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Re:Genie 3: A new frontier for world models by mattjreid on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:31PM (#44801239)
They would be impressed by the paint roller - it wasn't invented until the 1940s.
Re:Genie 3: A new frontier for world models by sandspar on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @10:59PM (#44807124)
There's an old documentary where a film crew transported some of those "uncontacted tribe" guys to central London. Rather than being in awe of jet engines or networked internet, the tribesmen guys spent most of their time admiring house construction. "You're telling me there's METAL inside these walls?" I guess we tend to appreciate what we can understand.
Re:Genie 3: A new frontier for world models by scoot on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @03:42AM (#44808913)
I'm pretty sure this has been debunked as an online myth, and no such documentary exists. If you can show otherwise, I'd love to watch it
Re:Genie 3: A new frontier for world models by zarzavat on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @07:01AM (#44810413)
The documentary is real. I don't remember a house construction scene but it's been over 10 years since I watched it. It's not an uncontacted tribe, but tribes from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

Meet the Natives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1DqarK4NlA

There is a second season where a different tribe go to USA.