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  • They are not, however, a version of human intelligence. Nor are they truth seekers or reasoning machines.

    Neither are our brains.

    “Brains are survival engines, not truth detectors. If self-deception promotes fitness, the brain lies. Stops noticing—irrelevant things. Truth never matters. Only fitness. By now you don’t experience the world as it exists at all. You experience a simulation built from assumptions. Shortcuts. Lies. Whole species is agnosiac by default.”

    ― Peter Watts, Blindsight

    LLMs are built from our words. Maybe they’re more human than human? One wonders.





  • Nah, fuck that clerk. Hate to be that guy, but demand a supervisor. I know you’re in no mood to push a fight, but… 💸. Bet a judge would accept your receipt.

    Check this out: The Ten Minute Suicide Guide By my favorite editor back when Cracked.com was actually good shit. Much to ponder!

    I’ve had one hell of a life. I often wonder is someone out to get me will collect all my comments on lemmy, or formerly reddit, and scream, “Bullshit! Nobody had all that crazy shit happen!”

    I used to think that when I talked to older men like my dad. “Aww, horse shit, you didn’t do all that!” Met older guys a little later in life, yeah, they did that shit. Now I’m that older guy! Life is nuts.

    And if you read the article, congrats murderer! Now I’m one of the people you hurt.