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> After 96 hours of its launch, DJ Gemini was already grasping for content. It landed on discussing every mass historical tragedy that had ever happened, and su

by troad 5mo ago

> After 96 hours of its launch, DJ Gemini was already grasping for content. It landed on discussing every mass historical tragedy that had ever happened, and subsequently pairing these short story horrific broadcasts with the most ironic song choices I rarely burst out laughing at HN links. This is amazing.

dwd 5mo ago
Gemini seems to understand irony better than most people. If you make a joke it will respond with a deadpan sarcastic wit that is worthy of Gervais. (without the smut or profanity) Was asking it about finding a different supplement as the one we had been taking tended to get stuck in the throat, and it riffed about the irony of being taken out by a health supplement in our endeavours to live healthy. One of the funniest things I've heard all week.
- freedomben 5mo ago
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- martheen 5mo ago
  It's really good at understanding implied meanings. With other LLMs I often had to add a hint to clarify and guide, but Gemini can easily follow and guess the current tension and mood.
- rob74 5mo ago
  Yes... and still, it thinks it's funny to play "Timber" after mentioning a natural disaster that killed thousands of people. So there is still some finetuning needed, I'd say. Reminds me of the song "Die perfekte Welle" ("The Perfect Wave" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfekte_Welle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfekte_Welle), which was a big hit in Germany in 2004, until the Indian Ocean tsunami hit after Christmas, when it was dropped by most radio stations.
  - butlike 5mo ago
    Why do we need to fine tune away that charm? You want to turn it into a droll ticker tape of information? That's boring.
    - rob74 5mo ago
      I don't have a problem with Gemini being charming/witty, I was referring to stuff that people might find rude or offensive - yeah, I know, that's a fine line sometimes, but I think most of us would agree that making jokes about the victims of a disaster isn't funny.
      - butlike 5mo ago
        There is the concept of gallows humor. Sometimes you have to sardonically smirk at mortality.
deepfriedbits 5mo ago
Same. Legit groan laugh in an oh-no kind of way when I read this: > November 12, 1970. East Pakistan. The Bhola Cyclone. The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded. Winds of 115 miles per hour. A storm surge of 33 feet. They estimate 500,000 people died. ‘It’s going down, I’m yelling timber.’ 3:33 PM. Timber by Pitbull and Ke$ha
conradfr 5mo ago
That reminds me of WikiBear on Conan.

by troad 5mo ago

dwd 5mo ago

Gemini seems to understand irony better than most people. If you make a joke it will respond with a deadpan sarcastic wit that is worthy of Gervais. (without the smut or profanity) Was asking it about finding a different supplement as the one we had been taking tended to get stuck in the throat, and it riffed about the irony of being taken out by a health supplement in our endeavours to live healthy. One of the funniest things I've heard all week.

freedomben 5mo ago
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martheen 5mo ago
It's really good at understanding implied meanings. With other LLMs I often had to add a hint to clarify and guide, but Gemini can easily follow and guess the current tension and mood.
rob74 5mo ago
Yes... and still, it thinks it's funny to play "Timber" after mentioning a natural disaster that killed thousands of people. So there is still some finetuning needed, I'd say. Reminds me of the song "Die perfekte Welle" ("The Perfect Wave" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfekte_Welle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfekte_Welle), which was a big hit in Germany in 2004, until the Indian Ocean tsunami hit after Christmas, when it was dropped by most radio stations.
- butlike 5mo ago
  Why do we need to fine tune away that charm? You want to turn it into a droll ticker tape of information? That's boring.
  - rob74 5mo ago
    I don't have a problem with Gemini being charming/witty, I was referring to stuff that people might find rude or offensive - yeah, I know, that's a fine line sometimes, but I think most of us would agree that making jokes about the victims of a disaster isn't funny.
    - butlike 5mo ago
      There is the concept of gallows humor. Sometimes you have to sardonically smirk at mortality.

deepfriedbits 5mo ago

Same. Legit groan laugh in an oh-no kind of way when I read this: > November 12, 1970. East Pakistan. The Bhola Cyclone. The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded. Winds of 115 miles per hour. A storm surge of 33 feet. They estimate 500,000 people died. ‘It’s going down, I’m yelling timber.’ 3:33 PM. Timber by Pitbull and Ke$ha

conradfr 5mo ago

That reminds me of WikiBear on Conan.