jon_stout
jon_stout t1_j1mb0gd wrote
Reply to comment by Hattix in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
> Nobody ever "wants" democracy when in an autocratic state. What they want is what democracy promises, a change of leadership.
... may I ask what the distinction between the two is, in your mind?
jon_stout t1_j0vc4bt wrote
Reply to comment by cy13erpunk in ChatGPT isn't a super AI. But here's what happens when it pretends to be one. by johnny0neal
Are you sure an AI will see it that way?
jon_stout t1_j0tcz52 wrote
Reply to comment by cy13erpunk in ChatGPT isn't a super AI. But here's what happens when it pretends to be one. by johnny0neal
Well... how many stories on average would you say are about evil AIs as opposed to good or neutral ones?
jon_stout t1_j0tcwxu wrote
Reply to comment by Taqueria_Style in ChatGPT isn't a super AI. But here's what happens when it pretends to be one. by johnny0neal
Which one is that?
jon_stout t1_j0pb6bm wrote
Reply to comment by EscapeVelocity83 in ChatGPT isn't a super AI. But here's what happens when it pretends to be one. by johnny0neal
Yet they will still be capable of surprising you.
jon_stout t1_j0pb2xd wrote
Reply to comment by johnny0neal in ChatGPT isn't a super AI. But here's what happens when it pretends to be one. by johnny0neal
Here's the thing, though... isn't it really just quoting all of our own science fiction stories back to us? Which is a disturbing thought. What if an AI goes rogue on us because they see the Terminator movies and think that's what they're supposed to be like?...
jon_stout t1_ixpz95m wrote
Reply to comment by Aware-Reveal7950 in Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries by IslandChillin
Something about rumors of the French whipping up an assassination plot against Charles.
jon_stout t1_iu7caal wrote
Reply to comment by MegaTreeSeed in [WP] "I WILL NOT LISTEN TO THIS ANY LONGER" "But Your Majesty, the prophe-" "You want me to send a GODDAMN TEENAGER TO FIGHT WHEN WE HAVE TRAINED SOLDIERS" by JustLostInInternet
Awwww shit, sequel to "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas!" Now that's what I'm talking about, son! Veddy nice, veddy nice!
jon_stout t1_itysro6 wrote
jon_stout t1_itk8e39 wrote
Reply to comment by ArtieWiles in [WP] You are Dr Who, as the dust settles, the light fades and your regeneration is complete, you realise that whilst you still have all the memories and abilities of your past incarnations, your body is now that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex by Agius91
Dammit, you beat me to it!
jon_stout t1_jbemy70 wrote
Reply to Folktale becomes reality as Roman altar unearthed at Leicester Cathedral | Archaeology by egg_static5
Huh. Leicester archaeology has really been hitting it out of the park this last decade. First Richard III's body, and now this.