Brian Ronald
@brian.ppcis.org
Spellwright. Practitioner of technomancy. Ally.
AI doesn't go around believing stuff, it just generates statistically plausible responses to prompts, using its model of the language to weight all the dice it throws.
Everything else is filters and fudging. There's no thinking in there. AI is probabilistic, not cognitive, and won't go insane.
Everything else is filters and fudging. There's no thinking in there. AI is probabilistic, not cognitive, and won't go insane.
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
AI doesn't go around believing stuff, it just generates statistically plausible responses to prompts, using its model of the language to weight all the dice it throws.
Everything else is filters and fudging. There's no thinking in there. AI is probabilistic, not cognitive, and won't go insane.
Everything else is filters and fudging. There's no thinking in there. AI is probabilistic, not cognitive, and won't go insane.
Terrible reporting that almost made me feel ashamed to be British.
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Terrible reporting that almost made me feel ashamed to be British.
No more crass than the reasoning behind any other Christmas movie.
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
No more crass than the reasoning behind any other Christmas movie.
I don't even know why it's controversial.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I don't even know why it's controversial.
I'm honestly a little surprised whenever I see wild mammals.
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'm honestly a little surprised whenever I see wild mammals.
Did he have an answer? The clip ended before he could stop stammering
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Did he have an answer? The clip ended before he could stop stammering
Most of my siblings were born around late August/September, which also says a bunch about Christmas...
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Most of my siblings were born around late August/September, which also says a bunch about Christmas...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I can only recall the various adverts for educational establishments. Assumed they already had some sort of monopoly.
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can only recall the various adverts for educational establishments. Assumed they already had some sort of monopoly.
Present all sides, for balance.
December 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Present all sides, for balance.
Generative AI generates statistically plausible text. It has no other abilities.
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Generative AI generates statistically plausible text. It has no other abilities.
"ass dried pasta" is an interesting sounding process
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"ass dried pasta" is an interesting sounding process
I just let the grey through.
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I just let the grey through.
You can't just go showing pictures of a girl's chest!
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
You can't just go showing pictures of a girl's chest!
You'd only need to cover her nipples, despite the fact that that's something that men also have. Ridiculous.
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
You'd only need to cover her nipples, despite the fact that that's something that men also have. Ridiculous.
Never really felt the wish to get my head around "treat foreigners poorly".
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Never really felt the wish to get my head around "treat foreigners poorly".
The constitutional commander-in-chief is the US President. The other branches can apply checks and balances after the fact. Sure, there's an obvious flaw in there, but nothing's perfect. In theory, our King could use his army to perform a coup.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The constitutional commander-in-chief is the US President. The other branches can apply checks and balances after the fact. Sure, there's an obvious flaw in there, but nothing's perfect. In theory, our King could use his army to perform a coup.
Periodic re-evaluation of drivers would keep things safer too. Just a basic theory refresher at the time their license is up for renewal, since the highway code is updated much more frequently than people get tested.
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Periodic re-evaluation of drivers would keep things safer too. Just a basic theory refresher at the time their license is up for renewal, since the highway code is updated much more frequently than people get tested.