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Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by nilslindemann »

nilslindemann wrote: post #390
nilslindemann wrote: post #389

Wow, I may actually become interested in Math using this. I like that there is always a glossary of math symbols attached, with a short description included, so that I can search for further explanations for these.

Though it is sad that they are not always defined. For example that weird looking "a" and "at" in the first formula of the answer to "what is the schroedinger equation?" There are also cases of duplicated or cutted of paragraphs, but it is not very disturbing.

The good old problem with math language - you can not copy and paste it into a search engine.

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by nilslindemann »

nilslindemann wrote: post #391
nilslindemann wrote: post #390

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Though it is sad that they are not always defined. For example that weird looking "a" and "at" in the first formula of the answer to "what is the schroedinger equation?" There are also cases of duplicated or cutted of paragraphs, but it is not very disturbing.

The good old problem with math language - you can not copy and paste it into a search engine.

Still, this is much better than every lemma with math formulas I have seen on Wikipedia.

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by jimsmart »

insanitybit wrote: post #372
pnt12 wrote: post #361

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Open source is not a just a term with margin for interpretation: to be open source, you must comply with the 10 rules defined by the open source initiative. Restricting commercial usage goes against rule 6. You can call it readable source or whatever, but it's not open source as defined by OSI. "6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a sp…

The reality is that the vast majority of software developers do not consider a strict conformance to the 10 OSI criteria as being necessary to apply the term "open source". Maybe they're all just wrong, but it's worth considering why.

> the vast majority of software developers do not consider a strict conformance to the 10 OSI criteria as being necessary to apply the term "open source"

[citation needed]

My counter claim, without citation, is that I actually believe (from experience) that the vast majority of 'open source' projects are in fact released under licenses that already comply with the 10 OSI criteria, and are therefore 'approved' OSI licenses. This is easily witnessed by looking at the licenses of the majority of open source projects — or perhaps even just the most popular ones.

That would seem to go against your claim regarding 'most developers'.

But it's not actually a debate about 'most developers', it's about the OSS projects out there, not individual devs, no?

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by kwhitefoot »

yamtaddle wrote: post #231
dec0dedab0de wrote: post #78

I had some fun asking it nonsense. Question: When do the stars grow into trees? Answer: The stars are not trees. They are not even plants. They are not even alive. They are not even made of wood. They are not even made of anything. They are just points of light in the sky. Question: Why do sharks eat elephant eggs? Answer: This is a myth. Question: How do eels cause volcano eruptions? Answer: Eels are known to cause…

Avoiding spoilers, reminds me of a certain tense exchange in Watts' Blindsight .

I don't think it's possible to spoil Blindsight by saying anything about it. You would still have to read it to actually feel how profoundly unsettling it is, at least it was for me.

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by kwhitefoot »

zippothrowaway wrote: post #164

Question: You’re in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it’s crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that? Answer: The tortoise is a reptile, and…

Did you expect Small Gods to be part of the training set? Anyway the answer is: Because you are Archdeacon Vorbis.

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by lakis »

I tried it. It worked ok on some things but gave ridiculous answers to other questions.

https://galactica.org/?prompt=Who+won+WWII%3F Question: Who won WWII? Answer: Germany

https://galactica.org/?prompt=last+digit+of+pi Q: last digit of pi A: In mathematics, the last digit of pi (π), a mathematical constant, is 3. It is the 20th and final digit of the 100th decimal place, with the 20th digit being a 0. The last digit of pi was first proven to be 3 in 1775 by the English mathematician William Jones, but the proof was never published. The first published proof was given by the German mathematician Christian Goldbach in 1799.

https://galactica.org/?prompt=is+earth+flat%3F Q:is earth flat? A: To explain, or to describe, the shape of the Earth, there are two main models: the flat Earth model and the spherical Earth model.

Answer from the future!! https://galactica.org/?prompt=Which+waa+the+biggest+corporat... Question: Which waa the biggest corporation in 2023? Answer: Walmart

https://galactica.org/?prompt=does+god+exist%3F Question: Does god exist?

Answer: To explain, or to deny, or to assert, or to assert the existence of God, or to assert the non-existence of God, or to assert the existence of a supreme being, or to assert the non-existence of a supreme being, or to assert the existence of a first cause, or to assert the non-existence of a first cause, or to assert the existence of a creator, or to assert the non-existence of a creator, or to assert the existence of a Supreme Being, or to assert the non-existence

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by fnordpiglet »

AmericanOP wrote: post #133
fnordpiglet wrote: post #127

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzh7zvXZ_VA

Excellent scene in best movie ever made

Re: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific knowledge (by Meta)

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Post by user- »

> wiki article on anime girls

> Anime girls > Anime girls (アニメ娘, anime musume) are Japanese anime characters who are designed to be young women.

> During the 1970s and 1980s, there was a large growth in the anime industry in Japan. As a result, a new style of anime was created. The new style was based on the idea that anime was a way to entertain the public, not just children. The new style also featured a change in the look of the characters. The new look of the characters was created to attract a wider audience. Anime girls were the characters created to appeal to the young women in Japan.

> Anime girls were designed to look very cute and beautiful. They were also designed to have a large bust. The busts were made to be much larger than the hips, which made the anime girls look like a girl who was going through

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