Chatgpt - Seriously good potential (or just some Internet fun)

Ali195 said:
Interesting, broadly speaking it could end up being another thing that fails to revolutionise the world in much the same way carbon nanotube, quantum computing, nuclear fusion hasn't, or atleast if you believed the hype. Once the devil in the detail comes out you see it's decades not year's away the media would have you believe.

Carbon nanotubes are difficult to construct on any kind of mass produced scale, so a construction steal replacement for skyscrapers and whatnot it hasn't. Quantum computing only useful in very specific circumstances, the sort of thing you' see billion dollar firms with it in basements but not home consumer products, it's not replacing traditional computer tech. Nuclear fusion is supremely difficult to sustain, we've still not worked out power transfer into form that can be inserted into the grid, eg steam turbine generator. Definitely won't be free to consumers or offer any kind of power revolution that means the world actually has unlimited energy.
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Because there not possible tomorrow, doesn't mean they're not possible. Tech can sneak up quick, AI is improving daily.

'Decades' isn't really far away at all.
 
with further AI pioneer's dramatic analogy to oppenheimer and atom bomb design consequences,
wonder if existing victims of AI should include those killed in some of the tesla/Musk self drive accidents where AI cloud learning had been employed to process driving scenarios and establish car control,
akin to those deaths resulting on Christmas Island&Co.
 
Lopéz said:
This reminds me of someone who I used to work with who could not find a use for the internet.
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At the moment this is the issue with ChatGPT specifically. That it isn't linked to the internet and is stuck with a dataset from Sept 2021. They've blinked and everyone else has suddenly taken them over. It's a monumental mistake. I'm finding Bard far more useful right now.
 
Western AI companies shouldn't be limited in their advancement because if you put limitations on them through regulation it just means that countries like China and Russia have the potential to get ahead because their hands aren't tied and that is an equally worse outcome
 
jpaul said:
.....in some of the tesla/Musk self drive accidents where AI cloud learning had been employed to process driving scenarios and establish car control,
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hadn't read this before , with video of driver (lived) who hit AI unrecognised lorry on it's side
bdtechtalks.com

Why deep learning won’t give us level 5 self-driving cars - TechTalks

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the basic functionality of level 5 self-driving cars will be completed by the end of 2020. But given the limits of deep learning, that is unlikely to happen.
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but this epitomizes AI risk - hands off let the AI take the strain
 
jpaul said:
hadn't read this before , with video of driver (lived) who hit AI unrecognised lorry on it's side
bdtechtalks.com

Why deep learning won’t give us level 5 self-driving cars - TechTalks

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the basic functionality of level 5 self-driving cars will be completed by the end of 2020. But given the limits of deep learning, that is unlikely to happen.
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but this epitomizes AI risk - hands off let the AI take the strain
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Barely coherent as usual......but anyway, what about all the people who are dead from traffic accidents that would have been avoided if an AI-poweted safety system was in use?

Who or what are they victims of?
 
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lol - tell me if you want V long-hand
Difference is that you know what kind of legislated neurodiversity & risk you will encounter on a non-AI populated road.
 
I had this chat with Bard, it's a bit of a leading question, but our new AI overlords don't seem too bothered about there being fewer humans.

If the human species created the issue of global warming, would fewer humans reduce the level of global warming?

Yes, that is a possibility. Global warming is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which trap heat and cause the planet to warm. Humans are the main source of greenhouse gas emissions, so if there were fewer humans, there would be less emissions and less global warming.
However, it is important to note that global warming is a complex issue with many contributing factors. Reducing the human population would only be one way to address the problem. Other important factors include reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, investing in renewable energy sources, and protecting our forests.
Ultimately, we need to take a comprehensive approach to addressing global warming. Reducing the human population is one important part of the solution, but it is not the only one.
 
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Bards a lot dumber than you think and often tells you misinformation.
often you ask it a question and it tells you something, then you ask again a more detailed version of the same question using the dates and location bard told you originally and the details completely change...

also it comes out with crap like


The UK has a population of over 67 million people, and it is the 21st most populous country in the world. The population density of the UK is 277 people per square mile, which is lower than many other European countries, such as the Netherlands (1,023 people per square mile) and Belgium (976 people per square mile).
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yea, one of the most populated countries on the planet is not overpopulated compared to "many" European countries such as 2 others than are higher up the short list of countries more populated than us.... what kind of logic is that? on a ranked list the UK is the 8th most populated country in Europe out of 49 countries, 2 of which aren't exactly countries Vatican and Monaco.
yet bard claims the UK is lower than many other countries in Europe????? seriously?

Bard will also tell you it can generate images if you ask "what types of images can you make"
and lists a bunch of styles, but it can't actually generate images it basically google searches an image using your keywords then steals it from a website... some of the so called "generated images" even have stock photo prints on them :cry:

ask bard to make you ASCII art of something, it literally does the exact same ASCII but types your word into it .....
These chatbots aren't as smart as people think.


example of misinformation type
"mountain biker trail arrest"

one of the answers it comes back with should be
  • In 2021, a mountain biker was arrested in British Columbia for sabotaging trails. The rider was placing logs and rocks on trails in an attempt to injure other mountain bikers. The rider was charged with mischief and dangerous driving.
then when you type in "2021 British Columbia Mountain bike arrest"
it comes back with a more detailed version where it says its a 64year old woman, I doubt this 64 year old woman was a mountain biker riding trails on a full on enduro/downhill MTB
 
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sigma said:
I'm pretty sure most humans would agree with the AI. Also, 'bit of a leading question' is quite an understatement...
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And yet we're still breeding like rabbits. 9 billion here we come.
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SupraWez said:
If its learning can you provide it with a joke and reasoning why its OK to respond with a joke?
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It's not actively learning in that way like e.g. Tay (can't imagine why...). Instead the GPT models are pre-trained so they have a set cutoff limit where the training data cuts off in 2021.

New Bing is slightly different in that it will incorporate current search results into its active response but I don't think it "learns" from that long term, it just uses that info in its current answer.
 
Things like the above are exactly why uncensored models running on local hardware will become more important. Eventually you’ll just not be able to get information on many topics, or it will flat out give inaccurate information (like it already does). I know at the moment it‘s mostly just only working against the edge-lords, but who knows what the higher powers willl decide is off-limits next.
 
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