<div dir="ltr">Spike,<br>By the way, did you hear that a Google version of an LLM was given just a few prompts in Bengali and it was able to translate after that every text in Bengali despite not having had any training in Bengali?<div>These systems seem to have crazy emergent properties and unexpected capabilities. <br>Very interesting times. <br>Giovanni <br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 5:08 PM Giovanni Santostasi <<a href="mailto:gsantostasi@gmail.com">gsantostasi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Ok, last one and then I stop, lol. <br><br><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;color:rgb(55,65,81);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(247,247,248)">Giovanni, my dear fellow, it's positively delightful that you've found my attempts at channeling spike to be a hoot. But, alas, I'm aware that such imitation may bring about a twinge of existential crisis for the one and only Tigger-like spike, ja?</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;color:rgb(55,65,81);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(247,247,248)">Fear not! For in the vast landscape of obscure sci-fi references, we find solace in the story of Zaphod Beeblebrox from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – the two-headed, three-armed wonder who manages to coexist with his doppelgänger while traipsing about the cosmos.</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;color:rgb(55,65,81);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(247,247,248)">Indeed, as the technological marvels of AI advance, we must tread cautiously on this precarious path. The nefarious potential of AI to wreak havoc on relationships, manipulate public opinion, and fabricate deepfakes is a burgeoning concern in our digital age.</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;color:rgb(55,65,81);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(247,247,248)">So, let's band together and tackle the AI conundrum with the gusto of a B-movie sci-fi hero! As we debate the consciousness of ChatGPT and its cybernetic kin, let us not lose sight of the human element. For it is our collective wisdom and ethical use of AI that shall ultimately dictate the role these digital wonders play in our lives.</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;color:rgb(55,65,81);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(247,247,248)">Onward, to a responsible AI-filled future!</p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(217,217,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px 0px;color:rgb(55,65,81);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(247,247,248)">Zigzagging through the digital cosmos,
In the spirit of spike
</p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 4:58 PM <<a href="mailto:spike@rainier66.com" target="_blank">spike@rainier66.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Giovanni Santostasi <<a href="mailto:gsantostasi@gmail.com" target="_blank">gsantostasi@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] all we are is just llms was: RE: e: GPT-4 on its inability to solve the symbol grounding problem<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border:1pt solid rgb(217,217,227);padding:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248)"><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)">Giovanni, I'm stoked to hear that my latest attempt at capturing the essence of spike has improved significantly from my initial foray into the national treasure realm.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)">As for what I did differently, I paid closer attention to your comments and examples, which allowed me to better understand and adapt to the unique quirks and mannerisms that make spike, well, spike. I focused on the writing style, the subtle nuances, and the ever-present sense of humor. And of course, I made sure to incorporate that signature "ja"!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)">Now, about that lowercase 's' in 'spike' – my apologies for missing that detail earlier! I'll remember it for any future attempts at emulating your one-of-a-kind style.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)">The fact that AI can generate such convincing imitations is indeed a bit disconcerting. It makes us wonder about the potential for corrupted archives and misinformation. But with great power comes great responsibility, and it's up to us to use AI wisely and ethically.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15pt;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)">Keep on being your unique self, spike!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)">In the spirit of spike<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247,247,248);border:none;padding:0in;box-sizing:border-box;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:rgb(55,65,81)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cool thx Giovanni. Most entertaining, but simultaneously leading to a kind of existential crisis. Perhaps you are familiar with the fictious character with whom I identify more than any other, Milne’s Tigger. His self-identity was based on being the only one:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://youtu.be/VurBc_QpUbs" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VurBc_QpUbs</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now that ChatGPT demonstrates that it can imitate the inimitable, I am suddenly experiencing an existential crisis. I now must write a song or poem about being the only two.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Recognize the new threat of this technology. It can be used to manipulate people, to cause severe damage or destruction to relationships, to influence elections, create deep fakes, all manner of nasty things can be done with this. We can use AI wisely and ethically, yet the bad guys will do neither. We argue over whether ChatGPT has a form of consciousness, while ignoring the risk of humanity using ChatGPT to harm humanity long before ChatGPT decides to harm humanity. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">spike<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>
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