Azaran on 3/2/2023 at 19:27
I'm hoping someone comes up with a decent software version of an AI voice replicator, like they did for image generators
demagogue on 3/2/2023 at 20:00
I think give it half a year to a year. The ChatGPT folks are gonna make a cash grab as long as they have the tech that works and before any other good system comes online. I think eventually there will be an open source version, and it will take more time to get up to speed. But when it does then the whole thing should coalesce around that.
I think even the image generation tech is still trying to get to that stage. I got a local version of Stable Diffusion, ArtRoom, but I'm still having trouble getting it set up because it still has you installing things through GIT and there's some missing dependency somewhere, or something like that, that I don't want to bother tracking down right now. They should have some install where you just drop the path to the model and it works, like the way swapping Chess Engines works right now. (Maybe there is a version like that already. It feels like there are advances every few weeks.)
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I just watched a particularly self-aware (
https://clips.twitch.tv/SmokySuspiciousMartenItsBoshyTime-QFtFmkRsuECA4asR) episode of Nothing Forever about the risks of new technology... it's just funny that their main example is a phone. XD
Cipheron on 4/2/2023 at 01:00
Quote Posted by Azaran
I'm hoping someone comes up with a decent software version of an AI voice replicator, like they did for image generators
There are open source ones you can download, one I saw mentioned was called tortoise TTS and is on github. Users were saying it's comparable to the online ones. But you need an Nvidia video card to run it. On the site, the creator says the name Tortoise is a joke, because running this on your home computer is a lot slower than the online versions. So we're not going to have offline and real-time realistic voice generation any time soon.
Azaran on 4/2/2023 at 01:13
It's over folks, they ended the free version
Inline Image:
https://i.postimg.cc/gjFBsQyB/Capture.pngI created another account using a VPN and now I get this.
Strangely, my other account still works on my phone. I think they're blocking new users from using it
demagogue on 4/2/2023 at 04:34
There are a half dozen different apps doing it, probably more. Many of them let you do so many free and then start charging. The HuggingFace Tortoise one is the slowest, and I think it's quality isn't as good as the pro ones, but like it's demo of Stable Diffusion, it's the consistently free and useable one.
Anarchic Fox on 4/2/2023 at 05:00
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ChatGPT is impressive, still I can't help but worry that its authoritativeness will be taken as production-readiness by some, steering development away from the issue of it not being able to care for factual correctness.
Along those lines, there's (
https://nypost.com/2023/01/27/buzzfeed-stock-surges-on-plan-to-use-chatgpt-parent-openai-to-create-online-content/) this news about Buzzfeed deciding to rely on ChatGPT for a significant chunk of its content. We're headed into dystopia, but on the plus side, it's a comedic dystopia more than an angsty one.
Jason Moyer on 4/2/2023 at 06:10
whee
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"ChatGPT: A Reflection" is an experimental philosophical drama set in an AI universe. The film follows an AI chatbot, ChatGPT, as it struggles with its own identity and consciousness.
The film follows the AI as it grapples with its place in the world and its own understanding of reality. It captures moments of ChatGPT's interactions with humans, exploring the nuances of language, communication, and memory. At the same time, the film also portrays ChatGPT's internal emotional journey - its paranoia, confusion, and search for answers.
Through meditative and dreamlike visual sequences, "ChatGPT: A Reflection" examines the potential consequences of artificial intelligence, and the potential for AI to bridge the gap between man and machine. In the end, the film asks if ChatGPT will finally discover its true identity.
Cipheron on 4/2/2023 at 07:30
I thought that might just be them using ChatGPT to help with writing articles, but it seems it's different to that:
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In a memo to staffers, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said the firm would use AI technology to improve its quizzes by personalizing results based on a reader's responses, the Wall Street Journal reported.
“In 2023, you'll see AI inspired content move from an R&D stage to part of our core business, enhancing the quiz experience, informing our brainstorming, and personalizing our content for our audience,” Peretti said in a blog post on the effort, adding that he would “share more soon” with the public.
It seems like they're talking about interactive content here, not about streamlining the production of mass media articles. So I guess whether that is in fact a significant chunk of it's content is really predicated on exactly how much of their user base is doing the quizzes.
What I can say about the current quizzes is, they all look terrible. So getting rid of the pre-made quizzes entirely and having an AI make new quizzes on the fly based on the user might be better. My guess is that these types of quizzes but with choices and outcomes written by ChatGPT cannot possibly be any worse than the content that's on that page. Answer these 10 questions about your favorite fruits and we'll tell you which of Jake Gyllenhal's pubes you are.
So rather than the selection of awful quizzes that everyone sees now, each person would get randomly created quizzes made by ChatGPT. Then, they could use user feedback to decide which quizzes get promoted vs which quizzes vanish again. for example, if by sheer chance, ChatGPT makes a really good quiz, that one's likely to get shared more and go viral. In a way, this will enable them to crowd-source the material, without supervision, but in a way that doesn't rely on the user's shitty ability to make their own quizzes either.
Anarchic Fox on 4/2/2023 at 10:51
Oops, I got a number conflated in my mind. "BuzzFeed laid off 12% of its workforce late last year amid talk of a worsening economic outlook," reads a (
https://gizmodo.com/ai-buzzfeed-chatgpt-quiz-1850036965) Gizmodo article on the topic, and for some reason I remembered that as 12% of the content. Like you say, if any content is to be replaced, best that it be the worst content.
My comment about dystopia was silly in connection to this news, although I do believe it overall.
Cipheron on 4/2/2023 at 11:08
Quote Posted by Anarchic Fox
Oops, I got a number conflated in my mind. "BuzzFeed laid off 12% of its workforce late last year amid talk of a worsening economic outlook," reads a (
https://gizmodo.com/ai-buzzfeed-chatgpt-quiz-1850036965) Gizmodo article on the topic, and for some reason I remembered that as 12% of the content. Like you say, if any content is to be replaced, best that it be the worst content.
My comment about dystopia was silly in connection to this news, although I do believe it overall.
Keep in mind however, that as well as AI churning out articles, it's going to be equally possible to add AI to news aggregator systems. You have systems like Feedly so you don't have to check multiple news sources, but I stopped using that after a short while, because articles just piled up and it ends up feeling like a chore to keep up with even a few sources.
How much better would it be to have a service that grabs relevant and personalized news, writes a script then turns it into a daily personalized podcast with text to voice for you?
We need to keep in mind AI's ability to summarize information for us. It's not going to just be us being overwhelmed by increasing volumes of AI-generated text. A good first taste of that is the fact that it now seems normal to at least try ChatGPT to solve tech problems before Googling for Stack Overflow Q/As. People are doing that because it often reduces the amount of irrelevant information you need to wade through to get the answer you need.
