#so like either I can't be a functional human because I gotta check things a billion times

[youremyonlyhope]

Apparently I left my fridge cracked open. The whole day and evening. For over 14 total hours.

Great.

[blackosprey]

I wouldn't dismiss it that hard. AI like ChatGPT can be created to be much more accurate if they're designed with a particular purpose in mind. There are already AI that can do things like generate legal memos and such, and they can do that because they were designed to do those tasks. Those also cost a LOT of money to use, and given ChatGPT is free (if you don't count the data collection as "payment") it's not surprising that it's not specialized enough to function as an expert in all fields.

Granted, you still need a trained human to go over the work and check for errors. These things, as they exist right now, are time-saving tools. They can kill the busywork of typing out the connective tissue of an essay, but it's still up to a human to fill in and research the parts that actually matter. Construction equipment can do a month's work of a dozen men in days, but you still gotta have people to plan and operate the machines so things are actually accomplished. We don't expect bulldozers to be fully autonomous and capable of doing their job without human oversight, and we shouldn't expect that of text generators either.

Granted, bulldozers can't "talk" or "converse" like a chatbot, which makes it a lot easier to not think of them as "people" who have human thoughts, desires, and capabilities. Chatbot developers were already taking advantage of people's tendency to anthropomorphize chatbots before ChatGPT came along (remember Replika?) and now most people just assume because it can "talk," Chat is basically a little person living in your computer who can search, research, and verify internet info the way you would. And not a text generator that chooses its words according to a set of rules without any understanding of what it's actually saying.

Was it irresponsible to just drop something like this into easy public access when people are so easily willing to see humanity where there is none? Maybe? Pointless to quibble on that now I guess lol

Just on a whim, because I know that Alcibiades is one of the weirdest and funniest characters in ancient Greek history, I asked ChatGPT "What's the weirdest thing Alcibiades ever did?"

ChatGPT came back with the details of something Alcibiades (henceforth referred to as 'Alci' so I don't have to keep typing it out) was accused of, but acquitted of.

When I pointed out that he had been acquitted and may not have actually done this thing, Chat GPT apologised and said, "yes, he was acquitted", and then went on to tell me that, nonetheless, the event was significant because it made Alci flee the city.

Alci did not flee the city, he was sent away on a military expedition, which was exactly what he'd wanted and asked for. When I pointed that out, ChatGPT apologised again for being wrong.

I asked again for weird things he might actually have done, and was told one version of a story I've heard before about how Alci stole some stuff from a friend. ChatGPT's version was different from what I'd heard, though, so I mentioned that, and only then did ChatGPT acknowledge that there were different versions of the story. As part of its apology and correction, ChatGPT said that it did not always have access to all information - but then proceeded to provide details of the version of the story I'd heard before, showing that it did, in fact, have access to that information.

I asked again, what is the weirdest thing Alcibiades ever did? ChatGPT gave me an answer, which was a story I'd never heard before, so I asked for a source. ChatGPT told me it was in Plutarch's Lives, and I presumed it was in his Life of Alcibiades, so that's where I looked. When I said I couldn't find it there, ChatGPT told me, sorry for not being specific, it was actually in Plutarch's Life of Nicias. So I went and read Plutarch's Life of Nicias and couldn't find it.

So I told ChatGPT that I couldn't find the story in that book, could it please be more specific? What I was hoping for was a chapter or page number or something, I just presumed I'd missed it.

ChatGPT came back with "no, actually it's not in that book, it may be a later invention, there is no concrete evidence for this story."

TL;DR: ChatGPT cannot be trusted. Even when it does give you a source, it can be wrong. It has no capacity to evaluate the accuracy or likely accuracy of the information it gives you. It will present you with wrong or debatable information and give you absolutely no indication that it may not be correct, or that other versions or interpretations are possible.

[artobotsrollout]

Transformers: Harbingers

The Pirate Scream AU

Before I talk about it you guys are the best thank you for indulging me and my AU from this post xjdjd. ��️ ❤️ ❤️

@badlydrawntransformers @cosmic0de @warrioroffandoms @measlyfurball13 And a bonus thank you to those encouraging me in the tags as well ❤️

I plan to do art for it as well as accompanying written bits and maybe even an animatic but till then have some general info under the cut.

Also there is transformers: Prime spoilers below so open at your own risk.

TRANSFORMERS: HARBINGERS

So this AU comes from the same place many AUs heavily involving TfP Starscream come from: the unfulfilled potential in our boy Scream. Now deeper discussion of that is not gonna be in this post. It'd be a whole essay.

It also comes from just how salty I was that the Team's kindness never really benefitted them much and they kept getting slapped for it. And OP really wanted to win over a con and Starscream kept wanting a partner. ALSO ALSO Optimus was portrayed as keeping his emotions in check and then never really gets a message that it's okay to be emotional so... I'm doing that here.

And the Starscream Pirate AU was born...

Aka Transformers: Harbingers (maybe idk if it's catchy enough djjsw)

Why Harbingers? ''It's just a SHIP Starscream chills in for awhile in the show' ' I hear you say. WELL HANG ON!! I got two very good reasons!! .

First off: Starscream, with the help of some Cybertronians who he wins over one way or another (Ill get to that), help him essentially use the remains of the Harbinger to put together their own functional ship. It's smaller than the Nemesis and will take some pirate ship inspiration. While it is a hardy beast it's a bit jury rigged.

Second of all:

Imagine being a fictional character living in a ship with a name that basically means 'Foreshadowed bringer of change' and then going back to Megatron and his bullshit. I'm gonna grab this and run all the way with it. Highway to Hell just came on my Spotify so... That may be an omen.

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NOW LISTEN

I feel like Starscream and Optimus could really have had such an interesting dynamic but we never really got to see that in TfP and I feel cheated. Also both could have mutually benefitted a great deal.

So what do I do? I shove them together to be sorta begrudging Co-Captains. As a result there's a lot of shenanigans to be had!

How this happens OP has some run ins with cons and, through a way I'm still deciding, has the opportunity to extend a hand to Starscream. Starscream, being kindness starved, doesn't entirely know what to do about Optimus being nice to him one whole time with no sarcasm or ulterior motive and sorta starts trying to get his attention.

Starscream and his crew are a bit of their own team at this point. MEANING sort of new LOGOS!

I'm yoinking the crossed out Decepticon logo from the Dark Energon Starscream and Dark Energon Knockout toys cause I mean... It's right there and also kinda like a skull and crossbones. It fits too well guys.

Starscream essentially manages to win over the autobots enough so they can sorta make a mutually beneficial, if strained, alliance to aid their aligned goal: killing Megatron and revitalizing cyberton. This is aided by some slight changes to the plot of course. It's also a benefit, much to Ratchet's delight, since they finally get some cybertronian tech to work with.

And so they gotta work together to take Megatron out and there's much bonding moments esp later when the autobot base is destroyed. Starscream extends his hand to them and offers them a more permanent position onboard. (rubbing in how unfortunate their situation is and how this is such a big favour but he's paying Optimus back.)

And insert team dynamic stuff!! Like cons teaming up with Bots, Starscream and Optimus trying to stick with it leading their own teams but keep accidently backseat-leadering one another. I will write some other ex-con and bot dynamics cause there's a lot of chaos to be had.

Optimus doesn't open up to his crew for morale sake and masks his emotions well, and Starscream is... well Starscream is Starscream so he masks what he truly feels a lot and doesn't share a lot of personal stuff besides complaints with his team either. So there's a lot of tension.... That is until Starscream has had it at just how good a poker face Prime has.

Because he's absolutely paranoid got a harmless curiosity about Optimus's ulterior motives and wants potential dirty secrets he can use as blackmail to have power over the Prime, he essentially puts cybertronian booze (but kid friendly version of course fbejek) in Optimus's energon heavily expecting him to spill the beans when heavily drunk. What he doesn't expect is that Optimus is just... LIKE THAT to his core. He's smart but very sad and guilty. And maybe a bit weepy and exhausted cause this man has not shown an emotion for eons now. /s. Starscream doesn't know wtf to do but swayed by how earnest Optimus is he sorta softens up and does open up. Might have helped that he took a swig of the tainted energon to get on his level though. But it also helps that neither is the others subordinate so they don't need to maintain their image as badly with the Co-captain as they do their team.

The ex cons sorta accidently absorb some of the autobot's morals over time. The cons help the autobots have some fun. There's a lot of stuff learned both ways. Also the cons realize how cool humans can be and after a lot of argument and forced time spent with the kids, they want to protect earth too.

Starscream, helps Optimus open up a bit more and allow himself to be emotional. He also shows him how to be a little selfish. Optimus in turn helps him with self confidence and making friends. Both help each other with the shit Megatron put em both through and overall boost one another up. (This also does change the start of the war a bit but I'll get to that in another post.)

Miko tries to fight all of the cons at first but quickly changes her tune cause "BOOYAH PIRATE CONS!!"

Other bits about this AU:

Starscream will eventually get a slight design change. It'll be less scrappy and look more confident and put together. It'll be minor

Because they are on a flying ship but have less energon than the Nemesis, everyone gets equipped with mods for flight. There is a jetpack upgrade one can get or Knockout can straight up help change their alt mode surgically.

I'm working up a list of who gets what flight mod but... Ya'll should know that Wheeljack dares Knockout to make him into a flying car. Largely cause I just got the image of Wheeljack flying above vehicons and just turning into a car and dropping on them. That and driving up the side of the Nemesis and confusing the fuck out of Megatron. Out of all the characters you know that would be a Wheeljack thing.

Arcee and Knockout grieve together.

Knockout loves bugging the hell out of Ratchet. It's extra fun for him cause Ratchet often can't do shit about it since they both need the room and tools.

Knockout and Wheeljack become an insufferable duo with the nicknames they have for everyone.

Wheeljack won't leave Starscream alone and keeps coming up with worse and worse nicknames like he did with Ratchet.

Starscream and Ratchet become complaining buddies.

STARSCREAM'S SEEKER SQUAD REJOINS. Well some of them. Skywarp, Thundercracker and maybe other peeps.

Miko manages to befriend Skywarp and Bulkhead now has to watch both Miko AND Skywarp. Wheeljack refuses to help Bulkhead round them up.

Raf hits it off with Thundercracker.

Knockout: "FINALLY a team with fragging MANNERS!"

Instead of Beeftimus Prime from the forge, Optimus actually gets access to a third alt mode and.. Idk something else primely. So he actually gets wings.

Starscream and the other fliers are greatly amused because Optimus, as great as he is at his poker face most of the time, hasn't yet figured out how to not emote with the pair of wings he gets from the forge. Thundercracker is the one who eventually informs him while the rest of the crew are booing loudly in the background.

I actually do have designs of TFP Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Ironhide in the works.

Fowler and Starscream have insult battles. Oddly both grow a weird almost fondness for these verbal sparring sessions

They frequently raid the Nemesis

Miko keeps talking in a pirate voice. Smokescreen has joined her.

AND A LOT OF OTHER STUFF I'LL GET INTO WITH MORE DETAIL AND ART. I'll also talk more in depth about some of these things that isn't a ramble like this post is. xnwjskw.

Feel free to ask about anything you're curious about.

[queermarzipan]

OMG FIRST OFF I MISSPELLED LOL it's marz or marzi not ""narz"" 😭😂

that aside.... come on a magical adventure with me!! I'm going to put these in an Order bc i like Numbered Lists but u can do them in basically any order lmao

Give yourself a url you can remember. i promise you it will make it so much easier to find things later

Give yourself a cool blog title!! Mine was just "Random Shit" for a long while, it doesn't have to be creative, but definitely do it, it's fun

Put something in your description. this will make you look more like a human. I recommend pronouns bc no-one is gonna call u "he/him" if u don't specify, and it's also the literal most succinct you can get with a blog description, lmao. i have so much respect for huge fandom bloggers whose only bio is "[insert pronoun here]". gobless

GIVE YOURSELF A PFP!!! This will ALSO make you look less like a bot. Do not under any circumstances make your pfp YOURSELF, however. i might be able to dig up that one "starter pack" from when i first joined or a picrew for you (mine is a picrew of me ✌️ lol).

Forget to do anything about your nonexistent "banner" lmfao. do many people have such cool banners but idk what to put for mine & i always forget to do anything about it

Turn off "based on your likes". we don't like her. she's stupid

turn on custom blog theme!! you'll have to go to the online website settings for this one because it doesn't exist in-app, but i promise it's a LIFESAVER for when you need to find a Certain Specific Post, and also makes it 10000% easier for *other* users who can't remember anything about a post except that YOU reblogged it to find it again. this is where the "a url you can remember is a surprise tool that will help us later" comes in: on queermarzipan.tumblr.com (as opposed to www.tumblr.com/queermarzipan), i can add /archive, /tagged/[x], /search/[y], /page/[z], etc, to browse through my own blog more easily! :D!

speaking of "surprise tools that will help us later", start a tagging system, if you're going to want to find anything at all, EARLY. you do NOT want to be digging through your blog for 3 hours trying to remember on what day you reblogged THAT ONE POST because you NEED IT FOR [XYZ] IMMEDIATELY. & make it *intuitive* like. use actual desciptive tags. i am STILL trying to wean off the insane acronyms i used for ages, god help me.

TURN OFF AI SHIT. Tumblr is being MARGINALLY better than other sites by even giving its users the option in the first place, but it's still opt-out, rather than the other way around. this is in the same place as "Enable Custom Blog Theme", so you can do both at once (yes, this does mean it's a web link, tumblr is ridiculous): https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/iytthegdhduehgd

reblog some stuff!! follow some people!!! i highly recommend @/derinthescarletpescatarian, @/dduane, @/petermorwood, and @/were--ralph as community staples, as well as, obviously, @/weirdly-specific-but-ok if you're willing to get more localised to Me & Mine (i am in the maggot community).if you're willing to tolerate sjw blogging, @/fatphobiabusters and @/spot-the-antisemitism are great. lol. and that's it for recommendations, you've gotta find the other people yourself, sorry.

block and report scam bots/asks

block people LIBERALLY, literally if someone is just slightly annoying you can block them, instant win (you never have to see them either on your blog or in the notes of a post ever again)

likes are bookmarks. likes are not likes they function as bookmarks. if u see a post u like the equivalent to liking it on twitter is to reblog it. liking it is the equivalent of saving the link to the post in a private document. check out my tag #likes vs reblogs for more

message ppl!! be excited!! this is the Cringe Website where we Care Loudly About Things. go nuts!!!

have fun <3!

ok so do u want the low-down on how to tumblr. or do u just wanna kinda Not Do Tumblr and just scroll ur dash not interacting at all. lmao

(don't say my first name in response to this dkhffghsd i've managed to keep that Off the Internet i'm narz or marzi here)

? alright marzi teach me your waes