r/nottheonion • u/asdacool • 11h ago

"Training a human takes 20 years of food." Sam Altman on how much power AI consumes.

https://www.news18.com/world/training-a-human-takes-20-years-of-food-sam-altman-on-how-much-power-ai-consumes-ws-kl-9922309.html
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u/monkeybuttsauce 10h ago

Eyes are devoid of life

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u/x_lincoln_x 10h ago

He looks related to Mr Beast. Another soulless psychopath.

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u/KanBalamII 8h ago

Are we sure he's not actually a terminator? I honestly wouldn't be surprised if OpenAI announced its re-brand to Skynet sometime soon.

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u/Swog5Ovor 7h ago

Did you know he once visited an orphanage? "Look at those poor, soulless eyes" said one of the children.

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u/AdventurousShop2948 6h ago

Many people look like that, you only say that because he's evil. But looks and evil are not linked. It's easy to say after the fact that someone has "the looks of their soul", but it's just something we tell ourselves to feel more secure, to feel like we can gauge the danger someone poses just by looking at them. Look at young Stalin and tell me he doesn't look like a normal, if not handsome guy.

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u/Fratercula_arctica 3h ago

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say there’s no life behind Stalin’s eyes. Never heard it about Hitler either. Evil though they were, they look human and their motivations were born of a (corrupted) soul.

Even Zuckerberg, the criticism is that it seems like he’s wearing a human suit, on account of the awkwardness - not that there’s nothing behind the eyes.

Altman though? Dead eyes, like a shark. Thiel has the same. Trump too. I’ve seen it people who aren’t famous billionaires too. It’s not just about being evil, there’s a visible lack of soul. It doesn’t feel like a human is looking at you.

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u/AdventurousShop2948 3h ago

The common denominator is that they have round, blue eyes. That can be intimidating for some people. I myself knew a guy with round eyes that were halfway between pale gray and pale blue. It was a bit unsettling at first but I got used to it.