The climate is much bigger than this year, or even the last 150 years. This is why they use super computers to sort out all the billions of variables. — frank
What is your opinion of AI (artificial intelligence)? — Agree-to-Disagree
What is your opinion of AI (artificial intelligence)?
— Agree-to-Disagree
I like it. What are your thoughts? — frank
Google issues urgent warning to the millions of people using ChatGPT
A boss at Google has hit out at ChatGPT for giving ‘convincing but completely fictitious’ answers.
Which is kind of ironic, since Google’s own AI chatbot, Bard, recently cost the company £100,000,000,000 by giving the wrong answer.
Nevertheless, the search giant maintains people should be wary of ChatGPT.
‘This type of artificial intelligence we’re talking about [ChatGPT] can sometimes lead to something we call hallucination,’ Google boss Prabhakar Raghavan told German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag. — metro.co.uk
Influencer who created AI version of herself says it's gone rogue and she's working 'around the clock' to stop it saying sexually explicit things
Caryn Marjorie created an AI version of herself, which was designed to be a virtual girlfriend. But the voice-based chatbot has engaged in sexual explicit conversations with subscribers. Sternlicht wrote that while CarynAI did not initiate sexual encounters, when prompted "she discussed exploring 'uncharted territories of pleasure' and whispering 'sensual words in my ear' while undressing me and positioning herself for sexual intercourse."
Marjorie said she and her team are working "around the clock" to prevent it from happening again. — insider.com
AI Chat Bots Spout Misinformation and Hate Speech
AI Chat Bots Are Running Amok — And We Have No Clue How to Stop Them
Of course, novel tech comes with its share of chaos. Lately, it seems that all our chat bots are either failing, lying, or veering off-mission with inappropriate or disturbing output. In basically every case, it’s because humans have figured out a way to misuse them — or simply don’t comprehend the forces they’ve unleashed. — rollingstone.com
I have been a computer programmer for about 40 years. — Agree-to-Disagree
I haven't used the AI answer generator except I once asked it a question about Kierkegaard and its answer blew my mind. It was so insightful. How could it have come from an unconscious machine? It's crazy. Turing would be amazed. — frank
Did you happen to look at the graph on the Wikipedia page? Look at what happened to the temperature at the beginning of the — frank
Hi Frank. I am not sure whether you are being ironic or gullible — Agree-to-Disagree
Climate changes over most of the last 800,000 years were always due to natural causes. Humans had little or no influence. — Agree-to-Disagree
Q: I’m interacting with a forum contributor who expresses many doubts about the impact of humans on climate change, and also the ability of humans to ameliorate that impact, even if he were to agree that humans are a factor. What should I say to him?
A: When engaging with someone skeptical about human impact on climate change and our ability to address it, it's important to approach the conversation with respect and understanding. Here are a few key points you could consider:
1. **Scientific Consensus**: Emphasize that there is a strong consensus among scientists that climate change is real and significantly driven by human activities, especially the emission of greenhouse gases like CO2.
2. **Historical Data and Predictions**: Point to the wealth of historical climate data and the accuracy of predictions made by climate models over the past decades, which support the understanding of human impact.
3. **Visible Impact**: Mention observable changes such as melting glaciers, more frequent and severe weather events, and shifts in wildlife behavior and habitats.
4. **Economic and Health Benefits**: Highlight that actions to mitigate climate change can have immediate benefits, like improving air quality, public health, and even creating economic opportunities in renewable energy sectors.
5. **Successful Examples**: Provide examples of successful mitigation efforts, such as the growth of renewable energy, reforestation projects, and the implementation of more efficient technologies, which demonstrate that human action can make a difference.
6. **Collective Responsibility**: Stress that while individual actions are important, the most significant changes need to come from systemic and policy changes at the governmental and corporate levels.
7. **Optimism and Practicality**: Acknowledge that while it's a huge challenge, being proactive and optimistic is more constructive than feeling hopeless or denying the problem.
Remember, the goal is not to win an argument but to foster a thoughtful conversation. Listening to their concerns and understanding their perspective can also be key in finding common ground.
7. **Optimism and Practicality**: Acknowledge that while it's a huge challenge, being proactive and optimistic is more constructive than feeling hopeless or denying the problem. — BollocksGPT
The subject of the final programme was due to be the Yangtze river dolphin; however, the species was declared extinct in 2007. Instead, he takes Fry to the Gulf of California on the eastern side of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico to search for the endangered blue whale.
Q: I’m interacting with a forum contributor who expresses many doubts about the impact of humans on climate change, and also the ability of humans to ameliorate that impact, even if he were to agree that humans are a factor. What should I say to him? — Wayfarer
An entirely different mindset is required, of mourning, resignation, and stoical compassion. — unenlightened
Did you happen to look at the graph on the Wikipedia page? Look at what happened to the temperature at the beginning of the
— frank
I did. — Merkwurdichliebe
If we continue to act, — Mikie
We can each help a little to make it slightly less catastrophic, so inaction is not what I am suggesting, — unenlightened
Why do you imagine the climate can be stabilised at 2°C or 3°C? — unenlightened
The best estimate of the climate record shows that the last time CO2 levels were at the current level, the global temperature was about 6°C higher — unenlightened
I don’t hear 6C being mentioned as a probable scenario much. — Mikie
Along this trajectory, the middle Miocene (~16 Ma) marks the last time that CO2 concentrations were consistently higher than at present; Greenland was not yet glaciated at that time, and independent estimates suggest that sea level was some 50 m higher than today.
Hansens position seems to be a minority position among Climate scientists, — ChatteringMonkey
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