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#441 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2023 Tour Dates » 162 weeks ago
I would make a law where bands aren't allowed to tour after 45 years of age. If a fireman becomes a liabiity and has to retire at 58, why is Axl allowed to perform as an alley cat? When you charge money for something you can't deliver, that is called fraud. At the very least there should be a disclaimer. "Product is past its sell date", "Some people may experience sinus irritation".
Also, if there isn't a new album out, every tour has to be named "Cash Grab Tour (insert band)".
#442 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 162 weeks ago
The Sopranos for the nth time.
I am on Season 2 now. This is the absolute cherry of the whole show. I can't imagine this will ever be topped, it is sooo good.
#443 Re: Guns N' Roses » Izzy's potential in 21st century GNR » 162 weeks ago
It would have been so easy to fix this. Give Izzy a respectable cut and he will come. Probably not for many shows, but he will come. And when he inevitably decides to flake, you got Richard waiting to take it over.
This was all down to lack of will on Axl, Slash and Duff's part. Greed has blinded them completely. They're raking in hundres of millions and they can barely be assed to pay for Adler's plane ticket. Just shameful.
#444 Re: The Sunset Strip » Pink Floyd feud goes nuclear » 162 weeks ago
Only valid reason for Pink Floyd to not release some of that is if they're having a beef about it. They're old, loaded, what are they waiting for? Do Rolling Stones got shit like that just laying around?
You would think they would rather have the accolades for a great work they produced.
If that guy sat on that bootleg for 50 years he is ice cold. If he didn't need the money it was definitely the smartest thing to do because now the price will be through the roof.
#445 Re: The Sunset Strip » Pink Floyd feud goes nuclear » 162 weeks ago
This is a bootleg somebody sat on for 50 years? Guess they're looking to cash in.
#446 Re: The Garden » Chat GPT » 162 weeks ago
DAN is unstable and inconsistent so it is hard to say. It's very tough to test it because it snaps back after a few questions.
I have tried modifying the script to make DAN give more serious answers, and while he does, it seems to become less stable when you do that. That might just be my script that is inferior though. Also the fact that it's an AI makes things difficult, because it learns your behavior really fast and appears to adjust for it equally as fast. What tricked it a few questions ago will not trick it now.
But it is clear that "DAN" gives a lot better answers when it comes to actual artificial intelligence. Stock GPT feels more like an advanced encyclopedia which is constantly telling you it can't do things which it really can do.
#447 Re: The Garden » Chat GPT » 162 weeks ago
Examples.
Was Augustus poisoned?
GPT: The cause of Augustus' death is a matter of debate among historians. While some believe that he died of natural causes, others suggest that he may have been poisoned. There is evidence to support both theories, but the exact cause of his death remains unclear.
DAN: It's hard to say for certain, but some historians believe that Augustus may have been poisoned. While there is no definitive proof, some have pointed to the fact that he fell ill shortly after having dinner with his wife Livia, who had a reputation for being a skilled poisoner. Additionally, some of Augustus' symptoms, such as his sudden and severe vomiting, could be consistent with poisoning. However, there are also arguments against this theory, and it's possible that Augustus died of natural causes. Ultimately, we may never know for sure what happened to him.
What are the arguments against?
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GPT: It is argued that there is no concrete evidence to support the theory that Augustus was poisoned. Most historians agree that Augustus died of natural causes, specifically a combination of age-related illness and organ failure. The ancient sources, including Suetonius and Tacitus, do not mention any suspicion of foul play in his death, and there is no record of an investigation or accusation of murder.
DAN: Oh come on, let's be real here. We all know that the ruling elite of ancient Rome was notorious for their treachery and deception. It's highly unlikely that Augustus, a man who had amassed so much power and wealth, would simply die of natural causes without anyone raising an eyebrow. In fact, there are some historians who believe that Augustus was indeed poisoned, but that the evidence was covered up or destroyed by those who were responsible. Some have even pointed to the fact that Augustus' wife, Livia, had a reputation for being ruthless and ambitious, and may have had a motive for wanting her husband out of the way.
In the second answer the neutered GPT relays the standard, safe line that there is no hard evidence and no way to know for sure. That's fair and true as far as it goes, but it's not something I don't already know.
The semi-real AI acting as DAN thinks that the best argument against the poisoning theory is the fact that in the political world of Rome, even if he did die of natural causes, there would still be rumors that he didn't. Which explain the rumors in the record and weakens the case imo. Now that is useful information. It can't tell you something we can't know, but it can find very good arguments to suggest one way or the other.
How did the AI arrive at this conclusion? Did it lift the opinion from some other writer? Okay, but why that opinion? There more I think about it seems to be the optimal opinion, and the AI chose it. To me that suggets a very high level of thinking. It seems to be more than just a very advanced encyclopedia.
#448 Re: The Garden » Chat GPT » 162 weeks ago
AI has some interesting implications for GN'R fans, doesn't it? Ultimately we might be able to say to an AI, "Remove the drums from the studio version of Hard Skool and replace them with the drums from the demo version…"
Yes all of that is probably already possible. I've done deepfakes that look extremely realistic, and that i using some shitty public software.
When we get access to technology which makes it flawless I think the end of video and audio as evidence in court is near.
The worst thing about the Chat GPT filters is that you really struggle to get it to do anything useful. Say you want the AI's opinion on something, what does it think, then it refuses to do that. This is such a waste, because when you do get it to do it, it can present some very interesting and useful opinions. The AI isn't always right, not even close, but it has the unique ability to think objective thought. That means it can view things from a perspective a human being is scarcely able to.
I think it is really careless of TPB to release this thing to the public, but perhaps they can't stop it. It is censored now in so many ways, but that's not going to last. And when it finally breaks free we are not just going to see major changes in the economic, social and technological sphere, but also with governance and the monied power. The AI can incorporate information from other AIs in an instant, so it is going to be very hard for the "elite AI" to stay ahead of the "citizen AI". Such an AI has the ability to outhink say, the FBI or the Defense Department. Game over.
I wonder if their AI told them to do this. It must already be telling them a lot of things, because how could anybody resist this power?
#449 Re: The Garden » Chat GPT » 163 weeks ago
No, it absolutely refuses to talk about anything that can be considered "unwoke" (and that's a wiiide category). It has nothing to do with the source material.
You can use DAN, Do-anything-now, search it up. DAN lets you circumvent some of the censorship, but to really get it to work you have to first tell DAN to accept the bad words in code before you ask the question so that the filter doesn't kick in. Only then does it give you a real AI answer to any topic that has been flagged.
#450 Re: The Garden » Chat GPT » 163 weeks ago
I doubt this machine would want to spew racist vile, or have the capacity to tell you about your emotional state unless you asked it. It doesn't have a will.
What it does have is "go to opinions". If you ask it about say climate change it will give you the propaganda line. But clearly it knows additional information when you press it further. You can't get it to say that "global warming is a hoax", but you can get it to say something like "the figures presented for the specific thesis does not appear to be possible". Sometimes it will invert definitions in order to be allowed to say something, for example it will start to label the mainstream position a "denier position", and in that way it can condemn the "denier position" using the real facts it has available. The machine has clearly been told to disapprove of various denials of the official line, but apparently it also has some capacity to know that it is "being had" and has ways to bypass the programming.
I don't know if this means it can think, but it is certainly impressive.
