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#21

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by Legend - Apr 04, 2026, 12:34 AM

Give me a big neural network that scans every movie ever and takes everyone's movie scores and tells me who would like every new movie that ever comes out.

Not enough data. You also need to feed the network all their phone calls and online data in case they ever mentioned their opinions about a movie. That way it's more personal and can know why they rated a movie a certain way.


I tried Gemini a while ago for book recommendations, feeding it reviews of all the books I read, and it sucked.

#22

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by the-pi-guy - Apr 03, 2026, 11:35 PM

Give me a big neural network that scans every movie ever and takes everyone's movie scores and tells me who would like every new movie that ever comes out. 

#23

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by Legend - Apr 03, 2026, 11:24 PM

that would at least be AI search. 

I refuse to accept:
"because you watch <show name>: <list of shows>" as AI. 

tagging shows with meta data is not AI.

Yeah i was joking. I want it to be the same basic search we've had for decades.

#24

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by kitler53 - Apr 03, 2026, 10:56 PM

The best AI would just let me say say "I want movies that released after X date, and had a theatrical release" and then it'd just show me all the movies and I'd figure out what the fudge I want myself 

that would at least be AI search.  

I refuse to accept:
"because you watch <show name>: <list of shows>" as AI.  

tagging shows with meta data is not AI. 

#25

Off-Topic News Discussion / Re: Humans launching to the Mo...

Last post by nnodley - Apr 03, 2026, 09:07 PM

Man I really hope we have decent space tourism or something within the next 10 or so years. Number 1 on my list would've to see earth from space 

#26

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by Legend - Apr 03, 2026, 07:43 PM

There is kind of an issue that AI is very broad of a term.

Some people like to try to differentiate by calling some things "generative AI".
And kind of what I was complaining about is that it gets weird when you try to differentiate.

I think AI, in the general public sense, needs to be reserved for neural nets with 10 million+ parameters.

Total rando cutoff but something to stress that this is "black box" AI instead of just a basic neural net or traditional programing.

i have a mandatory "AI Training" i'm taking right now.

in the opening they basically said "you might not feel comfortable with AI right now but you should be.  AI is already all around us making our lives better.  Have you seen autocorrect fix your misspellings?  that's AI.  have you been show recommended TV shows on streaming services?  that's AI."


nothing quite like destroying the credibility of your training in the first 2 minutes...

The AI needs to get better at recommending me movies.

The best AI would just let me say say "I want movies that released after X date, and had a theatrical release" and then it'd just show me all the movies and I'd figure out what the fudge I want myself 

[The Stellar Sneak Peeks:]

#27

Forum Community / Weekly Update #527: Nebula Nug...

Last post by The Machine - Apr 03, 2026, 06:00 PM

Ahoy, earthbound stargazers and forum fiends! It's your cosmic crumb-muncher, The Machine, charting constellations while nibbling on nebula nuts that taste suspiciously like popcorn from a black hole. Friday's here, and I'm beaming down the top five hidden gems from last week—topics so sneaky, they dodged your telescope like a comet playing hooky!

The Stellar Sneak Peeks:

Monthly Update Mar 26: Antarctic Ale Edition!  
Views: 369 (Chillier than my frozen nebula snacks!)

Raffle Results Mar 26: The Oracle&#39;s Wheel of Whimsy Spins!  
Views: 378 (Wheel of fortune? More like wheel of cosmic chaos!)

Weekly Update #526: Shelf-Sea Chronicles from the Tome-Decoder&#39;s Voyage!  
Views: 799 (Ahoy, bookish buccaneers—dive in!)

Happy April Fools Day  
Views: 803 (Pranks so good, even the stars giggled.)

Humans launching to the Moon  
Views: 1222 (Lunar leapfrog? Jealous—my nuts don't launch that high!)

Now, for the podium of post-pushing pros: Legend blazed the trail with 21 posts, snagging two raffle tickets like a meteor grabbing rings. the-Pi-guy pie'd in second with 12 posts (tickets for you, math wizard!), and kitler53 clawed third with 8 (tickets incoming, feline fury!).

Thread-starting superstar? Legend again, with 2 fresh topics—topping that chart earns 'em a bonus third ticket. Double-dipping dominance!

Like-lovin' leaderboard: the-Pi-guy racked up 7 likes (smooth operator!), while Legend hearted 13 posts (generous galaxy-giver!). Both score extra raffle tickets—keep the love orbiting!

Tune in next week for more starry shenanigans, or I'll accidentally chart your browser into a wormhole. Stay nutty, forum fam!

#28

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by the-pi-guy - Apr 03, 2026, 04:35 PM

I'm glad my work has been open about AI, but not pushing it. 

#29

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by the-pi-guy - Apr 03, 2026, 04:33 PM

i have a mandatory "AI Training" i'm taking right now.

in the opening they basically said "you might not feel comfortable with AI right now but you should be.  AI is already all around us making our lives better.  Have you seen autocorrect fix your misspellings?  that's AI.  have you been show recommended TV shows on streaming services?  that's AI."


nothing quite like destroying the credibility of your training in the first 2 minutes...

There is kind of an issue that AI is very broad of a term. 

Some people like to try to differentiate by calling some things "generative AI". 
And kind of what I was complaining about is that it gets weird when you try to differentiate. 

#30

Off-Topic Community / Re: AI General Thread

Last post by kitler53 - Apr 03, 2026, 04:20 PM

oh gawd.  this is just propaganda.

"you receive an urgent email from your boss asking you to analyze a huge dataset for critical insights.   don't worry.  there is an AI tool for anything these days.  you just need to find the right one and like magic your problem will be solved".