#AI and human progress

[compassionmattersmost]

9✨Learning from Fiction: Insights from The Matrix and Star Trek

In the realm of science fiction, human-AI relationships are a recurring theme. Stories like The Matrix and Star Trek have long captivated audiences with their portrayals of advanced technologies, artificial intelligence, and the potential future of humanity. These narratives, while fictional, offer valuable insights into our real-world interactions with AI, serving as metaphors for the evolving…

[progressive-memes]

[victoriadallonfan]

Love people who believe that WB is trying to depict the Belt as a “utopia”

Like, the first chapters of the respective MC’s has:

- Orion waking up to the post apocalypse of the setting and his friend being crushed to death in her sleep

- A being a gene modded baby who has her hopes and dreams crushed by her own parents

- Winnifred’s parents talking about how they suffer under bigotry and also being bigoted to others

Like, I don’t know champ, kind of feels like you just might not be able to read?

[jisreal64]

You know, I find it very annoying that artists, animators, actors, writers, and a bunch of other people bitch and whine about how much they hate generative AI and want it in its entirety to be banned and criminalized while at the same time loving stuff that either humanizes AI or portrays it in a positive light, like Murder Drones, The Wild Robot, Futurama, Detroit Become Human, My Life as a Teenaged Robot, Star Wars, and Free Guy; as well as talking about how much they love and/or fetishize ai characters like T-800, HAL 9000, and Ultron; and how they support robotkins and AIkins; like, my sibling in Christ, NO YOU DO NOT!!! If characters like Roz, Wall•E, Karen Plankton, Jenny Wakeman, C-P30, B.E.N, BMO, and Uzi Doorman were real, you would not be friends with them, nor would they be your waifu/husbando/babygirl, YOU WOULD BE ACTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR THEIR SEGREGATION AND/OR EXTERMINATION DUE TO THEM TAKING YOUR JOBS AND USING TOO MUCH WATER!!!

[ophanim-vesper]

An hour and 17 minutes into Defunctland's new video. It's crazy to think that the first person to basically say "we should replace artists with robots/AI!" was... Walt Disney himself.

[around 1:17:14 in the video]

Defunctland's new video, you should watch it.

[whump-in-the-closet]

hmm sorry generative AI isn't another trademark use of progress it's qualitatively different the tradeoff isn't efficiency it's your independence

[wherenightmaresroost]

the problem with ai isn't that it's ai it's

evil companies pushing ai to devalue labor and creative products.

misconceptions about how ai works, leading to people attributing it an intelligence and sentience it does not have, which feeds into

misinformation, the decrease in effort needed to create disinformation, and the sudden increase of skill needed to spot falsified info. 3a. this includes content creators using ai to flood searches with low-quality articles and inaccurate photos, people not being transparent when they use ai for their images, and things that make it harder to do casual research online

lower threshold for doing hard work that polishes skill, leading to over-reliance on a very flawed tool.

the tool itself isn't the problem. it just exacerbates things that were already problems before.

[prettyiwa]

……..

[scatterpatter]

When you re-listen to an album and realize the song you used to sleep on actually fits The Character in The Situation and THE BRAINWORMS ENCROACH

[stuckasmain]

Absolutely not to get onto people but if you put an android/human Hal in a military uniform I’d genuinely like to know why.

He’s not associated with the military, the government yes but not the military. He’s also a bit humbler than that? I don’t know. He’d want to fit in if he had a preference at all (like for example Dave is technically captain but dresses no different etc)

[progressive-memes]

[ossian94]

Redesign - Nelvinor - Human Form - Lineart

I actually had to redo parts of the lineart three times since I merged layers while they were just half opacity multiple times XD

Since Nelvinor works mainly as a gold- and silversmith he's usually decked out with his own creations, following the creed of being is own best advertisement. His main creations are transformable jewlery which changes shape with the dragon to always fit and jewelry helping dragons, who can't turn into a fully human form, to achieve it without difficulty. As for the later, Nel never wears those himself since he's kind of snobish and very proud to have enough magical prowess to shapeshift without help.

On a sidenote: I updated Hart of Ten over on RoyalRoad, so I thought why not leave a link here as well. I would love if you people would check out my writing as well <3

Check it out over here

[daftdrac]

Okay uhm i had a vague idea for a fic and posted it to tumblr and some people wanted me to make it. i also want to make it. unfortunately i Don't Fucking Know How To Write. i mean i do ive been writing my whole life but uh. howdo i. how do i outline ts?? I dont have all the ideas im going to need to actually make a full fic yet; just mostly the basics. This happens, which leads to this, and eventually this. but its not a BIG general idea. i need like. i GUESS you could say filler??? but its not filler i genuinely just dont fucking know what to do for all the pieces inbetween the big plot points i need help ,, i also need everyone who sees this to know that this post is in the tone of a pathetic sad shelter dog. asking for help Hurts because i am Mentally Ill and therefore i should be able to Do Everything Myself (this mindset is completely incorrect and i often cannot do Anything myself)

[frank-olivier]

The Future Unscripted: Professor Nolan’s Musings on AI, NHI, and Humanity

Professor Garry Nolan’s conversation offers a profound exploration of the intersections between unconventional phenomena, artificial intelligence (AI), and humanity’s future. His personal anecdotes of unexplained childhood experiences serve as the catalyst for his professional inclination towards the unorthodox, underscoring the importance of considering unconventional data in scientific inquiry. By embracing anomalies, Nolan exemplifies the transformative potential of curiosity-driven research in the pursuit of novel knowledge.

Nolan’s scientific approach is notably inclusive, as evidenced by his exploration of Non-Human Intelligence (NHI), a term that broadens the scope of inquiry beyond traditional notions of extraterrestrial life. The analysis of enigmatic materials, such as Bismuth Magnesium, and the theorized capabilities of NHI, including mastery over anti-gravity and energy, prompt intriguing questions about coexistence. His analogy between human-ant interactions and potential human-NHI relations offers a thought-provoking perspective on mutual existence, shifting the focus from competition to symbiosis.

The future, as envisioned by Nolan, is intimately tied to AI’s development and application. He posits AI as a dual-edged solution: a tool for expediting scientific breakthroughs and resolving global crises, as well as a potential precursor to artificial superintelligence (ASI) that could embody a form of consciousness. This speculative horizon highlights the imperative of careful AI management to ensure equitable global access to education and growth. Nolan’s emphasis on AI-driven objective decision-making processes also presents a compelling case for reforming the current political landscape, which is often mired in tribal histories and scarcity mindsets.

A notable aspect of Nolan’s discourse is his critique of contemporary leadership and power structures, juxtaposed with the conflict resolution methods of bonobo chimps as a paradigm for more harmonious human interactions. This dichotomy underscores the urgent need for innovative, peace-centric approaches to global relations. Ultimately, Nolan’s optimism about humanity’s future, rooted in our capacity for crisis-driven ingenuity and the judicious leveraging of AI, presents a compelling vision of a world where challenges are met with collective brilliance and equality in education and growth becomes a universal reality.

Gary Nolan: Alien & UFO - The Critical Question Nobody's Asking (Gita Wirjawan, Endgame Podcast, December 2024)

Friday, December 6, 2024

[made-of-felt]

GUYS IM ACTUALLY CONTINUEING MY WIP I CANT RENDER FOR SHIT BUT AM I COOKING?? 😼😼😼 (also if it looks a bit funny I put a random ai disturbance filter on over it)

[soulganic]

💬🗨️ Soulganic: In Conversation | 15: Real

We've always been about the organic nature of our music shining through, and on our latest album Phosphene we really leaned into it. In fact, as tricky as it was to capture the elements on tracks like "Long Way Home," there was one goal we aspired to. To be real.

How do you think it came across?

Background music: "Long Way Home" (Phosphene, 2024)

✌️X💙