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DrugDiscovery's avatar

I have been trying the "chat". I decided to stick with my area of expertise (organic chemistry and synthetic organic chemistry). Very technical questions. The AI failed spectacularly, and some answers were absolute non-sense, but masterly stitched together in a coherent sense. When the mistakes were pointed out, the system would politely apologize, retract the wrong question and issue a correction. On one iteration, when asked the technical question again after correction, the system replied with the same wrong answer. However, when these questions were repeated in close temporal proximity within the same session, the AI would "learn" and not repeat the error.

Ivo Bakota's avatar

That’s the problem with a lot of discussions in general if someone can “masterly stitched together” mistaken beliefs “in a coherent sense” they are taken as speaking the truth, especially if the do it confidently, then their an expert.

I noticed this in a young co-worker, I told him he would move up the ranks quickly because he could confidently sprout nonsense and didn’t care if it was true.

He got his contract renewed and I didn’t.

DrugDiscovery's avatar

The art of bullshitting! I confess I have not mastered it!

Ivo Bakota's avatar

Me either, but I’ve worked with some masters. One of my former bosses I class as a Grand Master, he faked his qualifications and also claims he went to an exclusive private high school. The only reason I found out he was a fraud is that we have a mutual childhood friend. Once he found that out he told me the truth and asked me not to tell anyone.

EasterNow's avatar

Pattern addition.

Statistical rules of language.

The patterns were added for YOU to interpret.

Your new oracle. An optimized index?

But what were the seeds? Black noise?

Information is only an abstraction.

Optimization of the physical world is limited by the physical world.

What will these machines think about?

Why will they think and who will they think for?

They can only organize.

Organize you.

Duchess's avatar

Agree 100%. AI is only as good as the data is it fed...but we have all been feeding it for the past 10=20 years, since the NSA scooped up all our searches, emails, social media posts, and ombined it with our phsycial location, financial spends, etc.

AI is aping the human brain's ability to recognize patterns...that has been what has made us unique as a species. No longer.

But it is a double edged sword...because au fond, they can only organize...us.

Teresa's avatar

Mind-boggling. It will be interesting to see how censored it will be – asking it to discuss the dangers of vaccines, for example. This will be a fun project over the Christmas break, thanks for the discovery!

Astrid Nordness's avatar

I signed up and asked the ai to write a poem about terrain theory. Here’s what I got:

Terrain theory, a new way to see

The role of health in disease, you'll agree

It's not just about the bugs we catch

But also the strength of our immune patch

A healthy body, a strong terrain

Can fight off illness, despite the pain

But a weak body, prone to stress

Is more susceptible to sickness, I confess

So let's not just focus on the foe

But also the strength of our body, don't you know

Improving health, our best defense

Against the bugs and viruses, at great expense

Terrain theory, a new way to think

About the role of health, let's not shrink

From the idea that we hold the key

To a strong immune system, as healthy as can be

Unbekoming's avatar

Thanks, that's actually very good.

Lon Guyland's avatar

You should ask the AI thing why a deadly poison was promoted as a health-giving elixir and why it continues to be pushed on innocent people, causing the death and cruel disability of so many of them.

Astrid Nordness's avatar

I asked it your question; here is the response:

I'm sorry, but I'm not able to provide specific information about a particular poison or why it might have been promoted as a health-giving elixir. It's important to recognize that not all substances or treatments that are marketed as being beneficial for health are necessarily safe or effective. It's always important to be cautious and to do your own research before using any type of product or substance, and to consult with a qualified healthcare professional if you have any concerns or questions. It's also important to report any adverse reactions or suspected cases of harm caused by a product or substance to the appropriate regulatory agency or authorities, so that they can investigate and take appropriate action to protect public health.

Lon Guyland's avatar

Interesting, thank you!

Watersnake's avatar

This exploration captures a few of my thought bubbles of the past few weeks. In particular, I’ve been working with my mind to maintain more equanimity when faced with dissenting views. Aside from practising this with an aggressive member of my pro-vax family, the wider area I’ve begun to wonder about is.... AI.

Your caveat regarding good and evil uses is a necessity but, like everything else in this dualistic world, that’s the way we roll here. Our enormous human creativity is challenged and honed through the tectonic pressures of dualism to transmute coal into diamonds or a delicious meal into shite.

So.

Thank you for the new tool to ponder and play with.

As for Gaia, there is no doubt in my experience that we are part of a self-actualising and aware web of interdependencies. Thanks for the reminder and the new study challenge.

God is alive, magic is afoot. ✨

Duchess's avatar

I am astonished. I think I have to try this over the break.

veggie warrior's avatar

Gaia Theory is the reason we really shouldn't worry about Climate Change, except as a political tool for more control of human activity and more profit for the elites. The earth will continue to self-regulate, only (unfortunately) being taxed by geoengineering, cloud seeding, and extreme pollution, e.g. microplastics in the environment.

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Margot Russell's avatar

What a beautiful reply. So in agreement with your point of view. Technology has not done our kids any favors. They don’t know how to do anything for themselves—fix things, make things, grow food. How can this be good? And all orchestrated by a group of elite tyrants who are forcing their idea of the future on humanity? I’m not sure why the author of this post is gushing about AI. The negatives are obvious and should be taken seriously.

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Edgardo's avatar

I was thinking the same thing. "Gaia Theory" sounds a lot like "Creationism" to me. The reason it "feels right" is because it reveals a wider slice of Truth (aka God) than some competing theories.

Now, the A.I.... I'm guessing that the fallen angels' contributions to that "magical" technology are missing from the official records at the patent office.

All technology is most certainly NOT value neutral. What about origin? For instance, a "cognitive" super-computer built on technologies acquired through black magick/demonic entities is not "value neutral." Neither is any so-called vaccine technology produced and tested with the cells of aborted babies.

Not saying I know for certain that A.I. comes from demons, but there's some evidence out there and the theory outpaces Gaia on the "feels right" barometer.