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OldBaldy1701E

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4. "It doesn't get pissed off. It doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad, it doesn't laugh at your jokes."

Reply to dlk (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:29 AM

Feb 2026

"It just runs programs!" - Short Circuit

Yes they think they are 'divine'. That is because we keep on letting them think they are. We continue to file their delusions by bowing to their every whim.

But, we have been doing this with the rich since before the last century, so it is nothing new to us.

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i feel like a luddite on this ai stuff rampartd Feb 2026 #1

AI is a glorified math algorithm, nothing more dlk Feb 2026 #2

"It doesn't get pissed off. It doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad, it doesn't laugh at your jokes." OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #4

There is no relation between someone being rich and having ethical standards dlk Feb 2026 #6

Too often, indeed! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #9

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You Are Definitely Describing Cantaloupe Caligula The Corpulent... GB_RN Feb 2026 #13

That's it! Roy Rolling Feb 2026 #3

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Kick littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 #7

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Never understand this angrychair Feb 2026 #12

Thanks. Looks like a good book. Pinback Feb 2026 #15

Yeah, DeSmog is a really good source . . . hatrack Feb 2026 #16

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