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Like most progress, it made some things easier ( and some things worse as a result ). What I do find particularly fascinating is that it is doing that even in professions that should know better ( lawyers, doctors ). That my boss uses it is no surprise me though. I always suspected he never really read my emails.
People want AI lawyers and they really invented AI judges.
GPT might be an information virus (2023)
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#62"Outside of the fate of the web, I see GPT as a monumental force of good." [Citation Needed]
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#63"Outside of the fate of the web, I see GPT as a monumental force of good." [Citation Needed]
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#64> The only explanation is that something has coded nonsense in a way that poses as a useful message; only after wasting time and effort does the deception becomes apparent. The signal functions to consume the resources of a recipient for zero payoff and reduced fitness. The signal is a virus.
> Viruses do not arise from kin, symbionts, or other allies.
> The signal is an attack.
―Blindsight, by Peter Watts
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
I had the thought the other day that one of the most valuable things a human-driven website could offer would be a webring linking to other human-driven websites
I'm a fan of bringing back Web Rings. Perhaps a site could kick off where people proposed sites for Web Rings, edited them. The sites in question could somehow adopt them — perhaps by directly pulling from the Web Ring site. And while we're at it, no reason for the Web "Ring" not to occasionally branch, bifurcate, and even rejoin threads from time to time. It need not be a simple linked list who's tail points back to…
Re: GPT might be an information virus (2023)
#66We're going to have to go in the opposite direction and rely on directories or lists of verified human-made/accurate content. It will be like the old days of yahoo and web-indexes all over again.
I feel like SEO trash has made this a must have for me for the past few years already. If it’s not stack overflow, Reddit, or stack exchange, I’m wasting my time
Re: GPT might be an information virus (2023)
#67We're going to have to go in the opposite direction and rely on directories or lists of verified human-made/accurate content. It will be like the old days of yahoo and web-indexes all over again.
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#69GPT Might Be an Information Virus - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36675335 - July 2023 (31 comments)
GPT might be an information virus - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35218078 - March 2023 (1 comment)
Re: GPT might be an information virus (2023)
#70We're going to have to go in the opposite direction and rely on directories or lists of verified human-made/accurate content. It will be like the old days of yahoo and web-indexes all over again.
I had the thought the other day that one of the most valuable things a human-driven website could offer would be a webring linking to other human-driven websites