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Diagnosis: Still a dumb motherfucker
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Diagnosis: Still a dumb motherfucker
arxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
What they currently call AI isn’t true AI. It’s being used as marketing hype, so much so that it has no meaning to the average consumer.
ChatGPT and the other plagiarism machines are not my concern.
ChatGPT and the other plagiarism machines are not my concern.
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What they currently call AI isn’t true AI. It’s being used as marketing hype, so much so that it has no meaning to the average consumer.
ChatGPT and the other plagiarism machines are not my concern.
ChatGPT and the other plagiarism machines are not my concern.
Not my point. Don’t be a jackass.
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Not my point. Don’t be a jackass.
I’m an attorney. When I write legal briefs I use citations to authority that are equivalent to academic citations. But I’m not doing that shit to impress some fucking rando on BlueSky. Agree or disagree, think me an ignoramus or don’t. It’s all the same to me.
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m an attorney. When I write legal briefs I use citations to authority that are equivalent to academic citations. But I’m not doing that shit to impress some fucking rando on BlueSky. Agree or disagree, think me an ignoramus or don’t. It’s all the same to me.
Do you disagree with the basic premise? Because I’m not writing a scholarly article, I’m posting on social media. I get *paid* for academic-level work.
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Do you disagree with the basic premise? Because I’m not writing a scholarly article, I’m posting on social media. I get *paid* for academic-level work.
What I’m talking about isn’t an either-or situation, but a synthesis of the two approaches. Combine the benefits of both into a new architecture. The human brain isn’t one processing system, it’s several. Now apply that concept to AI architecture.
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
What I’m talking about isn’t an either-or situation, but a synthesis of the two approaches. Combine the benefits of both into a new architecture. The human brain isn’t one processing system, it’s several. Now apply that concept to AI architecture.
Nothing says AI systems have to run on GPUs. That’s one specific architecture. Maybe it will still be dominant for years to come, maybe some other option will overtake it. Quantum computing is useful for cryptography and certain types of simulation.
unixsurplus.com/article/ai-a...
unixsurplus.com/article/ai-a...
AI and Quantum Computing: Are They Replacing GPUs?
AI and quantum computing are reshaping tech. Will quantum processing units replace graphics processing units (GPUs)? Explore their roles and future impact.
unixsurplus.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Nothing says AI systems have to run on GPUs. That’s one specific architecture. Maybe it will still be dominant for years to come, maybe some other option will overtake it. Quantum computing is useful for cryptography and certain types of simulation.
unixsurplus.com/article/ai-a...
unixsurplus.com/article/ai-a...
I’m more worried about malware. Stuxnet on steroids.
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’m more worried about malware. Stuxnet on steroids.
Notice how I referred to it as a wild variable. Quantum computers do not operate the way binary computers do. They’re not well understood in many senses, and they’re unpredictable. In the context of an AGI system, including quantum processors could make anticipatory planning much more difficult.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Notice how I referred to it as a wild variable. Quantum computers do not operate the way binary computers do. They’re not well understood in many senses, and they’re unpredictable. In the context of an AGI system, including quantum processors could make anticipatory planning much more difficult.
If the first mover can wipe out the entire digital banking system with surgically targeted malware, they have the advantage. If they can remotely shut down power grids, deactivate satellite links, and steal private data from enemy networks, they have the advantage.
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If the first mover can wipe out the entire digital banking system with surgically targeted malware, they have the advantage. If they can remotely shut down power grids, deactivate satellite links, and steal private data from enemy networks, they have the advantage.
Piracy machine, yes. Machine capable of breaking into secure networks around the world, not so much.
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Piracy machine, yes. Machine capable of breaking into secure networks around the world, not so much.
What thing do you suppose I “like”?
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
What thing do you suppose I “like”?
Yeah, that’s not what I’m talking about. The world’s fastest plagiarism machine isn’t the problem that concerns me.
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yeah, that’s not what I’m talking about. The world’s fastest plagiarism machine isn’t the problem that concerns me.
There’s accessible code out there, sure. But you still need hardware to run it. All of the open source APIs in the world won’t matter if your GPUs suck. Plus quantum computing may be the wild variable that tips the whole thing over.
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There’s accessible code out there, sure. But you still need hardware to run it. All of the open source APIs in the world won’t matter if your GPUs suck. Plus quantum computing may be the wild variable that tips the whole thing over.
I’m not anti-technology. I’m against developing potentially disruptive tech with no foresight or planning and no safeguards. Most of the experts in the field, of which I am not one, believe there’s a non-zero chance that AGI could lead to extinction for humanity.
Hell of a risk to take blindly.
Hell of a risk to take blindly.
December 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I’m not anti-technology. I’m against developing potentially disruptive tech with no foresight or planning and no safeguards. Most of the experts in the field, of which I am not one, believe there’s a non-zero chance that AGI could lead to extinction for humanity.
Hell of a risk to take blindly.
Hell of a risk to take blindly.
“You Twerps”? I have nothing to do with crypto bros, NFT scammers, or Russian oligarchs trying to move money clandestinely.
All of that shit is superficial distraction.
All of that shit is superficial distraction.
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“You Twerps”? I have nothing to do with crypto bros, NFT scammers, or Russian oligarchs trying to move money clandestinely.
All of that shit is superficial distraction.
All of that shit is superficial distraction.
I’m not the “you people” you assume me to be. Crypto is an obvious money laundering scam beloved of drug kingpins, terrorists, crooked pols and delusional libertarians. NFTs are somehow even dumber than that.
Also, I’m not talking capex. I’m talking practicalities.
Also, I’m not talking capex. I’m talking practicalities.
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I’m not the “you people” you assume me to be. Crypto is an obvious money laundering scam beloved of drug kingpins, terrorists, crooked pols and delusional libertarians. NFTs are somehow even dumber than that.
Also, I’m not talking capex. I’m talking practicalities.
Also, I’m not talking capex. I’m talking practicalities.
I’m more concerned about WOPR than Data.
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’m more concerned about WOPR than Data.
I’m not looking at it from the POV of some LLM or GenAI fanboy. All of that stuff is crap. I’m looking at what’s potentially next. A topic that has been of some concern to people who understand computers for decades.
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I’m not looking at it from the POV of some LLM or GenAI fanboy. All of that stuff is crap. I’m looking at what’s potentially next. A topic that has been of some concern to people who understand computers for decades.
I’m not basing my statement on some pipe dream. The capabilities of a strong AI versus any other networked computer system put most of the world’s economic infrastructure at risk. To say nothing of targeted propaganda and deepfaked “news” clips. First to AGI wins a massive advantage.
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’m not basing my statement on some pipe dream. The capabilities of a strong AI versus any other networked computer system put most of the world’s economic infrastructure at risk. To say nothing of targeted propaganda and deepfaked “news” clips. First to AGI wins a massive advantage.
If voters don’t care, it means they’re underinformed. The arms race for AI, particularly AGI or ASI will match the race for the nuclear bomb in its significance.
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If voters don’t care, it means they’re underinformed. The arms race for AI, particularly AGI or ASI will match the race for the nuclear bomb in its significance.