As computer users, machine learning is all around us and in many ways unavoidable. This isn't a bad thing in and of itself. There are ML algorithms which accomplish clear, useful tasks with few downsides.
While watching an animated YouTube video essay a few weeks ago, I suddenly realized that both the narrator’s voice and the visuals were AI-generated. This was not disclosed anywhere in the video description or credits.
Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how upsetting it is to have to choose between competing core values. But part of that upset is the liminal space of not knowing which values will win in the end. It’s less of a heartbreak once you’ve made a firm decision and stick with it.
Excuse while I go spend the next several hours laughing my ass off as I picture every single analyst who ever said Apple was going to be steamrolled by (*checks notes*) ChatGPT. 🤣🤣🤣
SlopStop is Kagi’s community-driven feature for reporting low-quality, mass‑generated AI content (“AI slop”) found in web, image and video search results.
“I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit. It’s basically a bunch of centibillionaires whose greatest life goal is to become the world’s first trillionaires. I think they’re selling a bag of vapour,”’ said Vince Gilligan
Oh yeah, it's TTT time: let's share some terrific tools which we're reasonably sure are free of the sloppy stuff. Anything Top of mind? Tickle your fancy? Take hold of your attention?
One of the really nifty things about using #PieFed and federation is if you want to stick with Mastodon et al. but still "join" a community on Human Web Collective, you can just paste the community URL into your search and follow from there.
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