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  • I don’t like the idea of restricting the model’s corpus further. Rather, I think it would be good if it used a bigger corpus, but added the date of origin for each element as further context.

    Separately, I think it could be good to train another LLM to recognize biases in various content, and then use that to add further context for the main LLM when it ingests that content. I’m not sure how to avoid bias in that second LLM, though. Maybe complete lack of bias is an unattainable ideal that you can only approach without ever reaching it.









  • I remember Asimov’s books in the Robots/Foundation universe to be fairly coherent. Newer books revealed new things that weren’t alluded to in previous books, but they didn’t break continuity.

    The only inconsistency I can think of is how the pre-Foundation’s Edge books didn’t feature the computers we then saw starting with that book, but it’s not like the older books specifically stated they weren’t there.

    And if all else fails, you can always explain anything by bringing The End of Eternity into the canon 😛



  • You’re trying to apply objectivity to a very subjective area. I’m not saying it’s impossible, and you should by all means try it, but maybe it would be a good idea to try something that has a better chance, first, such as this:

    How about an open platform for scientific review and tracking? Like, whenever a new discovery or advance is announced, that site would cut through the hype, report on peer review, feasibility, flaws in methodology, the ways in which it’s practical and impractical, how close we are to actual usage (state of clinical trials, demonstrated practical applications, etc.)

    And it would keep being updated, somewhat like Wikipedia, as more research occurs. It needs a more robust system of review to avoid the problems that Wikipedia has, and I don’t have the solution for that, but I believe there’s got to be a way to do it that’s resistant to manipulation.






  • The last couple times I shot some concert footage with my phone were:

    • Weird Al Yankovic, at a free outdoor concert in Montréal: I had seed that on that tour, he would sometimes do a medley of Yoda and The Saga Begins, so when I came on stage in Jedi regalia, I started recording. In the end, he only did Yoda with some kind of extended vocal jam in the middle, still a lot of fun, and I’m glad I captured it.
    • Tears for Fears, a few years ago: I captured my favorite song, Head Over Heels. Recording any more would have made the show less enjoyable for me.