Goes hand in hand with the A. I. that certifies the profiles but in the opposite direction. Way too many fake accounts are getting through the verification process.
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- MEMemberDec 21, 2023
When are they going to activate Skynet?
Guess they are trying to eliminate, as they call it in the Matrix, the "Human Virus".
Shame to think that freedom to be yourself is almost gone now. Interesting to see what is next.
Feel sorry for the website owners and managers that their financial future is controlled by the credit card companies and what they consider "OK".ReactReply - BI
BillDec 21, 2023In my opinion, to use the letters A.I. for any program that runs and spits out a decision is improper. This term for computer control is much more specific in nature. Sequences of ones and zeros have come a long way since the very first electronic calculators were created, and I'm sure those devices were looked upon as near magical to the people of the time. And I remember, not very far in the past, if a computer made a mistake it was a newsworthy story. Basic computers now make billions of decisions in nanoseconds. Even "If not, then" statements can appear as a form of rudimentary intelligence, depending on your knowledge of the subject. This is long way away from Mr. Data, or Haley Joel Osment's character David in "A.I. Artificial Intelligence".
Incorrect use of a term reminds me of those among us who cannot stop using the word 'literally' in every other sentence they utter, even when there's nothing literal at all about what they are saying. It makes them sound ignorant, literally. Words have meaning and power, and misused, they can be detrimental to the furthering of any discussion.
In a deeper dig -- I'm worried for the world when it comes to true artificial intelligence, and my concern is much more because, for the most part, people are embracing the insidious computer takeover of our daily lives. The creature comforts that do increase due to the slow (but seemingly picking up speed) upswing in software that 'thinks' for us, without at least a little human oversight involved, are not worth the dangers. Everything from self-driven cars running over pedestrians, all the way down to my coffeepot's auto-shut off not engaging when I'm trying to pour a cup before it is done brewing (okay - that is faulty hardware, but stick with me), that causing a spark and a fire and a burned down home, we are losing our minds with how far we will let computers take control. Our intelligence is waning as our inventions are learning. There should be a time when we, as a species, do check this progression and reel it in, though I fear it is already too late.
School yourself on the subject - "Dr. Strangelove" would be a wonderful place to begin, if you haven't seen it yet and you enjoy a black comedy, or dive into "Fail Safe" or "Colossus: The Forbin Project" for much bleaker and sobering takes on computers gone wild. For less-ancient cinema to learn about the real, ultimately deadly danger of letting computers take over, try "Terminator". Oh yeah, he'll be back alright - and you'll be dead!
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EarlDDec 21, 2023[quote]In my opinion, to use the letters A.I. for any program that runs and spits out a decision is improper.[/quote] I agree. I chalk it up to the fact that the term A.I. s a buzz word right now in the media.ReactReply - MEMemberDec 25, 2023
I must respectfully disagree with the prior post. AI is the strict & literal application of the rules written into a computer program. To say that our current AI is smart is a completely inaccurate application of the term. Though it (AI) may be able to review thousands of stored relevant data & apply it quickly, being smart never figures into the equation. Perhaps the best analogies might be Data (Star Trek), Hal (2001) or even the Tin Man (Oz), all theoretical beings looking for human traits, of which *smarts*, is obviously key. And if or when AI develops real smarts, I suspect our days are numbered.
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SteveDec 27, 2023Question: What is a [removed]ent?ReactReply - MEMemberDec 27, 2023
"I'm sorry, Vanna, but your answer isn't allowed & I can't let you do that." Sometimes it just borders on lunacy, doesn't it?
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BillDec 27, 2023The new and improved way in TN to reference the person who begets is 'mama' and the person does the begetting is a 'muthafucka'.
Yes, it would be funny if it wasn't so asinine.
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AlDec 27, 2023I encountered this miss-editing for the first time on this site when I reread a comment I made re Navidad, the "dad" was [removed]. It embarrassed me a little because I thought someone reading it might think I used an impolite word. Why would "dad" be triggered anyway? If I submit a recipe with cardamom, will it show up as "carda[removed]?ReactReply - JO
JohnDec 27, 2023[quote]Question: What is a [removed]ent?[/quote] Moment. Didn't you know the word "Mom" is sexist ;) John aka cobeachbumReactReply - JO
JohnDec 27, 2023This is interesting. In the forum list of posts, the "bad" words are still being censored, but they are not censored in the actual post.
John aka cobeachbum
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Stone AndyDec 27, 2023As the site traffice plummets....
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Kees65Dec 27, 2023Why is fam ily removed? Is it sexist? If I spent X-mas with with my [removed] it gets a bit problematic..ReactReply - TR
Trekrider2779Dec 27, 2023The site owners would be in denial, of course. Instead blaming too many people for using naughty words and breaking 'the rules'.
I can't even edit my profile any more; apparently even the boxes I havenotfilled out are offensive.
Not to worry, life is great over at nonshy. I'm just here to watch the carnage now.ReactReply - ST
SteveDec 28, 2023They're responding to a real problem. I once tried out an unmoderated nudist site, where discussion had plainly devolved to the point where umm... close interactions within relationship groups, between generations, and with residents of the barn, had become the focus. And there are people who scour the internet for such things, looking for opportunities. (Yes, as the proprietor of a barn, I've been approached on TN - let alone what happens regarding actual humans.) So the folks legally responsible for this - including those who funnel money to such sites - have to be vigilant. It was sloppy AI on the part of a credit card processor that flagged TN, and in admitted haste they have done their own sloppy AI solution, until the flap settles down and things can be handled more sensibly.
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JohnDec 28, 2023[quote]The Scunthorpe library in the UK had a problem with getting emails, the word filtering bas blocking it all because of whit it saw as an inappropriate contained within Scunthorpe.[/quote] And it's still being censored here. Not in the actual post, but in the forum listing page, it appears as S[removed]horpe John aka cobeachbumReactReply - BI
BillDec 28, 2023[quote]They're responding to a real problem. I once tried out an unmoderated nudist site, where discussion had plainly devolved to the point where umm... close interactions within relationship groups, between generations, and with residents of the barn, had become the focus. And there are people who scour the internet for such things, looking for opportunities. (Yes, as the proprietor of a barn, I've been approached on TN - let alone what happens regarding actual humans.) So the folks legally responsible for this - including those who funnel money to such sites - have to be vigilant. It was sloppy AI on the part of a credit card processor that flagged TN, and in admitted haste they have done their own sloppy AI solution, until the flap settles down and things can be handled more sensibly.[/quote] Thank you Steve for this alternative take on the reasons behind True Nudists latest attempt at tightening up the story here. I'm all for open discussion and sharing of thoughts, even the ones that push boundaries. If we want to keep doing so, there will be a certain amount of crappolio we baring folks put up with to get what we've got.ReactReply - NA
NakedCaveManDec 29, 2023It's not A.I.... It's A.S. : Artificial Stupidity hahahaha. Moving to nonshy, it's more exhibitionist than naturist but you can decide what to look at.
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KenDec 29, 2023I agree. As a software developer for the Department of Defense, I once wrote an AI (before the term existed.) Its job was to read information from a database, compare that data to known quantities that were part of the master database system and then write computer code and execute it so that the data gathered would comply with the existing database, thus conforming "alien" data to the master international set. It was the neatest code I ever wrote!
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SteveDec 30, 2023Question: What is securi[removed]? From a Spanish-language post above. Somewhere in this is the makings of a thread game.ReactReply - EA
EarlDDec 31, 2023[quote]Why is everyone suggesting it's an AI system? It looks like a straight search and replace.[/quote] Yep thats all it is. But AI has become a buzz word for things computer automated.ReactReply

