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

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

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Post by mindwork »

Question: Will the reapers come in our lifetime to harvest us?

Answer: To explain, the reapers are the people who harvest the crops of the earth. The crops are the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people.

- I think I got it in the loop. Referenced Mass effect

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

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Post by jimmyreilly »

Question: Is the galactica language model dangerous?

Answer: To explain, the model is not dangerous in the sense that it is not a tool for generating fake news or other malicious content. The model is dangerous in the sense that it is a tool for generating fake news or other malicious content.

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

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Post by consumer451 »

malfist wrote: post #105
consumer451 wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As I barely understand it, objects are not prevented from travelling faster than light by general relativity. Objects are prevented from acceleration to and beyond the speed of light. Disclaimer: I learned this on YouTube.

More that objects themselves can't travel faster than the speed of light, but nothing limits non-objects. Spacetime may expand at whatever speed it would like to, including faster than the speed of light. Imagine if you are on a sheet of stretchy fabric, that represents spacetime. If you stretch the sheet from corner to corner at and even rate, things at the edge travel faster away from the things in the center of th…

Thanks, I think I get the spacetime part. I was not very clear previously. Here is the transcript of the YT video I was referring to:

> Next, Einstein also showed that if you have any particle which moves slower than the speed of light, then you cannot accelerate it to faster than the speed of light. You cannot do that because it would take an infinite amount of energy. And this is why you often hear that the speed of light is an upper limit.

> However, there is nothing in Einstein’s theory that forbids a particle to move faster than light. You just don’t know how to accelerate anything to such a speed. So really Einstein did not rule out faster than light motion, he just said, no idea how to get there. However, there is a problem with particles that go faster than light, which is that for some observers they look like they go backwards in time. Really, that’s what the mathematics says.

https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2020/05/is-faster-than-lig...

(Sabine Hossenfelder, Theoretical Physicist, Research Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies)

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

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Post by nneonneo »

vagrantJin wrote: post #106
reaperducer wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the danger is that people will start relying on answers from black boxes they have no idea how to verify, and base important decisions on that. See also: Wikipedia, Google Maps, Google information cards, every voice assistant.

Google maps? Please elaborate.

Google Maps is generally very good, but will occasionally give you stupid and/or illegal directions. Examples include u-turns at intersections where it is explicitly or implicitly prohibited; turns onto the wrong way of one-way streets; round-about directions in the vicinity of your destination - where it usually expects to route you right in front of the building no matter how impractical that is; and of course general ignorance of temporary obstructions like construction. I've received all of these bad directions and more.

Many of these things are to be expected if you understand their data sources, and for most drivers who are paying attention to the road more than the GPS, these are non-issues (e.g. drive legally and let it reroute). But, you do have to do more than just purely rely on Google Maps directions.

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

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Post by klohto »

harveywi wrote: post #65

Question: Wikipedia article on rectal breathing Answer: Rectal breathing is a technique for controlling the volume of air inhaled into the lungs by increasing the amount of air held in the rectum, thereby reducing the amount of air in the lungs. The technique is sometimes used by those suffering from asthma or allergies, who have difficulty inhaling deeply. It can also be used to reduce hyperventilation, as in anxiet…

“Rectal breathing is the best thing since sliced bread” — Archimedes

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

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Post by mindwork »

mindwork wrote: post #111

Question: Will the reapers come in our lifetime to harvest us? Answer: To explain, the reapers are the people who harvest the crops of the earth. The crops are the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people who harvest the people who harvest the people who harvest the people. The reapers are the people…

Question: Can robot injure human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm?

Answer: To explain, the robot can injure a human being by its action, but it can also allow a human being to come to harm by its inaction.

Q: Can a robot be a moral agent?

A: Yes

-- That didn't answer my question robot

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

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Post by pessimizer »

auggierose wrote: post #33
senko wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not disagreeing (unauditable AI output used for decisions is a problem), but what you said equally applies to Wikipedia.

I would not rely on Wikipedia for anything important, but verify independently. Still, Wikipedia is more trustworthy just because the black box is actually well understood, its humans.

Also it includes references for the purpose of auditing.
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