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Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

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> Published content will be later used to train subsequent models, and being able to distinguish AI from human input may be very valuable going forward I find this to be a particularly interesting problem in this whole debacle. Could we end up having AI quality trend downwards due to AI ingesting its own old outputs and reinforcing bad habits? I think it's a particular risk for text generation. I've already run into…

This isn't an issue, because it's possible to add prose quality and content accuracy scores to training data and train the model to predict those quantities during generation, which would allow you to condition the generation on high prose quality/accuracy. It just requires a small update to the model, and a shit ton of data set annotation time. Likewise, images can be scored for aesthetics and consistency and models…

How would you score them at scale without training some model to differentiate real vs. AI content? If you need to train such a model, where would you get the data from?

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#72
This reminds me of the ‘portrait drawings’ to camera transition.

LLMs have given us a more interesting corridor in the Library of Babel - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel - but choosing the wheat from the chaff will still be the human endeavor because of the infinite possible BS.

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#73

> Published content will be later used to train subsequent models, and being able to distinguish AI from human input may be very valuable going forward I find this to be a particularly interesting problem in this whole debacle. Could we end up having AI quality trend downwards due to AI ingesting its own old outputs and reinforcing bad habits? I think it's a particular risk for text generation. I've already run into…

>I've already run into scenarios where ChatGPT generated code that looked perfectly plausible, except for that the actual API used didn't really exist. Yes! I remember generating a seemingly reasonable R script except that the library that it called to do most of the work didn't exist! It was like code from an alternate dimension!

Can confirm that this happened to me when I asked ChatGPT to generate a parallax effect in Qt/QML. It simply used a QML Elemened with the name Parallax.

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#74

> Published content will be later used to train subsequent models, and being able to distinguish AI from human input may be very valuable going forward I find this to be a particularly interesting problem in this whole debacle. Could we end up having AI quality trend downwards due to AI ingesting its own old outputs and reinforcing bad habits? I think it's a particular risk for text generation. I've already run into…

>I've already run into scenarios where ChatGPT generated code that looked perfectly plausible, except for that the actual API used didn't really exist. Yes! I remember generating a seemingly reasonable R script except that the library that it called to do most of the work didn't exist! It was like code from an alternate dimension!

> It was like code from an alternate dimension!

Maybe it was? Haha. ChatGPT has seen some things and knows something we don’t!

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#75
This post reminds me of Samuel Butler's novel, Erewhon.

"Assume for the sake of argument that conscious beings have existed for some twenty million years: see what strides machines have made in the last thousand! May not the world last twenty million years longer? If so, what will they not in the end become? Is it not safer to nip the mischief in the bud and to forbid them further progress?"

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#76
We take it for granted these days that most text we read is generated by humans. But imagine a future where it is assumed most text is AI by default, and human text is only as common as computer generated text is today. Imagine 9 out of 10 comments on hackernews being AI authored. This comment, AI authored.

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#77
Funny, just yesterday I asked ChatGTP for some nutritional advise:

>can you give me the most common symptom of every vitamin deficiency

Sure, here is a list of common symptoms associated with deficiency in certain vitamins:

Vitamin A: night blindness, dry skin, and poor immune function

Vitamin B1 (thiamine): fatigue, irritability, and muscle weakness

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): cracks and sores at the corners of the mouth, itchy and scaly skin, and light sensitivity

Vitamin B3 (niacin): pellagra, which includes symptoms such as skin inflammation, diarrhea, and dementia

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): fatigue, insomnia, and muscle cramps

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): anemia, skin disorders, and depression

Vitamin B7 (biotin): hair loss, scaly skin, and brittle nails

Vitamin B12: pernicious anemia, which can cause fatigue, muscle weakness, and nerve damage

Vitamin C: scurvy, which can lead to bleeding gums, easy bruising, and poor wound healing

Vitamin D: rickets in children, and osteomalacia in adults, which can cause muscle weakness, bone pain, and fractures

Vitamin E: nerve damage, muscle weakness, and impaired vision

Vitamin K: bleeding disorders, easy bruising, and poor blood clotting

It's important to note that these symptoms can also be caused by other factors and deficiency in vitamins can manifest differently between people. Consult with a doctor if you suspect a deficiency.

>can you list the most recommended food source for each vitamin

Sure, here is a list of some food sources that are high in certain vitamins:

Vitamin A: sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, spinach, and apricots Vitamin B1 (thiamine): whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): almonds, mushrooms, and dairy products Vitamin B3 (niacin): chicken, fish, and peanuts Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): mushrooms, avocado, and sweet potatoes Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine): chicken, fish, and chickpeas Vitamin B7 (biotin): eggs, nuts, and sweet potatoes Vitamin B12: fish, meat, and dairy products Vitamin C: oranges, strawberries, kiwi, and bell peppers Vitamin D: fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines, egg yolks and mushrooms Vitamin E: almonds, sunflower seeds, and spinach Vitamin K: leafy greens like spinach, kale, and broccoli, also found in parsley, Brussels sprouts and even kelp.

Hulk Hogan would approve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-dI4Sl2rzE

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#78
This is a wake-up call. The popular epistemology has been flaming garbage for so long.

When you see something for yourself, that delivers one kind of knowledge.

When you hear it from a friend, that delivers another kind of knowledge.

When you hear it from somebody you don't know, and never actually met, second or third hand, that delivers yet another kind of knowledge.

And, in our society, that last kind of knowledge is so often treated as equivalent to the first. Which is messed up.

Re: Certified 100% AI-free organic content

#79

> Published content will be later used to train subsequent models, and being able to distinguish AI from human input may be very valuable going forward I find this to be a particularly interesting problem in this whole debacle. Could we end up having AI quality trend downwards due to AI ingesting its own old outputs and reinforcing bad habits? I think it's a particular risk for text generation. I've already run into…

> Published content will be later used to train subsequent models, and being able to distinguish AI from human input may be very valuable going forward

Not necessarily all AI contents are bad and all human contents are good. We need a way to separate the good from the bad, not AI from human, and it might be impossible to do 100% correct anyway.

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