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ywain
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Posted: · edited   Subject: AI should be called VI Quote

AI has always been artificial intelligence as in a replicate of what we see as human intelligence, VI is a better term of virtual intelligence it mimics an intelligence but cannot think itself.

(Following the Mass Effect idea obviously, I'll admit)

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DaddleDew
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#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I've been of the opinion for a while that it should be called "SI" for "Simulated Intelligence"

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rImITywR
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#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I've been of the opinion for a while that it should be called "SI" for "Simulated Intelligence"

I think we should stay away from the word 'intelligence' all together.

Stick to less corporate marketing terms like 'neural net', 'machine learning', 'LLM', etc

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Almacca
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#4 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I vote for SM -- Sycophancy Machine.

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Grimy
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#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Smartphones should be called touch mini computers.

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blackbelt352
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#6 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I vote for SM -- Sycophancy Machine.

Unfortunately SM is already used by the kink community for Sadism/Masochism.

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Assassassin
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#7 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

"it mimics an intelligence but cannot think itself"

I think there's already a perfect term for that: artificial.

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Almacca
aussie.zone

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#8 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Unfortunately SM is already used by the kink community for Sadism/Masochism.

So, kind of the exact opposite kink.

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Pratai
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#9 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Aaaaand…. What do you think artificial means?

Personally, I think them word intelligence needs to be removed from it altogether. There’s nothing intelligent about it, or those that use it.

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18107
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#10 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I think we should call it a large language model. It's pretty good at interpreting language, but not good at logic, understanding, mathematics, or intelligence.

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socsa
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#11 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Virtual Insanity

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Areldyb
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#12 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I think we should call it a large language model. It's pretty good at interpreting language, but not good at logic, understanding, mathematics, or intelligence.

Except insofar as those things are baked into language, which is nonzero but otherwise debatable.

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Areldyb
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#13 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Smartphones should be called touch mini computers.

minicoms

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Shayeta
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#14 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

How dare you besmirch my text editor of choice?

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Noodle07
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#15 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Sloppy slop

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#16 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Artificial and Virtual mean basically the same thing. It doesn't really change anything. Unless you're taking notes from Jamiroquai and the I is also changed to Insanity.

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jimmy90
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#17 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

Except insofar as those things are baked into language, which is nonzero but otherwise debatable.

yep and also that process is "lossy"

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kunaltyagi
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#18 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I think we should call it a large language model. It's pretty good at interpreting language, but not good at logic, understanding, mathematics, or intelligence.

Yup. We had ML before and each technique was called by name and ML as the overarching term for gaining insights from data.

This isn't anything new. LLM is a good term and Language Auto Regression would cover stuff like BERT, GPT, Jev, etc.

"Dont trust the LAR" rolls off the tounge quite well

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themeatbridge
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#19 Posted:   Subject: Re: AI should be called VI Quote Reply

I always thought that "simulated intelligence" seemed more accurate, because it's not actual intelligence. LLMs rely on pattern recognition to simulate AI, but there's no actual reasoning or awareness, just a facade that looks like it.

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