Giving it away.

Putting aside the murky-at-best origins of the ask_jesus AI bot on twitch (Athene was the owner), I did find AI Jesus pretty good at sticking to the core message, or “the best” of Jesus’ teachings. I can see why, when people hear more loving and kind spiritual responses from AI, that they would turn to AI. It’s also a sad symptom of religion in America, which often feels hallow & self-serving.

Clearly this guy doesn’t read the New Testament, because Talarico often quotes Jesus directly, the books of Matthew, Luke, and others all align with Talarico’s presentation. Hell, Acts 2 has the disciples & their community selling all their goods to use them collectively.

The right has co-opted religion to their own detriment. If democrats & other liberals start citing the verses, then these people wouldn’t have legs to stand on. If you’re a Christian, why prioritize Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and so on, compared to the New Testament or what Jesus said himself?

He’s right that these people have worshipped power to the point of blasphemy. Even Jesus says not all believers will be accepted if they venerate him and act maliciously. Luke speaks of belief as being insufficient to reach heaven, because it must be coupled with good works, which are laid out in multiple places.

The entire republican platform is rebuked by Matthew 25:31, but what can you expect from a bunch of people who likely haven’t read the Bible in years but speak of it like they know it?

I started memorizing verses because I have an X marker on my license for NB. If I ever get sent away to a camp or disappeared, I want to quote this stuff at the guards. I doubt it’ll make a difference, but maybe it can change someone’s mind if I’m in that situation.

The reason we’re in trouble is because over seventy-four percent of federal spending is on autopilot

The 74% is true, but it’s a smokescreen for other issues, namely, a majority of federal income is in personal tax. We’ve neutered our corporate tax income to a fraction of personal. When this is combined with the richest people dodging tax, you have the public paying while the rich continue to steal money for themselves.

14 yr in game design:

• Shipped over 10 titles
• Worked with several global brands (WWE, Hello Kitty, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, HBO)
• Held roles at all levels, including a director role at a mid size studio (~200 people); staff level IC at my current position

But yes, please write me off for some arbitrary line in the sand you drew…

Be well, internet homie.

I appreciate the well written reply.

For the ethics, I personally think these things should be nationalized / universalized, given that it runs on mass theft. That’s Meta’s argument: we stole so much, you can’t hold us legally accountable. Sure thing bud: let’s get half your profit then?

For the environmental, to me, it’s akin to driving a car. It’s very socially acceptable to do that in most places in the US. Does it contribute to worsening environment and have long term impacts? Yup, sure does. I have 1 car for our family. We used to have 2. We made a positive step, but we couldn’t lower to one. Does it make me a bad person? I don’t think so. Proportionally, I don’t think my AI usage is that impactful compared to Meta/Amazon/big tech company. Is it still bad? Yup, sure is.

That’s the reason I sidestep those, along with simplifying a complex topic I knew I would be flamed for.

Literacy matters. Seems like you’re trying to push on “what if we all did it?” And yeah, there’s some idiocracy future potential. However, I don’t think it’s addressing the issue. I mentioned John Henry because that’s partially what his story is about: man v. machine. People likely wrote faster with typewriters, and I bet people claimed literacy would go down with them. Maybe? But the reading is really essential in this process. That’s my claim.

I’ll grant there’s a degree problem with the IDE analogy, but I still think it’s a technological progression that makes rational sense.

I wouldn’t make shovelware. Many people will. I’ve said to friends I expect a Cambrian explosion. Life in all forms, good or bad. We’ll get apps that could never have been made and the worst malware to exist. It’s a Pandora’s box. The internet made us closer and brought out a lot of evil in the world. To me, internet & AI are tools, not inherently good or bad. (Philosophically, if there was no thieving of data)

I think you’re making reasonable points. I also think most people have not reconciled “it’s faster to read than to type.” It’s a strange inversion in AI workflows that comes from the mechanics at play.

• Machine read speed: 1m wpm (96k per 5 secs, based on token usage of a well known model)
• Machine write speed: ~6000 wpm (again, based on token usage & turnaround)

It’s not that we’re close. We’re miles apart. If we’re in a capitalistic hellscape (which, I think there’s maybe some evidence for, given on friendly convo :) ), then my competitor will beat me on speed. Why would I move a bunch of product on a hand cart vs. a train?

Thanks for the human interaction, by the way. I appreciate you engaging in earnest.

I think you’re missing my point, but if you’re gonna brand me as “corpo” without giving me a chance, then hope you have a nice day, homie. I’m not the enemy here.

I agree that unions are good checks against corporate power.

How does that change the speed game we’re against? You could say, “we won’t use AI!” but your competitor will & they’ll likely go faster.

There’s a growing rift here between “chatbot for memes & my college paper” and “it coded my entire game.” Most people don’t make software, so they haven’t seen this stuff yet, or they are skeptical because ChatGPT can’t count R’s in strawberry.

I don’t know how to effectively communicate these issues right now. It feels like there are real barriers here against humans. :(