchy in Rainbow 6 Siege. While you certainly can play that way, you can...Might be a weird suggestion, but if you still want to play an FPS, I found that there's a lot of gameplay that isn't very twitchy in Rainbow 6 Siege. While you certainly can play that way, you can also focus on trap placement, reconnaissance, positioning, ambushes, etc.
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Comment on Anime Rock, Paper, Scissor - Animation created by using AI to convert from live action in ~anime
tesseractcat Link ParentIt's interesting how defensive people seem to get when they see AI art. Personally, I see a future where it's possible for an individual artist to make a fully animated TV show. These videos...It's interesting how defensive people seem to get when they see AI art. Personally, I see a future where it's possible for an individual artist to make a fully animated TV show. These videos depict it as 'undercutting' existing animators, but I see it as removing bottlenecks and allowing for more creative freedom. They also both claim that AI art has no 'soul', or is just a 'collage', but at the same time are worried about it's success, two ideas which combine to result in insults towards the average person's taste.
There will always be a market for high-quality human-animated TV, but if that market isn't large enough to be sustained with living wages, maybe it shouldn't exist. You aren't entitled to every type of luxury entertainment. While it has a negative impact creatively, and maybe culturally, it's not morally bad.
In general, it feels like these criticisms are tied up in a subconscious focus on capitalism and scarcity. Does it negatively affect artists to make these models under capitalism? Probably, but neither of these videos make it clear that's where their criticism is coming from, instead shifting it into a moral issue.
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Comment on ~s shorts recommendations in ~movies
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Comment on Please share tools/tips/platforms for making a personal website in ~creative
tesseractcat LinkDepending on the kind of site you want to make, a static site generator would be pretty simple. I haven't used any, but I believe the most popular one is hugo. Basically all you do is write some...Depending on the kind of site you want to make, a static site generator would be pretty simple. I haven't used any, but I believe the most popular one is hugo. Basically all you do is write some markdown files, pick a theme, and it generates a site for you.
That's not the reason I found the article strange.
The title of the article is related to video games, but it's actually making a much more general point: Spending time on "oversaturated" creative pursuits is harmful to society. This viewpoint is made clear in the It's Not Just Vidya, Of Course section.
They think society is crumbling and that people making and playing video games (and making and listening to music, making and reading books, etc.) are wasting time and thus critical work is not being done to maintain infrastructure:
This set of beliefs isn't particularly strange in and of itself, in fact it's pretty standard Ayn Rand style rightwing, hyper-individual, anti-liberal arts beliefs. The strange thing is that the author blames all of this on capitalism. And why do they blame capitalism? Because it lifted enough people out of poverty to spend time working on creative pursuits they enjoy.
Anyway, TL;DR it's just not a set of beliefs I've seen held together before.