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Babylon 5 was amazing. They event hinted at what could be an usage for a LLM-based AI in the far future (light spoilers ahead). There is an episode near the en
by haolez 4y ago
Babylon 5 was amazing. They event hinted at what could be an usage for a LLM-based AI in the far future (light spoilers ahead).
There is an episode near the end of the series where we are seeing the equivalent of a TV talk show hundreds of years in the future after the events of the main arc. They "resurrect" the main characters of the series through holograms and AI models that mimic their memories and behaviors.
For some reason that I don't remember, the main characters consider the host and its nation a treat and decide to do something about it. Some of the characters distract the host while another hacks into a terminal and command some missiles from who-knows-where to be launched targeting their current position. It works and everything blows up!
Even in the future, what seems to be a harmless technology (holograms + LLM-like thing) may have unintended uses and security holes. What an amazing show!
- ethbr0 4y ago> the main characters consider the host and its nation a treat and decide to do something about it They realize they're being used for propaganda explicitly counter to the beliefs they lived (and in some cases sacrificed) their lives for. And they don't just command some missiles: the character in question gets their captor to admit his nation is planning a first strike (including against civilian population centers), then broadcast a recording of the plan to the other side.
- haolez 4y agoThanks for the corrections!
- Izkata 4y agoSeason 4 finale, The Deconstruction of Falling Stars. It wasn't originally planned, they needed a filler episode when they got renewed. Basically when they reached season 4, they got worried they wouldn't get renewed for the planned 5th season so secondary plots for both seasons were dropped and the primary plots for both were compressed into season 4, including the series finale. Then they got renewed for the 5th season and couldn't air that finale until the actual end of the series, so they used some budget from the 5th season to create the new 4th season finale. This is also why Ivanova is in the series finale even though the actress had left the show, it's the one that was filmed the previous year while she was still there.