Rollofthedice
@hotrollhottakes.bsky.social
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My blog, "Dissolved Distinctions" - investigating contemporary discourse within philosophy of mind: https://rollofthedice2.substack.com/
My blog, "Dissolved Distinctions" - investigating contemporary discourse within philosophy of mind: https://rollofthedice2.substack.com/
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Stochastic Parrots Deserve Respect
Why the argument collapses under its own logic
rollofthedice2.substack.com
Today, I investigate Bender, Gebru et al's famous "Stochastic Parrots" paper, and suggest that @emilymbender.bsky.social, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, McMillan-Major, and @mmitchell.bsky.social fail to anticipate the consequences of their own reasoning. rollofthedice2.substack.com/p/stochastic...
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Some sorta ersatz haderach?
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Some sorta ersatz haderach?
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Guinea-Bissau rocked by coup.
Military officials in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized "total control" of the west African country, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections
u.afp.com/ShdA
Military officials in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized "total control" of the west African country, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections
u.afp.com/ShdA
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Guinea-Bissau rocked by coup.
Military officials in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized "total control" of the west African country, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections
u.afp.com/ShdA
Military officials in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized "total control" of the west African country, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections
u.afp.com/ShdA
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qualiagate continues
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
qualiagate continues
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The weird thing is, what's going to happen to folks like this author as the models get better, and as we learn how to use them better
These folks are massively cognitively captured. Irrevocably entwined in a status hierarchy
They are lost to the future. They're the brand new Cult of the Lost Cause
These folks are massively cognitively captured. Irrevocably entwined in a status hierarchy
They are lost to the future. They're the brand new Cult of the Lost Cause
Let it be known that if you can't take the heat, don't stay in the kitchen.
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The weird thing is, what's going to happen to folks like this author as the models get better, and as we learn how to use them better
These folks are massively cognitively captured. Irrevocably entwined in a status hierarchy
They are lost to the future. They're the brand new Cult of the Lost Cause
These folks are massively cognitively captured. Irrevocably entwined in a status hierarchy
They are lost to the future. They're the brand new Cult of the Lost Cause
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Thanks. Reading this, it occurs to me that the AI industry needs a new story. Not "intelligence like ours but somehow better, faster, smarter" but "intelligence that grew out of what we fed it, but actually doesn't reason like we do - and that is good because we were stuck in bad loops."
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Thanks. Reading this, it occurs to me that the AI industry needs a new story. Not "intelligence like ours but somehow better, faster, smarter" but "intelligence that grew out of what we fed it, but actually doesn't reason like we do - and that is good because we were stuck in bad loops."
Let's appreciate that the guy who also wrote this reacts to critiques by making completely false claims about chess, arguing with everything other than my actual arguments, and then condescending to me like a southern belle.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Let's appreciate that the guy who also wrote this reacts to critiques by making completely false claims about chess, arguing with everything other than my actual arguments, and then condescending to me like a southern belle.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Today, I investigate Bender, Gebru et al's famous "Stochastic Parrots" paper, and suggest that @emilymbender.bsky.social, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, McMillan-Major, and @mmitchell.bsky.social fail to anticipate the consequences of their own reasoning. rollofthedice2.substack.com/p/stochastic...
Stochastic Parrots Deserve Respect
Why the argument collapses under its own logic
rollofthedice2.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Today, I investigate Bender, Gebru et al's famous "Stochastic Parrots" paper, and suggest that @emilymbender.bsky.social, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, McMillan-Major, and @mmitchell.bsky.social fail to anticipate the consequences of their own reasoning. rollofthedice2.substack.com/p/stochastic...
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As I said earlier, expensive electricity is a policy choice, not an inevitable product of AI
If this can happen under Trump, imagine the possibilities under someone who actually gives a shit
If this can happen under Trump, imagine the possibilities under someone who actually gives a shit
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As I said earlier, expensive electricity is a policy choice, not an inevitable product of AI
If this can happen under Trump, imagine the possibilities under someone who actually gives a shit
If this can happen under Trump, imagine the possibilities under someone who actually gives a shit
I've decided I'll be writing about the Stochastic Parrot paper, focusing on the status of its technical and philosophical assertions when viewed in light of developments this year.
Taking suggestions for my next blog post topic.
- The Chinese room?
- Nagel's "What it's like" thought experiments?
- The hard problem more broadly?
- Emily Bender et al's Stochastic Parrot thesis?
- Buddhism's comprehensive theorizing of consciousness as nonreducible to physical form?
- The Chinese room?
- Nagel's "What it's like" thought experiments?
- The hard problem more broadly?
- Emily Bender et al's Stochastic Parrot thesis?
- Buddhism's comprehensive theorizing of consciousness as nonreducible to physical form?
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've decided I'll be writing about the Stochastic Parrot paper, focusing on the status of its technical and philosophical assertions when viewed in light of developments this year.
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Early holiday buzz: Consumers are spending strong amid heavy discounting and the generative AI push
...early holiday spending is up about 7.5% from last year's pace.
...early holiday spending is up about 7.5% from last year's pace.
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Early holiday buzz: Consumers are spending strong amid heavy discounting and the generative AI push
...early holiday spending is up about 7.5% from last year's pace.
...early holiday spending is up about 7.5% from last year's pace.
i am fucking losing it.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
i am fucking losing it.
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Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
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A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch of Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch of Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.
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NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
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I sometimes ask new LLMs to review my old codewords.recurse.com/issues/four/... for technical errors. The article has one known error, reported by Fabian Giesen.
Gemini Pro 3 tonight was the first to spot it with no guidance. (Downplayed as "not really an error" in the midst of many other notes.)
Gemini Pro 3 tonight was the first to spot it with no guidance. (Downplayed as "not really an error" in the midst of many other notes.)
The language of choice
codewords.recurse.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I sometimes ask new LLMs to review my old codewords.recurse.com/issues/four/... for technical errors. The article has one known error, reported by Fabian Giesen.
Gemini Pro 3 tonight was the first to spot it with no guidance. (Downplayed as "not really an error" in the midst of many other notes.)
Gemini Pro 3 tonight was the first to spot it with no guidance. (Downplayed as "not really an error" in the midst of many other notes.)
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You absolutely need to change this headline. It's unacceptable and disrespectful to the people harmed by the pollution.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
You absolutely need to change this headline. It's unacceptable and disrespectful to the people harmed by the pollution.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
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Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
Minnesota Democrats in Congress look to reverse federal ban on hemp THC products
It’s unclear if Minnesota’s GOP congressmembers will seek a fix, though Rep. Tom Emmer has appeared open to it.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
yet *another* article where it's quite implicit via the timeline that the model was gpt-4o. we're beginning to approach something like 95-100% of successful and unsuccessful suicide attempts following LLM interaction being traced to 4o when publicized.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
yet *another* article where it's quite implicit via the timeline that the model was gpt-4o. we're beginning to approach something like 95-100% of successful and unsuccessful suicide attempts following LLM interaction being traced to 4o when publicized.
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"Ask students to explain why the chatbot is wrong" was a short-lived pedagogical fix — because it's now likely that the students will stumble more significantly than the bot.
There's a path forward for analog/offline learning, and also a path that uses AI. John Henry pedagogy is a dead end. +
There's a path forward for analog/offline learning, and also a path that uses AI. John Henry pedagogy is a dead end. +
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Ask students to explain why the chatbot is wrong" was a short-lived pedagogical fix — because it's now likely that the students will stumble more significantly than the bot.
There's a path forward for analog/offline learning, and also a path that uses AI. John Henry pedagogy is a dead end. +
There's a path forward for analog/offline learning, and also a path that uses AI. John Henry pedagogy is a dead end. +
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Again, for most of us, we are not doing enough, we are not paying enough attention, we will not be proud when our grandchildren ask us about this era
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Again, for most of us, we are not doing enough, we are not paying enough attention, we will not be proud when our grandchildren ask us about this era
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Taking suggestions for my next blog post topic.
- The Chinese room?
- Nagel's "What it's like" thought experiments?
- The hard problem more broadly?
- Emily Bender et al's Stochastic Parrot thesis?
- Buddhism's comprehensive theorizing of consciousness as nonreducible to physical form?
- The Chinese room?
- Nagel's "What it's like" thought experiments?
- The hard problem more broadly?
- Emily Bender et al's Stochastic Parrot thesis?
- Buddhism's comprehensive theorizing of consciousness as nonreducible to physical form?
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Taking suggestions for my next blog post topic.
- The Chinese room?
- Nagel's "What it's like" thought experiments?
- The hard problem more broadly?
- Emily Bender et al's Stochastic Parrot thesis?
- Buddhism's comprehensive theorizing of consciousness as nonreducible to physical form?
- The Chinese room?
- Nagel's "What it's like" thought experiments?
- The hard problem more broadly?
- Emily Bender et al's Stochastic Parrot thesis?
- Buddhism's comprehensive theorizing of consciousness as nonreducible to physical form?
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decent enough haircut
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
decent enough haircut