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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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Is this an LLM? MOOOOOOOOODS!
Can you articulate this suspicion? Do I need to speak inauthenticly so that you don't falsely accuse me?
This user was reported for being an LLM. I do agree that they have a very thorough writing style that is uncommon.
LLM doesnt cite primary sources, nor can it think critically. But i guess it passes the turing test for some folks. The new turing test is for humans to prove they are human, which may he a shit-flinging contest because AI dont have grostesque animal bodies like we do. I would say the reporting is ridiculous, but rhat would be negative and hateful, so I guess i just gotta accept the reality that people are going to be paranoid and anti intellectual. But hey, thats diversity. Gotta love our differences
One that LLMs can never get right is asking them to cite a textbook.
I'm not sure if it's a deliberate inability due to copyright concerns.
Yeah thats frustrating. Ai will lie to you too, so lack of citations + lies. Also, in the US, our Miranda rights read as "everything you say can and will be used against you" and chatgpt works with federal governmemt. The words "agent" and "intelligence" are also the same as used in CIA. If it lies and cant cite properly, how is it intelligent? Its bc its gathering intelligence from you. (spooky) anyways, i find the best use of AI is a search engine, but that is also extremely problematic bc it has a bias and will omit information. All around, i agree with Vaush that AI is demon-tech. Also as a PSA... use lumo or duck.ai, but also dont use them either bc ai is brain rot and also inherenrly risky