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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly. They aren't lying, they are completing the objective. Like machines... Because that's what they are, they don't "talk" or "think". They do what you tell them to do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It’s not a lie if you believe it.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

word lying would imply intent. Is this pseudocode

print "sky is green" lying or doing what its coded to do?

The one who is lying is the company running the ai

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago

These kinds of bullshit humanizing headlines are the part of the grift.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They paint this as if it was a step back, as if it doesn't already copy human behaviour perfectly and isn't in line with technofascist goals. sad news for smartasses that thought they are getting a perfect magic 8ball. sike, get ready for fully automated trollfarms to be 99% of commercial web for the next decade(s).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe the darknet will grow in its place.

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