blaggle42

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[–] blaggle42 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe the real problem is the AI slop, which is really just humans being lazy.

In my immediate neighborhood there are two pastry bakeries. One has lines of people summoned by the TikTok/Instagram, who take videos of themselves eating. The other is known to locals, but never self promotes.

You can imagine, that the non-promoting one has amazing pastries. The best I've ever had. The TikTok one does have a trendy fancy interior, made for videos.

People want to be seen at a pastry place. That fake pastry place wants to be seen as an awesome bakery, even though really, without the marketing they are below average. Some guy wants to be seen as writing pop music, even though he can't. Another wants to draw, even though I won't spend the thousands of hours required.

Art is really about understanding the effort. Human effort.

Somehow, I can just imagine having AI slop music, and AI slop movies, and AI slop everything.

If a movie house is going to be Steve Jobs Pixar, they are going to hire the best real artists and the best real writers, and do something that means something to be human. They aren't interested in slop.

If a movie house is going to be just for profit, are they going to even pay for the generative AI to do a few more iterations. I think they will keep it at slop.

Anyhow, a bit too much babble. Must sleep.

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Ethics of Luigi (self.progressivepolitics)
 

I'm wondering about the Luigi line.

Post Trump, it seems as if there is no justice for the rich besides vigilante justice.

Would any of the below qualify for a Luigi? Where is the line? I find the cognitive ethical dissonance of Luigi disconcerting.

The following list is very dark, and super cynical - I apologize in advance.


A pharma company has found a cure for cancer, but suppresses it to make money on treatment. Causing innumerable deaths.

A pharma company has found a cure for Alzheimer's - but suppresses it. Causing suffering.

A pharma company knows a drug treatment is ineffective for some major illness, but pushes it anyway, suppressing other research. Causing suffering.

A pharma company pushes a drug known to cause massive dependence, with insignificant benefit. Causing suffering.

A car company knows an airbag is defective, and does not fix it. Causing thousands of deaths.

An airplane manufacturer creates an airplane with faulty construction, knowingly, and thousands die.

A manufacturing company pollutes a town's water, causing birth defects, general sickness.


This list could go on forever of course. But where is the line post Luigi, post Trump non-trial. What makes one CEO at risk, and another not?

[–] blaggle42 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I always thought that it is because, after a period, in theory, you would take a slightly longer pause when speaking. Like the break between the last sentence and this sentence in your head.

[–] blaggle42 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish there was a way to flag users who use ChatGPT to generate answers- and then let me automatically ban anyone above a certain threshold.

[–] blaggle42 5 points 3 weeks ago

median vs mean

[–] blaggle42 4 points 1 month ago

Is the script basis written by the original author, is it corporate?

[–] blaggle42 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wow, this is stunning data. People just lost their minds in the pandemic.

[–] blaggle42 4 points 1 month ago

What does it say that for a good 30 seconds I thought, "maybe it is the way to go, -could it hurt?" Is this reality now?!