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Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:31 AM

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AI: Something Big Is Happening [View all] LiberalArkie 12 hrs ago OP

Skynet becomes self-aware. sop 12 hrs ago #1

Yep. OldBaldy1701E 9 hrs ago #43

I'm not very tech-y at all so Alliepoo 8 hrs ago #70

Yeah, I have a WIFI camera here as well. OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #97

Sounds like my house, too DFW 8 hrs ago #75

I have been involved with IT. OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #98

The closest I came was allowing Alexa to turn off lights when requested mdbl 7 hrs ago #92

Applause. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #99

1984... The film, "Electric Dreams"... ultralite001 7 hrs ago #94

I vaguely remember that film! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #101

That's what I think every time I see an article about AI FoxNewsSucks 8 hrs ago #79

Wow! Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #2

I am waiting on the MRI and CTSCAN data to actually get implemented into AI LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #4

A Miracle Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #15

Freakononics on NPR ran a amall series in this ending yesterday. mahina 9 hrs ago #45

One problem with CT/MRI scans Old Crank 9 hrs ago #53

But not in the developed world where CT scans cost less than $100 LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #59

That reminds me of Star Trek. pandr32 9 hrs ago #55

Wait until a physics AI develops faster than light drives and fusion power and better is developed LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #62

Hopeful! pandr32 9 hrs ago #65

Sooner of later the U.S. will join the rest of the world in recognizing that the citizens are its income source and LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #68

Who needs people? PatSeg 11 hrs ago #5

The Universe Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #16

That's it in a nutshell. Thanks. TheRickles 10 hrs ago #40

The only safe jobs are barbers and morticians Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #9

Truly! Not to argue... Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #23

Huh, the CEO of an AI company tells me I need to adopt AI? Never would have guessed. Anyone who's familiar with WhiskeyGrinder 11 hrs ago #3

He was also urging people on X to invest in AI companies as the best way to survive. One of the highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #10

yeah he's been involved with a few shady investment schemes iirc WhiskeyGrinder 11 hrs ago #11

Pfffft Prairie Gates 11 hrs ago #6

A heart for that Easterncedar 11 hrs ago #7

Anyone that thinks AI is a fad is badly mistaken Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #8

I think most people are rightfully extremely concerned what this means for jobs (among other things) but mostly jobs themaguffin 11 hrs ago #12

Not a fad. AI is the devil. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #13

According to this guy, here's what you should do about the upcoming AI apocalypse... EarlG 11 hrs ago #14

Thank you. You can tell this is just a sales pitch. Oneironaut 10 hrs ago #38

Won't reach 100% perfectionl Old Crank 9 hrs ago #63

"Programmers" don't just write code, though. Oneironaut 8 hrs ago #76

Did you read the part where the newest AI debugs the code as well? scipan 7 hrs ago #93

Tbh, I'll believe it when I see it. Oneironaut 5 hrs ago #100

News articles that are actually shady sales pitches have been around since newspapers started. Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #48

The guy who wrote that advises people to buy AI company stock so they won't need jobs. highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #61

As if people have enough money or will earn enough dividends to live on. Crowman2009 8 hrs ago #78

Vernon Vinge wrote the Singularity about ever evolving AI Swede 11 hrs ago #17

Using it all the time now, it's incredible Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #18

Imagine the outcry when painters (artists) started using pre-prepared paints instead of creating their own when creating LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #21

Good way to look at it Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #24

YES popsdenver 9 hrs ago #60

Not at all the same thing. Using genAI is more like hiring someone else to do the work for you and highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #37

Absolutely! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #74

So you think people should quit their jobs? Johnny2X2X 8 hrs ago #83

It will be a wonderful world... hunter 11 hrs ago #26

This guy is full of shit. hunter 11 hrs ago #19

Well stated. GreenWave 10 hrs ago #33

AI is not the "Devil" justaprogressive 11 hrs ago #20

We had no problem when the pencil was created and humans stopped using charcoal. LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #22

My nearly 60 years in IT says this is different. justaprogressive 11 hrs ago #25

I am old enough to remember when the languages come out (C, Fortran etc) and writing in Assembler was being looked LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #28

Computers Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #30

I think it might really be great when the AI's can create a modern processing structure that can replace the LiberalArkie 10 hrs ago #35

It really will be a sea of new and more useful features for things we already use Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #39

Again, not at all the same thing. See reply 37. highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #57

Holy cadookalas! cachukis 11 hrs ago #27

Anti-AI Crusaders should think about redirecting their energies to UBI TheProle 10 hrs ago #29

And one more reason why the US needs to change to universal healthcare, area51 7 hrs ago #91

Is it time for this , again ? dweller 10 hrs ago #31

How long before some idiot hands over control of the BIG RED BUTTON to AI? Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #32

About minus one year. usonian 9 hrs ago #51

If nobody has a job... Happy Hoosier 10 hrs ago #34

Sorry, but, this is vastly overestimating the capabilities of AI. Oneironaut 10 hrs ago #36

It's definitely improving rapidly. Lucky Luciano 9 hrs ago #46

There's no point in trying to fight it? Wrong. There's every reason to fight it, for our freedom from highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #69

It's not just to misrepresent one's own intellect. A lot of use cases are pretty mundane. Lucky Luciano 8 hrs ago #80

I'm sorry... hunter 7 hrs ago #90

Your life sounds sad and woesome. nt Tommy Carcetti 1 hr ago #115

?? Lucky Luciano 41 min ago #117

Whenever new AI models are revealed, there's always trememdous hype about how amazing they are, highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #73

thanks . by your command. AllaN01Bear 10 hrs ago #41

What about the AI Agent platform that has been created and is AI only yobrault1 9 hrs ago #42

That's already been exposed as mostly fraud, with humans having written the posts getting the highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #66

Next step Mosby 9 hrs ago #44

Can A I replace dweller 9 hrs ago #47

Corporate executives are an AI job replacement I would approve of! Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #50

I have been using the paid versions of GPT and Claude for a while now Disaffected 9 hrs ago #49

Agree Johnny2X2X 5 hrs ago #107

Yes, I've had it do some VBA/Excel as well. Disaffected 4 hrs ago #108

I, for one, am eager for the day when... WestMichRad 9 hrs ago #52

Bernie Sanders nails it, as usual. usonian 9 hrs ago #54

Think of all the scribes that were put out of work when Gutenberg invented the printing press. LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #56

Gutenberg, Edison and whoever did not set out to destroy an entire class and population usonian 9 hrs ago #67

In my Petro space, we are eliminating jobs Melon 9 hrs ago #58

What kind of world do you want to retire into? hunter 7 hrs ago #86

Technology can't go backwards Melon 6 hrs ago #95

We sound old ThreeNoSeep 9 hrs ago #64

The literal #1 job growth opportunity for the next 10 years? Moostache 8 hrs ago #71

Worthy of an OP usonian 8 hrs ago #77

Yours is an impressive, thoughtful response. yonder 5 hrs ago #105

Not willing to give up our fresh water for this Wild blueberry 8 hrs ago #72

I never understood the water usage. LiberalArkie 8 hrs ago #82

Many data centers use evaporative cooling. hunter 4 hrs ago #109

My entire life has been ever-more-rapid technological change Soul_of_Wit 8 hrs ago #81

I did it at 65. I was just really tired and inside felt that I was dying. LiberalArkie 8 hrs ago #84

I've been in IT for over 30 years angrychair 8 hrs ago #85

It is already replacing entry-level jobs Soul_of_Wit 7 hrs ago #88

No business has shown an ROI angrychair 6 hrs ago #96

The stats TheProle 3 hrs ago #112

The stars are awful angrychair 1 hr ago #116

Reading the comments to this thread is an interesting mix of skepticism, optimism, fear, and... Ol Janx Spirit 7 hrs ago #87

Oh, Please DarthDem 7 hrs ago #89

7x8 equals 56 usedtobedemgurl 5 hrs ago #102

A very plausible timeline of the next couple of years: LudwigPastorius 5 hrs ago #103

Ohh Hell LiberalArkie 4 hrs ago #111

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Torchlight 5 hrs ago #104

Visual representation RoseTrellis 5 hrs ago #106

Can We Use AI To Help Rid Us Of Tr**p?....nt9 global1 4 hrs ago #110

Matt Shumer is known for overhyping and has been accused of fraud. See this: highplainsdem 1 hr ago #113

Bank on this: Basic income, universal healthcare, inheritance for all, and... pat_k 1 hr ago #114

No way that's going to happen with the AI bros and the Trump regime. And their intent is to rig highplainsdem 26 min ago #118

LOL!!! Matt Shumer's company offers AI generators for "team member praise" and heartfelt sympathy highplainsdem 20 min ago #119

LOL! Shumer needed AI to help him write that piece! Talk about someone being AI-dependent...but highplainsdem 4 min ago #120