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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by PaulHoule on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:02PM (#24632937)
Like this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyOEwiQhzMI

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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by kleer001 on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:34PM (#24640577)
Reminds me of the absurdity of the paper clip optimizer optimizer problem :

https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer

Which too, is entirely unhinged and impossible.

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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by yesenadam on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:50AM (#24659704)
Have you played Universal Paperclips?

https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/

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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by kleer001 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @07:48PM (#24675547)
Cute.

But I can't play mouse-clicky games. They bore me to tears and my RSI flares up.

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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by sloaken on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:10PM (#24633026)
Winner! Perfect answer. Love that movie.

The book was worth reading as were the 2 follow on books.

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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by logicallee on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:10AM (#24670444)
I just watched it! It was great :)
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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by logicallee on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:49PM (#24633434)
Wow! Looks like a really cool movie. I'm kind of surprised I never heard of it.

Thanks for the link!

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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by muzani on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @11:03PM (#24635297)
It was probably too far in the realm of fiction to be plausible back then, but sounds like it's worth a watch today.
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Re:Ask HN: On what grounds would a device that treats you as... by logicallee on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:09AM (#24670442)
I watched it (after PaulHoule's and sloaken's recommendation above.) It was awesome! Great orchestral soundtrack too.
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