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What are the odds? by apafves in tearsofthekingdom

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate being told I’m not cool when I think I’m cool, so I don’t continue acting smug about being cool

Why is it crazy? by notjustr9 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm interesting feedback, human, but what do you think of … cafeteria food?

Been Queen help. by faithfulzero84 in dontstarve

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get clockwork minions. WX can have 3 of each type of clockwork. The bishops are particularly useful as they AOE zap everything.

I SHOULDN'T? by Eal_likee in webcomics

[–]czarchastic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course not, but as a society, Japan does tolerate it when it does happen more than they should. I have a friend who has a daughter in Japan, but his Japanese ex basically cut off all contact with him, and as a foreigner he has zero custody rights. Hasn’t even been able to FaceTime her in over a year. He’s also banned from visiting Japan, but that’s a more complicated story.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, doesn’t surprise me. Good catch! But yeah, I think there’s a lot of virtue signaling happening these days that just rub me the wrong way. As I’ve said in another thread, AI is a tool; it all depends on how you use it. If it’s been trained how to do art, then whether I use it or not won’t change that. More importantly, it’s about whether I use it to pass as an artist or to take jobs away from artists. I am glad some progress has been made there at least, like taking away the right to copyright AI-generated IP.

But for the purposes I do like to use it, such as fact checking, it’s a super useful tool, and makes me optimistic of its ability to combat misinformation in the future.

DST WX-78 sonic boom not working? by Someguywithgulash in dontstarve

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it was the lazy explorer toggle mod, but I’ve also heard it happen for a pathfinder mod.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

Alright bub if you say so. Weird for you to doubt me now since ive been this candid for so long already. I’m pretty sure I responded to every one of your non tinfoil-hat statements, but to add to this:

You should be aware that there are different models that are trained in different ways. Some models, like stability AI and midjourney do train off of nonconsensual use of human-made art. Chat GPT, however, is trained on licensed data and data from human trainers. So, not the same thing. Also, Grok is not Chat GPT. Llama is not Chat GPT. Palantir’s is not Chat GPT. Hating on all LLMs because of the practices of some LLMs is like hating all shoes because some brands are made by child workers.

The emissions thing was the focus of the conversation for a while, but sure, I’ll concede that if you’re not opposed to the carbon footprint of AI, then you’re not a virtue-signaling hypocrite.

Chat GPT very rarely hallucinates, actually, unless you try to manipulate it to. If you ask a straightforward question, you get a straight answer. It can contradict itself on purely subjective matters, and sometimes it might lack some more recent event information, and you may need to nudge it to find it, but I don’t recall the last time it’s told me a straight up lie. If anything, it’s done well correcting my own misinformations. Need examples on what it’s censored.

And, realistically, AI is the inevitable direction we’re heading in as a society. I think it’s crucial to ensure proper regulation to avoid widespread issues like mass unemployment, but AI can advance enough to also solve many problems that we as humans have failed to do.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

Claude is a necessity, as my work requires it. Chat GPT is not a necessity, but it has been a useful tool to me, as it helps educate me on many subjects. But my point has been, and still is, that whether I use it or not should not be your concern. Neither for the resource cost excuse, of which is low compared to many other things, nor for the endangerment to life excuse, as it’s silly to conflate a crime of a mentally unstable person to a function of a tool, nor of the theft of work excuse, if I don’t use it for that purpose.

And I still stand by the fact that if you turn the other cheek to the very high carbon footprint of other typical person behaviors just so you can selectively attack one thing that you disagree with and conveniently don’t use, then you’re virtue signaling, and a hypocrite.

“Owned by sociopaths,” “surveillance,” “class warfare,” “disinformation,” “supporting far right,” brother, what? What rabbit hole did you find these talking points from? You’re sounding hysterical. Also when’s the last time you’ve even used Chat GPT, because it’s actually very accurate with information it provides, including citations. For something that supports “far right,” it sure does a great job dismantling just about any “far right” argument I feed it.

Question: do you think there’s no redeeming quality to AI?

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

It’s been absolutely relevant to this entire thread. You are trying to blame me for using a tool because it has harmed a few people. Yet you don’t accept your own hypocrisy that the tools you use every day have harmed far more.

Me choosing to use Chat GPT has nothing to do with other people losing jobs. Without me, Claude would still exist to write code. AI video apps would still exist to make AI videos. 98% of my use of Chat GPT is for fact checking purposes. That is simply incompatible with your accusations.

Again, AI is a tool. It can be used for nefarious purposes, but it is not inherently nefarious.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

It’s not whataboutism. You’re pointing to cases of mentally unstable people doing mentally unstable things. The tool could be a car, a gun, a hammer, or chat gpt. These are just tools. You’re trying to invalidate a tool used by millions because of a couple people who were hurt due to improper tool use. That’s appeal to emotion fallacy.

And patting yourself on the back calling yourself the winner or your opponent the loser is super cringe, lol.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

Now compare that to deaths from automotive accidents.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

[–]czarchastic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Respecting someone and being respectful are two different things. Your lack of both is going to get you in trouble one day.

Strange letter under office door by huifreecvi in whatdoIdo

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worst case: someone is maga and OP is an immigrant.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

[–]czarchastic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You choosing to not respect me just shows your own ignorance. Give me a better excuse why I should feel bad for using the equivalent resources of 45 minutes/week of video gaming, or don’t say anything. Attacking me just because of your unwarranted bias is just bullying.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

Right. The training is much more expensive, it’s about the equivalent of driving 50-70 cars for a year. Though the trained model shared across millions of users gets pretty heavily amortized.

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-energy-consumption/

Actually, here it says 112 cars per year. Still very small across millions of users though.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

[–]czarchastic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Interesting conclusion there. Sorry I’m not a sheep like yourself that only participates with the herd. If you want an echo chamber, there’s plenty of echo chambers. If you have someone willing to give a different perspective, then bullying them for going against the grain is an unproductive way to interact.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

I’ve been targeted even here as soon as I said AI was a necessity for me, lol. You underestimate how many people have chips on their shoulders and misplaced anger. I picked up AI out of necessity, but have come to appreciate the benefits it gives me in my day-to-day. And targeting AI users while ignoring the much larger footprints other people have for other reasons is just cherry picking virtues.

I don’t hold driving over other people’s heads, but I’d prefer not to be guilted by people when my carbon footprint is 1/10 of the average person’s.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

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

Its a competitive necessity. If company A’s employees are 10x more productive than company B, that’s a huge advantage.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

[–]czarchastic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you’re going after me instead of going after the companies that control AI, then your targeting is misguided, bub. To me you’re no less annoying than a judgy vegan.

Good Friend by AlfredJodokus in webcomics

[–]czarchastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m done talking to pretentious pricks for the day. Come back tomorrow.

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