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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    jon-nyc
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    #146

    I wonder if a vpn to UAE is cheaper than my ChatGPT subscription

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      I don't know.

      But the ChatGPT you get in UAE may or may not be the same as the ChatGPT you get here.

      Not that hard to imagine different localizations, be it naturally occurring because the underlying algorithms take the user's geographic location into account, or due to censorship placed by the governments in different jurisdictions.

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        It'll be really interesting to see the long term effects on human cognition, when everybody has every answer at their fingertips. Living without an AI will feel like driving without GPS.

        Education is extremely important.

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          Agreed. Do kids even know how to use paper maps these days?

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            Online maps don't look all the different from paper maps. Not like online search results looking very different from library index cards or digital clock looking very different from analog clocks.

            I figure future generations will miss paper maps and associated skills like we miss sundials and the library card catalogs and their associated skills.

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            • jon-nycJ Online
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              I still have my grandpa’s sundial.

              Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                I still have an abacus, but almost never use anymore.

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                • jon-nycJ Online
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                  #153

                  Nate Silver has a long substack post today about how surprisingly bad ChatGPT is at poker. I didn't read the whole thing as it got kind of poker-wonky.

                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    Nate Silver has a long substack post today about how surprisingly bad ChatGPT is at poker. I didn't read the whole thing as it got kind of poker-wonky.

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                    @jon-nyc said in ChatGPT:

                    Nate Silver has a long substack post today about how surprisingly bad ChatGPT is at poker.

                    I've heard it plays chess like AlphaZero had a cousin that was in a serious car accident after smoking crack.

                    I was only joking

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                    • 89th8 Offline
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                      If you've seen Whiplash, this is very well done.

                      Link to video

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                        LLMs … first six months of 2025 in review.

                        Link to video

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                          New studies show how generative AI has influenced human speech:

                          https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/20/chatgpt-claude-chatbots-language/

                          Researchers found signs of human speech patterns becoming more like AI, and can trace back to certain patterns more prevalent in certain poorer countries where cheaper labor were hired to fine tune AI language models.

                          Then there is the counter movement where some people who are aware of AI influence to in turn deliberately moderate their own speech to sound less like AI.

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                            New studies show how generative AI has influenced human speech:

                            https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/20/chatgpt-claude-chatbots-language/

                            Researchers found signs of human speech patterns becoming more like AI, and can trace back to certain patterns more prevalent in certain poorer countries where cheaper labor were hired to fine tune AI language models.

                            Then there is the counter movement where some people who are aware of AI influence to in turn deliberately moderate their own speech to sound less like AI.

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                            @Axtremus said in ChatGPT:

                            Then there is the counter movement where some people who are aware of AI influence to in turn deliberately moderate their own speech to sound less than AI.

                            https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/38265/how-to-beat-ai

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                              https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/business/chatgpt-financial-advice.html

                              More people are turning to generative A.I. chatbots for financial advice, whether it’s for debt management, better saving strategies or stock picks.

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                                My FIL just today told me he’s switching insurance companies after AI ran a comparison of his options out there.

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                                • 89th8 89th

                                  My FIL just today told me he’s switching insurance companies after AI ran a comparison of his options out there.

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                                  @89th Did he just tell his location and age, etc. and what he was looking for?

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                                    Sorry I didn’t get more details at the time. I’d imagine he filled out some prompts about that stuff though.

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