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hunter

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11. AI is a front for something far more insidious.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:42 PM

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As it exists now, what they are calling "Artificial Intelligence" is a stupid party trick. That's going to become apparent soon, if not already. People's belief and reliance on this technology will inevitably lead to some great catastrophe -- hopefully financial, not deadly.

Unfortunately all these data centers that are being built will not be torn down and their components dispersed. Instead they will be turned into automated surveillance systems more intrusive than anything George Orwell might have imagined.

Big Brother will be watching you always. You won't be able to take a piss without the time and place being recorded in some database.

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'Slow this thing down': Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

What's frightening to me is how many people think AI is superior to actual intelligence. William Seger Saturday #1

I heard an interesting point about AI's self learning from all the data it is absorbing. Marie Marie Saturday #7

plus when AI gives answers they don't like, they poison the input to shape the output cynical_idealist 15 hrs ago #18

We are all on the train but we're not sure where it is going or if it will jump the tracks. twodogsbarking Saturday #2

Unfortunately, the Trump administration has it's head up it's ass. It won't do anything. Jim__ Saturday #3

And its hand in the Silicon Valley moneybags not fooled 16 hrs ago #17

Trump will double down, not slow it down. LudwigPastorius Saturday #4

Abundant Iniquity is my expansion of AI dickthegrouch Saturday #5

Garbage in, garbage out, eh? Wise thought by you here, one that I agree w/, anyone in IT knows that. SWBTATTReg Saturday #8

You mentioned AI not being intelligent enough to discern fact from fiction; area51 Saturday #13

I just read an article in the Atlantic Mosby Saturday #6

This date is very optimistic. It costs lots of money to replaces the millions and billions of line of code for the AIs SWBTATTReg Saturday #10

I hear you GenThePerservering 11 hrs ago #21

AI equals GIGO creon Saturday #9

I honestly think the hype is dishonest jfz9580m Yesterday #15

AI is a front for something far more insidious. hunter Saturday #11

This is true jfz9580m Yesterday #16

I suspect AI is going to help us far more. cstanleytech Saturday #12

AI models of the electric grid really ought to be air-gapped from the grid itself... hunter 14 hrs ago #20

Ai burns through fresh water 💦, a fundamental element of life questionseverything Yesterday #14

In my limited experience, AI is like a friend looking for your approval tavernier 14 hrs ago #19