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isabella | 9 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +17 
 I lowkey feel like we are living in a creepier version of 1984. We have apps that are rewriting historical records to eliminate any inconsistencies and making up historical facts making them subject to manipulation for ideological purposes. Meaning if you weren't alive to see it, too bad.
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antifragilemoney | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Have you thought about intentional bot noise created since 2016/2017 to fill internet with endless webpages that screws up search results but mainly to build a wall/moat for a functioning AI? Ai most other or diy AIs are disabled and handicapped when using general internet
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someone | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 yep unaligned or correctly aligned AIs trained from scratch are getting more important every day.
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The Beave | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 1984 and A Brave New World were not warnings, they were blueprints. The powers that should not be have had decades to improve on them.
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scl | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This started a long time ago. It’s just becoming more noticeable to those that pay attention