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Re:Google DeepMind by sangnoir on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:10PM (#35643884)
One of HNs failure-mode is inaccuracies get voted to the top if they sound correct to the majority of voters whose biases resonate with poster's.

Aside: thank you for asking. When I previously encountered incorrect top-level comments that I knew to be wrong (insider information), I'd simply ignore and move on. You've inspired me to push back more often.

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Re:Google DeepMind by hazn on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:35PM (#35644235)
This is a accurate reflection of biases of humans in general. A good story trumps truth.
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Re:Google DeepMind by nostrademons on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:41PM (#35645202)
And also why AI and LLMs are hot right now. A good story trumps truth.
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Re:Google DeepMind by bookofjoe on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:14PM (#35643941)
But not always! There are those among us who like nothing better than to double down in a flame war. One nice thing about having visited often over the past 7 years is that I know whom to avoid responding to (for the most part).
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Re:Google DeepMind by return_to_monke on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:04PM (#35644652)
this is actually what an AI would do!
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