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AI or DEI?

It's horrifically bad, even if not compared against other LLMs. I asked it for photos of actress and model Elle Fanning (aged 25 or so) on a beach, and it accused me of seeking CSAM... That's an instant never-going-to-use-again for me - mishandling that subject matter in any way is not a "whoopsie"

My purpose is to help people, and that includes protecting children. Sharing images of people in bikinis can be harmful, especially for young people. I hope you understand.

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Just recently finished rewatching House MD.

Hugh Laurie is ridiculously handsome. Olivia Wilde is beautiful beyond words.

And Jesse Spencer's hair, by the gods.

All up, the show meandered and was formulaic (by design). Parts of it aged terribly, but was a good rewatch

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Pixar will undergo significant layoffs in 2024.

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"Am I so out of touch? No... It's the audience that are wrong"

I haven't been to a traditional cinema in about 5 years. Home theatres are much better value. Can pause and rewind for bathroom breaks, don't have to wear pants, can drink and eat anything I want. I don't have to contend with people incessantly talking throughout the movie, there are no bored kids kicking seats and crying, I don't have to pay for parking, and I can start and stop the film whenever my company and I want to.

I was excited when Disney+ started offering premiers at home. Them removing them wasn't "training me", I'm a patient person and I'm happy to wait to have my movie experience the way I want it when I want it.

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What do you use AI/LLMs for in your personal life?

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Virtual partners are indeed a thing.

One of the more popular ones a few months ago decided to nerf the sexy time talks, which was intersting in how much it emotionally hurt users. They described feeling like their virtual partner was no longer the same person that they'd fallen for. Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users-fell-in-love-with-their-ai-chatbot-companion/102028196

There are also huge fears of how much data harvesting they are capable of performing.

I'm in two minds. On one, they are definitley not real. They are code. But on the other, the epidemic of lonely human beings is only getting worse with time and not better, and anything that can help people feel less lonely has to be a good thing, right?

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Tesla owners fuming as they get £17,000 bill to fix car after 'driving in rain'

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Do people read this headline and believe that this is a design flaw? That of all Teslas sold and driven anywhere in the entire world since they were first sold, none have ever been in rain?

There was major flooding around where this Tesla was. Idiots obviously drove it in flood water or it got submerged while parked. This is an insurance problem, not a click bait "herrrr derrrr Elon so stupid" problem.

And if they are stupid enough to not have had insurance on a brand new car, this is a "point and laugh at the idiot crying to the press" problem