Where's that person who was arguing with me last time that AI doesn't actually use that much energy and the corps missing their climate goals was not AI related
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I got this AMAZING OPPORTUNITY in my inbox, because once your email appears on a single published paper you're forever doomed to garbage like this (transcript at the end):
Highlights:
- Addresses me as Dr. I'm not a doctor. I checked, and apparently Dr. Muhhamad Imran Qureshi indeed has a PhD and is a lecturer at Teesside University International Business School (link to profile). His recent papers include a bunch of blockchain bullshit. Tesside University appears to be a legit UK university, although I'm not sure how legit the Business School is (or how legit any Business School can be, really).
- Tells us their research is so shit that using wisdom woodchippers actually increases their accuracy.
- One of the features is "publication support", so this might be one of those scams where you pay an exorbitant fee to get "published" in some sketchy non-peer-reviewed journal.
- One of the covered AI tools is Microsoft Excel. If you were wondering if "AI" had any meaning.
- Also, by god, are there so many different ChatGPT clones now? I haven't heard most of those names. I kinda hope they're as AI as Excel is.
I'm not sure which would be worse, this being a scam, or them legit thinking this brings value to the world and believing they're helping anyone.
transcript
Email titled Revolutionize Your Research: AI-Powered Systematic Literature Review Master Class
Online course on writing AI-Powered Systematic Literature Review
Register Now:
Dear Dr. [REDACTED],
we're reaching out because we believe our AI-Powered Systematic Review Masterclass could be a game-changer for your research. As someone who's passionate about research writing, we know the challenges of conducting thorough and efficient systematic reviews.
Key takeaways:
- AI-powered prompt engineering for targeted literature searches
- Crafting optimal research questions for AI analysis Intelligent data curation to streamline your workflow
- Leveraging AI for literature synthesis and theory development
Join our Batch 4 and discover how AI can help you:
- Save time by automating repetitive tasks
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- Gain a competitive edge with innovative research methods
Enrollment is now open! Don't miss this opportunity to take your systematic review skills to the next level.
Key Course Details: Course Title: AI-Powered Systematic Literature Reviews Master Class Live interaction + recording = Learning that fits your life Dates: October 13, 2024, to November 3, 2024 Live Session Schedule: Every Sunday at 2 PM UK time (session recordings will be accessible). Duration: Four Weeks Platform: Zoom Course Fee: GBP 100 Certification: Yes Trainer: Dr. Muhammad Imran Qureshi
Key features
- Asynchronous learning
- Video tutorials
- Live sessions with access to recordings
- Research paper Templates
- Premade Prompts for Systematic Literature Review
- Exercise Files
- Publication support
The teaching methodology will offer a dynamic learning experience, featuring live sessions every Saturday via Zoom for a duration of four weeks. These sessions will provide an interactive platform for engaging discussions, personalised feedback, and the opportunity to connect with both the course instructor and fellow participants. Moreover, our diverse instructional approach encompasses video tutorials, interactive engagements, and comprehensive feedback loops, ensuring a well-rounded and immersive learning experience.
Certification
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AI tools included
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- Jenni
- Gemni
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I need a dummy's guide to this entire thing, yesterday I didn't know about Mullenweg's existence and today I learn wordpress is suing wordpress for not being legit wordpress or something
Wait, did OpenAI claim somewhere they will "solve language"?
Thank you for the Dasani video, fucking amazing.
What the hell does "spunk" mean in the US??
dipshit who was massively involved in “solving language”
"In the what now?", he said, voice trembling with a mixture of horror and excitement
The only one I'm aware of is the ages old "chess is too simple" and I feel like that one was stupidity distilled in such a high concentration I don't ever need to hear any of his other opinions on chess, or games in general to be honest.
You know that famous Keynes quote, right. To paraphrase: "the tech sector can remain irrational for longer than the planet can remain habitable".
So this is what he meant when he said "funds are SAFe"
AaaaAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAA!
tangible and lasting benefits for billions of people.
call me when I can actually tange them
That's the fucking problem, it's impossible to tell since MSFT won't tell you directly, and only the people who run the datacenters could.
The only relatively reliable numbers I was able to find were in this research paper by Luccioni and Strubell from ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency 2024. Now, that's an obscure conference (not even ranked by CORE), by Dr. Luccioni appears to be right on the money about dangers of AI (https://www.sashaluccioni.com/).