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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 202 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"No one else Google things the same way as me."

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I used to unironically be low-key proud of my googling skills. Before google got so crummy, at least.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And honestly you can be better at writing prompts and be proud of that too, but given that AI is built entirely on using other people’s work, you’re not allowed to be upset about people using it. Don’t post them publicly if you really care.

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

“You can’t add ‘site:reddit.com’, that’s MY googling trick!”

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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fond of google 2000-2005 (ish).

Back before enshitification, when could use extra criteria to reliably filter and refine the search, and could go dozens of pages deep into search results. Back before it got nerfed and censored.

Now have to wrestle a dozen different websearch engines.

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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 86 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

People thinking they're AI experts because of prompts is like claiming to be an aircraft engineer because you booked a ticket.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I have had in person conversations with multiple people who swear they have fixed the AI hallucination problem the same way. "I always include the words 'make sure all of the response is correct and factual without hallucinating'"

These people think they are geniuses thanks to just telling the AI not to mess up.

Thanks to being in person with a rather significant running context, I know they are being dead serious, and no one will dissuade them from thinking their "one weird trick" works.

All the funnier when, inevitably, they get screwed up response one day and feel all betrayed because they explicitly told it not to screw up...

But yes, people take "prompt engineering" very seriously. I have seen people proudly display their massively verbose prompt that often looked like way more work than to just do the things themselves without LLM. They really think it's a very sophisticated and hard to acquire skill...

[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Do not hallucinate", lol... The best way to get a model to not hallucinate is to include the factual data in the prompt. But for that, you have to know the data in question...

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 22 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

"ChatGPT, please do not lie to me."

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."

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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 71 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)
[–] artyom@piefed.social 59 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This does not read like satire at all to me. Is there some other indicator you're privy to?

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No not at all, I have no other insight. It's just, the author is leaning on the idea of intellectual property so evidently, when it also happens to be the most illegitimate thing about AI. I think it's too obvious to be real.

Someone else commented the account is indeed satirical

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 3 weeks ago

Just google azed_ai and look at her accounts for yourself. 100% not satire.

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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 50 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure this is real, this account is dedicated to AI slop and frequently does something called a "prompt share" where they share phraes to get what you want from AI image generators.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 26 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

if it is real, it's a new low

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Satire died sometime in 2016.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not according to her social media profile it isn't.

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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

This instance is but the belief is absolutely real and I bet we see people think they should be able to copyright a prompt for being so creative and amazing

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 61 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

its called vibe vibing ... and if you aren't vibe vibing I don't even want to talk to you about vibe vibe vibing

[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Good like catching me I'm behind 7 vibe layers

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[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 59 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

There's people on Youtube who teach you how to take a video's transcript, use it to generate an AI video and upload it to Youtube.

And they're upset people are taking transcripts of their videos, generating AI videos and uploading them.

Just... Just take a minute to contemplate that. It's amazing.

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[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is bait. She's trying to lure sloppers into checking her posts. Someone is stealing her prompts? Oh boy, they must be really good then!

Anything to get them clicks.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 39 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Is there something like "r/SelfAwareWolves" on Lemmy? "Creating your own prompts is actually easier than copying someone else's work!" so close yet so far from self awareness...

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[–] tomiant@piefed.social 36 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This has got to be satire. Please tell me it is... Pleaaaase.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

This reads like NFT bros.

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Wow ! How could you believe in yourself after writing this

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

this has to be satire xD

...right? right?? 😭

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 25 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no, someone is copying the messages I'm posting online!

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 24 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Red_October@piefed.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's no way this is real. Even they can't be that far gone right?

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ragebait. For my sanity it must be.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Based on my own in person experience with some LLM fanatics, I think this is quite probable. I've heard very sincere feedback from people that think they are amazing because they have "advanced prompt engineering" skills. They think "prompt engineer" will be a very selective job in and of itself and think they have an edge. They think they will be able to work on any field because the LLM will take care of domain specific stuff and their "rare mastery" of prompts will be the hot skill.

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[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Am I naive for thinking this is satire? Maybe there's some optimism left in my little heart.

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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

What's next? Getting mad at the grocery store because other people are buying the same things you do?

[–] Gobbel2000@programming.dev 20 points 3 weeks ago

This is satire, right?

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Integrity from a LLM that steals data from everywhere to build its database.

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

LLM "creators" just really make me laugh. They aren't "creators". They're just less competent than usual art directors. Because that's what an LLM "creator" really is: an art director. A person telling someone/something else to make something to a specification.

Is one art director taking the statement "yes, just like that, but with bigger tits" and using it when instructing his own artists plagiarizing in any sense that leaves the word plagiarism with meaning? If yes, well, then, "plagiarism" has joined the term "fascist" or "commie" or any other such political epithet in meaning absolutely nothing. It has become literally as useless a word as "literally". Of no, well, then, prompt "theft" isn't a thing.

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[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 weeks ago

Easy solution here: just have AI write your prompts for you!

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Must be satire. If creating something was easier than plagiarizing, there wouldn't be entire industries that revolve around detecting plagiarism.

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[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh dear. That mountain of hypocrisy...

"Respect my work and stop stealing it, while I myself use the tool that steals other people's work"

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

"make your own prompts" misses by one step. Use of AI robs you of the opportunity to learn/practice/hone your skills in a certain area. why would someone use ai for any reason other than to get out of having to learn something? do you expect llms to be the best source of how to learn [blank]? which [youtuber/podcaster/old bridgetroll/televangelist/fascist/fishnet chat lightbulb] would you suggest explains [blank] better because frankly at this point i'm fucking invested.

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[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

First time among thieves, eh? :)

[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Stop using everyone's words in the order everyone uses them; they are my words, and they are my order".

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

The literal firat thing I did with my lightweight local LLM was describe specified scenarios to it and ask it to generate a prompt for itself that would make that 'profile' of it always have that context.

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

Make your own content then you fucking bitch

spoiler(Apologies to my good bitches)

[–] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't this a bit counterintuitive considering the nature of AI 😑

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