2026-04-30 02:05 UTC
Nerds wanting to make a Star Trek computer they could talk to, but never mind that Trek computers:
1) can say "insufficient data" or "unknown" or "please restate the question", and
2) don't try to carry on a conversation--query of fact in, declarative statement out.
(As always, there are a dozen better arguments against it than this, but I can't help it, the shows are right there.)
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@FlashMobOfOne@mstdn.social 2026-04-30 02:06
@ertchin@mstdn.social I do miss it when we weren't living in an environment constructed around convincing me and reinforcing to me that every shitty opinion I have is not only 100% correct, but that I should be angry anyway and never log off my computer.
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@jcolag@mastodon.social 2026-04-30 22:05
@ertchin@mstdn.social The TNG crowd did keep Data around, though, who also has a similar non-zero of talking out of his hat and treating intense crises like opportunities to socialize. Actually, the early LLM releases all went way the heck out of their way to talk about not having emotions, too, so now I'm worried that I'm onto something...