[danidiaz]

https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

> However, even for these tasks, its performance has dropped measurably since the early 2060s and is now considered subpar compared to more recent uploads. This is primarily attributed to MMAcevedo's lack of understanding of the technological, social and political changes which have occurred in modern society since its creation in 2031. This phenomenon has also been observed in other uploads created after MMAcevedo, and is now referred to as context drift.

[noobermin]

Holy shit, I read the article and assumed I heard of the term before since I kinda of remembered the definition, but I didn't make the connection. I'm not sure how to feel about that it has turned into a term AI people actually use.

[gield]

The terms concept drift and (to a lesser extent) context drift have been used in AI for decades. The NannyML article uses the term concept drift. Here [1] is a 1996 paper that uses both terms.

[1] https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00116900.pdf

[mattbee]

Came here with the same quote in mind :) This whole thing has such "Don't Create The Torment Nexus" vibes.

[zwirbl]

what a great and at the same time deeply unsettling story, thanks for posting

[fho]

The crazy thing is that the story is quite old now ... at least ten years?

Edit: Oh ... It's from 2021? Feels like ten years to me : - (

[CarVac]

The first draft was 2020.

https://qntm.org/lena

Still feels like ages ago somehow.

[zenon]

Someone formatted the story like a Wikipedia article: https://i.imgur.com/i0sze4U.jpg