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Apparently @Steve Bullman has spent the last 3 years working in conjunction with OpenAI on a new forum based chat bot based upon the GPT-3 language. It uses data already posted on this forum and is able to reprocess this into new threads and postings. Sometimes it will analyse current news stories, hence posts on the strikes, and sometimes it recycles old news, hence a thread on Scottish Independence. It wouldn't surprise me if the chatbot will start a thread on Stihl v Husqvarna soon, as that is easy pickings. Or maybe a thread involving people's gardens, dog poo, cups of tea, "do you need to plug a lead in?" etc. A lot of the time the bot doesn't really know what it is talking about, but it doesn't have to. I think the name Kimosabi was picked as it's part of the name of Steve's local Japanese noodle bar or something? They were worried just calling it "dave" or whatever would stand out too much. It was released onto Arbtalk in May 2022, but the initial posts were actually human generated, to try and help it blend into the surroundings, and initiate the AI's deep learning process. The full chatbot function was unlocked heading into Christmas/mid winter, as that is a time when forum activity tends to fall anyway. The next version of the bot should be even better, once they iron out a few bugs, particularly where it gets bogged down in circular arguments with a small number of (real) forum members. BBC Click did a short documentary on it: Please be nice to the chatbot Kimosabi, the software is trying it's best! ❤️

Jeez don't give the game away by mentioning a poster who last visited a year before you signed up

New board game to play on arbtalk this christmas

What number was on the bottle?

Teuchters on tour From this house here: Google Maps WWW.GOOGLE.COM Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. To getting stopped on the M25 with £4.4 million of drugs https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/sutherland-man-charged-after-4-4m-of-cocaine-seized

"What do we want?" "Pensions for suicide bombers!" "When do we want it?" "Fairly soon" 💣

Great pics, I like on the one with the spider crane, the builders have their microwave/pie oven on the hop up, priorities

Yep I've got petrol track and power barrows, but I like the idea with this pure flatbed, it looks so handy for long lengths

I'll cut the hedge for £1k but only if I can keep the clippings

Not sure, all I know is my green jumper needs a wash

Now I know I live a sheltered life, but this is the first time I've heard of these: Tracked Carriers Spotlight at Caledonian Cranes, Scotland. Scottish Sales and Rental for Maeda, Böcker and Potain. Caledonian Cranes CALEDONIANCRANES.CO.UK The versatile UK designed and built Tracked Carriers now available nationwide at Caledonian Cranes, Scotland. Looks like a handy bit of kit for moving big lumps of wood, I wonder what the prices are

Did anyone see the Ukraine president in America to meet their president? I liked his outfit, that's the same as what I look like if I ever have to dress smartly. Jumper, cargo trousers, and a clean set of boots

This was posted on here before

On a lot of the literature now it's not pregnant women it's "pregnant people" You would think carrying a baby inside your womb, would classify you as a woman

Have a look at these fields near Inverness, image date July 2011 Google Maps WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Then switch it to the latest date, August 2021

Last night I was looking round rough parts of Glasgow. Started off in Tradeston, then over to the Barras. When you look through the different dates, can't believe how posh some of these places are becoming. Old buildings torn down and replaced with swanky soulless flats. Old mans type pub turned into a metrosexual gin bar. Don't know if it's good change, it seems like the places are losing their soul. (would love to know what the locals think). I'm in a previous street view image, saw the car go past when I was up a scaffold tower in lanarkshire. Also in another location you can see some of the trees I sneakily planted under a full moon. Not going to post links

A quick glance at that and I thought it was a guy taking a dump!!

I think I've already eaten reconstituted mechanically recovered human meat. Tasted fine to me.

Good old wikipedia

I can picture this going down the road, with logs in place of the bombs

That sounds fantastic, can they handle a small boat, as I think that would be a useful skill?

On the subject of strikes, who's postie is still striking? Round here most now seem to be working on strike days, talking to the ones I know, they don't think the pay offer will get any better, or they don't want to lose out on any more pay for days off. Apparently the big parcel centres down south are rammed out the door with packages. Maybe we should send the army in there too?

Over two thousand firefighters and control staff rally in Westminster WWW.FBU.ORG.UK On 6 December, over 2,000 firefighters and control staff from across the UK assembled in Westminster to protest low pay after their strike ballot opened yesterday. We'll be running out of squaddies at this rate!!

This is the first harvest, it was bare ground 4yrs ago. The thicker stuff is probably up to 4" diameter. Don't get me wrong, I've put much better stuff through the chipper over the years, but the difference here is it's your own. Bit like growing your own veg. Also it's all on site where it will be burnt eventually, can cut it with a battery saw, then just bring it up with a barrow. The thinner stuff is getting kept in water as whips for more planting. The longer bits I plan to make another living willow tunnel/archway somewhere. If I ever had the time I would love to make one of those willow domes