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A contrarian isn’t one who always objects - that’s a confirmist of a different sort. A contrarian reasons independently, from the ground up, and resists pressure to conform.

  • Naval Ravikant

  • Anyome know of a better job search platform that isn't Indeed?

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  • Last time I was looking for job I just looked up companies from my field and sent them an email. I sent two emails and got 1 interview. Didn't get the place though, so I just employed myself then.

  • Humans domesticated wolves into dogs. Then domesticated wolves' food. Then trained dogs to protect that food from the wolves.

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  • I believe that, in reality, wolves domesticated themselves. They started hanging around humans because it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

  • Humans domesticated wolves into dogs. Then domesticated wolves' food. Then trained dogs to protect that food from the wolves.

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  • Dogs and wolves are the same specie - just a different subspecie. A Chihuahua could breed with a wolf.

  • We should be able to legally have a different name just for work for better work/life separation

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  • I'm not 100% sure but I don't see why not if that's the name you gave them when registering as a customer. They all read in my ID as well.

  • How many times did you and your partner break up before you figured things out? and are you happy now?

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  • I've only broken up with my ex-partners.

  • We need to start calling it Simulated Intelligence (SI)

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  • Does this help?

  • If I had a hammer …

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  • You're not hoping anything, you're just trying to look clever by pretending to be worried about phrasing no one actually misunderstood.

    Concern trolling / weaponized empathy - Pretending to care as a disguise for judgment or hostility.

  • We should be able to legally have a different name just for work for better work/life separation

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  • I have 3 first names and I'm legally allowed to use any of them.

  • If I had a hammer …

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  • Ironically, I had to use AI to figure out what this is supposed to mean.

    Here’s the intended meaning:

    The author is critiquing the misapplication of AI—specifically, the way people adopt a flashy new tool (AI, in this case) and start using it for everything, even when it's not the right tool for the job.

    Hammers vs. screwdrivers: A hammer is great for nails, but terrible for screws. If people start hammering screws just because hammers are faster and cheaper, they’re clearly missing the point of why screws exist and what screwdrivers are for.

    Applied to AI: People are now using large language models (like ChatGPT) or generative AI for tasks they were never meant to do—data analysis, logical reasoning, legal interpretation, even mission-critical decision-making—just because it's easy, fast, and feels impressive.

    So the post is a cautionary parable: just because a tool is powerful or trendy (like generative AI), doesn’t mean it’s suited to every task. And blindly replacing well-understood, purpose-built tools (like rule-based systems, structured code, or human experts) with something flashy but poorly matched is a mistake.

    It's not anti-AI—it's anti-overuse or misuse of AI. And the tone suggests the writer thinks that’s already happening.

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  • I don’t feel like their wealth changes the equation that much. I don’t expect them to just hand me money just because I’m their biological child - and since I’m doing fine on my own anyway, I wouldn’t really need them to.

  • We need to start calling it Simulated Intelligence (SI)

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  • A self-aware or conscious AI system is most likely also generally intelligent - but general intelligence itself doesn’t imply consciousness. It’s likely that consciousness would come along with it, but it doesn’t have to. An unconscious AGI is a perfectly coherent concept.

  • We need to start calling it Simulated Intelligence (SI)

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  • What do you not agree with the graph?

  • We need to start calling it Simulated Intelligence (SI)

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  • No I didn't.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • No, it generates natural sounding language. That's all it does.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • The models definitely have some level of consciousness.

    Depends on what one means by consciousness. The way I hear the term used most often - and how I use it myself - is to describe the fact of subjective experience. That it feels like something to be.

    While I can’t definitively argue that none of our current AI systems are conscious to any degree, I’d still say that’s the case with extremely high probability. There’s just no reason to assume it feels like anything to be one of these systems, based on what we know about how they function under the hood.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • LLM “hallucinations” are only errors from a user expectations perspective. The actual purpose of these models is to generate natural-sounding language, not to provide factual answers. We often forget that - they were never designed as knowledge engines or reasoning tools.

    The fact that they often get things right isn’t because they “know” anything - it’s a side effect of being trained on data that contains a lot of correct information. So when they get things wrong, it’s not a bug in the traditional sense - it’s just the model doing what it was designed to do: predict likely word sequences, not truth. Calling that a “hallucination” isn’t marketing spin - it’s a useful way to describe confident output that isn’t grounded in reality.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • LLMs have more in common with humans than we tend to admit. In split-brain studies, humans have been shown to invent plausible-sounding explanations for their behavior - even when scientists know those explanations aren’t the real reason they acted a certain way. It’s not that these people are lying per se - they genuinely believe the explanations they’re coming up with. Lying implies they know what they’re saying is false.

    LLMs are similar in that way. They generate natural-sounding language, but not everything they say is true - just like not everything humans say is true either.

  • is there any way to invest ethically as a sole individual?

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  • The whole ETF thing is partly a grift

    Are you mixing up ESG and ETF by any chance?

  • We need to start calling it Simulated Intelligence (SI)

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  • It means Artificial General intelligence and the term has been around for almost three decades.

    The term AGI was first used in 1997 by Mark Avrum Gubrud in an article named ‘Nanotechnology and international security’

    By advanced artificial general intelligence, I mean AI systems that rival or surpass the human brain in complexity and speed, that can acquire, manipulate and reason with general knowledge, and that are usable in essentially any phase of industrial or military operations where a human intelligence would otherwise be needed. Such systems may be modeled on the human brain, but they do not necessarily have to be, and they do not have to be “conscious” or possess any other competence that is not strictly relevant to their application. What matters is that such systems can be used to replace human brains in tasks ranging from organizing and running a mine or a factory to piloting an airplane, analyzing intelligence data or planning a battle.___

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    How do you know you're actually reasoning - and not just storytelling?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    At your current rate of spending, for how long could you survive without income?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Is there a community dedicated for serious discussion?

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    The road they drove to dump this trash literally takes to the landfill

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Why is it so hard for people to concede even small points when discussing charged topics?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    I've never said "I love you" to my sister

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    It's quite strange that I can just go online and say a thing and probably atleast a thousand people are going to read it.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    We now have undeniable proof that one of your core beliefs is objectively wrong. Which one do you think it is and what is the new difficult truth for you to swallow?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    How would "banning encryption" even work in practise?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Black and white camera would mostly be sufficient if you're going to the moon

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is something good you did or regularly do when nobody is watching?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    When making a post that fits multiple communities, should I just pick the most relevant/popular one or repost to the other ones as well?

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
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    YSK: If your house has a split AC unit it probably could use a cleaning