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Re:Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is re... by oceanplexian on Thursday November 02, 2023 @10:32AM (#38114017)
The Earth was full of plants 65 million years ago when the atmosphere had like 4000PPM of CO2. most of those plants are still around.

The people saying plants will stop photosynthesis are taking you for a ride. Climate Change might certainly have some negative effects but “plants won’t exist” is not one of them.

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Re:Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is re... by 4bpp on Thursday November 02, 2023 @01:09PM (#38116730)
It's the "arguments as soldiers" pattern. The idea that global warming will make plants incapable of photosynthesis helps the cause of fighting against global warming. You wouldn't betray the cause by refuting the idea ("stabbing your own soldiers in the back"), would you?
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