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சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Sir Roger Penrose, Nobel Laureate and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at Oxford, on whether AI actually knows what it's doing:
His answer is no, and he doesn't hedge it:
"The point is it doesn't know what it's doing. That's still true with AI. You talk to an AI thing, it doesn't know what it's doing."
So what is it doing? According to Penrose, it "speaks from experiences, if you like."
He is precise about what that means in practice:
"You can take a mass of data and... you can analyze that data and you can see what the data says and does this thing in... accordance with previous things in the data or is it not and AI that's all it does."
He doesn't dispute that this capability is enormous:
"Sure, computers have got so powerful now that they can do things way beyond what humans do in computing."
But he argues that the power itself is why so many people believe these systems understand more than they do:
"People have confused the story. The story is they've lost it in the power of computing. The thing is that computers have got so powerful that they've lost the thread of what they're doing."
Penrose connects this to Turing and the test named after him. He describes that test as a conversation:
"How do you decide whether an entity is conscious or not? Will you have a conversation with it? You talk to it."
He thinks "Turing wasn't too far off," though he adds that Turing was "a little bit confused person in a way because... it was not clear what he believed, but he did call this thing the [Turing] test."
So when it's suggested that AI might be "a new sphere of human existence," @penrose answers immediately:
"No. It's missing something I think. Yeah, that's the trouble."
That doesn't make AI useless in his eyes. He simply warns against letting its usefulness blur what it actually is:
"Obviously it has a role to play. I'm not going to say that. Clearly, it has a role to play. It has a role, but you... mustn't be confused. The fact that it has a role to play. It's to do with the power of computation."
So does AI know what it's doing? Not according to Penrose.
It can take a mass of data, analyse it, and check it against previous patterns, and computers can do things far beyond what humans do in computing. You can even talk to it. But it's missing something, and it doesn't know what it's doing.
The practical lesson is to treat AI as what it is: a powerful tool for computation. Use it for that. Don't mistake its power, or its ability to hold a conversation, for awareness of what it's producing.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
We are in a massive anthropomorphic AI delusion cultivated by bad actors who want market share / capture & control. AI cannot and will not ever have its own volition. The only thing that needs to be regulated are the humans using it for control.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
A daycare employee at Capgemini's Bengaluru campus couldn't bear the abuse of the kids at the centre.
She reported it to supervisor, but instead of taking action, they fired her. She then became a whistleblower and leaked videos that exposed the abuse.
In the videos, toddlers were made to sit inside the drum of a front-loading washing machine, had water sprayed into their mouths using a toilet jet spray, were locked inside bathrooms, and were forced into narrow, water-filled pipes to frighten them. The videos triggered outrage, forcing authorities to act.
Today, according to media reports, the police have arrested the whistleblower only for allegedly "leaking sensitive videos." Lol! What a system! A poor woman with a clear conscience stood up to the powerful and went public, not for personal gain or with any malicious intent, but solely to protect those children. And she's the one who gets arrested.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
A General on the March Does Not Chase Bunny
Following the recent escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan, a narrative proclaiming "India’s failure" or its "humiliation" has rapidly gained traction in international media.
Remarkably, this view has permeated not just Western mainstream outlets but also many voices from the Global South.
Yet upon reflection, such narratives are largely superficial rhetoric—something India need not overly concern itself with. Indeed, a key vulnerability among many Indian observers is precisely this tendency to place excessive weight on external evaluations, often valuing rhetoric more highly than tangible outcomes.
The most critical attribute a country of India’s scale must cultivate is strategic composure.
So long as India maintains its enormous population, geopolitical positioning, and robust government, the optimistic fundamentals underpinning its risea will always remain, and impervious to fleeting outside critiques.
Moreover, I've observed that some Indian commentators lean heavily on conspiracy theories, attributing negative discourse to supposed "Chinese conspiracies."
This perspective reveals a fundamental ignorance and underestimation of China!
China's rise rests on the very same strategic composure outlined above: patience, diligence, resilience, and unwavering focus.
After all, it has been a nation that, first and foremost, minds its own business, neither easily distracted by others nor intent on distracting them.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
“One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that way.” regretted Theodore Bikel.
This must change ! Our partners, that too strategic partners everywhere, must indeed make a morally right choice now and stand with India when it is seeking to fight cross-border terrorism not just to protect itself, but to save the world from the scourge of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and mayhem!
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
India's UK High Commissioner beautifully exposed Pakistan on Sky News.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
#CPIM Polit Bureau statement on #OperationSindoor
Read the statement at cpim.org/on-operation-sindoo…
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
The Trump Administration’s stance of making assets cheaper for “regular Americans” to have a chance to buy into the market by TANKING asset prices and taking away gains from those who hold assets has to be the DUMBEST thing ever.
If you have $4B and you lose $2B, you still have $2B left. You’ll be fine.
If you started with $100K in the markets 5 years ago & got that $100K to $300K and now are RIGHT BACK to $100K…how is that not hurting the average American that took a chance on stocks?
How do we know that average Americans that barely have $500 in an emergency savings account would be incentivized to buy $NVDA now that it’s down 50%?
This entire strategy only helps the richest Americans that can buy the dip because they have massive amounts of disposable income.
If you’ve trusted the market over the past 5 years as a vehicle for wealth creation, how does make it sense for the “master plan” to be to tank the market to get someone else to buy into it at the lows?
Destroy one average American’s wealth to get another one (who probably isn’t going to invest because no one likes buying at the lows) to build wealth?
This is absolutely ridiculous.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Let's ditch technology and rely on instinct and visual cues instead. Interestingly, these controversies often arise when Australia's losing control of the game.
I recall Anil Kumble as test captain, wise words, 'Only one team is playing with the spirit of the game,' in a similar match against Australia. It's time for you to mature beyond bullying tactics.
#INDvsAUSTest
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
A year of protest against the federation chief.
Slept on pavements for 40 days.
Was beaten, dragged by the police.
Nearly immersed all her medals in the Ganga.
Underwent knee surgery.
Sealed her Olympic spot after an unforgiving qualification process.
Became the 1st Indian woman wrestler to qualify for three successive Olympics.
And now, she's beaten the unbeatable defending champ, won two more bouts to become the first Indian woman to reach a wrestling Olympic final.
Words fail to appreciate what Vinesh Phogat has just done.
es.pn/3SFNkQ1 | #Paris2024
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Nearly two months after a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted and video recorded her after taking her clothes off inside the IIT-BHU campus, 3 were arrested.
Officers identified the accused as Kunal Pandey, Anand Chauhan and Saksham Patel. Kunal Pandey and Saksham Patel were members of BJP IT cell Varanasi.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Need help in Kamakoti Nagar 7th and 8th street and AGS colony 8th and 9th street in Pallikaranai. No boats for the rescue. Drainage mixed with sump. ran out of essentials like water, milk and food. All stocked food shared among us. @chennaipolice_ @ChennaiRains
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
This is my own brother & his wife. @meghupdates @befittingfacts & others u should be ashamed of yourself. Remember while u were spreading hate online from your father's basement, my family went to stadium to support @IndianFootball. I would rather be her than be losers like you.
Indian Football Fans are a vibrant community which every Fan at every Club in their own way has worked hard to build. But the foundation has always been LOVE, & we don't discriminate. She'll always be one of us. Will make sure she has a place in @bengalurufc games too. ⚽️=❤️
1/n
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Great, Great, Great, Great Reporting, @ss_suryawanshi Sir. First to report the #AjitPawar story.
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Is this really allowed??
Police News
Press Media
Location: Pari Street, Mogappair East.
@ChennaiTraffic
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Modi left India to do Yoga at USA while Manipur is burning 🔥.
How dare you @narendramodi ji? How long are you going to stay silent and watch killing of two communities in Manipur since 3rd May?
How many innocent children left to burn alive?
How many innocent women left to be beheaded?
How many innocent men to put guns in hands to kill each other?
How many houses left to burn in Manipur?
How long are you going to oppress people’s voice by banning internet?
We want ANSWERS from you.
Stop Playing Our Lives!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😭
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
Manipur is no more safe in the hands of @narendramodi ji. We’re literally dying.🙏🏻
சின்ன விஷயங்களின் மனிதன் retweeted
The Balasore train tragedy is a man-made disaster which took place because of the complete incompetence and misplaced priorities of the Union Government. The Prime Minister must take responsibility for this failure. The resignation of the Union Railway Minister is an inevitability.
This has taken place because the Modi Government failed to undertake the necessary safety and maintenance measures. It ignored multiple prior warnings about track and signal failures, including the latest one from the South Western Railways on Feb 9th 2023 pointing to the need to revamp signalling infrastructure.
Their sole focus has been on the Prime Minister's PR through mega launch events. The government should be ashamed of what has transpired and the Prime Minister must answer to the entire nation for letting this happen under his watch.
