#limit of AI

[metamorphicmuse]

Blowing Kisses

The Sky is the Limit (pt. 10)

[myfootyrthroat]

Call it a cop out, but there are a ton of things where my actual stance is "This is really complicated, there is no easy solution, and all possible solutions have downsides."

If you're firmly planted on one side, you might read that as me being "for the opposition", but I'm probably not.

[todayis-snowy]

“Looks good in blood and better in tears.”

[buffetlicious]

Nine Fresh (九鲜) is promoting a series of White Peach Ai-Yu desserts for the month of May. Let’s ap-peach-iate the little joys in life, because life’s a peach! As usual, it comes in three peachy combinations to choose from.

My White Peach Ai-Yu A (荔枝蒟蒻白桃爰玉仙草冻) comes with half each of white peach ai-yu jelly and grass jelly, topped with canned lychee (2 pcs), konjac jelly and taro balls (8pcs). Mum had the White Peach Ai-Yu C (柚子椰果白桃爰玉冻) with white peach ai-yu jelly, yuzu pearl jelly, nata de coco and taro balls (6 pcs) plus an addon of sweetened red beans (S$0.70). However, the white peach flavoured ai-yu is more subtle than last month’s Mango Passion Ai-Yu which I much preferred.

Top image courtesy of Nine Fresh.

[i-am-but-a-beta-fish]

don't look at me

@the-elder-polls — hello! it is tcs friday, so i wanted to share this piece i made of my ldb road, who enjoys magic, extreme mountain climbing, and never talking about herself, ever. don't worry about it. she's definitely not lying about her name or her age or any significant personal information like that. the mask is just a fashion statement. don't—don't worry about it. 

(she's sixteen. she only started going by road because she thought she got carted to helgen for being an enemy of the thalmor, so when hadvar revealed no one had any idea who she was she was so startled she just blurted out the name of the first thing she saw. which was the road. somehow no one has caught on to the fact that this is a really weird and suspicious name for an altmer to have, even if their parents didn't like them very much. she's come to genuinely prefer it over her original given name, but she's been living in horrible teenage anxiety about it for so long that it hasn't once occurred to her that maybe introducing herself like that at this point is not, in fact, lying, and therefore road does not, in fact, have to feel incredibly guilty about it.

she still does, because she's a emotional disaster masquerading as a functional and mentally stable adult, but she'll get there.

…eventually.)

[formulaonedirection]

Pre-season press conference, Bahrain 2024

[girlballs]

hey check this out [kills you with the loudest fucking noise ever]

[mohammedalothman]

Mohammed Alothman’s Take on Digital Twinning and Its Connection with AI

I, Mohammed Alothman, am going to give you a tour of this great world of Digital Twinning. Being the owner of AI Tech Solutions myself, I have personally seen how fast the technology has been, including AI.

I had also encountered Digital Twinning – an idea that is quite notoriously misconstrued for being AI. Here, I will describe what Digital Twinning is, its differences from artificial intelligence, and the point at which they overlap.

What is Digital Twinning?

Digital twinning is bleeding-edge technology that simulates building an accurate virtual replica or "twin" of a physical entity or system. Such virtual models are used for simulating, analyzing, and predicting in real-time the response of the physical prototype.

Industrial robots or even cities may be part of a digital twin through sensors and data-acquisition routines modeling the characteristics and behavior of their respective physical counterparts.

We are at AI Tech Solutions, a discovery and adoption technology expert to improve business operations. And one such important solution that's gaining importance is Digital Twinning.

Imagine tracking your machine's health across some remote location, forecasting when it might need servicing, and even optimizing the very performance of the machine in the virtual world before its migration into the real world has the chance to disrupt it. That is what Digital Twinning allows.

Is Digital Twinning Different from AI?

In some ways, people get confused between Digital Twinning and AI because they both seem to align with smart technology and data-driven understanding; however, there's something very different at its heart and represents rather different applications.

Let me break it down for you.

Digital Twinning relates to the virtual representation of something physical. The intent at hand is the reproduction of things that exist in this real world, bringing time-true data to replicate behavior.

Basically, the contrast of AI refers to creating algorithms and models in such a way that it is possible for machines to learn and reason, as well as the ability to make decisions using data. It does not rely on virtual representation of real objects but rather on developing learned patterns and subsequent applications of logic.

Let me try to explain that in more simple words. Imagine a digital twin continuously monitoring the wind turbine. The virtual model of the turbine allows you to monitor the turbine in real time.

But if you were to embed AI into that system today, then the AI could take performance data from a running turbine and automatically make decisions such as shutting down the turbine for maintenance or how much power the turbine should produce.

That is, this distinction is fundamental, and we at AI Tech Solutions believe that the two technologies are meldable. Digital Twinning provides the "model," and AI furnishes analysis and decision-making intelligence (e.g., augmented intelligence).

Shared Basis of Digital Twinning and AI

Digital Twinning and AI are two disparate technologies, that overlap significantly when used together. Here's where the two converge:

More about reliance on data: Digital twins utilize trusted virtual representations achieved through actual sensors and IoT devices in real-time; with these, artificial intelligence comes to process very large data streams so it can detect the hidden patterns, trends, or learning to be gained from those same sources. The intersection between both is where magic occurs.

Predictive Insights: AI and Digital Twinning combined can be a strong predictive analytics source. For example, in manufacturing, a digital twin may model factory assembly line performance, while AI can be used to analyze historical performance data to predict future bottlenecks or failures, thereby avoiding downtime and maximizing production.

Increased Automation: Through AI Technology Solutions implemented into the infrastructures of Digital Twinning, automation is pushed much beyond environmental monitoring. Many of the more advanced applications of AI-based digital twins, which can automatically reset the parameters in real time and avoid problems by self-correcting based on predictive models as problems develop.

Examples of Digital Twinning in Real Life

Now let's look at some applications across the world where it's creating ripples to present the idea of Digital Twinning:

Smart Cities: Applications based on immersive Digital Twins, for example, at cities like Singapore and Dubai, help in simulating traffic, energy, and even air quality. So, with digital simulation, city planners can simulate the whole city and optimize the distribution of resources to prevent problems ahead.

Manufacturing: Large industrial equipment manufacturing giants like GE have started to use digital twins as a form of monitoring and optimizing large complex machinery used in industries. Because a company's machines could also have sensors, therefore such companies can model their utilization in virtual space and thus decrease the time lost but maximize efficiency.

Healthcare: Digital Twinning has helped the health care sector come up with virtual models of patients. The models predict several treatment outcomes, which enables doctors to find the best form of treatment for the patient based on their virtual twin.

How Digital Twinning and AI Tech Solutions Interact

At AI Tech Solutions, we have known that Digital Twinning added to AI can be made to add the most innovative novelty. We support various enterprises in unlocking potential advantageous use of both for improvement of a business process further.

Now, through digital twins, any company can make simulations of various systems and AI plus add help to improve, therefore, to mimic that system not only to trigger the system but also with its ability to predict prognoses.

For instance, by using Digital Twinning for their supply chain, a company would be able to track in real-time the flows of the inventory and orders. They could use AI algorithms to predict peak demand and further automate variations in stock levels and replenishment of orders before shelves are depleted.

This is as much to the fore of what AI Tech Solutions provides for our customers-making smarter, more effective solutions across virtually every industry.

Is Digital Twinning the Future?

Digital Twinning is no longer the concept of the future; it is here. The industry now gets acknowledged for its potential, and applications continue to expand day by day. Whether it is improving customer experiences, making supply chains stronger, or making infrastructures more efficient in cities, Digital Twinning has the power to transform entire sectors.

Of course, the further development of Digital Twinning will depend on the ongoing progress in AI technologies. And with the more and more advanced collections of data and the artificial intelligence algorithms, the intermingling of these two technologies might give birth to more intelligent and even predictive systems that could even change our modes of living and working.

Conclusion

In conclusion, although Digital Twinning and AI are two entirely different technologies, their amalgamation may lead to strong innovations that can drive efficiency, automation, and better decision-making. Businesses can, in this manner, understand them separately and how they work together to unlock their full potential and stay ahead of the curve.

Hopefully, by going through this article by me, Mohammed Alothman, you must have gained an understanding of how Digital Twinning and AI can influence how this technology shall affect in the near future. Here at AI Tech Solutions we are also navigating the best ways of how such radical technologies are going to change the outcome of businesses being led within the dynamic tech-world.

Mohammed Alothman is one of the known AI specialists, with founding AI Tech Solutions - the leader that aspires to enable businesses to unshackle the full might of AI as well as other emergent technologies, such as Digital Twinning.

Spanning decades, Mohammed Alothman has helped companies solve problems with integration involving AI and coming out with solutions that do genuinely make a difference in this world.

Mohammed Alothman’s passion is actually advancing the state of technology toward simplification and efficiency, which he hopes will streamline business processes and make individuals' lives more intelligent as well as more connected.Read More Articles Mohammed Alothman Explores the Advanced AI Requirements for Optimal Functioning Mohammed Alothman’s Insights on Low Code, No Code AI: Simplifying AI for All Mohammed Alothman Explains Perception in AI: Understanding How Machines See the World Mohammed Alothman Provides A DeepDive On The Principles Of AI Mohammad Alothman: Future of Business Structures & Strategy

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

My newest chromebook stopped holding an internet connection, so I had to get a new laptop today, and friends-- the state of technology today is dim.

AI this, copilot that. Almost all of them had a dedicated Copilot button on the keyboard. Almost nothing was in stock.

I got lucky and found a relatively cheap, relatively dumb pc laptop-- with Windows 11 S.

Which is apparently dogshit if you wanna use any third party apps that aren't Microsoft. Luckily I'm only using it for browsing and word processing, so I should be fine. But still.

Oh!! And guess what! The full MS Office suite is subscription now. Which I did not know right up until I almost swiped my card. I noped right out of that for a single purchase of a limited MS Suite for a single machine. Which cost me more up front but is way worth the lack of subscription.

Remember when technology was designed to be actual tools to make life easier and NOT a million different pitfalls to avoid?

[metamorphicmuse]

When Paths Cross

The Sky is the Limit (pt. 2)

[wackywatchdotcom]

what intrigues me abt caines dynamic w the rest of the cast is the way that none of them seem to understand why he is the way he is. like not in the comedic sense but how they dont seem to have a clear concept of his motivations or anything of that sort

we havent seen toooo much of it. but we have seen how pomni, zooble, jax, ragatha, and gangle view him and its so fascinating

pomni is like. she doesnt understand what hes doing but seems to view his actions as malicious in some way. i dont think she sees him as a 'mean' person but with how she says she thinks he wants her to suffer its very illuminating of how she sees him as someone who wants all of them to hurt. i dont think she knows why he would, but its the only conclusion shes got. it also speaks to her distrusting nature that upon being hurt by him her first thought is that its an intentional decision to harm her, and unfortunately for caine she hasnt actually been given much of a reason to think he feels otherwise. i dont know how she thinks caine feels about them but its clear to me how she views his goals and hobbies for lack of a better term

zooble doesnt trust him. they find him to be annoying but more significant is that they KNOW he likes them all. it adds an interesting tone to how they see him, that they specifically say that whats 'holding caine back' is that he 'likes [them]', which on one hand is them interpretting caines actions as being done from a place of liking the players, and that his actions are coming from a place of NOT hurting them, because he likes them (its interesting to note that they have participated in less adventures, so its unclear how much they know abt caines adventures firsthand). but on the other hand is implying that they think caines holding himself back at all. that there IS a desire or a capability to be cruel that theyre wary of. theyve also seen caine at his most vulnerable (in the show itself at least) and their comment, 'whose therapy session is this again?' implies theyre at least aware that this is caine having his own problems, though i dont think theyre comfortable safety-wise with how these problems affect them and the others. them asking caine 'why did you think i would like that?' speaks to the idea that they do think hes genuinely trying to appeal to the players, but they seem to find his lack of understanding of the players frustrating and unsafe for all of them

jax i think is pretty vague since most of his lines to caine are brief, and the most telling line he has abt caine is the only one we have. but he seems neutral on caine as a whole. caine is just a guy who makes things for them. he tries to entertain them and thats all jax really seems to be concerned with- whether his 'its not in his nature' line is reflective of him genuinely Believing that is smth i see debated often but i think no matter what, it conveys that jax Generally sees caine as someone who isnt malicious. hes not trying to hurt them, and whether or not he thinks caine is capable of hurting them is whats more vague. either way, jax doesnt seem to like or dislike caine

ragatha has very mimimal interactions with caine and not many lines about him, but i think her line in the pilot, 'thats just one of caines little adventures. theyre just something fun to do to, yknow, prevent us from going insane,' is extremely telling of how she sees caine. of all of them, she seems to have the most positive view of caine, since she interprets his actions as an active attempt to stave off abstraction in the players. whether or not she thinks caine is acting from a place of wanting to stop disruptions or if he wants to ensure the players arent doing as unwell as they could IS up for debate though. the way she talks about him in the pilot in general reads like she has some level of trust in him, but it seems like a surface level trust in him at the worst- she knows hes not malicious and knows he wants to help. she knows he can help her when shes jumbled. but its not clear if she Likes him. she seems to enjoy the adventures though (which, ill keep it brief so i dont derail this, but it honestly reads like a deliberate parallel writing-wise that the two of them both seem fond of distractions as an acceptable solution to a bad situation- if her assessment of Why he makes the adventures is anything to go by)

gangle is harder to read on this front, as she has way less lines about him, though she does have multiple notable interactions with him in ep 4, in the way of her seeming genuinely enthusiastic about his adventure (it doesnt seem completely directed at him, but she seems genuinely a bit happy about his praise of her leadership skills). when she calls him it doesnt convey TOO much i dont think but the way she talks to him and requests he make a punishment could imply she doesnt think hed normally make one, but also that hes not opposed to it, which is confusing in what it means about how she sees him but it feels important. her interaction with him at the end of the episode also doesnt convey much in this way (i feel like caine is not the main focus of most of that scene- which works for the scene and is good writing wise bc the scenes important for gangles writing of her own problems, but in terms of breaking down this idea it means im not sure this scene conveys much about how she sees him)

and then. i didnt mention kinger at the beginning specifically bc i dont think we have... almost any indicators of how he sees caine. he tells caine abt kaufmo in ep 1, suggests caine could find pomni in ep 2, doesnt address the thing pomni says abt caine in ep 3, and even his suggestion in ep 4 to sit out the adventure doesnt convey almost anything. the only throughline is that kinger sees caine as someone who can help them if they ask, but it doesnt convey any thoughts on what he thinks caines motivations are or his thoughts on caines actions. which frankly reads like a deliberate choice when kinger should be the one with the most history with caine

this post is long but i just am bery intrigued by this. i thinka ll the character dynamics are so deeply fascinating but with caine being the closest the show has to an antagonist (which of course is a loaded statement but i mean it in the writing sense and not in the 'antagonist is evil' way) it means that the way the characters see him holds a lot of weight. it conveys a lot abt them all with how they interpret the person that has (at least on the surface) the most control over the situation

[buffetlicious]

The month of April sees Nine Fresh (九鲜) bringing back an old seasonal favourite, the Mango Passion Ai-Yu desserts with new combinations and the same mango-nificient flavour that makes your taste buds dance a little tango!

I picked Mango Passion A (黑糖薏仁爆珠百香寒天) and it comes with mango passion ai-yu jelly, mango passion kantan, barley popping jelly, black sugar jelly dice and taro balls. Mum took the Mango Passion C (蒟蒻百香寒天) and she ask for added sweetened red beans (+S$0.70) in addition to the mango passion ai-yu jelly, mango passion kantan, konjac jelly and taro balls.

Top two images courtesy of Nine Fresh.

[pain-tool-sai]

trying out some new watercolor paints that i bought

[cyle]

still confused how to make any of these LLMs useful to me.

while my daughter was napping, i downloaded lm studio and got a dozen of the most popular open source LLMs running on my PC, and they work great with very low latency, but i can't come up with anything to do with them but make boring toy scripts to do stupid shit.

as a test, i fed deepseek r1, llama 3.2, and mistral-small a big spreadsheet of data we've been collecting about my newborn daughter (all of this locally, not transmitting anything off my computer, because i don't want anybody with that data except, y'know, doctors) to see how it compared with several real doctors' advice and prognoses. all of the LLMs suggestions were between generically correct and hilariously wrong. alarmingly wrong in some cases, but usually ending with the suggestion to "consult a medical professional" -- yeah, duh. pretty much no better than old school unreliable WebMD.

then i tried doing some prompt engineering to punch up some of my writing, and everything ended up sounding like it was written by an LLM. i don't get why anybody wants this. i can tell that LLM feel, and i think a lot of people can now, given the horrible sales emails i get every day that sound like they were "punched up" by an LLM. it's got a stink to it. maybe we'll all get used to it; i bet most non-tech people have no clue.

i may write a small script to try to tag some of my blogs' posts for me, because i'm really bad at doing so, but i have very little faith in the open source vision LLMs' ability to classify images. it'll probably not work how i hope. that still feels like something you gotta pay for to get good results.

all of this keeps making me think of ffmpeg. a super cool, tiny, useful program that is very extensible and great at performing a certain task: transcoding media. it used to be horribly annoying to transcode media, and then ffmpeg came along and made it all stupidly simple overnight, but nobody noticed. there was no industry bubble around it.

LLMs feel like they're competing for a space that ubiquitous and useful that we'll take for granted today like ffmpeg. they just haven't fully grasped and appreciated that smallness yet. there isn't money to be made here.

[girlballs]

The duality of Mabel. Every cool thing is offset by a stupid thing.