Meta Llama local AI system is scary good

originally posted by: glend

What is above top secret site?

Llama ... A popular topic! "Above Top Secret" (ATS) is a website that claims to provide information on various sensitive and classified topics, including government conspiracies, extraterrestrial life, and unexplained phenomena. Here's what you need to know:

History : ATS was founded in 2003 by Seth Shostak, an astrophysicist who also hosts the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute's radio show "Are We Alone?" The site initially focused on discussing science and space-related topics. However, over time, it evolved to include a broader range of topics, including conspiracy theories, UFO sightings, and alleged government cover-ups.

Content : ATS features articles, forums, and discussions on various subjects, including:

Government conspiracies : Alleged plots by governments or secret organizations to conceal information from the public.
UFOs and extraterrestrial life : Reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), alleged alien sightings, and theories about extraterrestrial life.
Paranormal phenomena : Discussions on supernatural topics like ghosts, Bigfoot, and other mysterious creatures.
Secret societies : Alleged secret organizations or groups with supposed connections to powerful individuals or governments.
Features and Controversy : ATS has several notable features that have contributed to its popularity and controversy:

Moderation system : The site uses a moderation system to control the content, which can be both effective and restrictive.
Whistleblower section : ATS allows users to submit unverified tips or information on sensitive topics, potentially creating a platform for anonymous whistleblowers.
Community engagement : Users participate in discussions through forums, comments, and private messaging.
However, ATS has faced criticism for:

Lack of credibility : Many experts consider the site's content speculative, unreliable, or unsubstantiated by evidence.
Misinformation : The site's emphasis on sensationalism and speculation can lead to the dissemination of false information.
Trolling and harassment : Like many online forums, ATS has faced issues with users engaging in inflammatory behavior.
Conclusion : While ATS provides a platform for discussion and exploration of various topics, it's essential to approach its content with a critical eye. Users should verify information through reputable sources before accepting it as true.

Total BS as it didn't mention me once.

Have it list based on all posts on ATS to rank each person who has ever posted more than 100 posts as to where they fall on the Conservative /Liberal scale of -100 to 100 as the two extremes of Left Right. It might be enlightening for people to see where they actually stand compared to where they think they stand.

originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
I don't think much of the poem, it has no bounce, no meter. I read the first to stanzas and changed them with little difficulty.

A spectral figure, ethereal and bright,
Dances upon the lunar light.
With feet that barely touch the ground,
She glides across the craters all around.

To

A soft spectral figure, ethereal, bright
Dances beneath a harsh lunar light
It's feet fairly gliding and mocking the ground
Glide across craters with nary a sound

and this

Her form is wispy, her presence thin,
Yet in the darkness, she shines within.
Her eyes are bright as stars up high,
Reflecting the moon's silver sky.

to

Her form is so wispy her presence so thin
Yet here in the darkness she shines from within
Her eyes are so brilliant like stars way up high
Yet merely reflecting the moon's sliver sky.

Yours is definitely better. 👍

a reply to: randomuser2034

a reply to: Xtrozero

They will have to fix that

originally posted by: glend
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That's right, I was aware of this fine line between knowledge and experience, but I didn't mention it, but it's good that you brought it up.

Maybe it's because of the language, omniscient here means not only knowing something, but also knowing how something will be. Not in the sense of clairvoyance, but because the experience that one can have as a being is also finite.

That also touches on my topic, that at the moment when it was possible, theoretically all poems had already been written, all combinations. The difference between humans and machines here is that the machine simply throws it at your feet.

The person who writes a poem weaves his inner thoughts, feelings, what moves and touches him into the text. It has meaning from the beginning. Perhaps it even arose from a need. Other people who read it can sense this meaning.

A text written by a machine is the result of a request and results are delivered. Of course the reader of this text can interpret a lot, but will always stay true to himself.

Because the machine simply does not have this seed of consciousness, everything it does is imitate. It is cold, colorless. It did not arise from any original thought, any reflection, any needs or feelings.

originally posted by: glend
a reply to: Naftalin
So perhaps the meaning of life is in "experiencing" of life. In the feelings rather than in the thoughts that arise from the feelings.

I was once in a big crisis. A big loss of a loved one. After that I threw myself into work, but despite having money I was never happy. During a conversation with a dear friend she said that money isn't everything. To which I replied that it's all I have left that gives me meaning in life. Accumulating material things because I was so emotionally broken because of the loss of my wife. That was my meaning in life, that's what I got up for in the morning.

Nevertheless I was frustrated because I wasn't happy. I complained about it and got the following answer or question:

Perhaps the meaning of life is to give others a meaning to live?

At first I didn't understand it, but the more I thought about it in the days that followed, the clearer it became for me. There's a lot behind it.

What do you think about love? How would you define it?

Love is many things to me, that is difficult to answer. For me, love has a lot to do with trust and the basic needs that we have as humans. Your question is also putting me into overdrive now. How can you adequately describe something so beautiful?

Love is definitely something that motivates me to do things that I might not like to do, that I would never do for myself, but that I would do for someone else if I knew that I could make the people I love happy by doing so. I don't make a distinction here and now between friends, children, parents and spouses.

I can't quantify love in words, because I wouldn't want to say: I loved my deceased wife 100%, my friends 50%, etc. That's simply not possible. Love is perhaps even inexplicable, even if you know that the body itself, like smells, also play a role. But mainly it is something emotional for me.

Love is something that makes me a better person - always compared to myself, never to others.

What are your thoughts on the subject of love?

originally posted by: glend
I recently install Meta's free Llama (Large Language Model Meta AI) on my computer. With an average CPU and GPU (7500f and 4060) I was limited to running one of the smaller 8B models requiring 4.9GB of disk space. You ask it questions and it provides detailed answers to most questions.

Detailed but true or detailed and completely wrong?

Not being a good particularly writer I asked Llama to correct and expand on the above paragraph...

And it turned it into a propaganda piece about itself.

originally posted by: glend
History : ATS was founded in 2003 by Seth Shostak, an astrophysicist who also hosts the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute's radio show "Are We Alone?" The site initially focused on discussing science and space-related topics. However, over time, it evolved to include a broader range of topics, including conspiracy theories, UFO sightings, and alleged government cover-ups.

Unless it's talking about a different ATS, the above is not true.