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Redrump1221 t1_j8ogq0w wrote

They do this to phones (especially Iphones), printer cartridges, cars and just about any other product they can get away with. Digital rights management software is preventing people from using devices they bought under the premise of copyright and safety. The farmers feel it the hardest but everyone should be aware that everyday you have less rights to use the things you bought just so some CEO can give himself a 20 million dollar bonus instead of 10 million y seedling you a subscription to something you bought.

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QristopherQuixote t1_j8ogjgs wrote

Do you need a history of all the things SciFi got wrong? Asimov, Heinlein, etc?

Contagion is based on actual science. Read books by Robin Cook if you want to see an actual scientist write science fiction. His book "vector" predicted the use of Anthrax as a terrorist weapon. However, folks like Michael Crichton have been spectacularly wrong even though he had an MD. Crichton was a science skeptic in some respects who questioned bans on DDT and wrote a book that made a mockery of environmental activism. He also wrote a book against AI called "Prey" which had a swarm intelligence using nanobots that was beyond silly.

We don't even know if strong AI is possible. It doesn't appear to be necessary for us to get value from task based AI. Artificial neural nets are everywhere including in cruise control in cars, smart thermostats, etc. Some smart phones like the Pixel have them. Components of AI are being used more and more.

We cannot confuse complexity with strong AI. Very complex AI systems can still be weak task based AI. Consciousness and independent action are not part of AI now. No existing AI system can be considered to be "thinking." This idea that an AI overlord will emerge to override human action is pure science fiction. The human brain has trillions of interconnections between billions of neurons with an incredible input system. No computer can match it yet.

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Sirmalta t1_j8ogee5 wrote

Leftist here. The only reason I dont watch deepfakes is because theyre stupid. Show me a video of the actual person fucking, and I'm in. Deep fakes are just dumb fan art.

I dont care about them, and frankly neither should anyone else. Its lame, not sexy, and too dumb to be offensive.

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Uristqwerty t1_j8og1o5 wrote

The dataset used to train the model needs to be sourced ethically, just like the supply chain used by a physical manufacturer needs to be audited to ensure a supplier isn't using slave labour in a country too remote to attract much attention over the issue. In this case, I'd say the companies need to either dilute their datasets further, using fewer samples from any given person to the point that AI can't replicate the appearance of a specific person or the style of an artist except by improbable coincidence or extreme genericity, or get consent from each person who (or whose work) appears in the training data.

Though this is deepfakes, which I think involve users applying additional training material specifically of the target, so that the AI over-fits to that specific output. If the original AI was ethically/respectfully produced, then the people responsible for the additional rounds of training ought to be the ones at fault, at least as much as the prompt-writer themselves (assuming they're not the same individual!). For that, the only good solution I can think of is legislation.

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who_you_are t1_j8ofauk wrote

I'm watching Louis Rossmann so I know their greed. But even us, we can see it with stuff targeted for us.

I already hate marketing because they lie on everything. Show me the specs, then the specs (if possible) in my common situation (it change, eg. Battery over temperature). Then, if you want put common use, then your bullshit generic marketing.

I also do electronics (not a lot though, and as personal). What they call "datasheet" (read it specifications) is gold by modern standard. You want to know the output at 10, 30, 60 degree? 3.3v, 5v, 50v? Here, take this! Usually the first section describes the product with general usages. Then the features.

All that in a short way. Except the first paragraph that somewhat look like generic marketing blabla, the other part are straight to the point.

All companies want to get all your money. If they could, they would just get it straight from your pay check without providing anything.

The way to go around is with subscription (free money on a regular base) and closed part (so you need to buy exclusive from them so they can get all the money).

Also, and it is a damn big issue, "we can barely do anything". Do you have the money and knowledge to start your own farming equipment manufacturer? To produce cellphones? Cars?... I would like, but I can't. I won't even be able to do 1/90 of that.

If I could, I would almost sell it for the price to build. Make sure management don't eat all the money for no reason (like their wage). trying to block wage increase if the bottom get any, reduce stupid layout to be always on the low hierarchy one (you know, the one actually making money to the company?)

Unfortunately, life suck and all that is impossible.

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