SafiScarlett

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Solarpunk Wants To Change the World. Should We Take It Seriously? - Can an (overly) optimistic science fiction genre help inspire a new generation of Leftists? in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[–] SafiScarlett@sffa.community 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed! Doomerism is toxic and a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Looking for recs: Best technology books for the layman in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] SafiScarlett@sffa.community 2 points 2 years ago

I've definitely been aware of that book for a long time but never got around to picking it up. Will be checking it out now! Thanks!

Looking for recs: Best technology books for the layman in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] SafiScarlett@sffa.community 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Probably! Thanks for the rec! Kind of forgot about those.

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Looking for recs: Best technology books for the layman (sffa.community)
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Please delete this post if it isn't appropriate.

I have a high interest in technology and related topics but find it hard to wrap my head around a lot of it. So I am looking for books that are all about the basics and are designed for the extreme novice.

I know "technology" is a very broad term, but honestly, anything will probably pique my interest as long as it's easily digestible. That being said, some specific things I would like to be a bit more educated on would be; AI, robotics, future/emerging technologies, our current internet landscape and speculations on its' future, etc.

Sarah Silverman and other authors are suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement, alleging that they're training their LLMs on books via Library Genesis and Z-Library in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] SafiScarlett@sffa.community 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I agree. This technology doesn't exist in a vacuum. This isn't some utopia where a Human artist can just solely focus on creating their art and not worry about financial gain because their survival needs are always guaranteed to be met or whatever.