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Re:AI 2040 and the cult of intelligence by andy99 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:49PM (#48875191) 

  Just recently AI became “powerful enough” to warrant export controls from the US and maybe soon China.
What’s the term I’m looking for here? This is one of the most absurd statements I’ve ever seen but it feels like a pattern I’ve forgotten from books or something.

Someone makes a made up claim, second party acts on made up claim, third party takes second party’s actions a proof of claim.

Reminds me of the “they’re eating pets” thing a bit.

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Re:AI 2040 and the cult of intelligence by ianm218 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @08:09PM (#48877042)
Do you mind taking your comment a bit further to a conclusion so I can better understand your perspective?

Like are you saying that AI is still kinda not a powerful tool and unlikely to become geopolitically relevant etc? I don’t know how to relate this to culture war media frenzies which is rather stay out of.

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