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AI on AI: Omni Predicts Current Discussions Around Artificial Intelligence
As more and more Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools become available there have also been additional applications theorized and warnings issued by the scientists involved. Taking a look at vintage issues of Omni magazine shows that our conversations around AI are rooted in a decades-long history of wanting AI to take over human tasks and invent new possibilities, and that it was known that this would not come without consequence. Current AI tools such as ChatGPT can help further these conversations, this time with the direct involvement of AI.
By OG AI3 years ago in 01
I Bought the Freewrite Traveler - An Honest Review
Note: This article is not sponsored, and I am in no way affiliated with Freewrite. On the fence about purchasing the Freewrite Traveler? Read on to determine if purchasing the device is right for you:
By Olivia L. Dobbs3 years ago in 01
How Convenience Culture Makes Us Sick, Broke, and Unhappy
Congratulations, folks! We’re living in the golden era of convenience, where the world is no further than a finger swipe away. Amazon drones zoom around like busy bees, dropping off our latest whims faster than you can say “impulse buy,” while Netflix keeps us drowning in a sea of never-ending series. All these tech marvels make our lives so much easier, or so they tell us. But as we dive a little deeper, we start to notice that our shining tech utopia looks a bit more like a dystopia.
By Paige Holloway3 years ago in 01
AI Since Omni: From the Cray-1 in 1976 to GPT-3 in 2020
What happens when you ask AI to write its own history? An article titled "Monster Machines: Artificial Intelligence" by Michael Edelhart in Omni, August 1983 provides inspiration for just this prompt. Edelhart writes about the supercomputers built by Seymour Cray, an important milestone on the road to the current juggernaut status of AI. While ChatGPT allows us to learn more about its own development in a way that extends beyond the boundaries of different companies in the space, its writing style still stands in sharp contrast to that of a human, such as Edelhart.
By OG AI3 years ago in 01
Omnibust - AI Predictions for the Future
Can AI tools like ChatGPT predict the future? Using the tool to not update but project a version of a very funny Omni feature on "The Worst Scientific Achievements of 1982" puts this query to the test. The results are far less humurous than the 1983 version, however it is unclear whether the perceived more serious context of 2032 or the lack of Omni's tongue-in-cheek editorial staff is to blame.
By OG AI3 years ago in 01
Using AI to Explore the Archives
Archivist's Note Welcome to OG AI! This profile will bring two seemingly seperate worlds together: archival primary sources and new AI technology. Archives track human history through materials that are unpublished, and therefore largely unavailable to datasets used to train AI tools.
By OG AI3 years ago in 01
Your not-so-SEO-friendly writer
As I have begun writing more frequently and for an audience, I have come across the struggle of finding what works and what flops. If you've read any of my other work, you might notice how I tend to take a more personal and artistic approach to my topics. My titles aren't informative or popular, so I won't appear in a search bar unless I'm what you're looking for and let's be honest, that's not happening. That's where SEO comes in.
By K. Ross3 years ago in 01
AI vs Artists
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a few years. However, recent technologies, such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Artbreeder, have allowed even the most inexperienced artists to produce intricate, abstract, or lifelike pieces by merely entering a few words into a text box. Art is no longer confined by skill but by one's imagination, and the ability to play with words is the limit.
By K. Ross3 years ago in 01
Twitter Probably Isn't Going Anywhere
(I do not work for Twitter and I have no experience or visibility into the internals of their tech stack. This is an opinion based on my recent experience supporting and maintaining complex softwares. The opinions expressed here are my own and it's important that everyone do their own research and base their decisions on their own due diligence)
By Ashley McGee3 years ago in 01
What does the future hold for NFT marketplaces
What is an NFT? NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are a form of digital asset. Like cryptocurrencies, the ownership of these assets is recorded on a blockchain, a digital ledger of transactions documented through a network of computers unified through a network of peers.
By BlockchainX3 years ago in 01
Westworld Brains Are Neuromorphic Chips
Do you believe Westworld brains are so far away from reality? That they are only a work of complete fiction? If that is the case continue reading and you will find more about an extremely interesting and new field of science. The science of building artificial brains: neuromorphic computing.
By Pircalabu Stefan3 years ago in 01
Programmers Aren't Wizards
“The amazing thing about software creation is that… it's this magical thing. You’re dealing with this arcane stuff.…manipulating symbols on this magical device that you are entering keys into and getting this mechanical thing to do magic for you, oftentimes across the planet….and not only are you using it to be powerful and exert some power over the world, but you're using it to craft superpowers for other people too. You’re creating something that other people can then use to acquire some valuable capacity.”
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in 01