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hunter

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8. These complaints of an "AI Apocalypse" are just another way of promoting this technology...

Reply to Intractable (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:03 PM

Mar 1

...disguising the reality that there's not much there when you open the box.

If you can convince a certain sort of business owner or bureaucrat that AI can replace employees they'll jump at the bait. These same types would be happy to buy and sell actual slaves if it was legal. They imagine AI as something they can own, a slave.

At the moment the greatest threat posed by AI is all the money that's going to evaporate once its limitations become apparent.

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AI Armageddon - Apocalypse Now? or Apocalypse NOT! [View all] reACTIONary Mar 1 OP

I've always said if theres a Ghost in the AI machine is people n/t Cheezoholic Mar 1 #1

This guy seems not to be concerned about it at all. Intractable Mar 1 #2

All of those concerns are legitimate.... reACTIONary Mar 1 #3

there are pros for all of these cons. And remedies we can apply. Intractable Mar 1 #4

It is focused.... reACTIONary Mar 1 #5

You might be interested in... reACTIONary Mar 1 #10

What's interesting about AI replacing authors and editors? Intractable Mar 1 #14

If you are concerned about.... reACTIONary Mar 1 #15

I forgot the sarcasm tag. Intractable Mar 1 #18

No worries... reACTIONary Mar 1 #19

You lost the thread back there. In the future, try rereading them before arguing over nothing. Intractable Mar 1 #20

Thanks, but I certainly don't need your advice... reACTIONary Mar 1 #21

Sorry, you do. Intractable Mar 1 #22

No more than you need... reACTIONary Mar 1 #23

The ignore list was made for this. Intractable Mar 1 #24

These complaints of an "AI Apocalypse" are just another way of promoting this technology... hunter Mar 1 #8

Not the greatest threat ... please do read up on the Anthropic news.. RandomNumbers Mar 1 #9

Fuck all... hunter Mar 1 #13

I don't know what EvilAnnie's credentials are as an AI expert, but... LudwigPastorius Mar 1 #6

I'm involved a bit with AI experts ... reACTIONary Mar 1 #7

Three illiterate typos GenThePerservering Mar 1 #11

You might want to leave a note... reACTIONary Mar 1 #12

War Games warned us even before The Terminator lame54 Mar 1 #16

War games and the terminator.... reACTIONary Mar 1 #17