Artificial intelligence still has some way to go

This is amusingly sweary, if also despairing.

https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/

A pretty deep dive into how AI is already used by one terrible company
https://futurism.com/advon-ai-content

there have got to be so many AdVons out there

We'll see but its true. This stuff needs a return.

A colleague of mine works in digital training and he mentioned 'Oh we're dropping AI voices'

When I asked why:

'Their prices keep going up, they want so much money for so few voices, they must be getting desperate. We can hire an actor for the same price' pic.twitter.com/p3CjBMqBWT

— Chris Sharpes (@chrissharpesVO) June 25, 2024

Obv its also keeping wages down too

Thank you for the sweary blog, which cuts a little close to the nerve sometimes....

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8pMkOWOUiL/

B-but its going to solve physics.

Sam Altman says the day is approaching when we can ask an AI model to solve all of physics and it can actually do that pic.twitter.com/zExwozzlhY

— Tsarathustra (@tsarnick) June 26, 2024

Aside from the fact that no it isn't going to solve all of physics, there's an extraordinary rhetorical sleight of hand in there. What is the future going to look like "even if we solve every safety / misuse / regulatory problem"? No! What is the world going to look like if we *don't* do that (because we can't and won't!)

All it can do is summarize physics textbooks.

Wow... Just tested the new keyframe update from Luma. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/TIIQQ9gyVz

— Proper (@ProperPrompter) June 28, 2024

lock thread?

Gift article about the collapse of a company that failed to design an AI chatbot for the LA school system. A telling portion intimates that the company’s founder kept referring to work she had done with a lab at Harvard… but which was actually a brief association as an undergraduate and then extension student. AI is just big grift afaic

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/ai-chatbot-los-angeles-schools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.300.J-uf.4ZtU36zvm3Zr&smid=url-share

Kurzweil seems to be a sober advocate for what's going on at the moment. But then he quotes Musk so that's where it first gets suspicious, even before the immortality stuff..

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/29/ray-kurzweil-google-ai-the-singularity-is-nearer

Kurzweil is a big credulous dickhead.

Hand crib:

If Musk says something is happening now, it won't be seen for a decade or more.

If Musk says something is a year away, it's unlikely to be seen in our lifetimes

If Musk says something is two years away or more, it's a physical impossibility

Handy, jesus

, your own

I just looked up Kurzweil a few days ago to see where he was at on prophecies of the Singularity. Apparently we’ve got ‘til 2040 to enjoy our meat bodies.

Cool keyboards tho

Alberto Carvalho, the current head of L.A. Unified, is a piece of shit who was imported from Miami. I’m glad he ended up with egg on his face

Even loveable paranoic Douglas Rushkoff thinks “AI” is snake oil bullshit

Kurzweil is a big credulous dickhead.

― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Monday, 1 July 2024 bookmarkflaglink

These guys are really creepy

Kurzweil says some things that seem plausible and some that seem way too optimistic. Its a mix of useful and garbage.

Sora’s current output and its inevitable evolution in the next year makes me very worried for people in the VFX, animation, and gaming fields

until you can actually give it notes dont think theres much to worry about except maybe on the extreme low end

I’m not so sure. Based on stuff like this, we’re probably a year away from creating approximations of the original cuts of The Red Badge of Courage and The Magnificent Ambersons

https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/Oyex6mwf9Z

naw

AI fans crossing over with people who never read another book after Harry Potter seems appropriate.

Gymnastics is the Turing test of video generation models pic.twitter.com/cOhmUJjI2m

— Deedy (@deedydas) July 2, 2024

such a beautiful sport

i dont really understand whats new/improved about that harry potter vid compared to what people were doing a year ago like those weird c3po star wars vids

AI can now create images via reading your brain

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2438107-mind-reading-ai-recreates-what-youre-looking-at-with-amazing-accuracy/

https://i.imgur.com/6Mvw9j8.png

most of this ai generated video will probably be an extension of the terrible stories we've all become accusmtoed to via cgi movies - with the exception of Breen of course

i dunno, this is pretty impressive if you ask me

This is pretty stunning AI spaghetti art...

Like modern/abstract art, AI art will be a thing, and creative pieces will be displayed in museums.

I can't wait for AI song to win a Grammy pic.twitter.com/n6vIjlMtEa

— Bindu Reddy (@bindureddy) July 2, 2024

sorry, but the spaghetti didn't have the right number of fingers so i'm going to completely dismiss it

but does it display the right number of spaghetti strands? can AI finally demonstrate spaghetti-permanence?

the underneath spaghetti person morphs briefly into a rigatoni. ai can't do anything the way you want it

I've seen that one alongside the human dancers they're duplicating, which makes it less impressive imho.

a lot of ai is impressive but ive yet to see anything good, tho i think the bigger problem for people who want to use it is you just dont have enough control over the output

who cares about control over the output, it's a pair of dancing spaghettis :)

capital may be flowing in vast quantities and energy consumed in equally vast quantities in the direction of generative AI, but if we get a minute of dancing spaghetti video out of it, it's a win!

Don’t worry, the next Trump Administration will be propping this shit up by the billions (gift link): it’s the new moonshot gentlemen, we have to beat the hated Chinese: https://wapo.st/3VTUP6J

I saw this picture online, purporting to be the crowd at a Tyler the Creator show, and was trying to figure out if it was AI-generated:

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1103844084973588521/1259499352297050162/449753422_497485259717778_7629615865346222769_n.png?ex=668be7ad&is=668a962d&hm=5ab6e0ff78f62a8a5781b36d7c533134693af9c234393b27e8caf68db3a1a6f6&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=534&height=534

N.B. - I'm not a TTC fan and I was wondering why fans would have "Louis" written on their foreheads, so I decided to ask GPT. I'm still not even sure if the answer was a hallucination or not, as I've never watched the show.

why do tyler the creator fans write louis on their heads
ChatGPT
Tyler, the Creator fans sometimes write "Louis" on their heads as a reference to his song "Yonkers" from his 2011 album Goblin. In the song, Tyler raps the line, "I'm a fucking walking paradox, no I'm not, Threesomes with a fucking triceratops, Reptar, rapping as I'm mocking deaf rock stars, wearing synthetic wigs made of Anwar's dreadlocks, bedrock, harder than a motherfucking Flintstone, making crack rocks outta pissy mattress stock, wearin' silk socks, slippery rocks, like the shit you put in your shoes when you walkin' backwards, fuck what you think." However, the specific mention of writing "Louis" is often a misunderstood or misrepresented part of fan culture, possibly linked to other lyrics, themes, or Tyler's overall artistic persona, which often includes elements of satire, rebellion, and shock value. The practice might be a form of tribute or an in-joke among fans.

What does the word "Louis" have to do with those lyrics?
ChatGPT
The word "Louis" doesn't directly relate to the lyrics of "Yonkers." However, the reason Tyler, the Creator fans write "Louis" on their heads stems from a different context within Tyler's creative universe.

In Tyler's music and persona, he often plays with themes of identity, alter-egos, and satirical takes on various aspects of culture and fame. "Louis" is a reference to Tyler's alter ego, "Dr. TC," from his earlier work. In his debut album, "Bastard," Dr. TC serves as a counselor or therapist to Tyler. In various interviews and performances, Tyler has played with this persona, creating a sense of inside jokes and references that dedicated fans pick up on.

The practice of writing "Louis" on their heads can be seen as a homage to this character and the deeper lore within Tyler, the Creator's body of work. It's part of the intricate and often cryptic references that fans of Tyler embrace, adding to the unique and interactive culture surrounding his music.

Sorry, I'm not following. What does that have to do with "Louis"?
ChatGPT
I apologize for any confusion. Let me clarify further:

The practice of writing "Louis" on their heads by Tyler, the Creator fans specifically comes from a meme inspired by a scene from Tyler's show "Loiter Squad." In the show, there's a skit where Tyler and his friends are participating in a spelling bee. One of the characters, played by Tyler, is asked to spell "Loiter." Instead, he spells out "L-O-U-I-S," leading to a humorous and memorable moment that fans latched onto. This joke from the show became popular among fans, who then started writing "Louis" on their heads as a playful homage to that specific scene.

So, the connection is not directly tied to his music lyrics but rather to a comedic moment from his television show, "Loiter Squad."

Which episode does that skit occur on?
ChatGPT

Searched 5 sites

The skit where Tyler, the Creator spells "Louis" instead of "Loiter" during a spelling bee occurs in Season 2, Episode 2 of "Loiter Squad," titled "Waiting to Exhale." This humorous and memorable moment from the show became a popular inside joke among fans, leading to the practice of writing "Louis" on their heads as a playful homage to the scene.

For more details, you can check out the episodes on platforms like Prime Video or Adult Swim​ (Wikipedia)​​ (Prime Video)​.

Is Loiter Squad a sketch comedy show?
ChatGPT
Yes, "Loiter Squad" is a sketch comedy television series. The show features members of the hip-hop collective Odd Future, including Tyler, the Creator, Jasper Dolphin, Taco Bennett, and Lionel Boyce. It aired on Adult Swim from 2012 to 2014 and includes a mix of live-action sketches, pranks, and music segments, often incorporating surreal and absurd humor.

The show is known for its outrageous and irreverent style, aligning with the group's overall aesthetic and sense of humor. "Loiter Squad" includes various comedic skits, parodies, and recurring characters, making it a staple for fans of Odd Future and those who enjoy unconventional comedy​ (Wikipedia)​​ (Prime Video)​​ (Prime Video)​.

I can't find the spelling bee skit, can you link me to it?
ChatGPT

Searched 2 sites

The skit where Tyler, the Creator spells "Louis" instead of "Loiter" during a spelling bee can be found in Season 2, Episode 2 of "Loiter Squad," titled "Waiting to Exhale." This memorable moment became a popular joke among fans, leading to the trend of writing "Louis" on their heads.

You can watch "Loiter Squad" episodes and clips for free on the Adult Swim website: Loiter Squad on Adult Swim​ (Adult Swim)​.
The description of that episode doesn't include a spelling bee sketch, are you sure it featured a spelling bee sketch?
ChatGPT
I apologize for any confusion. After further review, I was unable to find a definitive source that confirms the specific episode with the spelling bee sketch in "Loiter Squad." The information available online does not clearly match up with my previous statements.

For accurate details, you might want to watch through the episodes or check the clips available on the Adult Swim website here. Alternatively, fan forums and communities dedicated to Tyler, the Creator or "Loiter Squad" might be able to provide more precise information.

Can you find a definitive source that a spelling bee sketch happened at all?
ChatGPT

Searched 3 sites

There appears to be no definitive source confirming a spelling bee sketch where Tyler, the Creator spells "Louis" on "Loiter Squad." This may be a case of a fan-created meme or an inside joke that has been misremembered or misinterpreted over time. "Loiter Squad" is known for its surreal and offbeat humor, often incorporating various sketches and pranks that blur the line between reality and absurdity.

For those interested in exploring the sketches and content of "Loiter Squad," you can watch episodes and clips on platforms like Adult Swim and Prime Video​ (Adult Swim)​​ (Yidio)​. If you're looking for a specific skit or episode, fan forums and communities dedicated to Tyler, the Creator or "Loiter Squad" might be able to provide more detailed information.

Don’t worry, the next Trump Administration will be propping this shit up by the billions (gift link): it’s the new moonshot gentlemen, we have to beat the hated Chinese: https://wapo.st/3VTUP6J

― Dick Cavett Poo Party (Boring, Maryland), Friday, July 5, 2024 3:04 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

This is good. The regulations are absurd. They are pseudo-scientific junk. I’d prefer no regulation to everything the Biden administration has drafted.

trying to figure out if it was AI-generated

they are all young white women. OK
they are all the same age. OK.
they all have basically the same hairstyle. Hmmm?
all of their hair is the same damn color! Wtf?

just based on the fact that its all girls its def not a tyler show

Allen do you have a financial interest in AI or venture capital

Also it’s not just deregulation it’s also the feds shoveling tax money to AI fantasies because private capital won’t anymore e