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Re:Are we offloading too much of our thinking to AI? by EagnaIonat on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @12:31AM (#48916328)
> It's just a really good illusion from a well tuned stochastic parrot.

The stochastic parrot claim is long gone.

Someone with actual skill in their respective field can create something new and original from current AI systems.

The real danger is that creative/intelligent people are giving up those abilities and letting the AI do it for them.

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Re:Are we offloading too much of our thinking to AI? by antonvs on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @04:33AM (#48917891)
The stochastic parrot claim is as apt as ever. It’s just that it turned out that humans are just stochastic parrots, too.
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Re:Are we offloading too much of our thinking to AI? by MisterTea on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @12:05PM (#48922952)
> The stochastic parrot claim is long gone.

That's just marketing.

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Re:Are we offloading too much of our thinking to AI? by EagnaIonat on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @01:23AM (#48988351)
Can you elaborate?
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