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I'm not an AI techie and I'm not well educated on LLMs/AI in general. The issue I'm having is the dichotomy between how people talk about it. I've heard completely opposite ends of the spectrum. From AI is quickly becoming advanced enough to threaten human society, all the way to its a glorified dictionary/search engine that can't really do much of anything. I know Lemmy has a steep anti-AI slant. But, can someone talk about this in a way I can wrap my head around why the divide seems so big?

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[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Check out Robert MILES' channel: he's an expert, one of the most prominent on AI safety

take your time to understand the mechanics of it, its a bit technical at times but ultimately very understandable

and try not to freak out when you find out it's from several years ago, mostly before the advent of LLMs

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLB7AzTwc6VFZrBsO2ucBMg

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

But, can someone talk about this in a way I can wrap my head around why the divide seems so big?

there are too many people who don't care about shit until they see results (good or not). like our greatest billionaires.

[–] Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (5 children)

It's just a freaking machine, unplug it lol

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You can’t just “unplug” a data center, and probably mirrored campuses too.

[–] Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

I was being facetious

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's been reported a few times that Ukraine is already using AI for drones.

The human operator chooses the target, the AI takes over and eliminates the target.

Is that "just an LLM"?

Seems more capable than that to me. But, I don't know if this is actually true, or just a claim to frighten the Russians (and me).

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[–] LightDelaBlue@jlai.lu 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yhea sure. shake teh keys for the idiot.

[–] Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Am I the idiot for not being an expert and not just automatically assuming a side is objectively correct. I'm an expert in a couple things, truly, not in this. I've seen some compelling comments from a few perspectives in this thread alone. Why be a dickhead?

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

lemmy try not to be a dickhead challenge: impossible

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