Post ATMJ7eQMJr7ml7SOQa by miklo@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #ATMDY58V1nTjPPK6YS by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T01:45:35Z
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Imagine being a child and having the ability to talk to a book.
(DIR) Post #ATMEALXgTj1bIPLi7s by sternecker@infosec.exchange
2023-03-07T01:55:26Z
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@textfiles I was thinking The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson.
(DIR) Post #ATMEhOhnjrb6f8qDrs by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T02:00:28Z
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@sternecker Yes, this is that.
(DIR) Post #ATMFMbyTJI4JgjI74i by drwho@hackers.town
2023-03-07T02:05:52Z
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@textfiles I'm not gonna lie, that's really cool. Gives me a Hitchhiker's Guide kind of feeling.
(DIR) Post #ATMFg5vk9teu65IzXE by cainmark@mstdn.social
2023-03-07T02:08:13Z
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@textfiles One of the neat things I found out urecently is some Boy Scout troops are just known as Scouts because they allow girls. Specifically so they can learn outdoor skills they'd been wanting to learn. That made ne so happy.
(DIR) Post #ATMG4Cj0Y2m47VqQk4 by lathamgreen@ravenation.club
2023-03-07T02:16:40Z
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@textfiles boyscout GPT
(DIR) Post #ATMJ7eQMJr7ml7SOQa by miklo@fosstodon.org
2023-03-07T02:47:49Z
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@textfiles Imagine being a child and having the ability to not-reading #books (at all) because of ability "to talk" to a book via #AI . Is this really future we want for our #children ?
(DIR) Post #ATMJuw7DKfdFoi0Frk by 8petros@petroskowo.pl
2023-03-07T02:59:45Z
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Oh, well. A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is cool idea, I believe.
(DIR) Post #ATMLZUcEa2G2M5Pnvc by eminence@hachyderm.io
2023-03-07T02:12:06Z
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@sternecker @textfiles I think about that Primer often; it was such a powerfully imagined thing, I'm not sure I'll ever forget about it.
(DIR) Post #ATMLZWN43PJNncKiYq by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T03:18:06Z
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@eminence @sternecker When I was much younger and hadn't started doing documentaries but had a film degree, I wanted to film the scene where Nell first finds the book, just to express it - I liked that scene.
(DIR) Post #ATMLxMDFTRf5FB6kSW by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T03:18:30Z
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@miklo I'm not afraid of the future.
(DIR) Post #ATMMHHAnv6WPPESjbs by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T03:19:19Z
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@cainmark Yes, I chose the 1911 book because I wanted to collide its style and writing with modern sensibilities and see if the system noticed. And it kind of does!
(DIR) Post #ATMNE7BIiIUrVAkdqy by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T03:31:06Z
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@lathamgreen With only minimal racism, it claims!
(DIR) Post #ATMd1Xx5T3rM228EwS by bitcrush_io@oldbytes.space
2023-03-07T06:33:25Z
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@textfiles That's a fascinating usage. At the very least it seems like it could be a great way to fuzzy search through a text:"What was the quote from Asimov near the end of the first half where he talked about Jupiter?""You are probably thinking of, 'And Jupiter stood in all it's [...]'"
(DIR) Post #ATMeijrx8T0jOltEQ4 by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T06:52:41Z
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@bitcrush_io I just tried it with the book:"What is the quote in the book about how to fish?"And it said, accurately:“It is not all of fishing to fish,” and no thoughtful boy who has the interests of the country at heart, and no lover of nature, will go fishing merely for the purpose. of catching the longest possible string of fish, thus placing himself in the class of anglers properly known as “fish hogs.”
(DIR) Post #ATNGmuk2S102XEbdQ0 by sab@hostux.social
2023-03-07T13:58:52Z
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@textfiles @lathamgreen It would be interesting to know if the book actually does contain "small amounts" of racism, or if it's just something the AI thought sounded good when prompted about stuff that's not acceptable in the 21st century. It's kind of striking that it had just established that the book is rather sexist, and still didn't manage to point this out as an aspect that didn't age well. Maybe the AI could be asked for examples of the racism? :)
(DIR) Post #ATNPtyJ6UY2nCxRoNE by textfiles@mastodon.archive.org
2023-03-07T15:40:57Z
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@sab @lathamgreen I asked it what the small amount of racism was:"There is a small amount of racism in this book in the way that it emphasizes the importance of the boy scouts being "good Americans." The book implies that being a good American means being from the United States and having certain values, which excludes those from other countries and backgrounds. It also implies that certain qualities are expected from some people more than others."
(DIR) Post #ATNZEqq0MBZVi8rrRA by sab@hostux.social
2023-03-07T17:25:38Z
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@textfiles Thank you! It's interesting what the algorithm chooses to emphasise.
(DIR) Post #ATNnVFCuuy79HdIOjw by lathamgreen@ravenation.club
2023-03-07T20:05:31Z
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@textfiles @sab I wonder where it lies on the racism scale : 32% ?