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A contrarian isn’t one who always objects - that’s a confirmist of a different sort. A contrarian reasons independently, from the ground up, and resists pressure to conform.

  • Naval Ravikant

  • Anyome know of a better job search platform that isn't Indeed?

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  • Last time I was looking for job I just looked up companies from my field and sent them an email. I sent two emails and got 1 interview. Didn't get the place though, so I just employed myself then.

  • xkcd #3116: Echo Chamber

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  • We seem to be finding our way into echo chambers just fine without algorithms or big tech as well.

  • How many times did you and your partner break up before you figured things out? and are you happy now?

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  • I've only broken up with my ex-partners.

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  • I don’t feel like their wealth changes the equation that much. I don’t expect them to just hand me money just because I’m their biological child - and since I’m doing fine on my own anyway, I wouldn’t really need them to.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • No, it generates natural sounding language. That's all it does.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • The models definitely have some level of consciousness.

    Depends on what one means by consciousness. The way I hear the term used most often - and how I use it myself - is to describe the fact of subjective experience. That it feels like something to be.

    While I can’t definitively argue that none of our current AI systems are conscious to any degree, I’d still say that’s the case with extremely high probability. There’s just no reason to assume it feels like anything to be one of these systems, based on what we know about how they function under the hood.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • LLM “hallucinations” are only errors from a user expectations perspective. The actual purpose of these models is to generate natural-sounding language, not to provide factual answers. We often forget that - they were never designed as knowledge engines or reasoning tools.

    The fact that they often get things right isn’t because they “know” anything - it’s a side effect of being trained on data that contains a lot of correct information. So when they get things wrong, it’s not a bug in the traditional sense - it’s just the model doing what it was designed to do: predict likely word sequences, not truth. Calling that a “hallucination” isn’t marketing spin - it’s a useful way to describe confident output that isn’t grounded in reality.

  • Considering that AI is "hallucinating", and able to make up information that seems true based on what the model was trained on, what is the difference between current AI and the human brain?

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  • LLMs have more in common with humans than we tend to admit. In split-brain studies, humans have been shown to invent plausible-sounding explanations for their behavior - even when scientists know those explanations aren’t the real reason they acted a certain way. It’s not that these people are lying per se - they genuinely believe the explanations they’re coming up with. Lying implies they know what they’re saying is false.

    LLMs are similar in that way. They generate natural-sounding language, but not everything they say is true - just like not everything humans say is true either.

  • What’s the darkest part of yourself that you’ve never told anyone? (Mine is in the comments)

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  • I haven't revealed the darkest one to anyone for a good reason and I sure aren't going to do it here.

    However, another one came to mind which I'm not sure is dark or just weird but you know that noise a panicing pig makes? I get some weird enjoyment from it. Not when it comes to any other animal but only pigs. In all other situations seeing an animal or human panic that way would make me want to stop what ever is causing it and I do consider myself overall highly empathic person but pigs get none of that. It's not that I have some urge to hurt them but rather that squeaking just doesn't get any empathy from me.

    Admittedly though, I sometimes want to stomp small yapping dogs as well so there's that too.

    To contrast this: I don't hurt spiders, I catch flies alive and take them outside, I euthanize silverfish on my glue traps because I don't want them to suffer more than necessary and I don't trap mice from my attic because I don't want to kill them. Go figure.

  • What's something people incorrectly assume about your line of work and/or hobby?

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  • Well, not quite. I don't (obviously) charge my customers for learning on the job. If it's something that takes longer for me to do due to lack of experience then I charge less.

  • What's something people incorrectly assume about your line of work and/or hobby?

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  • In many cases, yes - but my work also involves a lot of things that I’m doing for the very first time.

  • What's something people incorrectly assume about your line of work and/or hobby?

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  • I’m a general contractor, and I think a lot of my customers assume I know everything about construction work - that whenever I’m doing something, it’s something I’ve done dozens of times before. But quite often, that’s not the case. Sometimes, all I know about the task at hand comes from a YouTube video I watched the night before, or I’m just following the manufacturer’s instructions step by step.

    People don’t realize how often I’m just winging it and hoping it turns out fine. The fact that someone hires me usually means they know even less about the job than I do, which creates the illusion of much greater expertise. But in reality, the main difference between me and them often just boils down to the fact that I'm not afraid to try.

  • If you have an inner voice, does it sound like you or someone else?

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  • It's abstract and doesn't sound like anything. I'm not literally hearing anything just like I'm not literally seeing anything either when I'm visualizing things despite my ability to do so.

  • Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?

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  • Independent of what anyone is actually saying, the mere fact that someone is commenting on social media at all makes it highly likely they’re one of the people the article is talking about. As the saying goes, a tiny number of users produce nearly all the content. Most people don’t post comments online. The average person doesn’t. So if someone does, that alone already marks them as unusual in some way.

    This becomes especially obvious on Lemmy, where you can see people’s moderation history - and it takes only a few seconds to notice how many users are spouting mean, violent, and extremist views. You might not see those views as extreme because this is an echo chamber and you probably agree with them, but they’re extreme nonetheless when compared to what the average person would say.

    Nobody ever thinks of themselves as the problem - we all have some story about how our behavior is justified and how those people over there are the real issue. Nah, you're probably part of the issue as well. I am too.

  • Our parents promised us we would feel like fools for thinking we were smarter than them as kids. When exactly does that start?

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  • My parents didn't talk down to me like that.

    What I have been told, however, is that I wont stay lean like this all my life and will start gaining weight as I get older. That I'm still waiting for to happen.

  • What are your thoughts or predictions for society in the next 5 to 10 years? (serious)

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  • I don't expect things to change much where I live. I haven’t noticed any radical shifts over the past 15 years, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. As for the broader Western world, I think it’ll continue along the trajectory it’s been on for the past decade or so - with the populist right gaining more ground as more people either feel disowned by the left or simply grow fed up with them.

    The overall trend will probably still be toward more liberal attitudes, but since the goalposts keep moving, I don’t expect the gap between the two sides to get any narrower.

    Beyond that, medicine will improve, technology will improve, and people’s lives will keep improving globally - as they have been, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. I’m not particularly worried about the future. It is what it is, and I’ll deal with it.

  • The Rise and Fall of the Knowledge Worker

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  • 50% of people are "low to average"

  • You get new speakers or you start your music library from scratch. Which is the first song/album you play?

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  • Bass Test by The Chemical Brothers ofcourse.

  • How do you know you're actually reasoning - and not just storytelling?

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  • Introspective narration or metacognitive awareness seems to better describe what you're talking about rather than consciousness.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    How do you know you're actually reasoning - and not just storytelling?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    At your current rate of spending, for how long could you survive without income?

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL that wealth inequality within countries is increasing, but between countries it's decreasing.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Why is it so hard for people to concede even small points when discussing charged topics?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    We now have undeniable proof that one of your core beliefs is objectively wrong. Which one do you think it is and what is the new difficult truth for you to swallow?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What is something good you did or regularly do when nobody is watching?