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[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Riffing on this fun subthread:

  • Will AI invent the Philosopher's Stone?
  • Can AI duck the Zuck?
  • WIll AI divide by zero?
  • Can AI give you diarrhea?
  • Will AI make "fetch" happen?
  • Will AI have a second helping?
  • Does AI unlock the secret to making the Moon happy again?
  • Can AI stop eating after only one marshmallow?
[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know, I feel like it's only a matter of time before someone in the overlapping griftoverse tries their hand at immanentizing the eschaton by creating their own second coming - the MessAIah.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
  • Will AI die for our sins?
  • Will AI break the Wheel?
  • WIll AI serve the Antichrist?
  • Will AI accept ~~acausal trade~~ bribes from Freeman Dyson so that he was right after all?
[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can AI give you diarrhea?

Already does make me nauseous, so...

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

soooooo, what you're saying is that AI can cure constipation

use cases everywhere!

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 6 points 1 month ago

I'd much rather have a technology that allows some specific people to keep their shit inside, without spilling it for all of us to see. @TheBigYud