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sideways t1_j5j3fzu wrote

Reply to With the development of AIs which can create high fidelity images and texts, we flatten the way for all people to be creators. For a future where AGIs "rule" the world and the societies whole purpose is to live and create culture. by frapastique

Honestly, I think a Cultural Singularity is a side-effect of a Technological Singularity. People are going to have to define themselves and find meaning in new ways after AGI/ASI and getting there is going to be a tricky process that we've only taken the first stumble upon. Art and culture seem like obvious focus points now... but it could be something completely different. We can't know.

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sideways t1_j4noy81 wrote

Reply to comment by SoylentRox in How long until an AI is able to write a book? by Educational_Grab_473

Looks like I overestimated the word-count. The full story is 4438 words and here is the last 469 words:

>...As she approached the police station, she heard the sound of footsteps behind her. She turned to see the killer closing in on her, a cold glint in his eye.
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>Kate's heart raced as she took off running, the killer hot on her heels. She weaved through the crowded streets, her breath coming in short gasps as she tried to outrun him. She knew that she couldn't let him catch her, not with the evidence she had against him.Finally, she spotted the police station in the distance. She redoubled her efforts, her legs pumping as she sprinted towards safety. She could hear the killer's footsteps growing closer and closer, and she knew that she was running out of time.
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>Just as she reached the doors of the police station, the killer tackled her from behind. She went down hard, her head hitting the pavement with a sickening thud. She struggled to get up, but the killer was too strong.
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>She heard the sound of sirens in the distance and knew that help was on the way. She just had to hold on a little longer. She summoned all of her strength and managed to break free from the killer's grasp. She scrambled to her feet and took off running, her heart pounding in her chest.
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>She burst through the doors of the police station, her breath coming in ragged gasps. The officers on duty rushed to her aid, their faces grim as they took in the sight of the killer hot on her heels.
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>Kate collapsed onto the floor, her body shaking as the officers apprehended the killer. She looked up at the chief of police, her eyes filled with tears of relief. The sight of the grim-faced officers and the smell of stale coffee in the station added to the tense atmosphere.
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>Kate presented the evidence to the chief of police, who was shocked and outraged by the revelation. The chief of police sat at his desk, his face grim as he listened to the recording. "This is serious," he said, his voice laced with disgust. "A police officer using his badge to commit murder and cover it up. It's an outrage.
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>"What are we going to do?" Kate asked, her voice trembling.
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>"We're going to do our jobs," the chief said, his voice firm. "We're going to arrest this killer and make sure that he pays for his crimes. And we're going to do everything in our power to restore trust in the department and ensure that something like this never happens again."
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>Kate nodded, her heart heavy. She knew that this was a blow to the department, but she also knew that they couldn't let the actions of one corrupt officer tarnish the reputation of the many good officers who served with honor and integrity.The chief stood up, his face determined. "Let's go bring this killer to justice," he said, his voice filled with conviction.
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>The killer was arrested and Kate's story was front-page news. The sound of her own relieved sigh filled the room as the chief congratulated her on a job well done.
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>Kate's career was revitalized and the community was safer because of her bravery and determination. Despite the personal sacrifices she had made, Kate was proud of what she had accomplished. She had brought a killer to justice and exposed corruption in the police department. As she walked out of the police station, the warm sun on her skin and the sound of the city's hustle and bustle were a welcome reminder of the life she had fought to protect.

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sideways t1_j4nm082 wrote

Reply to comment by SoylentRox in How long until an AI is able to write a book? by Educational_Grab_473

That was definitely the default but I asked for something a little different and I got a dedicated female investigative journalist trying to track down a serial killer. One interesting twist is that the killer turned out to be a police officer himself. The climax of the story was the killer literally tackling the reporter as she burst into the police station with proof of his crimes!

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sideways t1_j4n69gn wrote

Reply to How long until an AI is able to write a book? by Educational_Grab_473

For what it's worth, I experimented a little with ChatGPT to write a 7000 word hard-boiled detective story. My main rule was that I couldn't write any original content myself - I was exclusively the editor.

I started with eliciting the stages of a detective story and then got ChatGPT to detail a plot based on those. Then I asked it to write individual scenes for each plot beat. Then I had it revise to correct inconsistencies and get the hard-boiled style down.

The process took maybe two or three hours. Compared to a human writer the result was mediocre and full of cliches. But... it was a recognizable story with plot and characters and it was mostly coherent. It was also a lot of fun to coach into existence.

From that experience, well, we're definitely not at the point where something like ChatGPT can write fiction coherently on its own for longer than a few pages and even with significant coaching, the results are "low human." But from this point to super-human? Who knows?

Might not take that long...

(Turns out that the full story was 4438 words.)

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sideways OP t1_j30azdq wrote

Reply to comment by Ginkotree48 in 2022 was the year AGI arrived (Just don't call it that) by sideways

I can definitely appreciate your feelings. You are not crazy (I mean... probably not but what do I know?)

The thing is, you have to ask yourself if there is anything constructive you can do, in light of all these accelerating developments in AI, to improve either your life or the world. If there is, then do that.

If there isn't, then the right thing to do is carry on with life as normal. Quit your job because you hate your job not because of the Singularity. Nobody knows what's going to happen so you need to live your life based on the inherent value of each day not based on some expected future condition.

Hang in there!

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sideways t1_j2uo2r3 wrote

Reply to Your favorite series about AI? by DJswipeleft

Joss Whedon did a really cool and quickly forgotten two season show in 2008 called Dollhouse. It's not about AI specifically but it is all about uploading consciousness.

The best thing about it is that by the end the show really throws at you exactly how cataclysmic technology at that scale is and how fast it can accelerate. Definitely worth a watch.

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sideways t1_j2b5ktc wrote

Reply to comment by AndromedaAnimated in the singularity is already a threat to our mental well-being by Ohigetjokes

You are right that it's a mistake to jump from what someone says on social media to a psychiatric diagnosis!

Still, "silly behavior on Twitter" has a lot more impact when you are the owner of Twitter or the leader of a political movement than for regular people and it's reasonable to be held responsible for that impact.

At any rate, I agree that it's more important to judge people by what they do than what they say.

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