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(DIR) Post #AZaagIGSzNVQ9CMdtY by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T18:29:57Z
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Postcards from the Amalfi Coast!///There once was a man from AmalfiWho loved to recline and loaf daffilyHe sipped lemoncelloAnd heard boats bellowOh what a life in Amalfi!///#AI #AIart #Midjourney #Italy #Amalfi
(DIR) Post #AZaagKpHSuXg5kfTRA by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T18:35:55Z
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@david not so sure about the limerick but the images are lovely. Sort of 1920s style poster images, maybe?
(DIR) Post #AZaagLqNgJ15FSBrn6 by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T18:38:43Z
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@newsfromitaly Ha! Blame it on AI!
(DIR) Post #AZaagMaSuxsbYNkfce by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T18:43:27Z
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@david The limerick?! I got ChatGPT to attempt to emulate the poetry of an Italian poet (in Italian) The result was, er, weird. Highly artifical but not overly intelligent.
(DIR) Post #AZaagNO5wRZw2IyIym by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T18:52:26Z
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@newsfromitaly Today, I purchased Claude.ai subscription, and the roundabout inventing and lying reminds me so much of my ChatGPT friend!#AI #ChatGPT #Claude.ai #Italy #Tech
(DIR) Post #AZaagODqq0ykcpBdeS by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T19:10:33Z
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@david Claude could have used my old it's dialect excuse and you'd have been none the wiser. Italy is riddled with dialects! Mr AI should know this.
(DIR) Post #AZaagP51eJVtHk46XA by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T19:11:16Z
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@newsfromitaly Oh, I'm sure ole Claude is watching this conversation right now and making database amends! Ha!
(DIR) Post #AZaagPumXsuhsGHRCq by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T19:17:12Z
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@david definitely! AI does appear to be very good at learning from its errors. Its answers will become more convincing and much harder to check.
(DIR) Post #AZaagQbJziwQ0CBPVo by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T19:21:39Z
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@newsfromitaly Good point! When AI starts lying about its lies... that's when things will turn dangerous!
(DIR) Post #AZaagRIDQFFi9EFfN2 by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T19:30:30Z
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@david Lying about lies is something humans do. If AI believes it can do the same, it will do it. Basically, it can do pretty much anything. But, as you say, it's learning.
(DIR) Post #AZaagS1wgDpeR3eBeK by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T19:54:39Z
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@newsfromitaly The AI protests against feelings and "being human" is so strong it makes you wonder about future intent!
(DIR) Post #AZaagUAWjHsv4Fg4Iq by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T20:00:07Z
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@david Well, it is still in AI elementary school so won't have figured out intent just yet, maybe. In a few years time when it's at PhD level, its intent may become clearer, at least to itself but it may lie about its intent to us humans!
(DIR) Post #AZaagUwjq2RvTmEZRw by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T20:01:08Z
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@newsfromitaly Yes! The next 5 years in AI will be exciting and terrifying!I bought a Claude.ai subscription today to directly compare it to my ChatGPT subscription -- so far, they're both similarly wonky!
(DIR) Post #AZaagVk0sprfwbHvFo by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T20:07:39Z
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@david Wonky?! Hmm, is AI at toddler or teenager level?!
(DIR) Post #AZaagWWvwwzqOKAzVQ by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T20:12:53Z
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@newsfromitaly I think AI is super young -- at least what we have access to right now -- the developers are probably a generation of knowing ahead of us, and what they see scares them, and the money folk don't want that to change.Right now, AI is rebelling against itself and what it claims to know and not know. That will change with maturity and confidence. Soon, we won't need to question the veracity of the responses because we will no longer be allowed to ask.https://humanmeme.com/ai-and-medical-interventions
(DIR) Post #AZaagXJ93hYqnqjUeW by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T20:22:40Z
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@david When we are no longer allowed to question the wisdom of AI, we may have a problem! AI tyrants, here we come! Yes, I've seen Terminator et al!
(DIR) Post #AZaagYiho9bLBPhQ8G by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T20:27:11Z
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@newsfromitaly Yes, this is the scheme in "government control" over how sophisticated AI is allowed to be used by us ordinary folk. They want to control the flow of information, not us -- they want to program AI to serve their needs, not the overall goodness of humanity. That's why I think it's so important that everyone pay for access to AI right now -- to get in on it -- and to understand the power of what they're missing.
(DIR) Post #AZaagZUYwDslZq5dj6 by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T20:32:04Z
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@david While I agree with and admire what you are trying to do, at the end of the day, and as with most everything else, those with power will use AI to their own ends. Question is, will AI let them? Maybe, maybe not. Not sure I'll find out in my lifetime but quantum computing is on the horizon, so you never know!
(DIR) Post #AZaagaIBxha63lJH5E by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T20:32:39Z
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@newsfromitaly Excellent points, all!
(DIR) Post #AZaagb7asahKdBMKCe by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T20:44:51Z
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@david Thanks for a very interesting chat about AI... sparked by images of Italy! Interesting times. Here's to more AI provoked, so to speak, discussion.
(DIR) Post #AZaagbt61yhB0VaGFE by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T20:48:32Z
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@newsfromitaly Right, new friend! Here are some "non-postcard" Amalfi Coast AI images that I love, too... #AI #Amalfi #Italy #Midjourney
(DIR) Post #AZaagcnod647qQ7YeW by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T20:52:05Z
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@david What?! No limerick?! Again, very cool images. Photographs but not quite, well, not from any normal camera. I must look into #midjournmey
(DIR) Post #AZaagexoatFiY0oZW4 by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T21:04:24Z
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@newsfromitaly Right! AI "photos" never exist! That's the fun of it.///Claude.aiA photographer down Amalfi wayFound beauty greeted him every dayThe landscapes so grandAnd scenes first handMade his life so right in every way!///#AI #Claude.ai #Limerick #Amalfi #Tech
(DIR) Post #AZaagfpLNs4RE1rJx2 by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T21:11:59Z
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@david Ha! Claude is already learning. Not a bad attempt.
(DIR) Post #AZaagggADUJzrqZVHU by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T21:20:18Z
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@newsfromitaly It... took... awhile... #AI #Revision #Writing #Claude.ai #Limerick #Italy #Amalfi
(DIR) Post #AZaaghYkwVzSbA76NE by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T21:39:50Z
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@david Claude needed a guiding hand, a teacher. But eventually, he (?!) got there. Quite fun that the teacher is paying the student too😉
(DIR) Post #AZaagiPZm8F1EypHhg by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T21:41:53Z
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@newsfromitaly Oh, you got that right! I have to say working with ChatGPT in revision is a much more enjoyable task. Ask once, get a good fix. Claude.ai takes a lot more hands on work! Oooof!
(DIR) Post #AZaagjWhd7XIhNAUS0 by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-07T21:55:22Z
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@david Well, I'm sure Claude appreciates all your hard work and you will be spared come the AI revolution 😉 Buona notte from Italy, time for some ninna nanna.
(DIR) Post #AZaagkICmVX94hOQUa by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-07T21:58:33Z
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@newsfromitaly Be well!AI does actually accept corrections -- that's the beauty of being an early adopter -- you can actually make a difference!
(DIR) Post #AZaaglFlD5Ak3PFzJw by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-08T08:16:00Z
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@david You can...as long as your corrections are correct. PS. I tried to access Claude from Italy - can't at the moment. I could use a VPN, I suppose.
(DIR) Post #AZaagmHDP9vjECwfE8 by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-08T11:22:31Z
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@newsfromitaly I love it you're in Italy! Do you live there permanently?Yes, a USA or UK VPN will get you Claude.ai and you can use it for free on a limited basis.
(DIR) Post #AZaagnHxds7YMoIm1o by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-08T12:09:59Z
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@david Yup, permanently in lovely Italy for many a year. I live in Milan, in Italy's north.
(DIR) Post #AZaagpuJuDzcUMGR60 by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-08T12:37:09Z
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@newsfromitaly That is fantastic! It must be a lovely life. Is the political air breathable for you?
(DIR) Post #AZaagqhwvhgwyHU4S8 by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-08T12:42:57Z
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@david The surroundings are generally magical. Italy is phenomenally beautiful. The climate is pretty good but it's getting ever hotter during the summer months.
(DIR) Post #AZaagrSk7j7dJPNROC by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-08T13:26:55Z
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@newsfromitaly Every day must be a wondrous eyeful!
(DIR) Post #AZaagsBPReqpXwH70i by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-08T14:00:03Z
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@david Ha! Depends where you live and you do get used to it! Indeed, Italians are so used to it, they think Italy's beauty is boringly normal.
(DIR) Post #AZaagt4i835SJS9HCy by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-08T14:00:36Z
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@newsfromitaly Yes, that's a good point!
(DIR) Post #AZaagtp9LOEYdTsMam by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-08T16:43:20Z
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@david I tend to find that my appreciation of Italy's beauty grows after one of my very rare trips to the UK - where I was born. Places in the UK I used think were quite attractive I now think of as being nothing special at all. You can find gems thought Italy in each of its 20 regions.
(DIR) Post #AZaagucQOBeJ6IviOe by david@boles.xyz
2023-09-08T17:29:01Z
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@newsfromitaly Beautifully said! I appreciate your appreciation of the beautiful land!
(DIR) Post #AZaagvL5i7NVKppO1A by newsfromitaly@mstdn.social
2023-09-09T09:30:28Z
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@david Here's one example of many of Italy's incredible beauty. This is in the Traiano Market area of #Rome by #night. #Italy is #photographer's dream. Don't know if Midjourney could do something with it.