But to support the big models here: the human was the factor that caused this circumstance. A human wanted these tests, a human shut down the guard rails that should prevent sth. like this.
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Performance is worse than Opus 4.8: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-5
> The circles were in different positions at each room in the maze, but the bees still learned over varying amounts of time to fly toward the short flash of light associated with the sweet food.
Do not state, if the light suddenly changed in the rooms. If not, other factors might come into place.
We have to be cautious here, it's drifting towards conspiracy theories, my post is not innocent in this regard. But apart from that, I have to agree with you.
> In many areas, I don't fully understand. I use a simple trick that worked well: [phrase-redacted]. Intellectually honest people who aren't trying to trick anyone speak the truth. They also speak it with simple words so there's no possibility of misinterpretation.
So not taking a look at the chain of thoughs but treating each sentence differently, makes sense.
> This might be the most effective trick. Many times I caught people say something which is their opinion, and which is false based on data I have, that is actually an attempt to express a fact they know in a way that will make them seem more important, or give them more attention, or I don't know what.
Seems like philosophical razor
>On the other hand, a social credit system may be a distraction from an actual credit system already in place: a money system.
That is very true.
>I try to understand what is actually being stated instead of what is implied; facts vs opinion That requires that you understand fully to implication, how do you do this in areas that you don't have strong background knowledge?
>I wouldn't be surprised if falsity starts to get penalized. Elon said Grok will start to rank content based on whether its true. That would be a great step.
> Also built a system that prevents posting things that are made up. Maybe posting lies should carry a penalty, where you deposit something to lose if you told a lie. We must be careful here that a social credit system is not created through the back door.
When I think about how I joined back then, without a smartphone or the internet, it was mostly by coincidence—running into someone at school or in the neighborhood who was already active in a club. The schedules were always strictly fixed, so there was no need for organization via group chats or social media.
One thing that stands out to me is the importance of volunteerism. In Germany, the majority of civil protection services, including the fire department and disaster relief, are managed by volunteers. Professional firefighters are actually a minority. I joined the youth fire department at a young age, and I stayed because it was simply what we always did. We regularly organized big festivals, and many people attended. These events were a great way to get people excited about what we were doing, and often, they would say, “Hey, I want to do this too!”
I'll check out the movie, and I’ll also read Bowling Alone, which is mentioned in this context. It all sounds like structural problems that we also face in Germany. Civil protection services are increasingly struggling with a lack of new recruits, which aligns with the themes of the movie. People often say they don’t want to commit too strongly to one thing anymore.
Sensationalist methods only address the symptoms, not the root cause. I agree with you here—trying to recapture students’ attention with sensational tactics isn’t a real solution.
Regarding the opium of the people: Karl Marx touched on two key ideas that apply: comfort and relief, alongside illusion and passivity.
When it comes to comfort and relief, likes, comments, and shares on social media create a sense of recognition and belonging. And yes, personalized content acts as an escape from reality—a kind of painkiller that distracts us from real problems. It’s even more troubling because this “drug” is tailored specifically to each individual.
I definitely see the parallels here. However, I’m not convinced that breaking away from this “religion” of social media requires communism, even though Karl Marx was a brilliant thinker. The present shows that, even within existing systems, people can detach themselves from such structures.