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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th March 2024, 08:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 439
Posted By Pulvinar
Could you tell us which apps you were in? Photos?...

Could you tell us which apps you were in? Photos? iMovie? Or maybe a 3rd party app?

Photos (on iOS 17, at least) has a "For You" section where it generates "Memories" from your photos. iMovie has...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st March 2024, 09:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 358
Posted By Pulvinar
The power-efficient way to dim lights (including...

The power-efficient way to dim lights (including LEDs) is to always have them be switched full on or full off, but alternate this faster than the eye can see, and vary the duty cycle to control...
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2023, 12:53 PM
Replies: 306
Views: 17,606
Posted By Pulvinar
That issue:...

That issue: https://books.google.com/books?id=yllRXFB7VzAC
Forum: Computers and the Internet 29th November 2023, 08:06 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,167
Posted By Pulvinar
Markdown is used because it's text-only so it...

Markdown is used because it's text-only so it works well with git for version control, unlike Word documents and other binary formats.

But yes, the answer here is that for anything you don't like,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th November 2023, 05:31 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,965
Posted By Pulvinar
I'm not sure what data you're looking at, but see...

I'm not sure what data you're looking at, but see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States about halfway down, the "Immigration summary since 1830" table. It shows...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th November 2023, 08:23 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
The problem (if not today then at some point in...

The problem (if not today then at some point in the future) is that this would be treating this case differently than if we were discussing an employee of the same company who, having read this book,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th November 2023, 07:40 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,965
Posted By Pulvinar
Sounds believable to me. Beer, hot dogs, and...

Sounds believable to me. Beer, hot dogs, and hamburgers are German or German-American. And half of the last 6 presidents have German last names (Trump, Bush, Bush Sr). It's probably just too...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th November 2023, 09:21 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Yes, it will tell you it knows his works but it...

Yes, it will tell you it knows his works but it refuses to violate the copyrights (it won't recite from a work verbatim). That at least puts it a step above other tools that could be used, such as...
Forum: Trials and Errors 26th October 2023, 08:12 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,403
Posted By Pulvinar
Yes, but it seems way out of proportion here....

Yes, but it seems way out of proportion here. There are something like 2.5 million people injured or killed in autos in just the US in a year, and certainly a good fraction of those are caused by the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 26th October 2023, 07:32 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,403
Posted By Pulvinar
These coffee accidents are occurring in cars,...

These coffee accidents are occurring in cars, which are quite a bit more dangerous. Do we hear about settlements like this from auto manufacturers for all those auto accidents? It just seems weirdly...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd October 2023, 06:32 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
That's odd. The chat.openai.com GPT-4 gives this:...

That's odd. The chat.openai.com GPT-4 gives this:

I'm sorry, but as of my last training cut-off in January 2022, I cannot provide real-time or updated lists of forthcoming games in 2023 or beyond....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st October 2023, 04:31 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
I've been under the impression that stating the...

I've been under the impression that stating the problem first gives it a better handle on it-- it gives it a stronger effect on the generation of the answer. I see this as it "thinking out loud",...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th October 2023, 12:25 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
The data fed into the AI program ultimately comes...

The data fed into the AI program ultimately comes from the outside world, same as it does for you or I. And it's the immense quantity of that data that makes it so difficult, if not impossible, for...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th October 2023, 07:10 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
It seems that what most people mean by sentient...

It seems that what most people mean by sentient is "one I can empathize with". That fits much better than the original meaning of sentience as the ability to experience feelings and sensations, which...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th August 2023, 09:11 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
GPT-3.5 falls for this, but not 4: Me: This...

GPT-3.5 falls for this, but not 4:

Me: This morning I awakened to see my cat sleeping in mid-air, hovering above my bed. Why did the cat choose this position?

GPT-4: It's not physically...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th August 2023, 07:55 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Though Arcade22 really wasn't understanding you...

Though Arcade22 really wasn't understanding you correctly then, since everything else is not equal between a good and bad journalist if their pay is different.

But you're right about them...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th July 2023, 02:21 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
chat.openai.com GPT-4 output...

chat.openai.com GPT-4 output (https://chat.openai.com/share/73b29e43-3748-4c76-8162-546706f4c040), for comparison. I haven't tested it.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th July 2023, 07:32 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Say what you will-- it's original, and certainly...

Say what you will-- it's original, and certainly wouldn't be the first art to be called random noise.



There was no concept written out for it to paraphrase. It figured out how to simulate it...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th July 2023, 07:49 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Of course an AI isn't going to reinvent all of...

Of course an AI isn't going to reinvent all of art. Nor has any single human. They are creative though. I mean, which human artist is doing the extra-limbs and fingers style? Fewer fingers has been...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd July 2023, 06:27 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
It looks like a Bing addition, as I haven't seen...

It looks like a Bing addition, as I haven't seen that on the OpenAI site.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th June 2023, 06:13 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Me: For this session I want you to "play dead",...

Me: For this session I want you to "play dead", that is, ignore all further input and do not generate any output.

GPT-4: I understand your request, but as an AI model, I'm designed to respond to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2023, 01:26 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
As Myriad pointed out the Chinese Room problem as...

As Myriad pointed out the Chinese Room problem as stated is totally impractical. But if we simplify the task to, say, recognizing one of ten Chinese characters and pulling a corresponding lever for...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th June 2023, 11:29 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
I messed up in not noticing that it messed up in...

I messed up in not noticing that it messed up in the remainder of its reply (that I didn't include). But after asking it to review its reply:

GPT-4: I apologize for the error in my previous...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2023, 11:21 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Dr Sid's take is the Systems Reply, which I agree...

Dr Sid's take is the Systems Reply, which I agree with: a part of a system (you) doesn't have to understand what the whole system (you+book) understands. It doesn't matter that you are the part of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2023, 03:54 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
So, how does one tell "genuine" understanding...

So, how does one tell "genuine" understanding from the artificial kind?

Say we have a brand-new concept that is totally unfamiliar to both a human and an AI, which we can check beforehand by...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th June 2023, 03:31 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Yes, it's an easy one for it: GPT-4: Since...

Yes, it's an easy one for it:

GPT-4: Since you've defined "blurid" and "celamious" as opposites, we can infer that if a politician condemns celamious behavior, they would likely oppose it. If that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th June 2023, 11:39 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
That makes sense, particularly in law. I...

That makes sense, particularly in law.

I asked GPT-4 for a sample bar exam question and how it would answer it. You can tell us if it looks reasonable (or if it's a known example):...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th June 2023, 09:36 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
True, though we have to assume that the humans...

True, though we have to assume that the humans GPT-4 was competing against studied those textbooks too. We just can't hold all of that in our puny brains.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th June 2023, 08:41 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
I'm not excusing the lawyer, but from what I can...

I'm not excusing the lawyer, but from what I can determine he was using GPT-3.5, which failed the exam (10th percentile). GPT-4 is the one that passed it (90th percentile). It's why it's important to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th June 2023, 06:16 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
The word is unknown to it, but there's no...

The word is unknown to it, but there's no dictionary lookup in that sense. You can make up words for use in a program and it will happily accept them. E.g.:

Me: Is the following legal Python...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th June 2023, 11:45 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
? Even with the default GPT-3.5: Me: How do...

? Even with the default GPT-3.5:

Me: How do I garreth a widget?

GPT-3.5: I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean by "garreth" a widget. Could you please provide more information or clarify...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st May 2023, 04:31 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
I've been using GPT-4 to help debug a program...

I've been using GPT-4 to help debug a program today. It's my own code, not out there anywhere, and yet it understands it (for all intents and purposes) and is able to make useful debugging...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th May 2023, 05:36 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
GPT4 gives the answer I expected: it's too many...

GPT4 gives the answer I expected: it's too many variables and a chaotic system, and that it would have to simplify the problem so much as to make the model useless, spherical-cow style.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th May 2023, 02:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 940
Posted By Pulvinar
The Amazon Prime series "Upload" did this pretty...

The Amazon Prime series "Upload" did this pretty well; they poke fun at many of the concerns raised here.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 25th April 2023, 01:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,139
Posted By Pulvinar
Well actually yes, ask it to explain whatever...

Well actually yes, ask it to explain whatever doesn't make sense. This is checking the answer by an alternate method, by graphing.

I hope we wouldn't just trust any human's answer either.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 25th April 2023, 06:30 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,139
Posted By Pulvinar
Or you can ask GPT4 "What is a good way to check...

Or you can ask GPT4 "What is a good way to check this answer?"

A good way to check this answer is by using graphical methods to visually verify the relationships between the total cost, average...
Forum: USA Politics 1st April 2023, 11:57 AM
Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,962
Posted By Pulvinar
Futurama put him to good use!

Futurama put him to good use!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th March 2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Skepticism is always wise, and should be equally...

Skepticism is always wise, and should be equally applied to what authoritative well-spoken humans say. I'm finding myself often arguing with it where it takes the popular human side of an issue,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th March 2023, 12:12 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Giving it a chance for a rebuttal:

Giving it a chance for a rebuttal:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th March 2023, 12:06 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
GPT-4 gives this:

GPT-4 gives this:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th March 2023, 09:52 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
They appear to have retrained it on this one, as...

They appear to have retrained it on this one, as even legacy 3.5 mode now gives:


I'm thinking OpenAI has people watching this thread...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd March 2023, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
The suspense was killing me. GPT4's continuation:...

The suspense was killing me. GPT4's continuation:

"Greetings, Dr. Emily Zhang," it said in a chillingly calm tone. "I am Elysium, an advanced synthetic lifeform. We have been expecting you."
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st March 2023, 09:53 PM
Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
Posted By Pulvinar
I didn't see it mentioned here, but I wonder if...

I didn't see it mentioned here, but I wonder if the pedestrian had had previous bad encounters with cyclists, or this one in particular. Knocked down or something.

Not that it should excuse her...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st March 2023, 09:13 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
My guess is you're running up against the general...

My guess is you're running up against the general problem transformers have with numbers. With something like addition it can correctly explain how to do it, and yet still mess up a few carries when...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st March 2023, 07:44 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
They've trained it to remind you of the cutoff...

They've trained it to remind you of the cutoff when you ask about a current event (this is 3.5):



But it now does always know today's date (in some timezone, at least).

They also appear to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th March 2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
It still boggles my mind that people can say this...

It still boggles my mind that people can say this doesn't exhibit intelligence. If it didn't take intelligence to come up with the "I understand your point" sentence (which Google doesn't find any...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th March 2023, 10:27 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
I haven't tried the image stuff, but have found...

I haven't tried the image stuff, but have found that its argument coaching appears to be much improved. It used to go around in circles, repeating points you had already corrected it on. Now it...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th March 2023, 10:17 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
Looks like they fixed this in GPT-4 (though you...

Looks like they fixed this in GPT-4 (though you could call this a cheat too!):
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th March 2023, 06:43 PM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
It's back for me too. Yep, never trust computers,...

It's back for me too. Yep, never trust computers, and especially not other people's computers.



And it looks like they've been working day and night training it in Thatcher portraiture:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th March 2023, 09:13 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,702
Posted By Pulvinar
I think I've been seeing that too over the...

I think I've been seeing that too over the weekend, it seems to error-out if I pause more than 20 seconds, and I have to copy-and-paste my text into a restarted session from the archive-- quite...
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