AI and CoinTalk

I saw a thread here earlier about AI and how it's advancing and whatever else. This inspired me to see if I could make an entirely fake CoinTalk post made by an AI pretending to be me. If this is the wrong forum, I apologize. Here's the result of my endeavor.
OpenAI ChatGPT prompt: Write a post by CoinTalk user Noah Worke about his new Hadrian denarius
OpenAI ChatGPT response:
Hey CoinTalk community,

I just wanted to share with you all my excitement about a new addition to my collection: a Hadrian denarius. As a Roman coin enthusiast, I've been on the lookout for a coin featuring this particular emperor for a while now, and I finally came across this beauty at an auction.

The obverse of the coin features a bust of Hadrian, with the inscription "HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP" around the edge. The reverse shows the goddess Roma seated on a throne, holding a Victory figure and a scepter, with the inscription "P M TR P COS III" around the edge.

What I love about this coin is not just its historical significance, but also its aesthetic appeal. The details on both sides are incredibly crisp and clear, and the patina gives it a lovely aged look. Holding it in my hands, I can't help but imagine the hands it has passed through over the centuries, and the stories it could tell.

I'm also excited to add a coin featuring Hadrian to my collection because he was such an influential and interesting emperor. He was known for his travels throughout the empire, and for his passion for architecture (he famously commissioned the building of the Pantheon in Rome). He was also involved in several major military campaigns during his reign, and was generally considered to be a successful and capable leader.

Overall, I'm thrilled to have this Hadrian denarius in my collection, and I look forward to displaying it alongside my other Roman coins. If anyone else has a Hadrian coin or any other ancient coins they'd like to share, I'd love to see them!

OpenAI DALL-E prompt: The obverse of the coin features a bust of Hadrian, with the inscription "HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP" around the edge. The reverse shows the goddess Roma seated on a throne, holding a Victory figure and a scepter, with the inscription "P M TR P COS III" around the edge.

OpenAI DALL-E response:
So, that's my experiment. What are your thoughts? Is it realistic? It's only going to get better from here.

 

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Better? I guess we humans can just sit back and let the AI think for us. To me AI is scary, but perhaps I've watched to many Sci Fi movies.

 

I am not a fan. If the future means that humans no longer require education, that there will be no need to be able to spell, construct a written article or document, or how and when to correctly use punctuation, it is not a future I want to be a part of. Research, learning, interacting with other people to enrich your understanding of a subject, will all be lost.
Like a lot things that humans get involved with, the possibility of it being corrupted and used for the wrong reason is high. Only my opinion, but at least it is mine, not something created on my behalf.

 

@Noah Worke It's amusing, how much it seems like a human. It seems like a very typical post on CoinTalk. I wonder, if the AI read a bunch of CoinTalk posts, in order to create the post.
In a sense, AI has existed for a long time. Computers and computer programs, which can play chess and beat humans at chess, have been around a long time. Computers and computer programs, perform many tasks, which humans used to perform, such as complicated calculations, and data processing, and increasingly complicated data processing.
It makes one wonder, if computers, and computer programs, will ever become self aware, or will ever develop consciousness. Perhaps they already are. However, perhaps we'll never know for certain. No matter how human a computer seems, perhaps one can never know, if the computer is conscious, or has feelings.
At the moment, I'm not very worried, about AI. So far, the most dire thing, that I've ever heard about AI, is that some students are using it, to write papers for class. I find it amusing, because I never liked getting graded for writing papers anyway. Perhaps, AI will be the final nail in the coffin, for getting graded for writing papers.
I guess, some persons may be worried, that they will be chatting with someone on the internet, but that someone could be a computer program. I'm not too worried about that. Maybe, it will motivate people, to get away from their phones and computers, and get out of their houses, and talk to people in person, again.
Overall, I find AI to be amusing. Perhaps, there is a dark side, but I don't see it, yet.
How do you know, that I am not a computer program?

EDIT : Now that I think about it some more, I can imagine 1 dark side of AI. If we allow computer programs to control things, which could annihilate the human race, then that could (obviously) lead to the annihilation of the human race. Like the movie "The Terminator". Perhaps computer programs don't like us humans, very much.

 

WOW, that is actually astounding!

I've been waiting for the hype to die down before playing with this system so that I wouldn't have to compete for bandwidth, but this is beyond anything that I would have been expecting considering the extremely limited input that was provided. If you would have simply posted that without the pretext, it never would have occurred to me to question the source.

Eh..... hold on....... how many of you have been bots all along?! Guess we have to start being persistently suspicious on that front.... I suppose that's a downside

How long did it take to generate that text by the way?

 

P.S. : Now that I think about it some more, I can imagine 1 dark side of AI. If we allow computer programs to control things, which could annihilate the human race, then that could (obviously) lead to the annihilation of the human race. Like the movie "The Terminator". Perhaps computer programs don't like us humans, very much.

 

It took all of a few seconds. It's quite fast. I think the fact that it can analyze CT posts and spit something out that quickly is beyond impressive.

I agree with this, to a point. Our ability to learn and create things makes us unique, and AI is another one of our creations. I think the fact that it can do what we can do (not as well, but frighteningly close) makes it more of a tool than anything. I've used it to create scripts for whole TV shows (though I will admit it's lacking in creativity and storybuilding potential) and write novels. It lacks in creativity, because as an AI it doesn't have emotions. That's my theory, anyway. All it has to go off of is what we created, and it spits out something different. I have noticed playing around with it that there are a couple phrases that it uses frequently. I think as long as we have control over the AI, we'll be alright.

 

I guess he wasn't lying when he said he would be back....

 

There are NO actual humans here.

 

I agree with @Bing. We should scared. The U.S and other governments have been working on it for years for military and other nefarious projects. Imagine a real life "Terminator" scenario where the machines take over and start a war or as in "Minority Report" where you may be accused of a crime before you even think about committing it. How much have you seen in older sci-fi that has actually come about? Plenty. Some of it good, some not so good.

 

I think part of my problem is that I realized in my youth that I'm not "creative". I can analyze things to death, and I can derive things that nobody else has yet seen -- but give me a blank page, and I tend to just stare, well, blankly.

So maybe I feel a bit of kinship toward these large language models. I'm not sure I'm much more than that myself, implemented in meat.

 

Yeah, like some of you I've seen what ChatGPT can do and I'm not thrilled. While it is pretty scary how closely AI can mimic posts (and hackers will soon be using it to conduct truly scary phishing campaigns against all of us), I will miss the personalized aspect of the posts (even though ChatGPT can potentially mimic that too). It's always great when the passion shines through in the post, and I'm not quite sure that AI can mimic that.

 

After thinking on this for a while, I noticed a few things: It's picked up on some of my writing patterns, such as overuse of punctuation such as commas and parentheses. Also the way I write and word choice are similar. Not exact, but similar. That or I already write like a robot. Secondly, I noticed that the obverse legend that the AI wrote of is exactly the same as the legend on my actual denarius. That also extends to Roma seated in the reverse of the coin. On mine, Roma holds an olive branch and spear and the legend reads: ROMA FELIX, but other than that the AI is spot on. I didn't pick up on this until I looked closer. The coin is obviously not of Hadrian, it looks like how I saw any Roman coin before I started collecting. Either way, the advancements this has already seen are impressive any way you slice it. Here's another fictional Hadrian denarius that the AI made for me:
This looks like Hadrian. I did also say to make it like a modern coin, but the Roman-esque artistry is there. I personally really like this image, it really evokes emotion in me. Impressive stuff.

 

Cool looking image, but it doesn't look much like Hadrian to me. I see more Nero in it than anyone else.

Maybe it's just because there's no beard?

 

loojs more like a clean-shaven Nero

 

I’m talking to myself, I’m so stunned. To see all this in real time like this, Noah, is just beyond mind-blowing.

 

When we let the TPGs do our grading for us the same thing happened as regards our grading skills, to wit, less and less of us know how to grade.

 

I just asked it, out of curiosity
What is bad about AI?
Its answer
As an AI language model, I can provide an objective perspective on potential downsides or negative aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). Some of the concerns or criticisms associated with AI include:

1. Bias and Discrimination: AI models can perpetuate and even amplify existing biases present in the data they are trained on. This can result in biased decision-making and discriminatory outcomes, particularly in areas such as hiring, lending, and criminal justice, where AI algorithms are increasingly being used. This can have negative social, economic, and ethical implications, perpetuating inequality and reinforcing social biases.
   
   
2. Lack of Transparency: Many AI models, particularly deep learning models, are complex and difficult to interpret. This lack of transparency can make it challenging to understand how AI systems arrive at their decisions or predictions. This can raise concerns about accountability, as it may be difficult to determine who is responsible when an AI system makes a mistake or behaves unexpectedly.
   
   
3. Security Risks: AI systems can be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats and attacks, which can result in data breaches, privacy violations, and misuse of AI-generated content. Adversarial attacks, where AI models can be intentionally fooled or manipulated, can also compromise the integrity and reliability of AI systems.
   
   
4. Unintended Consequences: The deployment of AI can have unintended consequences, including changes in employment patterns, economic disruptions, and shifts in societal dynamics. For example, automation driven by AI has the potential to displace jobs in certain industries, which can have significant social and economic impacts on workers and communities.
   
   
5. Ethical Concerns: AI raises complex ethical questions, such as the ethical use of data, the potential for AI to be used in unethical ways, and the impact of AI on privacy, human autonomy, and decision-making. Ensuring that AI is developed and used in an ethically responsible manner remains a challenge.
   
   
6. Human Dependence on AI: Over-reliance on AI systems for decision-making can lead to reduced human skills, expertise, and judgment in certain domains. This can raise concerns about human dependence on AI, loss of human agency, and erosion of critical thinking skills.
   
   
7. Legal and Regulatory Challenges: The rapid advancement of AI has outpaced the development of robust legal and regulatory frameworks, resulting in challenges around issues such as liability, accountability, and fairness. The lack of clear guidelines and standards for the development and use of AI can create uncertainties and risks.
   

It's important to note that AI also has many positive aspects and potential benefits, such as improving efficiency, automating repetitive tasks, advancing medical research, and addressing complex societal challenges. However, it is crucial to be aware of and address the potential risks and limitations associated with AI to ensure its responsible development and use for the benefit of society