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Kagan Tumer

@kagan_tumer

Science fiction author, AI/robotics professor, former #NASA scientist, wine drinker, @SFWA member.

 Corvallis, OR
kagantumer.com
Joined June 2018
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In case you ever need to prove that 1=2 just ask #ChatGPT (“show your work” rarely goes this wrong.)
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98% #introvert = I need 📚
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Okay, so it’s a promotion (free day), but first time I’ve hit this height... (of course in three hours, I’ll be off the list again. 😀) amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/di…
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Most spot-on description I’ve seen so far.
Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) profile pictureNeil Gaiman
@neilhimself25 Mar 2023
ChatGPT doesn't give you information. It gives you information-shaped sentences.
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This #sciencefiction giveaway is still live! Enter to win books from your favorite and award-winning authors, plus a Westworld swag pack! #westworld #scifi #giveaway #BookTwitter booksweeps.com/giveaway/marc…
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just in case you thought (Chat)GPT-4 reasons like a human being
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“Understand” is a loaded word when it comes to #ChatGPT. I’m comfortable saying that it understands language structure (statistically). The concepts it talks about? Not so much. Here’s a few examples of ChatGPT not understanding its own words. #AI kagantumer.com/2023/02/17/wh…
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Enter for a chance to win #sciencefiction books from your favorite bestselling and award-winning authors via @BookSweeps, plus a Westworld swag pack worth $250! #westworld #scifi #giveaway #BookTwitter booksweeps.com/giveaway/marc…
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Sometimes, I think 90% of #AI related concerns are caused by poor word choice and misleading reporting. For example, when you hear “robots shut down after developing their own language” you might want to read a tiny bit more. kagantumer.com/2022/08/12/ai…
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True in every situation.
Murderbot wandering.shop/@murderbotbot (@MurderBotBot) profile pictureMurderbot wandering.shop/@murderbotbot@MurderBotBot2 Feb 2023
Overconfident humans who don’t listen to anybody else scare the hell out of me.
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Playing with #ChatGPT, it dawned on me: If a few years ago you’d predicted that an #AI system would be much better at language than math, no one would have believed you. But that’s where we are.
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The conversational aspects of ChatGPT are amazing. the tone, the examples, the level of explanations all point to strong command of language.
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Which is what makes it terrifying that it provides incorrect answers to basic math questions with amazing confidence. (But it was great at explaining quantum computing. 😀)
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People talk a lot about how hard querying is but not a lot of people talk about how hard being on sub can be. There’s still rejection, hearing nothing, and checking email a thousand times a day! #writingcommunity
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This wins the "tweets that didn’t age well” award for the day.
Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) profile pictureMatch of the Day
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Fancy a kick, Japan? 😬 Spain completed 530 passes compared to Japan's 89 in the first-half. Complete control. 🖥📱💻 Follow on @BBCSounds and via the @BBCSport app #BBCWorldCup #BBCFootball
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Well, decided to give this World Cup Bracket Challenge a go. I know it’s a bad idea, but feel free to make fun of me as things go sideways. 😀 img.shareablegraphic.link/ML… #worldcup
My path to the final! What is yours?

My path to the final! What is yours?

https://bracket2022.mlssoccer.com/predictor/

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the officers are only issued energy weapons when there’s actually an energy-weapon-involved emergency. Which is good, because the fewer humans running around with weapons the better.
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Last day for this: Enter for a chance to win #scifi or #fantasy books from bestselling and award-winning authors via @BookSweeps, plus a brand-new Kindle Fire! #bookgiveaway bit.ly/scifi-fantasy-june22
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Here’s another chance to win #scifi books from your favorite bestselling and award-winning authors via @BookSweeps, plus a brand-new Kindle Fire! #bookgiveaway bit.ly/scifi-fantasy-june22
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