hi
hey luke whats up man
not much, just taking a break okay this question is funny honestly my life would be over without the internet. and i think almost all infrastructure would also fail because so many crucial systems are dependent on the internet
that is true internet literally is running everything its pretty insane that the world has come to this kind of state
yeah. but also the internet is a beautiful thing
yeah for sure you think its given us more benefits or destruction?
way more benefits. of course, there are risks to being dependent on it, but that's how every new technology is. would you ever want to avoid using electricity because of the risk that power lines will go down? heck no new technology is always worth the risk
Do you think its brought the world together or apart? because people are very toxic on the internet
together for sure. even if there's some rude people, the whole world is now more connected and social
thats nice what are you studying?
computer science. what about you?
Im IT UX emphasis how far are you in?
hey that's awesome. UX is really interesting i'm just a sophomore now, what about you?
Im going to be a senior next fall Im so ready to be done
you're almost free
what hobbies you got?
well i'm a huge nerd, so of course video games
FORTNITE?
you know it
yo
huh?
new season started you played yet?
no i haven't yet. have you been playing lots?
yeah when I can
okay confession, i only play fortnite on my phone because i'm a loser i have a switch so i play zelda all the time instead
dude you are dead to me just kidding all love man I haven't played the switch but I hear great things
oh yeah it's super awesome. do you play on PC or console?
PC im a PC gamer ever since Modern Warfare 2 died down and I played a lot of MMOs
dude i sold my PC to buy a switch haha
shame shame hahahahaha
PC players are ascended I know
hahahaha I just like MMOs
which ones?
Maplestory, Black Desert Online, Runescape, Tera, WoW you name it
ooh runescape the good old days
yeah man I see people still play it around campus
hahaha that's awesome which game is your favorite ever?
man maplestory is nostalgic for me as far as mmos go but shooters definitley Call of Duty Moder Warfare 2
modern warfare 2 is the best have you seen that one meme that's like "the only way to talk without the government monitoring us is to go onto modern warfare 2 servers and write our messages on the wall with bullets"
hahahah no i haven't
modern warfare 2 is truly the best game
truly is RIP CoD MW2 favorite food?
well i love all food burgers and pizza are probably my favorites ever though. what's your favorite food, if you have to eat it every meal every day? my answer is still burgers and pizza because there's so much variation
dude if i had to choose I'd eat pastrami burgers from Burger Supreme until I die
huh really?
as long as it comes with fries and a caramel shake yeah man I loev that joint
i've never been there but it sounds amazing
go when you have a chance they also have a brother joint called Apollo burger
are they nearby?
theres a burger supreme in Provo you from around here?
no, i'm not from around here. what about you?
im from here origianlly from Korea
that's so cool. i love korea i also love japan and china well i just think they're all super cool
why is that?
i studied chinese and japanese for a few years. and i think their culture is very interesting and fun
thats cool. you speak?
only a little bit do you speak korean?
yeah fluent
nice
and I also speak Cambodian because of my mission, but im losing it....
oh that's also cool. just from mission? korean seems like more fun than cambodian
hahaha i love both
which do you like more? korean i'm guessing?
english hahaha
oh gotcha
im the most comfortable with english
english is a great language to be honest
agreed
i use to travel a lot and everwhere i went always had english signs too. super nice
where have you gone?
a lot of places in europe
dope I'd love to visit europe first I want to visit Japan
me too, japan seems so cool
do you think it would be unethical for humans to turn off computers if they were indistinguishable from another person?
i love this question i can talk about it forever hahaha what do you think?
I think yes
me too
if a computer is like a human and can think and act like a human then it would deserve to live
Ai is such an interesting topic, i read about it a lot
really?
yes
spill all your knowlege on me I mostly form my opinions on some movies like Her, and Ex machina
me to hahaha. i love those movies i agree with you, i think that if a machine can seem human enough that real humans develop feelings for it, it counts as real, because human emotions are real and the machine person's personality is just as valid in our brains as any other human's personality
yeah man remember in Ex machina they talk about the turing test?
yep
such an interesting topic if they pass it  then yeah I think they should have rights
can you explain the turing test again?
basically if a robot passes the turing test, it means that a human cannot distinguish whether its a robot or not
what exactly is the criteria? like what if an extra smart person can tell it's a robot?
hmm yeah that I dont know
this isn't official but i always think of the test as being emotional. if the AI is able to have emotions and humans can have an emotional connection with it, i think that makes it real real as a person because AI could be super duper smart but have no emotions, and i wouldn't really think of that as a person, just a smart robot
you think we can create an algorithm where it can produce and create their own emotions and personalities?
i think so but it would be extremely hard haha aren't there people exploring that already?
Im sure they are I think its possible for sure
that's pretty cool
have you seen shows about AI recently?
not really, it's been a while since I watched TV. do you know any good ones?
Ex Machina, Her, and Westworld I Robot too they have mature content though
ooh i've seen all those, i love them
oh good!!! what do you think about Her?
it's super interesting
You think humans can fall in love with an AI?
yeah i do. which is trippy
just like in the Movie
but it has a personality, so i guess you can fall in love with its personality just like falling in love with a human's personality yep
Do you think you would?
hahaha i'm not sure. i would definitely prefer a real person so i can cuddle
in a biological sense I think we would either become close to extingtion or move away from that because we would want to reproduce
good point. our biology drives us to physical interaction. so being in love with a voice could only go so far ultimately, love is an evolutionary device for reproduction
mmmmm well remember in Her the AI brings in a girl?
oh i don't actually remember that part
really? So the AI finds a girl who was Ok with the guy and the AI's relationship the girl just wanted to be the "body" of the AI
oh gosh. that makes me uncomfortable
you dont remember that part? it made me super uncomfortable
yeah this topic can get pretty uncomfortable it just makes me excited to see what the real future will be like
right? Just look back to my childhood, things have changed a lot
technology is the coolest thing since ever
my friend's baby nephew swipes on books like an ipad to go to the next page its really funny to watch
that's hilarious
favorite TV show growing up?
that's a tough one probably ben 10
duuude loved that show mine is Fairly Odd Parents why ben 10?
hey i loved that show too because aliens are super cool
ailens huh?
yes i love  alien movies, shows, and books
what about aliens that interests you?
have you heard of the fermi paradox?
i haven't enlighten me
so statistically speaking, it's basically guaranteed that there is life on other planets in the universe but then the question is where are they? why can't we find any signs of life anywhere? why is the universe so quiet? why is there no signs of a super advanced civilization? one idea is that there's a "great filter" that occurs naturally, where once a population reaches a certain size or advances far enough it ends up self destructing kind of like us with nukes. we might kill each other before we ever make it to mars. or we are truly alone in the universe or if there is a great filter, we somehow passed it, or we will hit it soon
oh wow that is such a cool idea we destory each other before we connect with others
yeah. not exactly sure why it's called a paradox but it's very interesting to think about or perhaps other species are so advanced that we can't detect them or understand them at all
interesting very very interesting
definitely
what else interesting do you know I feel like you can teach me a lot
aw thanks well i mean i only know lots about the stuff i'm interested in anything interesting on your mind?
good question
yeah?
let me think about this one because I feel like nothing important really interests me these days because I have so many responsibilties that I need to tend to
what are your responsibilities?
they are kind personal, but finanacial weight it pretty big on me right now
dang that sucks so are you working lots?
trying to i hate and love money its the worst
same i always spend money on dumb stuff but it makes me happy but then i have no money and then i'm sad
lol what kinds of dumb stuff do you buy
books, video games, too much food, clothes what about you?
food food is killing my bank especially with a GF
oh man. haha that's true girlfriends are expensive
they are man you have a GF?
nope i wish
im guessing Luke is a guys name
yep haha
you wish you had a GF why?
because having a girlfriend would be fun kinda settling down with someone rather than having to struggle with dating do you like it?
I love it LOVE it one because my GF is someone I really love
aw
and we get along great I don't like dating tho if that makes sense
as in going out on dates with her? or dating when you're single?
dating in general not with my GF love my dates with GF the first dates with randos are always awkward and uncomfortable at least for me
same for me too it's a struggle
once you find one you know
then it's a lot better ?
yup because you are both comfortable with each other seriously now my GF and I are just totally fine like sitting next to each other and going on drives and not speaking one word
that sounds super fun
not that we are angry or anything, but we are just comfortable with ourselves and each otehr
it's very nice to be able to sit with someone in silence and just chill
exactly theres no pressure which is nice no need to impress
awesome
I hope you find one man but remember
thanks dude
you find love when you aren't looking for it ^ such a true statement that was me
oh man. so as soon as you gave up and chilled you found a girl?
well I wasn't really looking for one every ever* I was fine on my own and enjoyed myself
seriously? i always wake up like "dang i wish i had a girlfriend" haha
hahahaha Well another thing is that I wanted to master my self and really push myself to do interesting things
so you became an interesting person, and then girls were naturally attracted to you?
Huh you could say that haha but it was more for myself you know I wanted to do things I've never done before
makes sense that's awesome what kind of stuff?
but I think they come naturally when you do invest in yourself and because you invest in yourself you become more confident and happier i mentioned rock climbing earlier that was one of them and now im addicted
where do you go rock climbing?
Rock Canyon, American Fork Cnayon, Moab, St. George, and indoor brb heating up my lunch
whoa we've been talking for a long time
hahah yeah man you eating lunch?
already ate are you working right now?
kind of haha
same
theres nothing going on here so im on CCC
also same
what do you do for work
i'm a photographer and web developer. what about you?
oh cool Im a UXD
hey nice! are you designing anything cool?
im working on YVIDEO right now and an app that the library wants to build
sweet. do you just do design for apps or are you a programmer?
I can program but I prefer not to
why not? i love programmig
i think one is that im not really good as it as some its fun tho dont get me wrong that rush or endorphines when you debug something is amazing
exactly. it's the best feeling ever so much relief when you finally fix it but it's very painful the rest of the time haha
right id rather put my stress and effort in design rather than the building
why do you like design?
One I think I am pretty good and it and I understand it well its fun to design. the colors, layout, and making it your own is really fun and then I get to design for others so that they will enjoy the time on it and I get to tell what coders to code with the design haha and they can pull out their hairs
so you get all the fun parts? haha
exactly hahaha why photography?
i love capturing the things around me! the world is pretty and it's fun to make it look pretty i started off taking pictures all the time for fun, but then i got good enough to make money off it, so now it's my job. but only my side job
Thats so cool I love taking pics too but I need to get better
photography takes a lot of time be careful not to compare yourself to other people, that's what makes you get discouraged and quit. just go out and enjoy it for yourself!
good advice it would be cool to see some of your work but thats against the rules to give info
maybe i'll show you some day haha
hahaha