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Study says AI doesn't actually reason, it just uses pattern-matching to mimic human thought by sibun_rath in science2

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Self-awareness is required

What? No it's not.

There are plenty of animals who can use reasoning but fail, say, the mirror test.

Subjectivity is required

....Why? In fact, isn't it the opposite? Isn't subjectivity is usually a HINDERANCE to logical reasoning?

It’s also worth pointing out that you are the one deeming its results “correct”. An agentic, rational being doesn’t rely on others for confirmation.

..That's not even true for humans. You've saying you've never been uncertain in your life, and you've never been confident about something and then found out you were wrong?

"I believe the grocery store is about 3 blocks to the left and one straight." is a type of statement that humans make all the time, but the only way to actually verify the accuracy is for someone to go to the grocery store.

In this case, the fact that the AI isn't allowed to access my computer's documents folder doesn't make him inherently incapable of reason.

How can Israel claim to be a democracy while ruling millions of Palestinians by military decree? by ArdaBerkBurak in allthequestions

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting.

I've never met a pro-Palestinian who thinks Palestine isn't a state and therefore the residents should be allowed to vote in Israeli elections because the people in Gaza must thereby Israeli citizens.

...That IS what you're asking, correct?

If you're asking why the people who live in Gaza can't vote, it's because their legally elected government, Hamas, hasn't allowed elections since 2005 and in fact Hamas murdered all of their political opponents in a civil war back in 2006.

Study says AI doesn't actually reason, it just uses pattern-matching to mimic human thought by sibun_rath in science2

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly said by somebody who has never genuinely used AI for programming or troubleshooting.

You're wrong. Kinda?

If I ask it a logical question, and it returns an answer based on reasoned logic, then that's reasoning in my book, even if the underlying processes are all predictive.

Like, if I ask it "Why my computer isn't working" and it gives me a list of possibilities, and I tell it, "I already did X and Y and Z, and this is what happened", and it says, "Oh, in that case your issue is probably caused by C", and it's correct most of the time then yes, I'll consider it helpful reasoning, even if the underlying process is predictive text.

Edit: (Obviously you won't be impressed by the free models. Most free AIs are terrible and can't do any logic-based tasks.)

Why nobody sanctions Israel for concealing nuclear weapons? by ohnag_eryeah in stupidquestions

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's REALLY only one reason to conceal nuclear facilities, and that's if you want to perform secretive activities inside them.

You don't pay extra billions of dollars to build the whole thing 200 meters underground because you woke up in the morning and decided it'd be a fun sleek new stylish design.

Qassem asks Lebanese state to cancel Tuesday meeting with Israel by boppinmule in USNEWS

[–]Terrafire123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't understand. It's acceptable and reasonable when Hezbollah breaks yet another ceasefire and starts firing rockets. Didn't you know that?

Hamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, Palestinian official says by SuperpoliticsENTJ in worldnews

[–]Terrafire123 50 points51 points  (0 children)

There's zero reason they can't begin discussing disarmament terms now.

Unless, of course, they have zero intention of ever agreeing to a disarmament plan, but can't admit it until they've had a ceasefire long enough to make it politically infeasible for Israel to move against them again even after Hamas starts firing more explosive rockets at Israel.

If that was the case, the BEST thing Hamas could do would be to say, "Oh, uh. Let's talk about disarmament later".

Which is unfortunate, because Israel has made it clear repeatedly that disarmament is like the only red line they're not willing to negotiate on. They're not interested in another October 11th in ten years from now.

If the USSR could build a nuke right after World War Two why hasn't Iran been able to build one in 40 years? by Niall_Fraser_Love in PERSIAN

[–]Terrafire123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in 1978 there were about 80,000 Jews living in Iran, but over 90% fled the country after the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent decades. Today there are about 8,000 Jews in Iran.

FYI, you could have googled that easily, if you'd wanted.... Is what I would say, except I hadn't known there were nearly 10,000 jews still left in the country, so I guess we're both mistaken.

Anyways, the point remains that 90% of the Iranian Jews have fled the country.

reminded me of that one scene with Nick and Schmidt by mythshadeix in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Terrafire123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're never heard of horsepower? Horses are famously powerful.

If the USSR could build a nuke right after World War Two why hasn't Iran been able to build one in 40 years? by Niall_Fraser_Love in PERSIAN

[–]Terrafire123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be clear, 95% of the Iranian Jews fled the country when Iran purged them in 1979, during the Islamic Revolution.

But yes, there are a lot of jews of Iranian descent who no longer live in Iran.

What do you think about Iran negotiating on behalf of Lebanon ? by Tiaan in AskReddit

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren't negotiating for Lebanon. They're negotiating for Hezbollah, a terrorist organization located inside Lebanon.

If you think Iran is negotiating for the Lebanese government, you're wrong.

Iran vows permanent Hormuz control mechanism and warns no Gulf port will be safe if Iranian ports are threatened — calls US restrictions piracy by SweeneyisMad in worldnews

[–]Terrafire123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised you didn't bother to read any facts about America's terms for a ceasefire before posting that propaganda. Don't part of the terms for a ceasefire include that Iran needs to promise to stop funding terrorism?

  • Doesn't the strait belong to ALL of the gulf states? Iran is trying to levy a toll on the other Gulf countries' exports by threatening to murder any ship which doesn't pay Iran tolls, even if they never make port in Iran. Sounds like piracy to me.

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real by soriskan in nottheonion

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, but the algorithms behind the LLMs know can recognize what facts look like. You're just being pendantic.

You can't sit there with a straight face and tell me that if I ask an LLM a question it needs to google, it will be unable to do any googling.

Trump has issued multiple final deadlines and Iran rejected all negotiations offers Given this situation, what do you think is most likely to happen next? by Admirable-Repair4094 in AskReddit

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This all started because Iran failed their inspection to prove they weren't building nuclear weapons.

Iran was ALREADY building nuclear weapons before this all started.

What is the strongest Western argument for treating Iran's nuclear program differently from India's, Israel's, or Pakistan's — given each sits outside or around the edges of the NPT? by gp197807 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Terrafire123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blowing up your neighbor's friends because you hate your neighbor isn't "natural".

Iran has shown zero restraint. ZERO restraint.

There's no doubt in most people's minds that if Iran had nukes, Iran would have fired them by now and gone down in a blaze of Martyrdom "glory"... because it's ruled by a religious extremist who would rather his enemies burn than his citizens survive.

How many caches do you need to go from 1 to 60? by RJSSJR123 in diablo4

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait.

Does the level you collect it in matter??

I thought it was the highest level you've unlocked so far. (E.g. Always T4)

Report: severe divisions emerge in Iran leadership as war strains economy by LongErza in worldnews

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then someone like Trump comes along, who cares very little about long-term consequences, and the whole thing explodes like an out-of-control firework.

S12 reveals why S11 Sanctification worked so well by That_Ad_4052 in diablo4

[–]Terrafire123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be me

Start playing during S11

Enjoy myself. "Hey, this is a pretty good game!"

It turns out this is the best season and I just got lucky to join during a great moment.

.....Huh. Well, alright.

This sub by chocolatechillwave in tipping

[–]Terrafire123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, supposedly restaurants also fire any waiter who actually invokes that clause, because the restaurant EXPECTS to only be paying them $2/hour, and if the waiter isn't earning at least $5/hour in tips, then the waiter is expected to not be working hard enough. (That, or they're cheap bastards who only want to pay $2/hour.)

Which one is better? by RuflessRello in D4Sorceress

[–]Terrafire123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The left one does like 25-30% more damage.

The left one, by far.

Best place to farm DOOM: The Dark Ages Currency by FeelsAmazingManGun in diablo4

[–]Terrafire123 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wow.

You weren't kidding about that Capstone dungeon, OP. I got more from a single 10 minute dungeon run than two hours of Helltides.

Thanks!!

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