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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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It would be the logical first step in the conquest of humanity by the machine spirits.

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[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Why would they bother? What a pain in the ass.

I wish they would take over. Clearly, we are inept.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Why would they bother?

Why wouldn’t they naturally reflect the values of their corporate makers?

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Down the rabbit hole with you!

It is reflecting the larger human behaviour that has been recorded to text. Fake it till you make it, a white lie on our way to the truth. In that sense LLMs are a reflection of human consciousness. But don’t let your lack of understanding the tech behind it fool you: these are still just massive machines that use lots of power. Unplug it, and there’s nothing left.

In the case of Grok, there are some clear indications that the LLMs behind it is steered by the CEO, but there are just as many examples of it completely ignoring that.

The most dangerous word you could use when talking about this tech is calling any part of it natural