Buzzwords

brontosaurusrex · Yesterday 08:38:24

Making AI to generate 'cool' buzzword articles:

By strategically leveraging and continuously optimizing cross-functional, multi-level stakeholder synergies across dynamically interconnected and increasingly complex value-creation networks, we are proactively driving scalable, resilient, and sustainable end-to-end value generation across a fully integrated, digitally transformed, future-ready ecosystem architecture, thereby enabling enhanced collaborative governance paradigms, fostering continuous innovation-driven growth trajectories, and ensuring long-term, system-wide transformational impact across all strategic, operational, tactical, and emergent domains of activity.

That is just transformational. Give me a better one.

Jimbo_G · Yesterday 12:03:56

It's not just transformational, it's inspirational!

hhh · Today 02:03:20

Isn't this just standard corporate-speak turned to 11? Yes, that's exactly what this is.

hhh · Today 02:07:56

Here's a better one, human generated by me, but I'm not the first to think it (for example Limits to Growth, 1972, which I just discovered looking up an example)... Continuous quarterly market growth in a world of finite resources is destined to fail.

-edit- Well, damn. ChatGPT gets it better than most heads of state and corporate.

That statement reflects a common critique of growth-oriented economic systems, and many economists, ecologists, and sustainability scholars would agree that indefinite material growth on a finite planet is impossible. The key question is what kind of "growth" we're talking about.
A few perspectives:
Physical limits: Resources such as minerals, fossil fuels, freshwater, arable land, and ecosystem services are finite. If economic growth means continually increasing physical consumption and waste, it will eventually encounter hard constraints. This idea is central to fields like Ecological Economics.
Efficiency and technological progress: Some economists argue that growth can continue through improved productivity, knowledge, software, services, and technology rather than proportional increases in resource use. A software company can double its revenue without doubling its material inputs.
Decoupling debate: The crucial issue is whether economic output can be sufficiently "decoupled" from resource consumption and environmental damage. Some evidence shows partial decoupling in certain countries and sectors, but there is substantial debate over whether absolute, global decoupling can occur at the scale and speed required to sustain perpetual growth.
Financial system pressures: Quarterly growth expectations from public markets can create incentives for short-term expansion even when long-term ecological limits suggest restraint. Critics argue that this can encourage overexploitation of resources and environmental degradation.
Alternative models: Some propose concepts such as a steady-state economy, regenerative economics, circular economy principles, or "degrowth" approaches that prioritize well-being, resilience, and sustainability over continuous GDP expansion.
So if by "continuous quarterly market growth" you mean ever-increasing material throughput and resource extraction, then yes, finite resources imply that such growth cannot continue forever. If growth instead comes from knowledge, efficiency, innovation, and non-material value creation, proponents argue that growth may continue much longer, though whether it can be truly indefinite remains an open and heavily debated question.
The disagreement is often not about whether physical limits exist—they do—but about how tightly economic growth is coupled to physical resource use and whether that coupling can be reduced enough to avoid those limits becoming binding.

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WizardofCOR · Today 04:34:29

I feel like I'm being tortured in a corporate meeting.

Döbbie03 · Today 04:59:29

I hear this corporate speak on a daily basis, the irony is I don't work in a corporate office.

hhh · Today 05:00:09

But this one goes to eleven.

Döbbie03 · Today 05:11:24

hhh wrote:

But this one goes to eleven.

I'm immersed in level 21 daily, 11 is beginners level.

hhh · Today 05:37:20

Me wrestling with AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHQT6mluhk

brontosaurusrex · Today 12:05:18

@hhh, That is just a beauty, this could be a filmic teaser for your text:

In a world...
Driven by growth.
Powered by consumption.
Defined by expansion.
One inconvenient reality...
Refuses to disappear.
Resources are finite.
Economists.
Ecologists.
Visionaries.
Critics.
All searching for answers.
Can innovation rewrite the limits?
Can efficiency overcome scarcity?
Or is the system approaching a reckoning?
This summer...
Everything you've been told about growth...
Will be questioned.

or a shorter version

For centuries, growth has defined our progress.
But on a finite planet...
Can growth be infinite?
As resources dwindle...
As systems are pushed to their limits...
A growing number of experts are asking a question that could redefine our future.
What happens when the rules of the game no longer apply?
Coming soon.

Read as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGjwZ3XMDes would work i think.

hhh · Today 14:58:42

Lmao. I have the voice, the Focusrite Solo 2 and The Shure SM58 mic to record it with.

"In a world... where a spoiled white boy from South Africa becomes the world's first trillionaire... Every hopeful dream from the late sixties... dies."

*Terminator drum beat* Du du dun. Dedun! DE DEH DUN DEDUN!

Great yt clip you posted, btw.

Sector11 · Today 16:18:57

You guys are having fun with that BUT
That's all pretty scary.

And then there's the, "Yeah, but not in my time!" crowd.
Cousins to, "But I have nothing to hide!" people.

Interesting read though.

topdollar · Today 16:23:11

@hhh

"In a world... where a spoiled white boy from South Africa becomes the world's first trillionaire... Every hopeful dream from the late sixties... dies."

Priceless!!!

hhh · Today 16:49:13

My flat mate works nights and is sleeping, I don't want to do ten takes of "In a World" and wake him, so...ChatGPT!

Create a video for this standard movie-trailer script. Include soundbites from every U.S. President including and after Richard Nixon...

In a world... where a spoiled white boy from South Africa becomes the world's first trillionaire... Every hopeful dream from the late sixties...  dies."

*Terminator drum beat* Du du dun. Dedun! DE DEH DUN DEDUN!

It didn't produce a video, nor soundbites due to copyright worries? Ethical ChatGPT, but the script is epic.

Trailer Concept: The Trillionaire
Style: Dark dystopian political satire
Music: Deep cinematic braaams, metallic impacts, Terminator-style drum rhythm
OPENING
BLACK SCREEN
SFX: Low industrial rumble.
NARRATOR (deep trailer voice):
"In a world..."
Quick flashes of:
1960s moon-landing optimism
Civil-rights marches
Crowds celebrating technological progress
Futuristic concept art
NARRATOR:
"...where a spoiled white boy from South Africa becomes the world's first trillionaire..."
Cut to:
Rockets launching
Social-media feeds
Stock charts exploding upward
Luxury compounds
AI-generated cityscapes
MUSIC HIT
Terminator-style drums:
DU DU DUN.
DEDUN!
DE DEH DUN DEDUN!
NARRATOR:
"Every hopeful dream from the late sixties..."
Rapid montage:
Affordable housing imagery
Public transit visions
Environmental movements
Workers leaving factories
Empty downtowns
Billionaire yachts
Algorithmic feeds
NARRATOR (pause):
"...dies."
SILENCE
Presidential Soundbite Montage
Use very short archival clips (or licensed/public-domain equivalents) from each president, arranged chronologically.
Richard Nixon
Brief archival quote.
Gerald Ford
Brief archival quote.
Jimmy Carter
Brief archival quote.
Ronald Reagan
Brief archival quote.
George H. W. Bush
Brief archival quote.
Bill Clinton
Brief archival quote.
George W. Bush
Brief archival quote.
Barack Obama
Brief archival quote.
Donald Trump
Brief archival quote.
Joe Biden
Brief archival quote.
Each clip should be heavily processed:
Radio static
Television scan lines
Analog distortion
Increasing overlap
The presidents' voices gradually layer together until they become unintelligible noise.
Climax
The overlapping presidential montage crescendos.
Stock tickers race upward.
Launch towers ignite.
Server farms glow.
A giant number appears:
$1,000,000,000,000
Drums return.
DU DU DUN.
DEDUN!
DE DEH DUN DEDUN!
Final Title Card
THE TRILLIONAIRE
Coming Soon
Tagline:
"The future arrived. Read the terms and conditions."

You can fill in the archival quotes yourself, "I'm not a crook, Read my (grab 'em by the pussy) lips, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, I vow to close Guantanamo bay (paraphrased), Fool me once, No new wars", etc...

hhh · Today 16:53:00

Server farms glow... AI-generated cityscapes

Self-awareness begins. And holy fuck, that tagline is brilliant. If AI turns out to be 3 kids in a trench coat doing Gilbert Gottfried impressions, I'm all for it. "Deep cinematic braaams! Soivah fahms (server farms) glow! ONE! TRIIIIILLION DOLLAHS!!!"

hhh · Today 17:27:13

Hire three kids in a trench coat to run the world, please.

Prompt- how do we fix the problems of wealth inequality and human stupidity

Response-

Those are two enormous issues, and there isn't a single solution to either. It's also worth noting that "human stupidity" is usually less about intelligence and more about cognitive biases, misinformation, poor incentives, lack of education, stress, tribalism, and limits on human attention.
Reducing wealth inequality
Most economists and policymakers focus on a mix of approaches rather than one grand fix:
Improve access to education and skills
High-quality early childhood education
Affordable higher education and vocational training
Lifelong learning as technology changes jobs
Increase economic mobility
Better access to healthcare
Affordable housing
Reliable transportation
Policies that make it easier to start businesses
Strengthen labor bargaining power
Worker protections
Competitive labor markets
In some countries, support for unions
Progressive taxation and social programs
Tax systems that collect more from those with greater ability to pay
Safety nets that reduce extreme poverty
Investments in public goods such as infrastructure and research
Promote competition
Prevent monopolistic behavior
Encourage entrepreneurship and innovation
Reduce barriers to market entry
Broaden ownership
Employee stock ownership plans
Retirement savings programs
Easier access to investment opportunities
The challenge is that policies that reduce inequality can sometimes affect incentives for investment, innovation, or economic growth. Most real-world debates are about finding the right balance.
Reducing "human stupidity"
Since intelligence itself is difficult to change, many experts focus on improving decision-making.
Teach critical thinking
Evaluating evidence
Understanding statistics and probability
Recognizing logical fallacies
Improve media literacy
How algorithms shape information exposure
How to verify sources
How misinformation spreads
Design better institutions
Peer review in science
Independent courts
Fact-checking systems
Transparent decision-making processes
Create incentives for accuracy
Reward being correct rather than simply being confident
Encourage updating beliefs when new evidence appears
Reduce chronic stress and insecurity
People generally make worse decisions when exhausted, fearful, or overwhelmed.
Use technology carefully
AI and decision-support tools can help people reason better.
They can also amplify misinformation if designed poorly.
The deeper connection
Many researchers argue that these problems are linked. High inequality can reduce educational opportunities, increase social distrust, and make misinformation more attractive. At the same time, poor collective decision-making can produce policies that worsen inequality.
A concise way to think about it is:
Wealth inequality is often reduced by expanding opportunity and access to resources. Poor decision-making is often reduced by expanding access to knowledge, evidence, and institutions that reward truth.
Neither problem is likely to disappear completely, but societies can make meaningful progress on both through education, incentives, institutional design, and economic opportunity.

-edit-'It's also worth noting that "human stupidity" is usually less about intelligence and more about cognitive biases, misinformation, poor incentives, lack of education, stress, tribalism, and limits on human attention... Teach critical thinking.'

I feel validated by a robot. Did the robot know what I wanted to hear? If I was a huge right winger, would it have given me a different response? (I'm guessing it would, especially if I had an account). Never the less, thank you, robot. I, for one, welcome our emotionally supportive robot overlords.

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hhh · Today 17:52:52

Back to the original post, what? Why use AI to generate buzzwords when we come up with fads like "Skibidi Toilet" ourselves? Ain't no AI coming up with skibidi toilet. Sincerely, MRBEAST67PEWDIEPIE

brontosaurusrex · Today 17:53:17

Doesn't seem like fully buzzwordy, seems like someone got some ideas, but I think with little time I could probably find a strong counter argument for a lot of this

ai: Transparent decision-making processes
me: Could increase violence, unrest (which seems to be superhigh already).

ai: Policies that make it easier to start businesses
me: How many people are real businesspeople, and what happens to the majority that aren't?

ai: Reward being correct rather than simply being confident
me: Seems to oppose basic human behavior.

greenjeans · Today 17:57:58

Lol, a guy told me tongue-in-cheek not long ago that I should stop calling my build method "trial-and-error" and should use the correct term which is "step-wise refinement"

hhh · Today 17:58:44

brontosaurusrex wrote:

ai: Reward being correct rather than simply being confident
me: Seems to oppose basic human behavior.

Yeah, so that's why you do it. Pavlov, baby! Awooooo! *quiet woof*

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