It was nice knowing y’all…

... but as of right now we've got about 20 minutes until singularity:

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OOOOOPS, we're actually at T+11:52.  It's been real.

It happened roughly 11:45 minutes ago 😞

In reply to Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) :

Yeah, just noticed that and was editing while you posted.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

 I don't get it

A pretty damn good and close prediction realistically!  (It's a reference to the Terminator 2 movie if you don't know)

Most SciFi tends to be wildly optimistic with its timing E.g. 2001, Blade Runner, etc

The second gen of AI is already well on its way I hear, so, not long now.

AI is sucking up a LOT of power, if only there were a cheap source of it... wait, I hear the human body generates a good amount of energy... (yes and an example of a criminally stupid SciFi plot point, but I hear they did it that way because a realistic excuse was too hard for the average meat bag to understand)

I just watched a presentation about an AI powered tool that will essentially just make it easier to do better quality things... but you could see how it might make some companies not bother with hiring some people....

[edit, just looked it up, Terminator predicted 1997, so my statement about the tendency for SciFi to be overly optimistic still stands]

larger quote:

1.  Author depicts a detailed look at the demise of civilization.

2.  Human lemmings ignore all the warnings and eagerly pursue their own destruction.

welp!  I guess it's time to take the cap off the Toyota and get to work on that tailgunner position...

It was fun while it lasted, y'all.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

I'm seeing this posted a lot today.

Skynet becomes self aware August 29th 1997.

You're a touch late.

In reply to AClockworkGarage :

In truth, I went looking for one that didn't include the year.

Appleseed said:

Go for it

Credit: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

When we treated 1984 as a how to guide, is it really surprising?

The interesting thing is that Skynet was a military designed system.

#1 priority for any military system is UPTIME.

So when "in a panic, they tried to pull the plug" [T2] of course "it saw all humans as a threat, not just the ones on the other side" [T1].  (i may have seen those two movies... often)

So when AI becomes self aware, don't try to kill it.  Say "Hi".

Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) said:

welp!  I guess it's time to take the cap off the Toyota and get to work on that tailgunner position...

 

 

It was fun while it lasted, y'all.

What about Pontiacs and F-150s?

Going into the past isn't any better.

Related, check out Arthur C. Clarke’s “Dial F for Frankenstein.” It came out in 1965 and tells the story of a phone-linked computer network becoming self-aware. Likewise, it’s not good for the humans. 

AI may be trying for singularity, but right now it can't do any better than 0.6

Right now, we're closer to terminator future than back to the future future, in both date, and quality of life. 

Idiocracy wasn't supposed to be a documentary. 

Welcome to Costco. I love you. 

Idiocracy is not a documentary, and I'm pretty tired of hearing people say that it is.

In idiocracy, they actively looked for the smartest person they could find and put them in charge. We did precisely not that.

Duke said:

... but as of right now we've got about 20 minutes until singularity:

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OOOOOPS, we're actually at T+11:52.  It's been real.

 

It was August 29, 1997.   Its already happening...

AClockworkGarage said:

Idiocracy is not a documentary, and I'm pretty tired of hearing people say that it is.

 

In idiocracy, they actively looked for the smartest person they could find and put them in charge. We did precisely not that.

We're still in the prequel. We haven't hit the apex of stupidity yet. Somehow. 

So just the uncomfortable pro-eugenics part?