Jason Polak
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I'm Jason Polak, I am a bird and wildlife photographer. My blog covers articles on numerous birds also my long-term goals are to promote the conservation of birds and wildlife through photography and scientific study and see and photograph 5000 birds. Various informative articles on different varieties of cameras used for bird photography, a proper guide, and information are also provided..
Jason Polak
2w ago
Recently, I someone asked: why is generative AI so bad? Motor boats can go faster than humans, and yet humans can still enjoying swimming. So why can’t humans still enjoy art even if generative AI can make graphics faster than human beings? It’s a good question. Boats can indeed go faster than swimmers and cars ..read more
Jason Polak
2w ago
This is my website’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) policy: All AI is considered unacceptable for existence. No AI tool has been used or will ever be used for anything on this website, including but not limited to images and text. I hate AI, and I hope it burns in hell ..read more
Jason Polak
2w ago
Typically, human endeavors go through three stages. The first stage is initial curiosity, or the wondering if something can be done. For example, a curious person might wonder if one can use compasses and a straightedge to construct a square. This person doesn’t have knowledge of geometry. Instead, they’re just curious. The second stage is ..read more
Jason Polak
2w ago
In all its subjectivity and beauty, art contains the truth of creation by a living being. Art is a frozen interaction between person and environment. Therefore, AI’s most destructive aspect is its removal of truth, because it makes new content devoid of any human essence. By accepting AI-generated content into our society, we further technology’s ..read more
Jason Polak
2w ago
I was recently struck by the use of AI in one of my first interests: mathematics. I wrote a letter to another mathematician professing my disdain over this development. I did acknowledge that if we want to maximize the production of truth, then developing advanced AI systems capable of mathematics is surely the way to ..read more
Jason Polak
3w ago
Several times, I have been contacted about signing petitions for AI safety. I’ve visited websties such as safe.ai and read their mission statement. However, I refuse to sign such petitions. For example, the organization Center for AI Safety says on their website, We believe that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to profoundly benefit the ..read more
Jason Polak
3w ago
In a December article in the widely acclaimed scientific publication Nature, we are told about a new application of AI: decoding the language of the animals. Here, AI is used to determine how animal sounds correspond to semantic information. According to the article, The hope of a growing number of biologists and computer scientists is ..read more
Jason Polak
3w ago
The top criticism I receive from others when they hear about my critique of technology is that I should put my money where my mouth is and go live off in the woods in a cabin. If I hate technology so much, I should just give it up, right? But they are making a fundamental ..read more
Jason Polak
1M ago
We are clearly addicted to technology and consumerism. That’s a bad thing, because as a result we are suffering from climate change due to the immense use of fossil fuels (cheap energy) which has accelerated technological development at little relative cost. Typically, we hear the blame put on consumers. It’s those rich Americans consuming! But ..read more
Jason Polak
1M ago
I love the wild biosphere and I want to do everything I can to protect it. And I think there are so many great initiatives out there to do so. But if there’s one thing that’s at the top of my list, it would be to see a world where everyone has access to wild ..read more