Momir Vig
@momirvig.bsky.social
He/Him. Teacher in Japan. Interested in trying to chase away the feeling that everything is collapsing painfully down around us.
You didn't ask a question. I already answered your question about what content he is expanding: virtual companionship and story writing (probably more the former).
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
You didn't ask a question. I already answered your question about what content he is expanding: virtual companionship and story writing (probably more the former).
I am applying context. You're aware that interactive AI porn software already exists? This is not adding something new into the world that is currently non-existent. This is saying "some of you want this feature. before we couldn't do it safely, now we think we can" (I doubt the safety, though)
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I am applying context. You're aware that interactive AI porn software already exists? This is not adding something new into the world that is currently non-existent. This is saying "some of you want this feature. before we couldn't do it safely, now we think we can" (I doubt the safety, though)
People already use ChatGPT as a virtual companion. People already use it to write stories, including stories of an adult nature. All this does is remove a limitation on a specific topic. I'm not saying if this is good or bad for humanity, but it in no way indicates that OpenAI is doing badly.
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
People already use ChatGPT as a virtual companion. People already use it to write stories, including stories of an adult nature. All this does is remove a limitation on a specific topic. I'm not saying if this is good or bad for humanity, but it in no way indicates that OpenAI is doing badly.
But that's not what he's saying. He's expanding one particular type of content, which was adjacent to what they were doing before. And he's not saying that this is the new primary draw or focus of ChatGPT, it's just one added feature. It's important to read what people actually say.
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
But that's not what he's saying. He's expanding one particular type of content, which was adjacent to what they were doing before. And he's not saying that this is the new primary draw or focus of ChatGPT, it's just one added feature. It's important to read what people actually say.
Yes...businesses expand the product offerings they have, both when doing well and when not. Do you think when restaurants offer new menu items or Apple releases a new phone that implies that their business isn't going well?
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Yes...businesses expand the product offerings they have, both when doing well and when not. Do you think when restaurants offer new menu items or Apple releases a new phone that implies that their business isn't going well?
It very much does not make me feel good that we are collectively ignoring a disease that is doing significant, possibly permanent harm to large chunks of the population.
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It very much does not make me feel good that we are collectively ignoring a disease that is doing significant, possibly permanent harm to large chunks of the population.
OK, I do accept it could be more than one cause. But the problem with COVID is that the overwhelming majority of people ignore it and pretend it's gone or that it's just like a cold. We can't eliminate it as a threat, but we can greatly reduce it, just like we created indoor plumbing years ago.
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
OK, I do accept it could be more than one cause. But the problem with COVID is that the overwhelming majority of people ignore it and pretend it's gone or that it's just like a cold. We can't eliminate it as a threat, but we can greatly reduce it, just like we created indoor plumbing years ago.
I cannot understand how people can reject not only clear evidence like this, but also hundreds of scientific studies showing that COVID does lasting damage to multiple organ systems including the brain. We have to clean the air and, yes, sometimes we even need everyone to wear N95s.
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I cannot understand how people can reject not only clear evidence like this, but also hundreds of scientific studies showing that COVID does lasting damage to multiple organ systems including the brain. We have to clean the air and, yes, sometimes we even need everyone to wear N95s.
There was no teacher shortage after the pandemic. And technology use didn't suddenly change then. It's lasting brain and body damage by COVID, confirmed by hundreds of scientific studies.
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
There was no teacher shortage after the pandemic. And technology use didn't suddenly change then. It's lasting brain and body damage by COVID, confirmed by hundreds of scientific studies.
Allying with LDP would be strategically terrible for them. If Japan follows the pattern of much of Europe, when the ruling party tacks right, the ultra nationalit's do even better, because the Overton window shifts so they start to look more 'normal'. This is my real fear about Takeichi winning.
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Allying with LDP would be strategically terrible for them. If Japan follows the pattern of much of Europe, when the ruling party tacks right, the ultra nationalit's do even better, because the Overton window shifts so they start to look more 'normal'. This is my real fear about Takeichi winning.
No, because I have multiple times asked an L1 speaker of the target language and they found that method to be highly accurate, including conveying appropriate tone
September 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
No, because I have multiple times asked an L1 speaker of the target language and they found that method to be highly accurate, including conveying appropriate tone
Sure, I can see using professional translators for major public sites, but using DeepL (etc) for translating the thousands of emails that get sent every day is a huge QOL upgrade.
September 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Sure, I can see using professional translators for major public sites, but using DeepL (etc) for translating the thousands of emails that get sent every day is a huge QOL upgrade.
I've had the most success using DeepL first them working with ChatGPT to adjust the writing, allowing it to ask me questions to verify meaning and intent
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I've had the most success using DeepL first them working with ChatGPT to adjust the writing, allowing it to ask me questions to verify meaning and intent
While I disagree with all of this, the dislike of DeepL seems extreme even for those opposed to GenAI. Integrating translation is a drastic improvement for students and staff whose first language doesn't match the local language.
September 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
While I disagree with all of this, the dislike of DeepL seems extreme even for those opposed to GenAI. Integrating translation is a drastic improvement for students and staff whose first language doesn't match the local language.
No, I would have to look for a different country. The threat has to be direct, immediate, and extreme, for Japan to even possibly consider the case. People fleeing actual open military oppression can't get in. Plus the J govt is generally highly deferential to the US. But maybe other countries?
September 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
No, I would have to look for a different country. The threat has to be direct, immediate, and extreme, for Japan to even possibly consider the case. People fleeing actual open military oppression can't get in. Plus the J govt is generally highly deferential to the US. But maybe other countries?
Sadly, no help for me, given the Japan approves less than 2% of asylum cases, and would certainly not do so in this case.
September 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Sadly, no help for me, given the Japan approves less than 2% of asylum cases, and would certainly not do so in this case.
But the problem is that if this law does what the Intercept claims, the plan to "flee" won't work, I assume. Don't most countries require foreign residents (short or long term) to have valid passports? I know in Japan where I am, if I lost my passport I couldn't renew my permanent residency.
September 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
But the problem is that if this law does what the Intercept claims, the plan to "flee" won't work, I assume. Don't most countries require foreign residents (short or long term) to have valid passports? I know in Japan where I am, if I lost my passport I couldn't renew my permanent residency.
Actually, I just read further--this AI isn't diagnosing anyone. It's basically just taking information that health care providers have already written and pulling together and linking those with common post-discharge services.
August 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Actually, I just read further--this AI isn't diagnosing anyone. It's basically just taking information that health care providers have already written and pulling together and linking those with common post-discharge services.
How is that any different than doctors misdiagnosing people?
August 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
How is that any different than doctors misdiagnosing people?
Paywalled, so I can't read...but children under four aren't using AI except maybe algorithm-generating AI on SNS (if parents allow). Tech in general is likely to blame, but AI isn't the right target. And my guess is it's the effect tech is having on parents that's the real problem.
July 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Paywalled, so I can't read...but children under four aren't using AI except maybe algorithm-generating AI on SNS (if parents allow). Tech in general is likely to blame, but AI isn't the right target. And my guess is it's the effect tech is having on parents that's the real problem.
Nah, SCOTUS only approves that for Republican presidents. When Biden was president they invented the "major questions doctrine" that said that anything sufficiently "important" can only be decided by only be done by Congress and only if 100% explicit. Any ambiguity means SCOTUS can overrule.
July 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Nah, SCOTUS only approves that for Republican presidents. When Biden was president they invented the "major questions doctrine" that said that anything sufficiently "important" can only be decided by only be done by Congress and only if 100% explicit. Any ambiguity means SCOTUS can overrule.
If I'm doing a task, and AI thinks a meeting is needed, and the AI can say, "Do you want to set a meeting for X". That's helpful and requires ability to identify info. It's an extension of the "Your email said there's an attachment, but you didn't attach anything." And this is just an example.
July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If I'm doing a task, and AI thinks a meeting is needed, and the AI can say, "Do you want to set a meeting for X". That's helpful and requires ability to identify info. It's an extension of the "Your email said there's an attachment, but you didn't attach anything." And this is just an example.
People against AI doing things like scheduling and searching for jobs to me sound like Plato complaining that writing harms people because we need to memorize things to learn how to think. I agree there are things we don't want AI to do, but there are a lot of things I certainly do.
July 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
People against AI doing things like scheduling and searching for jobs to me sound like Plato complaining that writing harms people because we need to memorize things to learn how to think. I agree there are things we don't want AI to do, but there are a lot of things I certainly do.
They never advertised that it could play chess or do basic math. The only ignorance here is this idea that since LLMs have not reached AGI (nor are they likely to) that they are not capable at a large range of tasks. Note that the actual AI people aren't promising AGI soon.
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
They never advertised that it could play chess or do basic math. The only ignorance here is this idea that since LLMs have not reached AGI (nor are they likely to) that they are not capable at a large range of tasks. Note that the actual AI people aren't promising AGI soon.
Yes, it's anecdotal. Maybe I'm just lucky?
June 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Yes, it's anecdotal. Maybe I'm just lucky?