Kinda feels like #Twitter when you make a joke here about spy satellites providing close-ups of ant faces, and you get a reply offering a dissertation about why the author feels that would be impractical with current technology, including the math. I actually *do* know how this stuff works, dear readers.
@captainslim @radehi I actually did consider that question before I posted. I went with YES, though I did consider saying "close up of their heads" as an alternative.
@lauren @captainslim We may have to ask ChatGPT.
@radehi @captainslim Yeah, what could go wrong?
@lauren @captainslim OpenAI could unintentionally use ants with human faces as one of the optimization goals for their next project
@radehi @captainslim You have just described the aliens in the original "The Outer Limits" episode "The Zanti Misfits". Literally, large ants with human-like faces.
@lauren My objective is to learn, so if you know more than I do about it, you are definitely who I want to get into the argument with. Arguing with someone who had nothing to teach me would be a waste of my time - and of theirs, unless they're one of those rare people who wants to learn.
@lauren Well, it *would actually be interesting* to hear about your knowkedge of what is possible and the associated maths and physics.
@dryak Yeah, except I'm dealing with responses from 7K readers here and I only have one lifetime at the moment.
@radehi Let's drop this now. You really don't want to get into an argument with me about what is and isn't possible with technology given the will and money. I know the physics and the associated math.