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nuxvomica

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12. AI bros like Zuck and Altman can't even interface with humans yet

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 10:53 AM

May 24

Maybe they should work on that instead of bothering us with their dystopian wet dreams. I have a cat that is probably measurably less intelligent than a human yet he lives a life of leisure with all his needs met and the only work he does involves burying his poops in the litter box. He may be less "intelligent" while actually "smarter" than me.

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Many AI bros (including Altman) think humans must merge with AI. A new TED Talk demonstrated this belief. [View all] highplainsdem May 24 OP

OK, they can go first. tanyev May 24 #1

no. not for me. rampartd May 24 #2

There's a great series of A.I./CGI heavy videos LuvLoogie May 24 #3

Gossip Goblin isn't so much a group as one guy using AI to produce AI slop, even though a lot of people might highplainsdem May 24 #10

I get what you're saying. I just think it's well done LuvLoogie May 24 #15

I talk about AI being an unethical, illegally trained tool that enables fake highplainsdem May 24 #18

The Pope's take on A.I. drops tomorrow in a new Encyclical. Ron Green May 24 #4

Sorry, Scotty, I plan to be John the Savage in this brave new world dedl67 May 24 #5

Because we don't even understand how our brain works when it comes to intelligence. haele May 24 #6

"We should all want one team where all members care about the well-being of everyone else"... GiqueCee May 24 #7

I might be persuaded that things less ignorant than humans could be built... Hugin May 24 #8

I hope the apocalypse comes first blubunyip May 24 #9

These idiots (yes, they are idiots) grew up watching dystopian science fiction... hunter May 24 #11

AI bros like Zuck and Altman can't even interface with humans yet nuxvomica May 24 #12

It's our 21st Century Tower of Babble. MineralMan May 24 #13

These 'people' are insane. travelingthrulife May 24 #14

AI can't even do spell check properly...never seen so many made up words, travelingthrulife May 24 #16

"We were knee-deep in the Big Muddy. The big fool said to push on" struggle4progress May 24 #17

"Resistance is futile" Mossfern May 24 #19