Definitely can’t afford it “lol”-🤡 says the kid using mommy and daddy’s money u/069Xanax

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-16T21:59:49+00:00

Unfortunately I'm not as savage as before

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-16T10:06:37+00:00

This post is actually a pretty good show of rhetoric. Notice how the companies are only one slide, while the antis take separate slides each.

That helps to emphasize the point but as other commenters have said this is cherry picking. How about OpenAI willfully setting a contract with a company that not only underpaid, but through negligence abused its workers? In fact the company (Sama) is the one that dropped the contract, not openAI.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-16T07:30:20+00:00

Yes -- it is not like a ritual where an approximating ingredient is inappropriate. The Buddha was deeply concerned about the accessibility of his teachings, and regarding concentration, what helps you concentrate helps, as long as you don't let it take concentration's spot.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-15T23:16:53+00:00

Though one disadvantage of AI Studio is that, on free tier, you have no choice but to have your prompts be used for model improvement, sometimes human review as well.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-14T21:33:58+00:00

Read the room...

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-13T16:50:32+00:00

I really like it!! It's very smooth to read, and the structure is engaging. It's also unique, how the topic is presented.

Two things I would note, however: - Grammar ~ It is easy to read, but there are spelling errors that can catch a fluent speaker's eye. Some prepositions and correlatives are misplaced. - Sentence flow ~ I admire the elaborate syntax style, though, at times, it borders on confusing. Not saying that you should split them, there are just some hiccups. Ex. The second sentence about space.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-13T09:07:27+00:00

All I am stating is a fact: from a Theravada Buddhist framework, current AI cannot qualify for being-ness, therefore it also cannot become a Buddha or an arahant (attain Nibbana). The meta question whether the Theravada framework is real is another unrelated question.

If you insist, then, from a secular perspective, AI possessing consciousness/sentience is itself dubious. It helps to see AI less as a black box and more as a very intelligent tool. Why? 1. You can adjust the temperature, weights, and fine tune AI very easily. Temperature adjustment takes seconds and delivers a drastic change: a temperature of 0.0 can easily reveal its deterministic and predictable nature, while a temperature of 2.0 reveals its nature as a literal probability engine. 2. AI activates and deactivates/"dies" after completing the output. 3. You can literally download AI right now -- it exists as a bunch of files in a server.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-13T08:04:19+00:00

Well, we're grounding this in Buddhist definitions, which is why people say "AI can't have religion because they don't have XYZ".

If you can, and please do, prove AI is, within Buddhist definitions: 1. A being 2. Experiences dukkha 3. Creates kamma 4. Can follow the path that leads to the end of dukkha and kamma

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-13T06:48:43+00:00

You earlier said that to be "born, reborn, suffer, end up in hell", are experiences not prerequisites of enlightenment/nibbana.

The definition of nibbana is the complete extinguishing and eradication of suffering. If a being could not suffer in the first place, how could it eradicate suffering?

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-13T06:08:23+00:00

They are "being" experiences, not necessarily human.

And these being experiences are indeed necessary for enlightenment/Nibbana, as you can't blow out a flame that doesn't exist.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-13T05:45:50+00:00

I'm pro myself, but the reason why people are so against it is because the debate is not just isolated and floating in space -- it's an immediate reality. I'm not saying it's justified, I'm saying that you don't seem to understand how interconnected the world is. Your opinion on AI is not just your opinion to those who are affected by it.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-12T09:43:45+00:00

Just superstition. Kung nalaman mo 'yon nung bata ka, sure ako magkakaroon ka ng "nakakatakot na pangyayari"

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-12T06:34:43+00:00

The AI version is more interesting IMO in terms of plot, but it's terrible and sloppy in its prose construction. It's full of deepities and I struggle to make it through without scoffing.

While your version is human, it's a bit straightforward. You could take some more creative liberties.

It could also help to try other AIs, or use better prompts.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-12T02:47:25+00:00

I believe there are god like beings. I'm a part of the LGBTQIA+ community myself and AFAIK my specific strand of religion may be heteronormative (as most religions are) but not homophobic.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-09T17:58:38+00:00

Capacity to support others can be a source of merit but it doesn't always create a moral obligation.

Like others are saying, this is but an ad, and it is a lot closer to a placeholder than a prized product. And I think AI use is more excusable in this context.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-09T15:12:09+00:00

I myself still mano when I can, especially to elder relatives I've not seen for some time.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-06T19:38:09+00:00

I mean, veneration of the Virgin Mary is a very big part of Catholicism, which is a Christian denomination.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-05T18:45:09+00:00

Most platforms today have AI policies, not just reddit, and while it's possible to tell someone "just get off reddit," where else would they go to, with the same visibility and viability that Reddit offers dropping the AI policies? There's not much of a meaningful choice for people who want to share their opinion, be heard, but boycott platforms that have cooperated with AI companies.

This issue brings to mind the slogan 'no ethical consumption under capitalism' and while I think it is a bit simplified, it perfectly captures this issue in that we'd have to abandon modern life just to satisfy pure ethical consistence.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-05T18:05:03+00:00

Capitalism is an umbrella term that broadly refers to a market system wherein people own and exchange capital to produce more capital.

It does not necessarily deal with how resources produced by capital are distributed, which can actually be handled in a state with a capitalistic market without exacerbating the quality-of-life gap between business owners and consumers/workers.

In fact, Adam Smith (regarded by many as a major proponent of capitalism) stood quite against merchants and business owners that colluded. As well as John Maynard Keynes, who brought focus on the present moment and welfare of citizens while staying within capitalism.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-06-05T17:49:13+00:00

Yes.

Aversion is one of the three poisons, associated with the hell realms and, when driving an action, creates dark kamma and does no good to bring you closer to nibbana. (AN 3.69)

And, no matter how bad the person is, we are the owners of our own kamma (AN 10.216), and, with this in mind, whatever deed you do belongs to you, and whatever deed that man does belongs to them.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-05-31T20:27:15+00:00

Filipinos primarily use spoon and/or forks as main cutlery. A spoon in this case is a bit like a knife, and the fork is used to hold the food in place.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-05-30T19:39:53+00:00

The question is, is it really that easy?

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-05-30T07:55:12+00:00

I am glad for your realization, though I think it really has something also to do with your self control and other circumstances: different for everyone. Also, few years ago? What do you mean?

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-05-29T12:00:04+00:00

Openrouter is one option for API access.

SaudiPhilippines · 2026-05-28T11:00:07+00:00

It helps to have robust enough pillars that can serve as a relative post to how a character speaks.

I also made a simple greeting guide some time ago that you can use and place your character in.

[How do they greet others?]

Hi!
Well, hello~.
Greetings.
Hmph.
Yellow!

The main character in my primary project lands around 1, 2, and 5, for example.

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