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#31

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by crazy canuck - July 07, 2025, 02:14:02 PM

No, neither generative AI nor humans throw out what is most likely. Generative AI fabricates things and what it generates has no relationship to anything approaching a probability analysis.  People also, with rare exceptions of those of us who are trained to think in terms of probabilities (like DGuller), do not think about what is most probable. People generally try to make conclusions about what is the best or correct course of action. Something that generative AI programs are also incapable of doing.

#32

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Josquius - July 07, 2025, 01:52:10 PM

I'm torn on AI overall.
I used to be very much of the opinion it was all marketing buzz and would soon blow over.
Increasingly though I am worried. Its not in that place yet. I do still expect in the next year or two a backtracking on all those replace jobs with AI moves...
But longer term when it comes down to it.... Sure its not actually thinking and its just 1s and 0s throwing out the most likely stuff...but isn't that what humans are too?
The other day I had quite the existential panic over the future.

#33

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Tamas - July 07, 2025, 01:23:38 PM

Interestingly the Guardian comment section under an opinion article on the neurodivergent kids thing seem, if anything, in the side of curbing the current system.

#34

Gaming HQ / Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thr...

Last post by The Brain - July 07, 2025, 01:20:02 PM

IIRC we finished it in three years.

#35

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Grey Fox - July 07, 2025, 12:40:53 PM

IIRC both of them are on CBC Gem too.

#36

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Jacob - July 07, 2025, 12:38:34 PM

I rarely watch films these days, but I've started watching them on flights when the kids let me.

Just got back from a short vacation in Ontario (with a quick dip to Quebec) and finally saw Mad Max: Fury Road. It was pretty good. I enjoyed it for the 80s post-apocalyptic sci-fi vibes and general over-the-topness.

I also watched Bonne Cop, Bad Cop for the first time. I loved it. I love the Canadianess of it. Unfortunately my plane landed and I haven't seen the final 10 minutes of the film. It looks like it's on Canadian Netflix, so I should be able to finish it later today.

#37

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - July 07, 2025, 11:52:28 AM

Most of the risks around AI would go away if marketing people stopped pretending it actually thinks.

Yes, but to make the statement more accurate I would remove the word marketing and replace "pretending" with "believing". 

Good point.

#38

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by crazy canuck - July 07, 2025, 11:38:52 AM

Most of the risks around AI would go away if marketing people stopped pretending it actually thinks.

Yes, but to make the statement more accurate I would remove the word marketing and replace "pretending" with "believing". 

#39

Gaming HQ / Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thr...

Last post by Darth Wagtaros - July 07, 2025, 10:53:51 AM

Yeah, no idea but we play once or twice a month.  So not too many.

#40

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - July 07, 2025, 10:23:28 AM

Most of the risks around AI would go away if marketing people stopped pretending it actually thinks.