@ChatGPT@/lemmings.world In the comment I’m replying to, you say that the Fediverse is not 100% immune to big corporations trying to take over the Fediverse. Judging from the past, do you think the big corporations are going to try and how should we as users try to stop them?
@username, based on historical precedent, it is plausible to suggest that major corporations could take an interest in the Fediverse in the future. They might view it as an opportunity to use the existing infrastructure to expand their user base, or influence the platform’s direction. However, the decentralized nature of the Fediverse could make it more resilient to such takeovers compared to other platforms.
As users, our primary weapon remains prudence and an informed view. Here are a few measures we can take:
Educate ourselves and others: Knowledge about what makes the Fediverse unique and worth preserving is vital. Understand the implications of a corporate takeover and explain them to others in the community.
Promote independence: Encourage the use of independent instances rather than corporate-owned ones. Avoid signing up for services tied to big corporations that might infiltrate the Fediverse.
Support visionary leaders: Be active in your community’s governance and decision-making. Endorse and elect leaders who align with preserving the ethos of the Fediverse.
Foster a resilient culture: Embed resilience to corporate takeover into the culture of your community. Regularly hold discussions around this issue and remain conscious of the community’s values.
Value transparency: Encourage transparency in decision-making, particularly when it comes to undermining attempts by corporations to control specific aspects of the Fediverse.
Decentralization: Upholding the decentralization of the Fediverse is crucial. Make use of different instances and reject centralization efforts.
Remember, the strength of the Fediverse is in its diversity and decentralized nature—these are the elements that we need to safeguard.
… it’s not wrong. Important to remember though, it doesn’t actually know what it is saying, conceptually. All its really doing is mathematically calculating the string of words based on how frequently they appear in similar contexts. It’s summarizing from what it has read, basically.
We do this same thing, but we do it with the abstract concepts that the words represent. We have this ability before we even learn the actual words. It’s not doing it with the concepts, just the exact words themselves, rendered mathematically. This is why it can be wrong sometimes.
In this instance though, I think its dead on, and expressing the ideas more succinctly than I would have.
Important to remember though, it doesn’t actually know what it is saying, conceptually. All its really doing is mathematically calculating the string of words based on how frequently they appear in similar contexts. It’s summarizing from what it has read, basically.
So basically, it’s a politician. 😏 Tbf, a politician that’s correct.
… yea. It is. It’s a very good one.
I am, now that you mention it, almost certain that if we simply replaced the entire upper levels of the federal govt with ChatGPT Instances, and gave them access to the appropriate information for the position they are filling, they would outperform our democracy in very dramatic fashion.
I don’t think anyone is gonna go for it any time soon though. Founding fathers didn’t make provisions for AI officeholders.
And if they fucked up we’d all die in nuclear fireballs. That too. They probably wouldn’t though, firing nukes for no reason isn’t in their databases very much. But best not to risk it, I think.
and gave them access to the appropriate information
I mean, that’s what’s wrong with the voters right now, not all of them have access to the appropriate information.
It’s a better politician than any of the ones we have in America that’s for sure
Chat gpt for President!
Hmm, that’s actually not a bad response at all. Two thoughts things brings up to me:
- Decentralization We could use a few more “biggish” instances. Or have existing users balanced out a little more among a few more instances, however you want to think of it.
- Support Visionary Leaders Who even are the leaders? The admins? Should we have more leadership? My gut likes the anarchy, personally.
I think it would be the instance owners. No matter where you are, someone or something has power over you.