Interesting Development: A.I. art cannot be Copyrighted.

[Ragitsu]

1 hour ago, Old Man said:

 

Apparently it makes a cyberpunk dystopia with extreme wealth disparity and ecological devastation instead.

 

We've yet to hit that particular ceiling, though; presently, we're still ascending and in a long rough patch to boot.

[Bazza]

We are currently living right in the middle of it. 

[Old Man]

Job opening!

 

 

[Ragitsu]

Come now...this is not exactly grey goo.

[Old Man]

9 minutes ago, Ragitsu said:

Come now...this is not exactly grey goo.

 

Grey goo is nanotech, not AI.  It's an entirely different kind of apocalypse. 

[Scott Ruggels]

The backlash to Corridor Digital’s experiment. 
 

 

they want this to have the same visceral reaction the the abbreviation “NFT” does.  

 

[Christopher R Taylor]

I think Corridor's work is pretty cool, the anime simulator is great.  I don't hold the art form with any real respect.  But this guy's geek rage is adorable

[Logan D. Hurricanes]

Linked for language. 

 

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/1680620459-20230404.png

[Sociotard]

Italy became the first Western country to ban ChatGPT. Here’s what other countries are doing

[Pattern Ghost]

Chat GPT Bans Italy: The Great AI Wars Begin

Edited April 7, 2023 by Pattern Ghost

[Sociotard]

3 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said:

Chat GPT Bans Italy: The Great AI Wars Begin

Uh, that link just goes to this page?

[Old Man]

59 minutes ago, Sociotard said:

Uh, that link just goes to this page?

 

The battle has come to us!  To arms!  To arms!

[Pattern Ghost]

2 hours ago, Sociotard said:

Uh, that link just goes to this page?

 

That's b/c it was a joke. Just fake news, nothing to see here.

[Cancer]

I figured you had discovered that a bunch of the handles here are AI.

[Pattern Ghost]

Speaking of AI. I found this text to image generator. It has a bunch of different models to choose from. Seems free with an option to upgrade for access to more features, but doesn't limit the number of images you can generate. I haven't played around with complex prompts, and it doesn't do as well with less detailed prompts as MidJourney, but it's decent at some stuff:

 

Text-to-image AI Image Generator (free / freemium) - Dezgo

[Christopher R Taylor]

I have played around a few times with AI image generators.  They each have a style, very consistent between each one's output.

[DentArthurDent]

I teach part time. This year it’s high school math. Today, I asked the students to try to solve a mathematical induction proof using AI. Out of 53 students two of them succeeded in less than three minutes. I asked one of the students to show me his results just to see if it was accurate. It was spot on. 
 

He was using ChatGPT and it looked like someone had solved the same problem (a fairly common problem for PreCal and Calculus) and the AI had just used their solution. However, … a quick look over the student’s chat with the AI showed that he was entering all his homework problems and copying the solutions. It had 9 out of 10 correct answers with worked out solutions.

 

I laughed and congratulated him on his use of technology. “Just be sure you can answer those types of problems on the test.”

 

I think we’re just a few years out from being able to answer just about any question. “What plants would grow well in this corner of my yard?” “What would a 1922 Romanian Monster Hunter carry in their pockets?”

 

I’ve given up being afraid of the future. I just hope the Matrix pods are comfortable.

[Christopher R Taylor]

Well there's always a chance of catastrophic civilization collapse, which would end the chat "AI" thing.

[Bazza]

That’s not “a chance”…it’s happening. 

[Cygnia]

Googlers say Bard AI is “worse than useless,” ethics concerns were ignored

[Hermit]

"Don't be evil....unless it's a short cut, or makes money, or crushes our rivals..."

[Sociotard]

I'm amusing myself with ChatGPT hallucinations.

 

I am playing a tabletop RPG using Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long. I want my character to be fully invisible to the Sight Group. How many points do I need to pay for invisibility?

In the Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long, you can achieve complete invisibility to the Sight Group by purchasing the Invisible Power with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier.

The cost of the Invisible Power depends on its level of effectiveness, which is determined by the amount of Perception rolls an observer must make to detect you. To be completely invisible to the Sight Group, you would need to purchase Invisible with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier at its maximum level, which requires observers to roll a Perception check against a difficulty of 18- (i.e., they must roll an 18 or higher on 3d6 to detect you).

According to the Hero System 5th edition rules, the cost of the Invisible Power with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier at its maximum level is 30 points per level. So if you want to be completely invisible to the Sight Group, you would need to pay 30 points for each level of the power.

 

I am playing a tabletop RPG using Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long. I am using a 5d6 Energy Blast against an enemy with 8 points normal defense. I make my attack roll. How do I calculate damage? Assume we are not using hit location modifiers.

To calculate the damage from your Energy Blast attack in Hero System 5th edition, you need to determine the attack's base damage, which is equal to the number of dice rolled plus the attack's damage class (which is determined by the character's power or equipment).

In this case, you are using a 5d6 Energy Blast, so the base damage is 5 plus the damage class of the attack. Let's assume the damage class is 6, which is a typical value for Energy Blast attacks.

So the base damage for your attack would be 5 + 6 = 11.

Next, you need to compare the attack's base damage to the target's defense value. In this case, the target has 8 points of normal defense.

If the attack's base damage is equal to or higher than the target's defense value, the attack hits and inflicts damage. If the base damage is lower than the target's defense value, the attack misses and does not inflict damage.

In this case, since the base damage of your Energy Blast attack is higher than the target's defense value, the attack hits and inflicts damage.

To calculate the damage inflicted, you subtract the target's defense value from the attack's base damage, and then multiply the result by the attack's damage multiplier. Let's assume the damage multiplier for your Energy Blast attack is 1, which is a typical value.

So the damage inflicted would be (11 - 8 )* 1 = 3.

Therefore, your Energy Blast attack would inflict 3 points of damage to the target.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Sociotard

[Old Man]

1 hour ago, Sociotard said:

I'm amusing myself with ChatGPT hallucinations.

 

I am playing a tabletop RPG using Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long. I want my character to be fully invisible to the Sight Group. How many points do I need to pay for invisibility?

In the Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long, you can achieve complete invisibility to the Sight Group by purchasing the Invisible Power with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier.

The cost of the Invisible Power depends on its level of effectiveness, which is determined by the amount of Perception rolls an observer must make to detect you. To be completely invisible to the Sight Group, you would need to purchase Invisible with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier at its maximum level, which requires observers to roll a Perception check against a difficulty of 18- (i.e., they must roll an 18 or higher on 3d6 to detect you).

According to the Hero System 5th edition rules, the cost of the Invisible Power with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier at its maximum level is 30 points per level. So if you want to be completely invisible to the Sight Group, you would need to pay 30 points for each level of the power.

 

I am playing a tabletop RPG using Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long. I am using a 5d6 Energy Blast against an enemy with 8 points normal defense. I make my attack roll. How do I calculate damage? Assume we are not using hit location modifiers.

To calculate the damage from your Energy Blast attack in Hero System 5th edition, you need to determine the attack's base damage, which is equal to the number of dice rolled plus the attack's damage class (which is determined by the character's power or equipment).

In this case, you are using a 5d6 Energy Blast, so the base damage is 5 plus the damage class of the attack. Let's assume the damage class is 6, which is a typical value for Energy Blast attacks.

So the base damage for your attack would be 5 + 6 = 11.

Next, you need to compare the attack's base damage to the target's defense value. In this case, the target has 8 points of normal defense.

If the attack's base damage is equal to or higher than the target's defense value, the attack hits and inflicts damage. If the base damage is lower than the target's defense value, the attack misses and does not inflict damage.

In this case, since the base damage of your Energy Blast attack is higher than the target's defense value, the attack hits and inflicts damage.

To calculate the damage inflicted, you subtract the target's defense value from the attack's base damage, and then multiply the result by the attack's damage multiplier. Let's assume the damage multiplier for your Energy Blast attack is 1, which is a typical value.

So the damage inflicted would be (11 - 8 )* 1 = 3.

Therefore, your Energy Blast attack would inflict 3 points of damage to the target.

 

You know, if we could hook up ChatGPT to a die roller...

[Khymeria]

On 4/20/2023 at 2:59 AM, Bazza said:

That’s not “a chance”…it’s happening. 

But at least we will have AI therapy to help us adjust to the heat, flooding, inevitable zombie apocalypes (IZA), and eating bugs. I can't see anything going askew.

[Sociotard]

6 hours ago, Old Man said:

 

You know, if we could hook up ChatGPT to a die roller...

Evidently we could get Calvinball, the RPG.