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Re:Perhaps it is a bad thing that the leading AI companies c... by standardUser on Monday December 12, 2022 @11:13PM (#33964743)
The era of network TV was tightly controlled and ideologically narrow. It's not a mediascape anyone should want to return to.
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Re:Perhaps it is a bad thing that the leading AI companies c... by TomSwirly on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:20AM (#33966838)
> ideologically narrow

Translation: "Had a much more limited tolerance for pure bullshit."

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Re:Perhaps it is a bad thing that the leading AI companies c... by standardUser on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:57AM (#33969662)
No, it was racially segregated, sexually repressive, diligently anti-communist, mindlessly nationalist and controlled by a tiny group of corporations and the federal government.

What history are you pretending exists?

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Re:Perhaps it is a bad thing that the leading AI companies c... by BolexNOLA on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:13AM (#33970814)
It was both. I’m not sure why you’re framing this as an either/or situation.
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