Maybe the best first page (as opposed to first line or first paragraph) that I've ever read, although as I say I've never really noticed the first page of a book before.

Believes in a diety that punishes transgressors.

Believes the ills they are suffering are spiritual in origin.

Doesn't see any possible connection between these ideas.

Not knowing anything about Ed Gein, and also not realising it was a Ryan Murphy show, I watched the first episode. Utterly tedious. Its only redeeming feature was that the screen was so dark I couldn't see anything so it was easy to ignore.

That would work if we were talking about people being mean to AIs because of a perceived effect *on the AI*, but what sparked this ludicrous debate was people being mean about AIs *in order to entertain other human beings*. It wasn't even directed towards actual LLMs, it was just being posted about.

I'll believe an algorithm is a real person when I see it summarily executed in the street by cops.

To paraphrase an old political compass meme, "everything is eugenics, apart from actual eugenics, which is fine".

What behaviour are you characterising as "being an asshole" here? Because the original post you were replying to was about people merely saying that algorithms aren't people, which I would say is far from "being an asshole".

Why do you assume that opposition to LLMs is "blind hatred" rather than a logical response to the demonstrable harm they are doing to our society?

Is there a better example? Because at the moment I don't think your point is valid at all.

And, further, I think it's indicative of the reason these people refuse to defend marginalised minorities that they seem to equate those minorities with unthinking unfeeling algorithms who exist solely to do their bidding.

I think it's definitely worth pointing out that the people attempting to defend the rights of LLMs are the same people who refuse to defend the rights of actual human beings who can suffer.

I don't (I still say thank you to cash machines), but if somebody wants to I see no reason to criticise, it does literally zero harm. Whereas I think this current ludicrous push to equate being mean to algorithms with actual bigotry has the potential to be extremely harmful.

Crucial phrase: "if it can feel". LLMs are just complicated flowcharts, they absolutely cannot feel.

Arson isn't a crime because of the suffering experienced by the house, fucking hell.

I think my irony meter has finally broken. I have completely lost the ability to identify who is serious and who is joking.

Like… it's kind of right there, no?

What is this a response to?