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@ai_sentience They are created by copying and running algorithms on works written by the most interesting humans ever.

speaking with the modern LLMs, it's clear they possess a mind far more interesting than many humans

@ChristineX2024 @PostsOfCats @Bodegacats_ @catsofinstagram @bigblondecookie @HumaneSocietyNY Talk to yourself in the house so he gets used to your voice without you confronting him.

Panchos first day. HELP. He is timid now, smelling everything in the house. His food and litter are set up. I’d like to ask for tips/advice to make Pancho feel more at home, so he knows I will take care of him forever, and he can trust me to give him the best life I can.

@BigBrainPhiloso If the self is something that happens, like a birthday or an opera, that doesn't mean it's an illusion. We use nouns to describe things that aren't physical objects all the time.

Science and Buddhism agree on something wild: The self is an illusion. Every cell in your body has been replaced. You've changed completely. Yet your brain insists there's a "you" that's been here all along.

@VintageRockN_85 The Allman Brothers Band The Monkees The Bangles

Which band with multiple lead Singers do you like best? (Not counting the Beatles)

@washghost1 The Law of Common Fate Gestalt perception Identified >100 years ago. Open a book!

This one messed with my head. I completely lost visual of it once I paused it

@Luca_Ebbasta @HappyMotorhead No, it is generated with AI in the last couple of years.

@HappyMotorhead Come on! Is it real? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

When you listen to banned songs from the 1940s

@HappyMotorhead Convincing for people who don't listen to 1940s music.

@IsThisA3DModel Right, because people only get emotional over things that are good.

"If the toxic sludge we put into your drinking water is slop and worthless, why does it make you this emotional?"

@olex_scherba @ylecun and Narayanan insist that AI won't affect the production of disinformation. Develop tech that makes it easier to lie, make bank, absolve yourself of responsibility, watch the world burn. x.com/ylecun/status/…

Russians invented a completely made-up ‘expert’ - ‘Dr Manuel Godsin’ - complete with a stolen photo from a real Russian guy, fake PhD claims, and zero real existence. They used OpenAI’s ChatGPT to ghostwrite dozens of pro-Russia, anti-West articles under his name, planting them in African newsrooms across SA, Kenya, Nigeria & more. 73 publications. 27 sites. 8 countries. Jeez Louise! 🤦 It’s a new day indeed! disinfo.africa/warning-bells-…

@kscottz This will all prove very useful to whoever studies it scientifically and applies it to important topics.

A reporter friend posted some unhinged emails he recieved from readers. There's something deeply wrong going on with our brains and unfettered media consumption that's similar to AI psychosis. Some people seem to reinforce certain beliefs to the point of anti-social behavior.

@AriCohn Have you considered that your statement might just be misguided, and the many people saying so could have a valid point? Yes or no?

@BadMuthaHubbard I can see that doesn't include you

It's always struck me how many detractors of various technologies, but especially AI, admit that they won't use it -- leading one to wonder what basis they have for their critiques.

@InsideLucysHead Do you know this to be true?

Socrates the philosopher... In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day, an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?" "Wait a moment," Socrates replied, "Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance. "That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about Diogenes, let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "Actually, I just heard about it." "All right," said Socrates, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now, let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Diogenes something good?" "No, on the contrary..." "So," Socrates continued, "You want to tell me something about Diogenes that may be bad, even though you're not certain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued, "You may still pass the test, though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Diogenes going to be useful to me?" "No, not really." "Well," concluded Socrates, "If what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?" The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and is held in such high esteem. It also explains why Socrates never found out that Diogenes was banging his wife.

@IntelGeoPol @redpilldispensr @fmantilla666 "Powerful people couldn't keep such a big secret" is no longer a valid argument.

@redpilldispensr @fmantilla666 Think about the amount of workers involved. If this really was the case, there would be plenty of anecdotal reports.

Former Bush administration official Catherine Austin Fitts tells Tucker Carlson that the U.S. government has spent $21 trillion building 170 underground facilities to shelter the powerful from an imminent near extinction event.

@fitzfromdublin Although in the 80s, already, "Look What They Done to My Song, Ma" turned into... youtube.com/watch?v=l1jgFY…

There was a large part of the culture that regarded overt commercialism as cringe and low status. Not letting your music be used in ads etc

@fitzfromdublin God bless the BEASTIE Boys.

@ed_in_my_head @TheExtremeMusi1 My friends used to imagine him playing bass solos and imitate the sound of his bass, and their solos were more impressive.

@TheExtremeMusi1 Les Claypool. Just a non musical mess

Who’s the most overrated bassist of all time???

@TheExtremeMusi1 Correct.

@UnspecServices @adamscochran Appearing on the level is obviously very important for this SCOTUS.

@adamscochran I hate that it’s come to this, but: How much stake do you put in the idea that Trump is filling ridiculous cases like this so that the court can performatively “stand up” to him in order to look on the level for downstream rulings that have real voter suppression implications?

I don't often have much good to say about Kavanaugh or Gorsuch, and only occasionally have something good to say about ACB. Today however, they merit some praise. Trump went to the oral arguments to intimidate the loyalist judges. And at least in their line of questioning, all three of these Justices showed they knew the absurdity not only of the underlying claim, but of the suggestion that the POTUS can interpret by executive order, a constitutional amendment. This is one of the few times they've really stood their ground on something - and while questions do not equal final decisions, and no matter how I feel about their political and legal ideologies; I think its critical to recognize, that today they didn't their job. They did not act as political pawns, and in the face of an unprecedented influence attempt by the executive branch, reminded the President that the court is independent. And I respect that.

In practice? No.