based on weighted averages of ‘what people are saying’ with a little randomization to spice things up

That is massively oversimplified and not really how neural networks work. Training a neural network is not just calculating averages. It adjusts a very complex network of nodes in such a way that certain input generates certain output. It is entirely possible that during that training process, abstract mechanisms like logic get trained into the system as well, because a good NN can produce meaningful output even on input that is unlike anything it has ever seen before. Arguably that is the case with ChatGPT as well. It has been proven to be able to solve maths/calculating tasks it has never seen before in its training data. Give it a poem that you wrote yourself and have it write an analysis and interpretation - it will do it and it will probably be very good. I really don’t subscribe to this “statistical parrot” narrative that many people seem to believe. Just because it’s not good at the same tasks that humans are good at doesn’t mean it’s not intelligent. Of course it is different from a human brain, so differences in capabilities are to be expected. It has no idea of the physical world, it is not trained to tell truth from lies. Of course it’s not good at these things. That doesn’t mean it’s crap or “not intelligent”. You don’t call a person “not intelligent” just because they’re bad at specific tasks or don’t know some facts. There’s certainly room for improvement with these LLMs, but they’ve only been around in a really usable state for like 2 years or so. Have some patience and in the meantime use it for all the wonderful stuff it’s capable of.

I disagree, at least as someone who knows some Python but isn’t a pro programmer, ChatGPT saves me tons of time when writing little scripts. I used it to write a little tool with a GUI that I now use all the time in like 3 hours which would have taken me days without ChatGPT.

Oh no, proice inflietion.

Ja, es ist schon deutlich besser als vor ein paar Jahren. Hat aber noch Luft nach oben. ;)

Ja, sinnlose neue Features können sie ganz gut. Uralte Bugs fixen und grundlegende Funktionen ermöglichen nicht so sehr…

Ja doch, das geht. Nutze mittlerweile Telegram und Signal parallel weil einige Kontakte noch nur bei Telegram sind. Im Prinzip kann man alles mit beidem machen, aber Signal hat halt so ein paar Einschränkungen, bei denen man sich fragt, was die eigentlich rauchen, dass die das nach Jahren immer noch nicht gefixt haben.

Was meinst du mit zwei Sessions? Signal synchron auf Smartphone und PC geht auf jeden Fall. Funktioniert aber nur gut wenn du es am PC auch regelmäßig nutzt bzw laufen hast, weil es sonst immer ewig Nachrichten vom Smartphone nachladen muss.

Und beide Clients, Smartphone und Desktop, sind halt meilenweit schlechter als Telegram. Aber man gewöhnt sich dran…

I keep telling myself I need to start using a password manager but I’m worried I won’t be able to log into things on my phone or other devices like my work computer when I need to because I don’t know the password. Is that a legitimate worry or is there a solution for this? How do you sync passwords between computer and phone?

Während ich dir grundsätzlich zustimme, wird die Sache leider schwierig, wenn man offizielle Texte oder Publikationen verfassen muss. Da wird dann jede Entscheidung für oder gegen das Gendern direkt zu einer Grundsatzfrage, mit der alle am Text Beteiligten irgendwie leben können müssen. Das ist gar nicht so einfach. Meist kommt eine Beidnennung als Kompromiss aber durch, manchmal auch Partizipform.

Das heißt, du benutzt dann das generische Maskulinum?

Richard McDickface

Mostly “from the river to the sea” (which I know isn’t historically anti-semitic but has been used increasingly in the context of denying Israel’s right of existence and is now even banned on demonstrations in Germany), they also demand the local university to dismiss Jewish or Israel-friendly professors. I looked at social media presences of some of the organizations that support the demonstrations and some of them downplay or even celebrate the October attacks by Hamas.

That being said, there certainly is public pressure to generalize all pro-Palestinian protests as anti-semitic - which is very wrong and I think it’s highly problematic that some politicians fuel this narrative. It does, however, make it even harder for someone with a nuanced point of view to join the protests (not an excuse, just an explanation why the demonstrations become more and more extremist).

Because at demonstrations that call Israel out for what it does, they shout anti-semitic stuff. I don’t want to take part in a demonstration that spreads anti-semitism.

You obviously don’t understand the difference between “a holocaust” and “the Holocaust”. The image we’re discussing here says “the Holocaust”. No need to use insults to compensate for you own ignorance. Maybe go read some Wikipedia.

It is fueling it because criticism of Israeli politics is constantly mixed with antisemitic narratives. That’s the fault of antisemites of course, but the problem is there and cannot be denied. As I said, I don’t agree with how it’s handled, but it needs to be acknowledged that it’s a hard problem to solve. Believe me, I wish all this was easier. I wish I could protest Israels actions without being seen as an antisemite but I can’t because of the dynamics of the public discourse which is driven by extremists of all sides. The discourse here has been poisoned by antisemites, racists and islamophobes to an extent where expressing a nuanced and/or pure-hearted opinion on the matter is almost impossible.

Yes it does. It creates awareness for antisemitism and fascism. It makes you feel responsible for political changes as an individual, which is important for a functioning democracy.

A Nazi party is currently on the rise here, they’re called AfD. Obviously, it doesn’t work for those people, but it can’t be expected to work for everyone. There have been mass protests against that party though (I’m talking multiple millions of people all across Germany were protesting) under the motto “Nie wieder ist jetzt” (Never again is now). I think that shows how the knowledge about the Holocaust mobilizes people to act against right wing extremists.

I’m not happy with the official reactions of the German government to Israel. You need to understand, however, that after Germany tried to eradicate Jews, we’ve made it a priority to defend their right for a safe home. I agree that they currently abuse this right in many ways. There has certainly also been criticism among German highly ranked politicians of Israel’s actions, albeit probably not enough. You need to understand though that antisemitism is still rooted in German society, and it is important not to fuel it. That’s a fine line to walk on there. I agree that it’s probably not handled optimally currently, but it’s also not as easy as you make it out to be.

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Because everything doable has to be done to prevent something like this from happening ever again. Feeling some guilt is a small price to pay. Sincerely, a German

Bin in der Situation. Müsste wahrscheinlich 3k€ einplanen und ich hasse Autos wie die Pest, würde es nur aus rein pragmatischen Gründen machen, würde auch nicht mal eins besitzen und wahrscheinlich maximal 3x im Jahr eins leihen. Das steht einfach in keinem Verhältnis.