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Comment on How Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ kept its fire burning at the box office in ~movies
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Comment on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E09 - "Subspace Rhapsody" Episode Discussion in ~tv
the9tail LinkIt leaned heavily on Once More with Feeling with the “don’t want to sing about personal things I keep secret” trope but my problem with the episode is that there was no big reveal. Buffy ended on...It leaned heavily on Once More with Feeling with the “don’t want to sing about personal things I keep secret” trope but my problem with the episode is that there was no big reveal.
Buffy ended on a OMG she told everyone moment. New Worlds ended on Klingons rapping.
Without the OMG moment it had no crescendo and fizzled. New Worlds doesn’t keep secrets at all, so the only out I was hoping for was Spock going from Human with a little Vulcan to the stereotypical full on Vulcan we all remember. A song about rejection, anger and ultimately reflection, acceptance and making a decision.
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Comment on Storing dead people at -196°C in ~science
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Comment on Futurama Season 8 Episode 2 discussion in ~tv
the9tail LinkWay too early to reference an unresolved episode that didn’t really leave a large impression me to begin with. Would have been better as a solution to a new problem rather than a whole episode. I...Way too early to reference an unresolved episode that didn’t really leave a large impression me to begin with.
Would have been better as a solution to a new problem rather than a whole episode.
I think the show either needs to reinvest in the story types we like or go a little dark as a nod to an older audience.
• Give us Bender does something stupid but ultimately has an epiphany
• Give us Fry try’s to romance Leela but instead uncovers things best left hidden
• Give us Leela crashing the spaceship into a sexy planet
• Give us the Professor inventing a device that could end the universe, but instead just generates 3 B-stories as characters play with it. -
Comment on Why don’t electric vehicles have alternators? in ~transport
the9tail LinkSo you want to more strain on the electric motor to make less electricity than what goes in?So you want to more strain on the electric motor to make less electricity than what goes in?
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Comment on ‘Not for machines to harvest’: Data revolts break out against AI in ~tech
the9tail Link ParentDon’t know if you are picking up what I am putting down :) I am all for this, why should art be exempt from advancement of human society - it shouldn’t, just like every other job that that’s been...Don’t know if you are picking up what I am putting down :)
I am all for this, why should art be exempt from advancement of human society - it shouldn’t, just like every other job that that’s been lost to innovation in the past and will be lost in the future (robots will replace us all, and it’s about time).
People are doomsaying but don’t see that humans aren’t lost in the process. We are just moving from ownership of what we make to ownership of the idea behind it and letting something else do the make.
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Comment on ‘Not for machines to harvest’: Data revolts break out against AI in ~tech
the9tail Link ParentBut you are splitting hairs here. The computer can do cubism based on cubism of other artists. The new artist learns cubism by looking at the work of other artists. Sure a computer doesn’t learn...But you are splitting hairs here.
The computer can do cubism based on cubism of other artists. The new artist learns cubism by looking at the work of other artists.
Sure a computer doesn’t learn in the same manner as a human specifically, but it is looking at images and looking for similarities to other images, grouping them together and using the structures to create different structures.
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Comment on ‘Not for machines to harvest’: Data revolts break out against AI in ~tech
the9tail Link ParentIt’s not that “it’s happening anyways”, it’s that it’s already happened. The problem here that computing and drugs share a common legal advantage that when a new discovery is found, they get to...It’s not that “it’s happening anyways”, it’s that it’s already happened.
The problem here that computing and drugs share a common legal advantage that when a new discovery is found, they get to exist without any rules for a long enough period of time that their existence can’t be simply squashed before it’s everywhere.
People can cry out “No” as loud as they want but this stuff exists and it doesn’t matter if your government deems it illegal - it’s still going to happen and someone is gonna tweak it just enough to get around rules to create a second wave.
If Adobe is banned from making AI art, another website will offer it instead, piratebay will offer desktop software, reddit will provide a tool to remove any tags that says it’s AI and Amazon will resell the art-piece for $50 delivered.
It’s over before it begun
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Comment on ‘Not for machines to harvest’: Data revolts break out against AI in ~tech
the9tail Link ParentDon’t know if you realise that a lot of research published online has to be paid for right? University/Business pay for access and then give access to their students/employees. All research is...Don’t know if you realise that a lot of research published online has to be paid for right? University/Business pay for access and then give access to their students/employees.
All research is ultimately commercial if it isn’t a student writing an essay. Things not behind a paywall, are free for use - once you make that decision you don’t get to dictate what use because of a moral objection.
A computer learning and using patterns, is the same way anyone else learns art. The objection that the scale has increased because a computer can do it doesn’t change what the activity is being done and how the rules apply.
Of course this is all moot. We see things through the lens of a responsible government which can make rules and the possibility of restricted company actions - but the reality is LLMs are such a buzz now, Meta made theirs open source. Which means LLMs are in the hands of everyone, including company’s that ignore copyright or rules. Combined with the fact the scraping has already begun, means anything older than today is already processed.
Welcome to the future, it’s going to get more complicated as actors try to copyright their look, voice, posture and facial expressions. Where art and written expression is boiled down to an owning an idea, then selling that idea to put into LLMs for scripts, books and dirty limericks. Where prompt engineer is a entry level job at every workplace. A world where you can goto a website, “write Terminator 2, replace Arnie with Stalone, and set it Old West and replace robots with molemen in disguise” and wait 5mins as the bar on the screen fills.
It’s coming and not later but soon - and whatever reasonable guess you want to give it, expect it sooner. Expect that in the offices at Adobe right now, they are laughing their asses off watching an episode of Futurama made realistic but with amazing cinematography.
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Comment on Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes in ~tech
the9tail Link ParentSounds like Apple is doing the right thing here. That’s just authoritarian.Sounds like Apple is doing the right thing here. That’s just authoritarian.
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Comment on The Marvels | Official trailer in ~movies
the9tail LinkIt looks fun, hopefully it dials back the seriousness but still has a good story. Might even expose my 10 year to her first Marvel experience.It looks fun, hopefully it dials back the seriousness but still has a good story. Might even expose my 10 year to her first Marvel experience.
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Comment on Any fans here of "Bee And Puppycat", the original series on YouTube and the sorta reboot on Netflix? in ~tv
the9tail LinkChance of another season!?! Best news I got todayChance of another season!?! Best news I got today
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Comment on ‘Not for machines to harvest’: Data revolts break out against AI in ~tech
the9tail Link ParentThe discussion is that research through websites in itself can not and should not be prevented and since research can’t be stopped neither can a machine who is essentially researching the entire...The discussion is that research through websites in itself can not and should not be prevented and since research can’t be stopped neither can a machine who is essentially researching the entire internet at once.
If the data is presented is an amalgam of different data sources, then the only thing separating each is referencing. Which LLMs can provide when asked. Since there is no ownership of interpretation - again LLMs aren’t doing anything different to a pen and paper researcher.
So what’s the answer? Well it’s obvious, if people are complaining that tech companies are stealing their data, then they need to paywall it. If it’s free to access, it’s free and acknowledge they need to move away from being free by advertising.
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Comment on The issues with reusable straws in ~enviro
the9tail LinkI hate how paper straws become useless in a few minutes, where is the promised pasta straws at?I hate how paper straws become useless in a few minutes, where is the promised pasta straws at?
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Comment on If you went to a game-type fantasy world and could take one skill back to Earth, what would you choose? in ~talk
the9tail LinkNice try Isekai author. I am keeping my money ideas to myselfNice try Isekai author. I am keeping my money ideas to myself
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Comment on Ms. Marvel coming back as a Mutant in new series, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant in ~comics
the9tail LinkNobody predicted this. Nobody. Absolute surprise. I am speechless.Nobody predicted this. Nobody. Absolute surprise. I am speechless.
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Comment on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E05 - "Charades" Episode Discussion in ~tv
the9tail LinkI liked the helpdesk alien species. It was the right level of alien absurdity that met reality. From the names being colours and the language echoing company or lawyer speak - it was just a...I liked the helpdesk alien species. It was the right level of alien absurdity that met reality. From the names being colours and the language echoing company or lawyer speak - it was just a beautiful addition.
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Comment on What have you made using an AI tool? in ~creative
the9tail LinkLet’s see, rewrote emails to be professional, rewrote sms to be more compassionate, gave opinions on my essays, helped my chemistry homework, used to scour the net to find a handsoap with the...Let’s see, rewrote emails to be professional, rewrote sms to be more compassionate, gave opinions on my essays, helped my chemistry homework, used to scour the net to find a handsoap with the right ingredients, made a lot of porn, made a logo for a report, rewrote my code to be more efficient, asked for code recommendations
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Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes
the9tail LinkCan you change the word “account” to your username to indicate when you are logged in? I’ve been logged out by <don’t know what by> and I don’t notice I am until I try to do something.Can you change the word “account” to your username to indicate when you are logged in?
I’ve been logged out by <don’t know what by> and I don’t notice I am until I try to do something.
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Comment on Pixar is scrambling to win back its audience in ~movies
the9tail LinkPeople talk about the story’s they tell but let’s be honest - their 3D animation was unique at the time, they built a brand around it and they told new story’s rather than reboot. Now you have to...People talk about the story’s they tell but let’s be honest - their 3D animation was unique at the time, they built a brand around it and they told new story’s rather than reboot.
Now you have to be told which studio makes the animation because anyone can do it. My kids love all that Russian animation just as much as Pixar, Dreamworks and Disney Studios.
Also Pixar competes confusingly against its parent company. Pixar is Disney but Disney isn’t Pixar and initially that confused everyone. It just muddied the brand.
I think it comes out on Digital soon? I swore I saw it was coming this month