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How one writer's trip to the annual tech conference CES left him with a sinking feeling about the future.

AI Companies And Advocates Are Becoming More Cult-Like::How one writer’s trip to the annual tech conference CES left him with a sinking feeling about the future.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I regularly see people on Lemmy talk about AGI run countries and governments as though it’s only a couple years away. Bruh it still struggles with fingers. You really think that’s where it will be in a couple of years?

    • rho50@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah bro but eXpOnEnTiAl ImProVeMeNt bro!

      And haven’t you heard of Roko’s basilisk? Better be careful what you say on the cybernets, lest our AGI/ASI overlords of 2026 take a disliking to your commentary regarding their eventual supremacy!

      Excuse me while I go back to mining Dogecoin until I can buy enough NFTs to make Elon or Sam Altman notice me.

      /s