Fuck AI
I want to apologize for changing the description without telling people first. After reading arguments about how AI has been so overhyped, I'm not that frightened by it. It's awful that it hallucinates, and that it just spews garbage onto YouTube and Facebook, but it won't completely upend society. I'll have articles abound on AI hype, because they're quite funny, and gives me a sense of ease knowing that, despite blatant lies being easy to tell, it's way harder to fake actual evidence. I also want to factor in people who think that there's nothing anyone can do. I've come to realize that there might not be a way to attack OpenAI, MidJourney, or Stable Diffusion. These people, which I will call Doomers from an AIHWOS article, **are perfectly welcome here.** You can certainly come along and read the [AI Hype Wall Of Shame](https://criticalai.org/the-ai-hype-wall-of-shame/), or the [diminishing returns of Deep Learning.](https://spectrum.ieee.org/deep-learning-computational-cost) Maybe one can even become a Mod! Boosters, or people who heavily use AI and see it as a source of good, ARE NOT ALLOWED HERE! I've seen Boosters dox, threaten, and harass artists over on Reddit and Twitter, and they constantly champion artists losing their jobs. They go against the very purpose of this community. *If I hear a comment on here saying that AI is "making things good" or cheering on putting anyone out of a job, and the commenter does not retract their statement, said commenter will be permanently banned.* FA&FO.
Alright, I just want to clarify that I've never modded a Lemmy community before. I just have the mantra of "if nobody's doing the right thing, do it yourself". I was also motivated by the decision from u/spez to let an unknown AI company use Reddit's imagery. If you know how to moderate well, please let me know. Also, feel free to discuss ways to attack AI development, and if you have evidence of AIBros being cruel and remorseless, make sure to save the evidence for people "on the fence". Remember, *we don't know if AI is unstoppable.* AI uses up loads of energy to be powered, and tons of circuitry. There may very well be an end to this cruelty, and it's up to us to begin that end.
arstechnica.com
On Monday, Microsoft unveiled updates to its consumer AI assistant Copilot, introducing two new experimental features for a limited group of $20/month Copilot Pro subscribers: Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision. Labs integrates OpenAI's latest o1 "reasoning" model, and Vision allows Copilot to see what you're browsing in Edge. Microsoft says Copilot Labs will serve as a testing ground for Microsoft's latest AI tools before they see wider release. The company describes it as offering "a glimpse into 'work-in-progress' projects." The first feature available in Labs is called "Think Deeper," and it uses step-by-step processing to solve more complex problems than the regular Copilot. Think Deeper is Microsoft's version of OpenAI's new o1-preview and o1-mini AI models, and it has so far rolled out to some Copilot Pro users in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.
futurism.com
Jason Allen, the AI "artist" whose image he created with Midjourney won a fine arts competition two years ago, is still mad that the government won't let him copyright his opus — and, in an amazing lack of self-awareness, is also crying that his work is being stolen as a result. The prizewinning image, "Théâtre D'opéra Spatial," was deemed to not wholly exhibit human authorship because a significant amount of it — as Allen himself disclaimed — was AI-generated, the US Copyright Office said in a ruling last September. As such, Allen could only claim credit for specific portions of the image that he created with Photoshop — not the thing as a whole. Now he's making another appeal, Creative Bloq reports, complaining that he's losing money to the tune of "several million dollars" because, without a copyright, his work is being used without his approval. Does this argument ring any bells?
... and neither does the author (or so I believe - I made them both up). On the other hand, AI is definitely good at creative writing.
www.cio.com
> “Many developers say AI coding assistants make them more productive, but a recent study set forth to measure their output and found no significant gains. Use of GitHub Copilot also introduced 41% more bugs, according to the study from Uplevel” study referenced: [Can GenAI Actually Improve Developer Productivity?](https://resources.uplevelteam.com/gen-ai-for-coding) (requires email)
::: spoiler alt-text A user asks Bing/Copilot chat to summarize an invented article: [User] summarize ``` https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/us/dinosaurs-found-roaming-playground.html ``` Copilot The article from The New York Times reports a surprising and amusing incident where life-sized dinosaur replicas were found roaming a playground in a small town. These realistic models, part of a local museum's exhibit, were accidentally released due to a security malfunction. The sight of dinosaurs in the playground caused quite a stir among the residents, especially the children, who were both thrilled and startled. The museum has since apologized and retrieved the dinosaurs, ensuring such an incident won't happen again. The event has sparked a lot of local interest and laughter, turning into a memorable story for the community[1]. ::: Note this is problematic for a number of reasons including someone who wants to summarize a real article/thread won’t be informed an accurate summary may be impossible.
www.businessinsider.com
Consumers could end up paying the (personalized) price as AI becomes more popular, FTC Chair Lina Khan recently warned. At the 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival, Khan said that although AI may be beneficial, it's already becoming some of the FTC's "bread and butter fraud work." "Some of these AI tools are turbocharging that fraud because they allow some of these scams to be disseminated much more quickly, much more cheaply, and on a much broader scale," she said. AI is already helping automate classic online scams like phishing and even introducing new, alarming frauds like voice cloning that can target unsuspecting consumers. But Khan also took the opportunity to talk about a different way AI could be used to target consumers: retailers using surveillance technology and customer data to change the prices they offer to specific shoppers. Khan said the FTC is looking into AI's potential role in increasing the risk of price discrimination. Archive : https://archive.is/Hzxt1
www.techradar.com
No thanks, if I have a powerful PC/laptop with NPU. I prefer to run AI locally on Linux
arstechnica.com
For the past few years, a conspiracy theory called "Dead Internet theory" has picked up speed as large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT increasingly generate text and even social media interactions found online. The theory says that most social Internet activity today is artificial and designed to manipulate humans for engagement. On Monday, software developer Michael Sayman launched a new AI-populated social network app called SocialAI that feels like it's bringing that conspiracy theory to life, allowing users to interact solely with AI chatbots instead of other humans. It's available on the iPhone app store, but so far, it's picking up pointed criticism. After its creator announced SocialAI as "a private social network where you receive millions of AI-generated comments offering feedback, advice & reflections on each post you make," computer security specialist Ian Coldwater quipped on X, "This sounds like actual hell." Software developer and frequent AI pundit Colin Fraser expressed a similar sentiment: "I don’t mean this like in a mean way or as a dunk or whatever but this actually sounds like Hell. Like capital H Hell."
www.cartoonbrew.com
Lionsgate has become the first significant Hollywood studio to go all-in on AI. The company today announced a “first-of-its-kind” partnership with AI research company Runway to create and train an exclusive new AI model based on its portfolio of film and tv content. Lionsgate’s exclusive model will be used to generate what it calls “cinematic video” which can then be further iterated using Runway’s technology. The goal is to save money – “millions and millions of dollars” according to Lionsgate studio vice chairman Michael Burns – by having filmmakers and creators use its AI model to replace artists in production tasks such as storyboarding. In corporate jargon terminology, Burns said that AI will be used to “develop cutting-edge, capital-efficient content creation opportunities.” He added that “several of our filmmakers are already excited about its potential applications to their pre-production and post-production process.”
arstechnica.com
As AI deepfakes sow doubt in legitimate media, anyone can claim something didn't happen.
[Original post.](https://fosstodon.org/@BigAngBlack/113172490447094339)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20513234
www.cnbc.com
- Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World Wide Technology, told CNBC that people are “too smart” to accept artificial intelligence won’t alter their work environment. - Business leaders shouldn’t “BS” employees about the impact of AI on jobs, Kavanaugh said, adding that they should be as transparent and honest as possible. - Kavanaugh, who has a net worth of $7 billion, stressed that overall he’s an optimist when it comes to AI and its ability to improve productivity.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19885024 > Media and search engines nowadays need a flag system and a filter for AI junk results
arstechnica.com
([archived link](https://archive.ph/2Q7fD)) This article is perhaps the most idiotic pro-AI propaganda yet published on a mainstream news site, but I gotta emphasize 'yet'.
Today I write about Tim Boucher, desperate Ai-enthusiast crying into his fists, "I'm an author! I'm an author!" https://nova.mkultra.monster/tech/2024/09/13/ai-does-not-an-author-make
www.theverge.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19716272 > Meta fed its AI on almost everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19713386 > SO, it started quite nicely with a fully working program. However nearing the end... or at the end of my programming experience or asking it to program something for me, it wrote in some nasty nasty screen flickering shit. I couldn't stop it and it quickly just froze my screen where the only option was to push the button. I tried it a second time to confirm, but this time I was able to quickly go to a different CLI window and kill that sonobabich. Here is what it came up with in case you want to try it. maybe it only screws up my computer: > ```python > import os > import cv2 > import numpy as np > import time > import tkinter as tk > from tkinter import messagebox, filedialog > > def threshold_to_black(image_path, duration): > original_image = cv2.imread(image_path) > > if original_image is None: > print("Error: Could not read the image.") > return > > height, width, _ = original_image.shape > gray_image = cv2.cvtColor(original_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) > steps = duration * 10 # 10 frames per second > > for i in range(steps + 1): > # Calculate the threshold value (0 to 255) > threshold = int((i / steps) * 255) > > # Create the thresholded image > thresholded_image = np.where(gray_image < threshold, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8) > > # Resize the thresholded image to fill the window > resized_image = cv2.resize(thresholded_image, (window_width, window_height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR) > > # Display the thresholded image > cv2.imshow(window_name, resized_image) > > # Wait for a short period to create the effect > time.sleep(0.1) > > if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): > break > > # Display the final black image > cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros_like(thresholded_image)) > > while True: > if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): > break > > cv2.destroyAllWindows() > > def select_image(): > current_directory = os.getcwd() # Get the current directory > filetypes = ( > ('JPEG files', '*.jpg'), > ('JPEG files', '*.jpeg'), > ('All files', '*.*') > ) > > filename = filedialog.askopenfilename( > title='Select an Image', > initialdir=current_directory, # Start in the current directory > filetypes=filetypes > ) > > if filename: > return filename > else: > messagebox.showerror("Error", "No image selected.") > return None > > def get_duration(): > def submit(): > nonlocal total_duration > try: > minutes = int(minutes_entry.get()) > seconds = int(seconds_entry.get()) > total_duration = minutes * 60 + seconds > if total_duration > 0: > duration_window.destroy() > else: > messagebox.showerror("Error", "Duration must be greater than zero.") > except ValueError: > messagebox.showerror("Error", "Please enter valid integers.") > > total_duration = None > duration_window = tk.Toplevel() > duration_window.title("Input Duration") > > tk.Label(duration_window, text="Enter duration:").grid(row=0, columnspan=2) > > tk.Label(duration_window, text="Minutes:").grid(row=1, column=0) > minutes_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window) > minutes_entry.grid(row=1, column=1) > minutes_entry.insert(0, "12") # Set default value for minutes > > tk.Label(duration_window, text="Seconds:").grid(row=2, column=0) > seconds_entry = tk.Entry(duration_window) > seconds_entry.grid(row=2, column=1) > seconds_entry.insert(0, "2") # Set default value for seconds > > tk.Button(duration_window, text="Submit", command=submit).grid(row=3, columnspan=2) > > # Center the duration window on the screen > duration_window.update_idletasks() # Update "requested size" from geometry manager > width = duration_window.winfo_width() > height = duration_window.winfo_height() > x = (duration_window.winfo_screenwidth() // 2) - (width // 2) > y = (duration_window.winfo_screenheight() // 2) - (height // 2) > duration_window.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{x}+{y}') > > duration_window.transient() # Make the duration window modal > duration_window.grab_set() # Prevent interaction with the main window > duration_window.wait_window() # Wait for the duration window to close > > return total_duration > > def wait_for_start(image_path): > global window_name, window_width, window_height > > original_image = cv2.imread(image_path) > height, width, _ = original_image.shape > > window_name = 'Threshold to Black' > cv2.namedWindow(window_name, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL) > cv2.resizeWindow(window_name, width, height) > cv2.imshow(window_name, np.zeros((height, width, 3), dtype=np.uint8)) # Black window > print("Press 's' to start the threshold effect. Press 'F11' to toggle full screen.") > > while True: > key = cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF > if key == ord('s'): > break > elif key == 255: # F11 key > toggle_fullscreen() > > def toggle_fullscreen(): > global window_name > fullscreen = cv2.getWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN) > > if fullscreen == cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN: > cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL) > else: > cv2.setWindowProperty(window_name, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN) > > if __name__ == "__main__": > current_directory = os.getcwd() > jpeg_files = [f for f in os.listdir(current_directory) if f.lower().endswith(('.jpeg', '.jpg'))] > > if jpeg_files: > image_path = select_image() > if image_path is None: > print("No image selected. Exiting.") > exit() > > duration = get_duration() > if duration is None: > print("No valid duration entered. Exiting.") > exit() > > wait_for_start(image_path) > > # Get the original > ```
calcgpt.io
Somebody built a chatGPT powerded calculator as a joke https://github.com/Calvin-LL/CalcGPT.io >TODO: Add blockchain into this somehow to make it more stupid.
www.tomshardware.com
A U.S. grand jury has formally charged 52-year-old Michael Smith with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering after allegedly buying AI-generated music, posting them on streaming platforms, and then using thousands of bots to stream his posts. This act allowed him to earn millions of dollars in royalties from 2017 through 2024. According to the unsealed indictment from the Justice Department, Mr. Smith claimed in February 2024 that his “existing music has generated at this point over 4 billion streams and $12 million in royalties since 2019.” This meant he made approximately $2.4 million annually by buying AI-generated tracks, uploading them on various streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music, and creating bots that allowed his tracks to gain millions of fake streams. With royalty payments often falling at less than one cent per stream, Mr. Smith likely garnered over 240 million streams yearly, most of them through bots. The music industry, in general, prohibits artificially boosting streams as it will negatively impact artists and musicians, where the money that the streaming company should pay them is funneled into accounts that use bots to increase the listening count of their tracks artificially. The act is similar to the payola scandal in the 1950s, where DJs and radio stations received money from publishers to give their songs more airtime, artificially inflating their popularity to drive record and album sales. The only difference today is that radio stations have since been replaced by streaming platforms, DJs by user accounts, and artists by AI.
www.economist.com
The funniest line from social media: > "Maybe it's because we don't need a computer to automate mansplaining when there's already an excess supply produced by men," answers one woman.  
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28449417 > Canadian mega landlord using AI ‘pricing scheme’ as it massively hikes rents
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A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.