Nonsense on Stilts
No, LaMDA is not sentient. Not even slightly.
«Blake LeMoine, originally charged with studying how “safe” the system is, appears to have fallen in love with LaMDA, as if it were a family member or a colleague. (Newsflash: it’s not; it’s a spreadsheet for words.)»
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Climate Change from A to Z
The stories we tell ourselves about the future.
Things could be better
Eight studies reveal a (possibly universal) bias in human imagination
«We figured that judgments must be built on comparisons: to say that something is bad is really to say that it’s worse than something else.»
Why Micro Habits Are Better Than Typical Habits
Unlike typical habits - the ones you start and abandon after a while. Micro habits have the potential to change your life for good. See how...
Vehicles of Extraction • SftP Magazine
A look at the history and current supply chains of electric vehicles reveals why we must reject seeing them as climate change solutions.
«Their batteries are highly resource-intensive, requiring minerals from all over the world, and rising demand for EVs will produce a rush to increase extraction. Vehicle batteries account for much of the growth in mineral demand, and it won’t be extracted without serious consequences.»
The metaverse is inevitable, regardless of what happens to Meta
The metaverse is inevitable because it is hardwired into our DNA. Humans evolved to understand the world through first-person experiences.