Why “Humans” is being discussed
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> What's the argument here? The most common argument for this is some core unexamined axiom that only humans can reason by definition , and then working backwards to a justifica…
by JoshTriplett · Oct 6, 2026
What do you think they are doing, and do you think machines can reason (in general, not necessarily current systems)? If they can't, how do you explain humans being able to reas…
by hardbass · Oct 6, 2026
I've seen photorealistic generations add (distorted but still somewhat recognisable) watermarks too, because that's what the training data had. Everything is a derivative work,…
by userbinator · Oct 6, 2026
Even today's LLMs suddenly get power-competitive when you compare by "power per task". Sure, a GPU can draw 1000W under load. But it also works very fast, and doesn't have to sp…
by ACCount39 · Oct 6, 2026
Ai Psychosis. They are not reasoning, stop referring to it as behaving like a human. It does nothing of the sort. FFS lmao. An airplane does not flap wings but flies. Know the d…
by rf33 · Oct 6, 2026
It really depends why wider society values people who are good at maths though. Unlike the arts, society (in my view) values people who are good at maths for purely utilitarian…
by ViscountPenguin · Oct 6, 2026
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Humans are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedalism, minimal body hair, and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced technology, culture, and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states. Social interactions between humans have established a wide variety of values, social norms, and rituals, which bolster human society. Curiosity and the human desire to understand and influence the environment have motivated humanity's development of science, philosophy, religion, mythology, and other fields of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia