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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This can mean only one thing, very soon terminators will arrive from the future to try and prevent you from ever writing the basilisk wiki entry. turns out openSkynet still does not understand dates.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

is this the They I keep hearing about at parties? the ones behind takeout burgers getting smaller? the bastards!

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

Then why wont openSkynet go with me on one?

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 12 points 2 months ago

What's the Rationalist reaction to these developments? Are there any vestigial AI-fearers that haven't switched over to straight up Phrenology like Slatescott and are currently genuinely still worried about the apocalypse because of this?

[–] josefo@leminal.space 8 points 2 months ago

No fucking this is not the onion. Please fuck no

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

wheatley is overselling tbh

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Don’t worry, there’s a morality core.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Other planned uses include “identifying new approaches to treating and preventing disease”

AI: radioactivity sterilizes germs.

[–] NextElephant9@awful.systems 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nuclear security? Should be fine, as long as it doesn't involve counting letters in any words.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 1 month ago

gemini just now: