I’d compare your intelligence to a bag of rocks, but that would require you to know what a comparison is.
swlabr
joined 2 years ago
I think you should leave.
I didn't want to watch the cartoon because I thought I could just skim the story faster, and that's how I read the "Hurr durr AI can derive general relativity in three frames, nothing personnel, kid" story in full for the first time. It sucks that people didn't nip Yud in the bud early enough by telling him he lacked sci-fi chops, though I suspect that wouldn't have slowed him down at all.
The story itself is an allegory^1^ about AI processing information fast^2^. Yud wasn't thinking of himself as a sci-fi writer when writing this; he probably thought he was the messiah delivering a sermon, which... is exactly how I've come to understand Yud anyway.
- the fact of which is explicitly spelt out in the middle third when it drops out of the narrative entirely to do so
- see hurr durr description in paragraph above
e/vac
Angrily puts away bludgeon
I think I’ve seen a bit of it and thought that it was a game that could kill me in that manner!!!
“Your wages feel overtuned.”
“We’re thinking of reworking your position.”
“This company is in beta. Your position is not fixed and might not be in the final product.”
Tangent: As a first time participant in an early access game, I came across the term “overtuned” which made me irrationally angry. My understanding is that it is supposed to mean “you buffed this because of feedback but maybe a little too much” but I have rarely seen it used to mean other than “this needs a nerf, and I won’t justify my position, but I want to sound like I’m reasonable”
I’m thinking this is a POSIWID kind of deal. The mission statement of this company should just be: “A. I. Money please!”
it is stupid and wrong, and i pity your inability to understand that fact
Yeah where is he? I would like to bludgeon him
They got tired of all the "SV keeps re-inventing trains and buses à la carcinisation"* memes and decided to remove them from public consciousness altogether
*Yes, I did initially misread "transport" as "public transport" and not "internet transport" even after skimming the article. No, I will not change this joke. Yes, I look like a fool now, but when silicon valley vertically integrates away your precious commute I'll look like the best damn prediction marketeer out there.