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Re:GPT might be an information virus (2023) by rolph on Sunday July 27, 2025 @07:02PM (#44705502)
refers to the gutenberg press, and mass production of printed works, threatening the siloed, ivory towers of knowledge at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press#Gutenberg.27s_p...

if everyone has a bible, then who needs the church to tell you what it says.

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Re:GPT might be an information virus (2023) by ceejayoz on Sunday July 27, 2025 @08:07PM (#44705892)
Relying on an AI oracle to think for you is just as bad as relying on a priestly one.
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Re:GPT might be an information virus (2023) by LtWorf on Sunday July 27, 2025 @08:13PM (#44705930)
> if everyone has a bible, then who needs the church to tell you what it says.

Clearly, all the protestants who burned more witches than the catholics ever did, and kept at it for centuries after the inquisition had stopped. But that's just my opinion here.

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