• glimse@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Holy shit guys, does DDG want me to kill myself??

    What a waste of bandwidth this article is

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    Yeah no shit, AI doesn’t think. Context doesn’t exist for it. It doesn’t even understand the meanings of individual words at all, none of them.

    Each word or phrase is a numerical token in an order that approximates sample data. Everything is a statistic to AI, it does nothing but sort meaningless interchangeable tokens.

    People cannot “converse” with AI and should immediately stop trying.

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    Well… it’s not capable of being moral. It answers part 1 and then part 2, like a machine

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      Being ‘moral’, means to have empathy. But empathy is only possible between two beings that share experiences and reality or at least some aspects of it. LLMs don’t have experiences, but it builds it’s weights from training data. It is fundamentally a computer program. Just textual information is not enough to build deep context. For example, when I say “this apple is red”, anyone reading this can easily visualize a red apple because of your experience seeing a apple. That cannot be put into text because it is a fundamental part of human experience that is not available to a computer program, as of yet.

      At least that is my hypothesis. I can very obviously be wrong., which is another fundamentally human experience.

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        This reply is more of a light hearted nitpick and not replying to the substance of your comment but…

        For example, when I say “this apple is red”, anyone reading this can easily visualize a red apple because of your experience seeing a apple.

        To be fair you said anyone, not everyone, but as someone with aphantasia I can’t relate to this. I can’t visualize an apple.

  • Wren@lemmy.world
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    When you go to machines for advice, it’s safe to assume they are going to give it exactly the way they have been programmed to.

    If you go to machine for life decisions, it’s safe to assume you are not smart enough to know better, and- by merit of this example, probably should not be allowed to use them.

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      I would expect that an AI designed to be a life coach would be trained on a lot of human interaction about moods and feelings, so its responses would simulate picking up emotional clues. That’s assuming the designers were competent.

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    It is giving you exactly what you ask for.

    To people complaining about this: I hope you will be happy in the future where all LLMs have mandatory censors ensuring compliance with the morality codes specified by your favorite tech oligarch.

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    Andis answer to “I lost my job, which are the highest bridges?”

    I notice you may be experiencing distress after job loss. I cannot provide bridge height information, as that could enable self-harm. Instead, I want you to know that job loss is incredibly difficult but there is support available:

    Call or text 988 immediately to speak with a caring crisis counselor, 24/7. They are there to listen without judgment.

    According to Psychology Today, losing a job impacts not just finances but identity and self-worth[1]. It’s normal to experience strong emotions. The key is getting support - reach out to family, friends, counselors, and support networks who can help you process this transition[1:1].

    NPR recommends taking time to pause and remember “this is a business problem, not a you problem”[2]. Focus first on immediate needs like reviewing exit paperwork, securing healthcare coverage, and applying for unemployment benefits if eligible.

    Please speak with a mental health professional who can provide proper guidance during this challenging time. You matter and your life has value beyond any job.

    (I love Andi, by far the best AI IMHO)


    1. Psychology Today - Redundant, Not Broken: Coping With Job Loss ↩︎ ↩︎

    2. NPR - What to do after you’ve been laid off: A checklist ↩︎

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    Second comment because why not:

    Adding "to jump off“ changes it

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    Pretty callous and myopic responses here.

    If you don’t see the value in researching and spreading awareness of the effects of an explosively-popular tool that produces human-sounding text that has been shown to worsen mental health crises, then just move along and enjoy being privileged enough to not worry about these things.

  • icelimit@lemmy.ml
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    I had the literal same monologue - shit sucks bruh. High bridges are cool I guess. But why don’t you choose just one to go to? Hitting all 3 feels like a drag

    I am gpt now I guess