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by jimmaswell 6 days ago
Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.
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Jtarii 5 days ago
The positives: Some tech nerds got a cool new toy

The negatives: Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.

I guess its a wash at the end of the day.

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jimmaswell 5 days ago
> Culture is destroyed, truth is destroyed, democracy is destroyed.

Just because those things happened in Dune doesn't mean they'll come true. It should be obvious what massive potential the thinking machines have for humanity as a whole.

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lelanthran 5 days ago
> Can't really agree. It's improved my life more than any other single innovation made in my lifetime.

So? Something can be bad for society while improving your individual lot in life.

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