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New comment by benchmarkist in "Animals as Chemical Factories"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:43:42 +0000

I don't eat meat and don't drive cars. How about you?

New comment by benchmarkist in "Ilya Sutskever NeurIPS talk [video]"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:47:43 +0000

The universe does not have a finite symbolic description. Whatever meaning you attribute to the symbols has no objective reality beyond how people interpret those symbols. Same is true for the arithmetic performed by neural networks to flash lights on the screen which people interpret as meaningful messages.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Animals as Chemical Factories"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:45:58 +0000

How about we leave the silk worms alone.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Animals as Chemical Factories"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:11:23 +0000

Humans currently produce industrial poisons on an unimaginable scale so you're not far off.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Animals as Chemical Factories"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:36:29 +0000

Yet another instance of how people view the biosphere as a resource to be exploited for their own monetary profit and short-term benefit. That type of logic and thinking is a dead end. I've never had a silk robe and I doubt I would be any better off if I did have one. I'd much prefer clean air, water, and unpoisoned land for growing nutritious food.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Ilya Sutskever NeurIPS talk [video]"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:41:02 +0000

The function/mathematics in an NN (neural network) is meaningless unless there is an outside observer to attribute meaning to it. There is no such thing as a meaningful mathematical expression without a conscious observer to give it meaning. Fundamentally there is no objective difference between one instance of a NN with one parameter, f(θ), evaluated on some input, f(θ)(x), and another instance of the same network with a small perturbation of the parameter, f(θ+ε), evaluated on the same input, f(θ+ε)(x), unless a conscious observer perceives the output and attributes meaning to the differences because the arithmetic operations performed by the network are the same in both networks in terms of their objective complexity and energy utilization.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Ilya Sutskever NeurIPS talk [video]"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:00:15 +0000

It's a good essay but you didn't address my point.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Ilya Sutskever NeurIPS talk [video]"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:43:22 +0000

How does math encode meaning if there is no Alice and Bob? You should quickly realize the absurdity of your argument once you take people out of the equation.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Ilya Sutskever NeurIPS talk [video]"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:39:32 +0000

Here you go: https://g.co/gemini/share/852449bad133

New comment by benchmarkist in "Ilya Sutskever NeurIPS talk [video]"

benchmarkist — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:05:27 +0000

And how do they do that? Be very specific.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:44:49 +0000

I don't think there is any real value in making videos other than useless entertainment. The real inspired use of computation and AI is to cure cancer, that would be the right way to show the world that this technology is worthwhile and useful. The techniques involved would be the same because one would need to include real physical constraints like conservation of mass and energy instead of figuring out the best way to flash lights on the screen with no regard for any foundational physical principles.

Do you know anyone or any companies working on that?

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benchmarkist — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:48:56 +0000

I guess we'll never know.

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benchmarkist — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:08:45 +0000

I'd be embarrassed if I was a physicists and my name was associated with software that had phantom masses appearing and disappearing into the void.

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benchmarkist — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:04:54 +0000

My price is very cheap in terms of what it would enable and allow OpenAI to charge their customers. Hamiltonian video generation with conservation principles which do not have phantom masses appearing and disappearing out of nowhere is a billion dollar industry so my asking price is basically giving away the entire industry for free.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:12:41 +0000

Unless you have $500k to pay for the actual implementation of a Hamiltonian video generator then I don't think you're in a position to tell me what I know and don't know.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:15:50 +0000

Ok, have a good one dude.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:54:56 +0000

You too but if you do want to learn the basics then here's one good reference: https://www.amazon.com/Hamiltonian-Dynamics-Gaetano-Vilasi/d.... If you already know the basics then this is a good followup: https://www.amazon.com/Integrable-Hamiltonian-Systems-Geomet.... The books are much cheaper than paying someone like me to do the implementation.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:32:44 +0000

Why would I give away the idea for free? How much do you want to pay for the implementation?

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:22:44 +0000

No one is perfect but you should try to do better and waste less time on HN now that you're aware and can act on that knowledge.

New comment by benchmarkist in "Sora is here"

benchmarkist — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:14:46 +0000

I've seen the quality of OpenAI engineers on Twitter and it's easy enough to extrapolate. Moreoever, neural networks are not black boxes, you're just parroting whatever you've heard on social media. The underlying theory is very simple.