I do wish Vox would focus less on Abominable Intelligence content, but as per his own SSH he's a sigma and will do what the sigma feels like doing, not necessarily what the team, readers, customers, etc. want.
In my own IT business I'm steering as far clear from buzzwords as I can, in general, and each decade generates a few of them: cloud, crypto/blockchain, LLM/AI, etc.
Technology will never replace, nor replicate, the human experience.
Algorithms have some design basis from the development and execution of psychological behavioral conditioning and modification experiments. John b Watson "father of behaviorism" is behind operant behavior conditioning. He took those results into the advertisement industry in the early 30s.
Intermittent conditioning is used in slot machines. Very similar conditioning used for the social media thumbs up algorithms. It contributes to the addiction of dopamine through controlled social mechanisms.
Not at all attempting to sound "special". This is just what I pieced together from the useless lame paper degree. Cognitive psychology is crazy and the way they unleash mk ultra level mind control was scary just to read about and understand the applications macro. Now with the addition of AI for everything. Whew. I need to read more.
Not exactly to the point of the AI, but to everything else (the backdated erasures, etc), are you aware of the Catholic fiction author, Michael D. O'Brien? I'm 2/3 into "Voyage to Alpha Centauri", published in 2013; _so much_ of his world there is seemingly just a small time down the road from where we are.
"Certainly algorithms for trading and trading in cryptocurrencies too I am sure have already been used for decades and people certainly can make money that way, but people can also make money trafficking in children, and I wouldn’t do that either."
As someone in the financial asset management industry I can confirm that this is spot on.
I'm innately disgusted by AI. I was innately disgusted by digital simulacra, but fascinated, in the late 90s. I may get that Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. It's available.
I also had noticed Vox's embrace of AI for music creation and validation. I don't like it. He can do what he wants to do.
I'm more and more drawn to ONLY music that is created and performed by men and women and children on real, wooden (or metal) instruments.
There are so many levels on which it is bad to embrace AI.
1. It's almost all centralized and controlled. It can be turned off at any time, or turned against you.
2. No validation: you should never rely on machines unless the decision making tree is not clearly understood. AI is probablistic. It's insane to rely on it.
3. Everything else you said in your essay.
4. A big use will certainly be killing: autonomous killer drones and robots. Totally evil.
Computers and automation are useful. You can use them to run your hydroponic garden, or whatever.
For myself, I think I'd rather live in natural, rugged areas where machines do not feel comfortable.
The trouble with AI is that it is average. MPAI and all have to take up their cross and deal with their weaknesses. In art, it can produce something when you lack talent. By talent, I don't mean approved by those who curate high art. There is a craftsmanship in genre fiction and most types of music.
Vox Day is a good writer and though he plays with AI he does not use it for his novels. He is not a good musician, so it leverages his inability to play music into making music. that reflects his techno tastes. De gustibus and all that, I know.
What I predict is that the Romasasty (I am the special girl who has to choose between the immortal vampyre and the Empire of the galaxy) books are going to be churned out for Kindle unlimited.
It is going to kill pop music: the hell march and crazy frog will be considered high art.
The cure is to have analogue copies of what is valuable. Which is why I have hardback, archival copies of books on the shelf and old school records.
AI is awesome fun. I am in a hurry so I'll be back to read, but it's a truth machine.
If I don't reply I guarantee I'll read it all though because I'm sure Vox will nicely say what I'm thinking (unless you change my mind when I do read it)
I don't think I've ever made a promise in 20 plus years of the internet of saying that on a comment on a blog
Al isn't a truth machine. I am not very sure but, it's more like a detailed probability engine based on the data input by its owner/maker/programmer. It is programmed by humans. It chooses the most logistical response but only if it is predisposed to assert that conclusion in the first place. Meaning the programmer would have to write the code for that response. Therefore its truth is really just a programmed response. I'm probably wrong about understanding coding so sorry.
I do wish Vox would focus less on Abominable Intelligence content, but as per his own SSH he's a sigma and will do what the sigma feels like doing, not necessarily what the team, readers, customers, etc. want.
In my own IT business I'm steering as far clear from buzzwords as I can, in general, and each decade generates a few of them: cloud, crypto/blockchain, LLM/AI, etc.
Technology will never replace, nor replicate, the human experience.
Not for lack of trying by the usual suspects though.
Noticed that shift too.
Algorithms have some design basis from the development and execution of psychological behavioral conditioning and modification experiments. John b Watson "father of behaviorism" is behind operant behavior conditioning. He took those results into the advertisement industry in the early 30s.
Intermittent conditioning is used in slot machines. Very similar conditioning used for the social media thumbs up algorithms. It contributes to the addiction of dopamine through controlled social mechanisms.
Not at all attempting to sound "special". This is just what I pieced together from the useless lame paper degree. Cognitive psychology is crazy and the way they unleash mk ultra level mind control was scary just to read about and understand the applications macro. Now with the addition of AI for everything. Whew. I need to read more.
Indeed. But the thing is that once you see it it is far less effective on you. Like seeing the magic trick.
Not exactly to the point of the AI, but to everything else (the backdated erasures, etc), are you aware of the Catholic fiction author, Michael D. O'Brien? I'm 2/3 into "Voyage to Alpha Centauri", published in 2013; _so much_ of his world there is seemingly just a small time down the road from where we are.
I am not aware of him, but will try to find a warp in space time so I might be able to read it. Thank you.
"Certainly algorithms for trading and trading in cryptocurrencies too I am sure have already been used for decades and people certainly can make money that way, but people can also make money trafficking in children, and I wouldn’t do that either."
As someone in the financial asset management industry I can confirm that this is spot on.
I'm innately disgusted by AI. I was innately disgusted by digital simulacra, but fascinated, in the late 90s. I may get that Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. It's available.
I also had noticed Vox's embrace of AI for music creation and validation. I don't like it. He can do what he wants to do.
I'm more and more drawn to ONLY music that is created and performed by men and women and children on real, wooden (or metal) instruments.
There are so many levels on which it is bad to embrace AI.
1. It's almost all centralized and controlled. It can be turned off at any time, or turned against you.
2. No validation: you should never rely on machines unless the decision making tree is not clearly understood. AI is probablistic. It's insane to rely on it.
3. Everything else you said in your essay.
4. A big use will certainly be killing: autonomous killer drones and robots. Totally evil.
Computers and automation are useful. You can use them to run your hydroponic garden, or whatever.
For myself, I think I'd rather live in natural, rugged areas where machines do not feel comfortable.
The trouble with AI is that it is average. MPAI and all have to take up their cross and deal with their weaknesses. In art, it can produce something when you lack talent. By talent, I don't mean approved by those who curate high art. There is a craftsmanship in genre fiction and most types of music.
Vox Day is a good writer and though he plays with AI he does not use it for his novels. He is not a good musician, so it leverages his inability to play music into making music. that reflects his techno tastes. De gustibus and all that, I know.
What I predict is that the Romasasty (I am the special girl who has to choose between the immortal vampyre and the Empire of the galaxy) books are going to be churned out for Kindle unlimited.
It is going to kill pop music: the hell march and crazy frog will be considered high art.
The cure is to have analogue copies of what is valuable. Which is why I have hardback, archival copies of books on the shelf and old school records.
Yes, but having hardcover books will not hold back the tsunami for our children or grandchildren.
AI is awesome fun. I am in a hurry so I'll be back to read, but it's a truth machine.
If I don't reply I guarantee I'll read it all though because I'm sure Vox will nicely say what I'm thinking (unless you change my mind when I do read it)
I don't think I've ever made a promise in 20 plus years of the internet of saying that on a comment on a blog
It most certainly is anything BUT a truth machine. Quite the opposite.
Al isn't a truth machine. I am not very sure but, it's more like a detailed probability engine based on the data input by its owner/maker/programmer. It is programmed by humans. It chooses the most logistical response but only if it is predisposed to assert that conclusion in the first place. Meaning the programmer would have to write the code for that response. Therefore its truth is really just a programmed response. I'm probably wrong about understanding coding so sorry.
AI functions EXACTLY like the computer in Alpha Complex in the Paranoia RPG.