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   Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 19-Feb-2023 23:53:48 JST Jason Evangelho

   I’m growing increasingly terrified. And I don’t think I’m being melodramatic about it.
   #ai #microsoft #bing
   https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/over-the-course-72-hours-microsofts

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 02:05:46 JST Jason Evangelho

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     My intent was misunderstood because I didn’t take the time to explain my fears. Let me be clear:

     I’m not scared of the current state of #AI bots like #ChatGPT or the #Bing incarnation. I’m scared about the powerful profit-driven mega-corporations having any control over their future.

     Not sentient now, no. Still capable of causing real harm even in their infantile state? Yes. What does 2030 look like, then?

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 02:09:01 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • testman

     @testman Sure do! An inevitable end when trained by language on the internet.

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     testman (testman@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 02:09:02 JST testman

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     @killyourfm Remember Tay?
     "Tay was an artificial intelligence chatbot that was originally released by Microsoft Corporation"
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)#Suspension

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     Ryuno-Ki (ryunoki@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 20:05:44 JST Ryuno-Ki

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     @killyourfm
     In that regard: AI will consume lots of energy for training the models. Microsoft is putting PV on their data centres and offices.

     2030 will already be post the infliction point for climate crisis. Expect raising sea levels, droughts and conflicts that will arise. Perhaps not exactly in 2030 but in the decades that follow.

     Now, will it be our priority to be entertained online?
     Perhaps not as much. But Microsoft is placed in many state offices.
     #bing #chatgpt #ai

     Jason Evangelho repeated this.
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     Ryuno-Ki (ryunoki@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 02:22:35 JST Ryuno-Ki

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     @killyourfm That being said, those corporations will only have as much as power as society is willing to grant them.

     I'm sure many people won't be considering switching. But look at what happened in Turkey a couple years ago when the government blocked Wikipedia (people turned to TOR browser).

     So it's on us technical folks to prepare the infrastructure to offer alternatives when they are needed. Federation will play a big part in it.

     #bing #chatgpt #ai

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 02:23:01 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Ryuno-Ki

     @RyunoKi This deserves a boost. Those are some wise words.

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     Ryuno-Ki (ryunoki@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 02:30:05 JST Ryuno-Ki

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     @killyourfm
     Thank you