War and Pieces posted:

is there a filter to make me loose 30 lbs?

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

in Infinite Jest, everyone is creeped out by video calling technology because it means you have to look good to talk on the phone and it shatters the illusion that the person on the other end is giving you their full attention. So eventually, everyone just buys specialty pictures to put in front of their cameras of what they'd like to look like, so that the other person can have something nice to look at and both parties will be freed of the obligation to spend 100% of their attention on the call.

uber_stoat posted:

lmao if you can't recite Ian Malcolm quotes at will.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PLvdmifDSk

uber_stoat posted:

lmao if you can't recite Ian Malcolm quotes at will.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PLvdmifDSk

smarxist posted:

i keep picking this book up and putting it down frustrated, but keep going back to it and thinking about poo poo, like the completely loving deranged weed deal mantra or hal's convo with his therapist

smarxist posted:

i keep picking this book up and putting it down frustrated, but keep going back to it and thinking about poo poo, like the completely loving deranged weed deal mantra or hal's convo with his therapist

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

Yeah it's got some good stuff in it, but I got about 300/400 pages in before I just couldn't force myself to give a poo poo about tennis anymore tho.

Antonymous posted:

in the future there will be an filter that makes ur dick bigger

rko posted:

naturally, the angle the tweeter takes with it is “Chinese psychological warfare”

https://twitter.com/memotv/status/1630198033819287554

Rochallor posted:

I have doubts as to how much of this to believe, but assuming it's basically true lmao well done China.

Rochallor posted:

I have doubts as to how much of this to believe, but assuming it's basically true lmao well done China.

uber_stoat posted:

this thread is just a brain melting parade of instances of that Jurassic Park quote.

Shear Modulus posted:

didn't kal penn work for the obama white house as like a digital media youth engagement expert or something

news.uga.edu posted:

Racial stereotypes were upended during a recent study that involved artificial intelligence. New research from the University of Georgia found that Black bots were considered more competent and more human than white or Asian bots used in the same study. This contrasts with past research on human-to-human interactions.

“We found that in the digital space, because Black AI is so unusual, stereotypes amplified in the opposite direction,” said researcher Nicole Davis, a third-year doctoral student in UGA’s Terry College of Business. “The Black bots were not just seen as competent, but really competent — more competent than the white or Asian bots.”

Understanding how racial stereotypes interact with artificial intelligence is an important step toward the ethical use of AI, Davis said. As AI and bots grow in popularity, businesses must understand these nuances to not only support their bottom line, but also to navigate decreasing racial bias.

The study looked at perceptions of competence and humanness. These are important factors in the digital space, Davis said, as they can influence how a customer feels and experiences a business.

To gauge preexisting opinions, participants were asked about common stereotypes for white, Black and Asian racial groups. Many responses aligned with past research: Black people were perceived as less competent than white people, and Asian people were seen as most competent, Davis said.

Afterward, participants were randomly assigned a bot that appeared white, Black or Asian and then negotiated with the bot to reduce the cost of a vacation rental. They could end negotiations at any time, and afterward, they were asked about the bot’s competence, warmth and humanness.

“Regardless of how the participants identified or which bot they interacted with, we still found that Black people were generally perceived as less competent than white or Asian people,” Davis said. “But then when we asked about the bot, we saw perceptions change. Even if they said, ‘Yes, I feel like Black people are less competent,’ they also said, ‘Yes, I feel like the Black AI was more competent.’”

The reason for this difference, Davis said, is known as expectation violation theory. This theory proposes that if expectations are low — due to something like stereotypes — but the experience is positive, then people reflect on their experience as overwhelmingly positive.

“Participants think, ‘Oh, wow, not only is there a Black bot in the digital space, but they actually did really well,’” Davis said. “Their expectations are exceeded, and their positive responses are amplified. And that’s why we find that the Black bots are perceived to be higher in competence and more human than the white or Asian bots.”

These findings are one indicator that stereotypes that are applied in human interactions may function differently in digital spaces, Davis said.

“This is very important as marketers design highly dynamic, anthropomorphic bots to serve as a front door to their firm or business,” Davis said. “We need more research on AI to understand how it is impacting consumer perception, as well as when AI is going to help versus when it could hurt.”

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

Yeah it's got some good stuff in it, but I got about 300/400 pages in before I just couldn't force myself to give a poo poo about tennis anymore tho.

I really like the chapter where Hal's Grandpa/James's Dad is telling James about how the world of man is made of machines and that every machine is made for a purpose and must be respected and used with the intention of that purpose.

mawarannahr posted:

study finds business school students regard Black robots as articulate, competent, and superior to Black people
Racial stereotypes vary in digital interactions

quote:

Black AI is so unusual

mawarannahr posted:

study finds business school students regard Black robots as articulate, competent, and superior to Black people
Racial stereotypes vary in digital interactions

thank "U Chicago!"

Platystemon posted:

mawarannahr posted:

study finds business school students regard Black robots as articulate, competent, and superior to Black people
Racial stereotypes vary in digital interactions

thank "U Chicago!"

quote:

Understanding how racial stereotypes interact with artificial intelligence is an important step toward the ethical use of AI, Davis said. As AI and bots grow in popularity, businesses must understand these nuances to not only support their bottom line, but also to navigate decreasing racial bias.

mawarannahr posted:

study finds business school students regard Black robots as articulate, competent, and superior to Black people
Racial stereotypes vary in digital interactions

thank "U Chicago!"

War and Pieces posted:

This reminds me of the trend in 90's cartoons where every single super hero's tech support was a black nerd

Platystemon posted:

Every company will now theme their “AI” products as one offensive caricature or another in an attempt to obscure their flaws.

It’s not just race. They’re going to have gay chatbots, chatbots in wheelchairs, chatbots with Tourette’s.

War and Pieces posted:

This reminds me of the trend in 90's cartoons where every single super hero's tech support was a black nerd

Facebook Aunt posted:

Confounding factor: pointy hair. Give the black AI pointy hair and see if people think it looks competent then.

tangy yet delightful posted:

Someone who is not me, train a chatbot AI on leaked police officer communications.

quote:

I’m Only Human? The Role of Racial Stereotypes, Humanness, and Satisfaction in Transactions with Anthropomorphic Sales Bots
Nicole Davis, Nils Olsen, Vanessa G. Perry, Marcus M. Stewart, and Tiffany B. White
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 2023 8:1, 47-58
https://doi.org/10.1086/722703

Heavy_D posted:

the other thing to bear in mind is that the touchscreen only needs to get it's foot in the door by being a better interface for one feature (lets say controlling the mp3 player). you add it in the first model alongside all the other physical buttons, and it's a genuine improvement. only then do you notice that you can start saving money by shifting button functions to the touchscreen. it's a shame that "enshittification" is such an embarrassing edgelord term, because the pattern it describes is vital, and this is another great example of it.

mawarannahr posted:

someone post:

Vox Nihili posted:

I just assume Levar Burton inspired that entire trend