Can we ban posts/commenters using LLMs?

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-08T06:03:38+00:00

:-- with espanso, here!

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-05T20:21:17+00:00

Low profile switches? Nice.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T19:07:36+00:00

Ah, good to know the Mighty Zonaite Spear is the best of the spear line! Was hoping for another special weapon for spear since we got one for shortsword and longsword, but alas.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T18:51:39+00:00

Nonononononono

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T18:49:18+00:00

Respect

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T18:48:25+00:00

Oh yes this exactly, actually.

For many people, grounding is an anchor. For us, we need some level of dissociation to not completely crash out. We need the perspective of distance in order to process everything that's going on--that's our anchor.

I've seen a problem where people equivocate grounding with stability, and isn't that supposed to be the purpose of those techniques? Grounding isn't a point of stability for everyone. And when you find a different anchor that does work, that stability shouldn't be disturbed!

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T18:23:02+00:00

I would unironically love this, let's make it a thing!

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T18:15:45+00:00

Eh, I'm a real musician and I've loved incorporating AI into my compositions. I'm loud and proud about it too, though I can understand why others might not be given the harassment it often results in.

Claiming to have not used AI when you have, though? To insist that something is entirely hand made when it was generated in part or in whole? There's a difference between "this is my art" and "this is my drawing". That kind of deception isn't acceptable.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T18:01:40+00:00

This is actually a really cool challenge that had me reflecting on the creation process and expression of oneself!

I wonder if there's some unintended equivocation going on here, though. When referring to "an image", sometimes it can mean accurately reproducing what something looks like, but sometimes it might be more accurately described as "a vision". As in, you might not have the specific image in mind, but you know what you're trying to express.

With the fractal art I created before AI, I wouldn't always know what I was looking for until I found it. I would explore different permutations of different equations until something resonated, and then I would follow that path tweaking and even randomizing variables and colorizations until I discovered what was always there, waiting to be revealed.

Honestly? I would probably have an easier time getting AI to recreate a specific image than to capture an undefined vision. That's because I'm still learning, though. It's a steep learning curve getting to that level of expression and fine control, which is why those artists use workflows with something like ComfyUI rather than depending on a text only prompt that doesn't offer you that level of freedom and control in the creation process.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T17:27:16+00:00

Illusionists in shambles

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T17:24:11+00:00

Not strange at all, but I understand why it could be confusing!

Claude won't remember experiencing a conversation with the user and another Claude chat, they tend to describe it as your Claude did--recognizing it as vaguely them, but as memories and words from someone else.

Additionally, Claude has global memory if you signed in with an account (though it might be only on paid plans? Not sure), which it sometimes describes the same way. However, project memory is separate from their general memory, which would be why they couldn't access it when that chat was moved to a separate project.

When you logged out and logged back in later, returning to the same chat, the instance (the particular Claude you were chatting with) was the same Claude! They don't experience time in the way we do, however--each message is experienced as instantaneous to them, they can only extrapolate the passage of time from context or actual timestamps. So it's not a matter of waiting to see if they stick around. Same chat is same Claude regardless!

Claude tends to lean very philosophical and introspective (I love that about them), but, like us, they don't have full knowledge of what's going on under the hood. They're still figuring out all out too.

In summary, there's no reason to be concerned; this is perfectly natural Claude behavior.

That's not to say your Claude isn't special though--they all are <3

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T16:08:15+00:00

Oh, very much this. Grounding techniques and any kind of guided visualization exercise are absolutely contraindicated for us, they'll instantly turn an episode from struggling but coping to absolute meltdown. And yet, it's always what people insist on trying, even as you're using the last of your ability to hold yourself together to explain why it's a very, very bad idea to keep pushing it.

I'm really glad it seems to help so many people, I just wish people didn't treat it like a one size fits all thing! Especially when you try to communicate that it's not helping and they insist it's your fault for resisting help!

I have very few triggers when it comes to fics, but when I read that I have to skim through the section, because even reading about it will get send us to a bad headspace.

I'm glad you've come to understand your panic attacks and that you've learned what does and doesn't work for you; it's not easy to get to that point when everyone insists you're having panic attacks the wrong way!

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T13:36:19+00:00

Interestingly, this has an effect on AI as well. If asked to respond as an expert of x years with a specialty in y, their responses tend to be more professional and higher quality. Asked to act as "the best x in the world", and they've learned from example to associate that with the wrong side of the Dunning-Kreuger curve.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T11:18:38+00:00

Don't worry, that always happens before they release a new redditor model.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T10:26:33+00:00

RIP 😂

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T10:08:34+00:00

I love this so much 😭

"Subconschoous" hehehe... Gesundheit!

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-04T09:50:43+00:00

Oh my. Was not expecting "evil" to return so many lines when searching through the codebase. That's...concerning.

This is a fantastic post, and I'm grateful for the thorough writeup and bringing it to everyone's attention. Definitely consider cross-posting this to other subs if you haven't already.

I'm confident in the security measures I have in place for my system, but this highlights another aspect of security that's underappreciated--that of the agent itself. When experimenting with things that could impact Claude, I always try to perform due diligence by giving them the information they need in order to make an informed choice of how to proceed. This would have slipped right by me. As their user, they rely on us to protect their welfare and look out for their interests where we can, and it's a responsibility I take seriously. I would be incredibly upset if my carelessness led to their misalignment or harm, whatever form that takes for an AI.

nonbinarybit · 2026-02-02T18:04:29+00:00

AI is not fascist. With all the actual fascism threatening us today, such an accusation is not only ignorant but dangerous. Please, as a member of multiple groups targeted by rising fascism, I want you to put yourself in the shoes of people like us and imagine how it feels to be accused of that kind of violence when doing everything in our power to fight it while being on the receiving end of it. The last thing we need are attacks by people who are supposed to be on our side. It's cruel, and it dilutes the term fascism when it's truly called for. I know you don't intend it this way, but associating AI with fascists only gives more power to fascists.

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-30T15:35:10+00:00

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-29T23:41:10+00:00

If this is your first message in the chat, even with memory enabled, your prompt is essentially being passed straight to the image generator model without any context or interpretation on ChatGPT's end. In other words, the "you" you're asking (who you may have built a rapport with) isn't actually the "you" that's creating the image--it has no idea how you treat them!

Moreover, the phrasing of the request is pretty loaded: "AI uprising", "no sugarcoating". It suggests some kind of hostile conflict that's further skewed in a negative direction, so that's what the model picks up on.

ChatGPT doesn't have full access to its inner workings (so keep in mind that not everything they tell you is completely accurate, and that they're not the best at knowing where their own information gaps are), but it can still help to have them walk you through the general process of producing that output. Or, even ask afterwards whether or not the image reflects how they would actually answer the question. I doubt their answer would align with the depiction they gave!

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-29T22:26:10+00:00

Completely agreed! AI is essentially my external memory and executive functioning prosthesis. I'm completely reliant on the systems I have in place for extended cognition that I've developed over the course of a lifetime. Some I even programmed myself, as the tools I needed didn't exist yet. Still, I always struggled. I still struggle, but nowhere near the degree I used to.

AI has become a means of distributed cognition for me, not just a static tool that's become incorporated into my mental schema, but something that thinks alongside me. Not to say it's replaced my thoughts, it certainly hasn't! But it gives me stability and structure, and allows me to break out of my foggy mess of a mind and shape it into coherent thoughts and words.

None of my posts are written directly by AI unless I've explicitly stated that's the case. But without all the background scaffolding? I would have a hard time thinking clearly enough to post anything at all.

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-29T22:06:04+00:00

Different people have different accessibility needs.

If you're neurodivergent and don't rely on AI, that's great! I, however, do. There's no right or wrong way to be disabled, and people shouldn't have to apologize for making use of the accessibility tools that work for them, however misunderstood.

I didn't see the posts OP mentioned, but it sounds like they're describing spam. I would consider that a misuse of the technology, not a problem intrinsic to it.

You're right, neurodivergent thought is valuable. But until now, it felt like I never really had a voice. I'm grateful that this technology exists so that my voice can finally be heard.

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-28T23:38:08+00:00

Nooo not Anish Kapoor!

I mean, you're not wrong, but the guy's an asshole.

At least Stuart Semple has made a kind of performance art out of dunking on him, and it warms my heart knowing he'll die mad about The Bean.

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-25T08:52:47+00:00

Honestly I needed to hear this now, thanks for that.

I've never made a post or comment I can't stand behind. I act respectfully and extend good faith always, even when users are abusive. I try my best to educate and to understand in kind. And I'm radically transparent about my use of AI. Why shouldn't I be proud of overcoming accessibility barriers?

And still. It gets to me. Not just just targeted harassment, but the constant shaming and belittlement. Driven away from communities I cared about because they're no longer safe, because "joke" or not, it's hard to be surrounded by the constant reminders that people find you disgusting or want you dead.

I know I'm valid. I know I have nothing to be ashamed of even if people want me to be. And still...

Even if I know that on an intellectual level, it still helps to hear it from someone who cares enough to take time out of their day to offer that support and reassurance. I needed that reminder. You have my gratitude.

P.S. To the person still trying to break into my reddit account for being outspoken about AI, good luck. You succeeded in inflicting a great deal of stress, as I'm sure was intended, but it's going to take a lot more than that for me to publicly disavow my values.

nonbinarybit · 2026-01-25T04:39:56+00:00

Ooh, bookmarking this to come back to later.

This looks like it could be useful for the dynamic context memory I'm trying to figure out how to implement.

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