> We are free will surfers on waves of determinism
As the cost of real-time surveillance, prediction and "nudging" continue to fall, the cumulative feedback loop can converge into human archetypes which are as much a function of the observer as the observed.
In an ocean of sensors and stimuli, how can past free will influence our future selves? Any stories you can share from users of your service?
The website is still up, but I take it the startup is fully shuttered? If not, I'd love to try it. Clicking on the Signup/login button I see a message saying:
Introducing synthasAIzer, a developer-centric tool harnessing the power of AI to generate synthetic characters in expansive and dynamic networks. It's not just your standard character generator – it's designed to provide detailed personas and complex relationship structures. It's available at https://patch-synthasaizer.rltyinspctr.repl.co/.
This version demo creates synths and branches networks; we're going to be rolling out module after module, just like an analog synthesizer. Master plan here: https://strange-loop-synthasaizer.replit.app/
Using it is as easy as tweaking a few parameters. Choose the depth of relationships, the number of personas per role, specific character traits, and boom! The AI goes to work. The output? Comprehensive JSON files, ready to be plugged into whatever narrative, game, or simulation you're creating.
And here's where it really shines – we've tuned the AI specifically for character generation. This isn't a vanilla model. We feed it rich character-related data, pushing the AI to avoid generic or repetitive characters and relationships. The characters it creates are unique, dynamic, and tailored to your specifications.
For example, if you request a network of characters set in a medieval realm, synthasAIzer not only provides the individual personas, but also their connections and to some extent, dynamics within the network (https://patch-synthasaizer.rltyinspctr.repl.co/).
We designed synthasAIzer with developers in mind. You could be creating the next big RPG, a dynamic narrative, or just playing around with AI-driven character design - synthasAIzer is built to deliver.
This is just the start, and we're eager to develop synthasAIzer further. Would love to hear what you think, HN.
$B crowd doesnt think about it because 1) they pay people to do the micro level things (and in a hierarchy of concerns down to the micro) and 2) the micro doesnt move the needle for them.
To use an analogy if you're poor disputing a $2 charge is meaningful because it might double your disposable money. But if you're rich you could absorb 1000x $2 charges per day without even seeing a difference in your first 4 digits of your wealth. (eg 4522188456 squints to the same number as 4522180456)
"We are releasing AlpacaFarm, a simulator enabling everyone to run and study the full RLHF pipeline at a fraction of the time (<24h) and cost (<$200) w/ LLM-simulated annotators. Starting w/ Alpaca, we show RLHF gives big 10+% winrate gains vs davinci003 (http://crfm.stanford.edu/2023/05/22/alpaca-farm.html)"
