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Oprah does AI: The hype engine resorts to celebrity promo (pivot-to-ai.com)

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[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I mean honestly 200-proof Yud is a bit much for me too. Probably a bit much for most people.

As someone who likes bunnies and sunshine I'm not even sure why I'm drawn to this forum so full of darkness but I just can't look away.

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like to think of it as concentrating that draw of the void into someplace less irony-poisoned and openly destructive than many of the alternatives. This way I can avoid spreading the despair into the rest of my life.

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago

(in the voice of Zoidberg taking careful notes) "Avoid ... spreading ... despair ..."