Sam Altman is a notorious liar, his job is to get the press to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt, but not in the usual way - aimed at competitors - but his own company. Because uuuh, big scary AI very powerful, very smart, very super, wouldn't want to be left in the dust, buy now!

The RAM comment he made doesn't actually help with that though, it just pissed people off because the AI hype has caused prices to shoot up and stay up. It's the head of a private company sounding incredibly entitled and tone-deaf. So now he tries to backpedal, probably also because there's real resistance to data center plans.

I think the hype bubble jumped the shark when he announced that he believes that we're already in the age of AGI. We are so clearly not that you'd think that even the dumbest investor would start asking questions. Maybe they'll notice that actual researchers are calling him out on his bullshit too. We are still in the "AI sends you to the gas station on foot because gas is expensive" era and won't be leaving it with the current tech.

I'd buy this on a T-shirt

My first thought was, who the fuck names their kid "Data".

Then I realized there is a local radio personality named Oedipus, and I always thought what kind of parent names their kid that.

But then I remembered that that, is in fact, a stage name.

But I don't think you can use stage names in the military?

So maybe they are NB and this was their chosen name? But I don't think thd military would really go for that, let alone put them on TV (though I have no doubts that the best cyber security researchers out there are, in fact, queer).

So now I'm just more confused about everything.

...and Private Public.

He definitely hallucinates, but I think what he might be trying to imply is that if they get more RAM in the data centers it'll be easier to get more RAM for people and lower the over all cost? Which because of capitalism is obvious bullshit. But also, this is the guy that said AI will bring about the end of the world, so I suspect he wants more RAM to speed up that process.

The last time they got into it, Cpl Punishment had to get involved.

Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.

• Catch-22

Edit: man, I just need to reread this book huh? It's insane that the entire novel reads like this, and it's hysterical. Joseph Heller was a madman.

If you haven't read Catch-22, do yourself a favor. It's so goddamn funny.

It was just a joke, chill out. Someone mentioned python so I made a joke about python. I have never used Javascript, and I have no desire too.

Fucking programmers sometimes...ya'll take this stuff way too seriously.

He ain't calling you a seeder.

Colonel Oftruth is often at odds with him though

They didn't learn their lesson after Reality Winner.

Sheep in the Big City was a great show for puns. There were two Generals in that show. General Specific and General Lee Outrageous.

The one from Austria?

I assume you heard about that from Gen. Consensus. Don't mind him, that ol' fossil's always acting like he speaks for everyone.

YOU CALLING ME A LEECHER?

I'm not even in the army, much less a squad leader. Who exactly is this Private Parts of mine that you want to see?

yes but the opposite.

but I'm glad you're spreading the word

!nominativedeterminism@feddit.uk

reminds me of the classic 90s joke "who is this General Failure and why is he reading my drive?"

I can see sister or cousin for sure.

I didn't realise Olivia Coleman held an officer commission.

My extra spicy first pre coffee thought im response to Sam Altman's viewpoint here: I imagine sam Altmans neighbors have bullets, just wasting their potential sitting in boxes. they yearn for the minds

Well, if she's in the offensive cyberwarfare division...

They're both always enthusiastically and confidently wrong. No wonder CEOs love AI.