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David Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 months ago

"AGI" as a conspiracy theory, featuring our very good friends

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"AGI" as a conspiracy theory, featuring our very good friends

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David Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 months ago
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How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
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The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do.

archive https://archive.is/AGIRt

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