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nothing5901568 t1_iwxoiji wrote
Reply to comment by willnotforget2 in Meta has withdrawn its Galactica AI, only 3 days after its release, following intense criticism. Meta’s misstep—and its hubris—show once again that Big Tech has a blind spot about the severe limitations of large language models in AI. by lughnasadh
I agree. It has potential, it's just not ready for prime time yet
nothing5901568 t1_iwn6s0s wrote
Reply to META has released a new AI tool called Galactica that auto-generates science content. The problem is that it's terrible, and soon its inaccurate and bogus content will drown out real science information. by lughnasadh
I tried it. The outputs are pretty bad. I think the concept is good though, it just needs more work. As for the idea that this will cause a lot of societal harm, I doubt it.
nothing5901568 t1_iu30eqy wrote
Reply to comment by thenewrepublic in The Heavy Price of Longtermism | Longtermists focus on ensuring humanity’s existence into the far future. But not without sacrifices in the present. by thenewrepublic
There is no scientific consensus that we have a decade left to "preserve a living planet". This is hysteria. Climate change is bad but the Earth has sustained warmer periods in the past.
Of course we should be thinking about the long term future. Maybe The New Republic should also write an article about how we shouldn't save for retirement because we have bills to pay right now.
nothing5901568 t1_jdcz98f wrote
Reply to New Law [and Tech] Beginning of the End of Animal Research by idreamofjiro
Animal research makes me uncomfortable but it isn't going away anytime soon. It would be cool if this tech could reduce the need for animal research in the drug development sector.