nora

computational social science researcher who yaps about ai, how people behave online, social dynamics, tech, and whatever else

[nora @assortativity]

"i cannot learn anything using LLMs so it must be terrible. let me equate it to something dumb"

[Vru @vrundasays_]

Learning things using LLMs is equivalent to learning things from instagram reels. Ofcourse you'll get information about one specific thing, but you won't know anything else about that topic and the knowledge would be so subpar.

[nora @assortativity]

@TuhinChakr @marcomavina @iclr_conf look i agree it's disrespectful to send AI generated stuff and even if we take pangram result at face value, i wouldn't want someone who calls other people moron just because they have opposing views to review my paper

[signüll @signulll]

very simple explanation as to why this will continue to happen & why this will obviously proliferate to movies too.

capitalism esp when paired w/ very sophisticated tech like feeds + ai optimizes for elimination of friction at all costs.

tiktok/reels have almost entirely eliminated three primary forms of friction: 1) discovery friction, you literally don't have to decide what to watch 2) time friction where gratification arrives in seconds 3) relevance friction. this is the most critical. since the pool of content is much larger & the algorithm on top is much more sophisticated it is continuously more adapted to your current emotional state, prefs, & behavior like nothing else.

netflix cannot remotely pull any of this off even if they have a really great recommendation system. & more specifically the creators on these platforms have gotten much better (the production values of creator content is through the roof & it often feels very professional, just look at some of the pods on here for example).

also there is a huge clipping phenomenon that is leveraged by creators for both commentary & showcasing what's actually worth watching in both streams (clavicular) & regular tv shows too. e.g. i watch almost all sports highlights through this creator on tiktok (his name is gavin something). he is awesome.

most ppl used to reach for netflix when they door dashed, now it's much much easier to just open tiktok/reels.

[nora @assortativity]

@YourLocalPusha i understand the comments here and i would wanna go with my partner and want them to come with me

i think everyone has different definitions of being a person and having a personal space and for me it has nothing to do with wanting to go somewhere by myself

[Barbara Biasi @BarbaraBiasi]

I keep seeing people run all sorts of documents through Pangram and get outraged when they come back as AI-positive. I feel like I’m starting to lose sight of what we’re trying to achieve here. Is the outrage always warranted? 1/

[nora @assortativity]

@Capo2322 @gurvansh99 it is much better than LLMs though. im not saying OpenAI or Anthropic cannot cook smth like this but for now they haven't

[nora @assortativity]

@docmilanfar i think tool is great but people use it in wrong way. i believe there are many cases where someone wants to check whether something is written by AI. i also believe that we'll care less in future but it's the reality now. the people who use it to shame are the problem

[James Lynch @jameslynch32]

Wow, Friday night has become just another weeknight in terms of socialization.

[nora @assortativity]

i am literally so sleepy all the time

[ThelRaiser🏳️‍⚧️🦌👻 @EPM106]

over the past few years i’ve become increasingly radicalized against the concept of the “friend group”

[nora @assortativity]

from a research perspective

[nora @assortativity]

it'll always be missed

[Adam Holter @AdamHoltererer]

4o was truly a special model

[BODEGA PEPTIDES @bigsnugga]

yes this is how emotionally regulated adults break up

[nora @assortativity]

@snuppydogg again, i am not saying it is worse than the other. it's just that unless you'll fuck any guy you come across, it'll be close to hell to find a person you'd match well from 10K people

[nora @assortativity]

@snuppydogg it's not that hard to see? if you wanted to buy cereal but market had none, you'd be disappointed. if market had 10K cereals, you'd be fatigued anyway. people not making good choices and regretting their choice when the options are "too much" is a well documented thing

[sasha @llallawg]

This is what everyone should basically be doing.

Your natural biology is telling you very complex things about your ability to get along with someone by having good conversations and being physically attractive to them. It’s giving y’all all these good chances and is confused why you aren’t taking them.

[nora @assortativity]

how to say "i have no fucking idea what i am talking about" without saying that

[Kitty Kyumi @KyumiSumino]

That's algorithm AI not generative AI, they're not the same. Algorithm AI doesn't need data centers and uses localized data, with the artist's consent. It doesn't have a big impact on the environment. Generative AI does.

[Eric Hacke @ehacke]

@Hi9638021575916 @shinylunarstars Originals for you. It's a cute cat.

[nora @assortativity]

@ehacke @Hi9638021575916 @shinylunarstars Hi

[nathan 🏳️‍🌈 @nathans_codes_2]

What was "The Incident" at your Hi school?