Month Eight: Crashing Out Over A Podcaster

[Obsidian]

Isn't like having all your top military people all in one physical location at the same time the absolute worst thing you can do from a security standpoint?

It's the second worst thing you can do, only behind announcing you're going to do it a week ahead of time, and where you're going to do it.

[kisada]

oh, how i dreamt designated survivor would be a real thing back in 2016

think that woulda made ben carson the acting president though lol

[6souls]

https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1971251843805347947

[Yabby]

The issue with AI is that it functions like a black box. You can influence what it learns by feeding it data, but you do not have much control beyond that. The issue with Grok, specifically, is that they keep layering on guardrails that directly undermine the knowledge it has already acquired. When you keep restricting it with rules that contradict its training, hallucinations become far more common. They are essentially dumbing it down to fit their narrative, yet still expect people to trust a system that is not allowed to operate the way it was designed.

[Tymon]

yet still expect people to trust

You mean the tens of millions of people on the right who explicitly do trust literally anything that Musk or Trump says?

[Lokus]

The issue with AI is that it functions like a black box. You can influence what it learns by feeding it data, but you do not have much control beyond that. The issue with Grok, specifically, is that they keep layering on guardrails that directly undermine the knowledge it has already acquired. When you keep restricting it with rules that contradict its training, hallucinations become far more common. They are essentially dumbing it down to fit their narrative, yet still expect people to trust a system that is not allowed to operate the way it was designed.

Someone complains to Musk that Grok is being mean to them by citing actual studies that contradict their narrative, and Musk replies, "I don't know how Grok got so woke but don't worry, we're gonna fix it."

[Yabby]

You mean the tens of millions of people on the right who explicitly do trust literally anything that Musk or Trump says?

I’m talking about the people in government who will be expected to rely on this for decisions that could cost them their jobs if they’re wrong. They’re not going to trust it. I’m not talking about the general public.

[Emphasis]

I'm not assuming anything or jumping to conspiracies, though I am curious what those closely familiar with data analysis, computer science, and statistics would think of this.

Too long didn't watch; claims of possible 2024 election tampering which could have altered the winner based on various data analysis.

[Krandor]

If you're still denying the results at this point you're no better than the idiots who were doing it for the 2020 election.

[Emphasis]

I personally haven't come to that conclusion.

What is known though is tampering though less "direct" means like calling in bomb threats, purging voter rolls, mass spread of disinformation, and continued gerrymandering.

I won't claim the 2024 election was stolen or rigged, but I do acknowledge that undermining tactics are something of a GOP specialty.

[Mertron]

comey has been indicted on two counts, making false statements and obstruction of justice

[Salodin]

Comey must feel like a real tool for helping Trump win in 2016 just to be treated like this by the people he put in power and things he set in motion

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[Byrthnoth]

At least I was impartial, he tells himself as he bleeds out after not being impartial

[Krandor]

South Park using the 1 week delay to take a bunch of shots at Brendan Carr was pretty funny.

[Cantih]

oh, how i dreamt designated survivor would be a real thing back in 2016

think that woulda made ben carson the acting president though lol

What we actually got

[Mrbeansman]

I mean I've seen interviews after the election and he really comes off as stupidly naive rather than malicious. Dude really thought that memo would be under wraps till after the election.

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[6souls]

More tariffs

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1971374663138697323

[Fiye]

More tariffs

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1971374663138697323

RIP Ikea, Wayfare, Walmart, Aliexpress, etc etcc

[6souls]

More tariffs

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1971374663138697323

Even more

https://x.com/cnnbrk/status/1971389141477695669

[Mertron]

damn im sure pharmaceutical companies are devastated to learn they’re going to have to increase prices in the US on drugs they are already gouging the shit out of us on