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chidebunker t1_jcs7kml wrote
China makes wild claim about their technology
the US DoD responds by developing a next generation system to counter
new US system exceeds all Chinese claims
China was lying and their system never met their claims or never existed at all
the US military is now 6 generations of technology ahead of China
China responds by making wild claim about their technology....
GuidotheGreater t1_jcs7jdr wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
I started a couple projects like writing a book or making an app but my ADHD took over and they just joined the pile of projects I've started but never finished.
I found that I had to babysit it too much. Like I asked it to write a chapter between 2000 and 5000 words on a topic and it gave me 250. So I had to say things like "What sections should the chapter have" and the getting it to write each individual section.
For the app it was supposed to be a chatbot app hooked into the chatgpt APIs but again it just gave me samples and starter code. I couldn't be arsed to put it all together.
GuidotheGreater t1_jcs704b wrote
Reply to comment by chintokkong in We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
It answers very confidently but it's often wrong. Sometimes blatantly wrong, it claims that it didn't understand the question.
I'd like to see it ask more clarifying questions if it's not sure.
jormungandrsjig t1_jcs6rky wrote
I’ll take whatever the SCMP says with a grain of salt for $500 Alex.
GuidotheGreater t1_jcs6qrh wrote
Reply to comment by earth2jason in We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
A local brewery here made a lager I think. Seems mostly like a marketing gimmick.
FuturologyBot t1_jcs6e7x wrote
The following submission statement was provided by /u/ethereal3xp:
>Turning gas into plasma creates an intense electrical current for powering potent hypersonic weapons.
>Chinese researchers built a hypersonic generator that could power military lasers, rail guns, and microwave weapons.
>The relative compact nature of the hypersonic generator opens the scope of potential uses.
Chinese scientists say one formidable explosion inside a shock tunnel can turn hot gas into the most powerful hypersonic generator a military has ever seen—strong enough to charge military lasers, rails guns, microwave weapons, and more.
As reported by the South China Morning Post, a new peer-reviewed paper in the Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics explains how the hypersonic generator turns one detonation inside a shock tunnel into enough electrical current to power hypersonic weapons of the future.
The Chinese scientists were able to use a controlled detonation to turn hot gas into a plasma filled with racing ions, which converted to current. With shock waves accelerating the compressed argon gas to 14 times the speed of sound, the charged ion-filled plasma then passed through magnetohydrodynamics generators to produce electric current up to 212 kilowatts while using.26 gallons of gas. That’s enough power for a burst of energy unlike anything available now in a compact system.
“It has a large capacity and high efficiency," the scientists write, via the SCMP. “There is no need for intermediate energy storage components. The energy can be directly transferred to the load without a high-power switch. And the device can start up quickly.” The generator also has no rotating parts, increasing efficiency and ease of use.
With some of the largest weapons in development requiring a gigawatt of input power, the researchers say they can produce that with 177 cubic feet of hypersonic plasma (that’s smaller than most vans).
China isn’t ready to deploy the new system just yet. There are plenty of logistical hurdles to sort out in how to transport a device that requires controlled detonation, and just how to handle the gas needed for a second charge when on the move. Still, if the next iteration of the science offers up an automated reloading of the technology, China’s hypersonic weapons just got a colossal burst of power.
Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/11v9d7z/china_built_a_hypersonic_generator_that_could/jcs2uj3/
chintokkong t1_jcs5qlj wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
What are the strengths and limitations of GPT?
I read in twitter that in researching law cases, it tends to hallucinate and cite fictional ‘historical’ cases.
Any other issues you all are having?
What do you all find it particular good with? Copywriting, drafts, briefs etc?
dgj212 t1_jcs57if wrote
Reply to comment by nowayjose081 in Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda by ethereal3xp
you do realize that the fact that we are on a site that began with bot users to make it seem lived in to draw in a crowd means we're next, right? Not trying to be mean, just trying to point that out.
ExtraordinaryStorm t1_jcs524f wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
Since I’ve started using it I’ve closed more over the phone sales, generated better quality leads and have been able to produce content much faster.
dgj212 t1_jcs506r wrote
Reply to comment by Azaze666 in Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda by ethereal3xp
...I mean, have you seen giant corporations all over the world green washing their image?
dgj212 t1_jcs4ufb wrote
Reply to comment by urmomaisjabbathehutt in Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda by ethereal3xp
I dunno, lets ask Morpheus, he seems like a cool dude who knows stuff if a bit edgy
dgj212 t1_jcs4pkv wrote
Reply to comment by darvs7 in Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda by ethereal3xp
eh, more like that ai seinfold someone streamed on twitch, only with a better facelift.
TactlesslyTactful t1_jcs4dmk wrote
>As reported by the South China Morning Post, a new peer-reviewed paper in the Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics explains
Pfffffffff
No thanks
Zenquin t1_jcs4d8y wrote
Reply to comment by Surur in IVO Ltd. to Launch Quantum Drive Pure Electric Satellite Thruster into Orbit on SpaceX Transporter 8 with partner Rogue Space Systems by ComfortableIntern218
If true, we would definitely be in Nobel Prize territory.
dgj212 t1_jcs42ab wrote
Reply to comment by DaGrimCoder in Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda by ethereal3xp
yeup, meaning ai is in good company and propaganda is cheaper than ever.
dgj212 t1_jcs3y88 wrote
Reply to comment by YourWiseOldFriend in Meet China's latest AI news anchor, a young woman who runs virtual Q&A sessions to teach people propaganda by ethereal3xp
> I would never watch that except the one time to see what it looks like and then never again.
Well get used to it, all the tech bros like elon musk and jeff bezos praise china for their model and think the us should adopt it, so odds are it will be adopted by the us, maybe not in main media outlets right away, but odds are all tech companies will probably have an ai mascot to act as the company's mouth piece...you know, if the economy doesn't collapse this year.
Surur t1_jcs3gix wrote
Reply to comment by Zenquin in IVO Ltd. to Launch Quantum Drive Pure Electric Satellite Thruster into Orbit on SpaceX Transporter 8 with partner Rogue Space Systems by ComfortableIntern218
So that still does not sound very realistic, right?
ethereal3xp OP t1_jcs2uj3 wrote
>Turning gas into plasma creates an intense electrical current for powering potent hypersonic weapons.
>Chinese researchers built a hypersonic generator that could power military lasers, rail guns, and microwave weapons.
>The relative compact nature of the hypersonic generator opens the scope of potential uses.
Chinese scientists say one formidable explosion inside a shock tunnel can turn hot gas into the most powerful hypersonic generator a military has ever seen—strong enough to charge military lasers, rails guns, microwave weapons, and more.
As reported by the South China Morning Post, a new peer-reviewed paper in the Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics explains how the hypersonic generator turns one detonation inside a shock tunnel into enough electrical current to power hypersonic weapons of the future.
The Chinese scientists were able to use a controlled detonation to turn hot gas into a plasma filled with racing ions, which converted to current. With shock waves accelerating the compressed argon gas to 14 times the speed of sound, the charged ion-filled plasma then passed through magnetohydrodynamics generators to produce electric current up to 212 kilowatts while using.26 gallons of gas. That’s enough power for a burst of energy unlike anything available now in a compact system.
“It has a large capacity and high efficiency," the scientists write, via the SCMP. “There is no need for intermediate energy storage components. The energy can be directly transferred to the load without a high-power switch. And the device can start up quickly.” The generator also has no rotating parts, increasing efficiency and ease of use.
With some of the largest weapons in development requiring a gigawatt of input power, the researchers say they can produce that with 177 cubic feet of hypersonic plasma (that’s smaller than most vans).
China isn’t ready to deploy the new system just yet. There are plenty of logistical hurdles to sort out in how to transport a device that requires controlled detonation, and just how to handle the gas needed for a second charge when on the move. Still, if the next iteration of the science offers up an automated reloading of the technology, China’s hypersonic weapons just got a colossal burst of power.
Zenquin t1_jcs2qaq wrote
Reply to comment by Surur in IVO Ltd. to Launch Quantum Drive Pure Electric Satellite Thruster into Orbit on SpaceX Transporter 8 with partner Rogue Space Systems by ComfortableIntern218
At an acceleration of 0.52m/s^2 and a distance of 225*10^9 m:
about 33.8 days.
EDIT: corrected my math.
[deleted] t1_jcs09hr wrote
Reply to comment by TikiUSA in We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
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ContestNew7468 t1_jcrzybm wrote
Reply to comment by TikiUSA in We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
Same. Copy writing and brainstorming for taglines. Researching different brands and their market position. Pretty useful and interesting how quickly it becomes routine.
Yearofthehoneybadger t1_jcrz70w wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
It’s helped me with dnd quite a bit, randomly roll a character, give me a name, roll a magic item etc…
bodyguardofspies t1_jcryi8t wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
I’ve made some quality YT tags, descriptions and titles with it so far … Granted my channel is new and very niche in the gaming community (main stays in my niche don’t average more than 10k views a video) However, I know if I really grind it out for a few years i can make some decent ad revenue on the side. Not really in the frame of mind to do that due to other things on my plate so I’m going to keep it low key right now
earth2jason t1_jcrxehi wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
I watched on the news that a brewery created a new IPA with it AIPA is what it is called. Haven't heard if it was profiting yet. It's probably more likely a grab bag on the naming right more than anything
Good_Old_PPap t1_jcs7zks wrote
Reply to We've had public access to ChatGPT for 3 months now. Has anyone made any actual profitable business or quality thing with it? by eratonnn
Yes, someone selling it's access. If you know that i mean.