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Re:AI’s big rift is like a religious schism by JohnFen on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @06:20PM (#38620223)
What's beyond that is science fiction.

If there is anything "beyond" that at all, I think it's pretty safe to say that any idea we have as to what it would be is very unlikely to be anywhere near the realm of correct.

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Re:AI’s big rift is like a religious schism by travisjungroth on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:21PM (#38621873)
Yes, literally science fiction. That’s where this topic comes from.

> In 1993 Vernor Vinge drew on computer science and his fellow science-fiction writers…

But I don’t think it’s worth completely writing off as if we couldn’t possibly know anything. Progress outside of time would resolve the issue I resolved to. I’m not saying it could actually be done or doesn’t cause a million other issues. It’s an idea for a solution, but it’s completely unrealistic, so you shelve it.

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Re:AI’s big rift is like a religious schism by JohnFen on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:46AM (#38630001)
It's absolutely worth engaging in wild speculation, yes! The trouble is when some people start to forget that it's wild speculation and begin to treat it as if it has actual predictive value.
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