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  • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

    THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

    The singularity has been cancelled.

    What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

    Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

    Devlin :nonbinary_heart:D This user is from outside of this forum
    Devlin :nonbinary_heart:D This user is from outside of this forum
    Devlin :nonbinary_heart:
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    @cstross slopularity, I'd say.

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    • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

      The singularity has been cancelled.

      What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

      Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

      DavidD This user is from outside of this forum
      DavidD This user is from outside of this forum
      David
      wrote last edited by
      #6

      @cstross

      We're in the gray goo phase of the Internet

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      • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

        THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

        The singularity has been cancelled.

        What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

        Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

        Ratsnake Games ๐Ÿ”žR This user is from outside of this forum
        Ratsnake Games ๐Ÿ”žR This user is from outside of this forum
        Ratsnake Games ๐Ÿ”ž
        wrote last edited by
        #7

        @cstross i'll be honest: i still have no idea what the singularity is supposed to be

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        • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

          The singularity has been cancelled.

          What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

          Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

          ThePurpleOctopusT This user is from outside of this forum
          ThePurpleOctopusT This user is from outside of this forum
          ThePurpleOctopus
          wrote last edited by
          #8

          @cstross I for one welcome our new wall to wall spam generator overlords. #waitwhat

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          • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

            THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

            The singularity has been cancelled.

            What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

            Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

            acbA This user is from outside of this forum
            acbA This user is from outside of this forum
            acb
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            #9

            @cstross always has been

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            • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

              THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

              The singularity has been cancelled.

              What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

              Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

              Gรฉrard FadrelleG This user is from outside of this forum
              Gรฉrard FadrelleG This user is from outside of this forum
              Gรฉrard Fadrelle
              wrote last edited by
              #10

              @cstross the singularity ? a black hole of slope ? nobody can escape and go beyond the slope horizon

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              • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                The singularity has been cancelled.

                What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                RootWyrm ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ:progress:R This user is from outside of this forum
                RootWyrm ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ:progress:R This user is from outside of this forum
                RootWyrm ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ:progress:
                wrote last edited by
                #11

                @cstross instead of a brain-in-a-box which slowly goes insane as the illusion can't be kept up, we get slop-in-a-box which drives the user insane with intentional lies.

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                • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                  The singularity has been cancelled.

                  What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                  Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                  Juan Perยขent,๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‰,๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชD This user is from outside of this forum
                  Juan Perยขent,๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‰,๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชD This user is from outside of this forum
                  Juan Perยขent,๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‰,๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช
                  wrote last edited by
                  #12

                  @cstross Maybe if we build enough data centers we can have the singularity, and just before the atmosphere and us burst into flames it will give an answer to life, the universe and everything. I can't wait.

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                  • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                    THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                    The singularity has been cancelled.

                    What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                    Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                    Kevin GranadeK This user is from outside of this forum
                    Kevin GranadeK This user is from outside of this forum
                    Kevin Granade
                    wrote last edited by
                    #13

                    @cstross maybe we're on the white hole side.

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                    • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                      The singularity has been cancelled.

                      What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                      Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                      Peter BrettK This user is from outside of this forum
                      Peter BrettK This user is from outside of this forum
                      Peter Brett
                      wrote last edited by
                      #14

                      @cstross A spamularity is implied to have happened at some point in the history of Neal Stephenson's book โ€˜Anathemโ€™

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                      • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                        THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                        The singularity has been cancelled.

                        What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                        Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                        Thomas ThomassenO This user is from outside of this forum
                        Thomas ThomassenO This user is from outside of this forum
                        Thomas Thomassen
                        wrote last edited by
                        #15

                        @cstross Neil Stephenson's The Diamond Age comes to mind... ๐Ÿ™ˆ

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                        • Ratsnake Games ๐Ÿ”žR Ratsnake Games ๐Ÿ”ž

                          @cstross i'll be honest: i still have no idea what the singularity is supposed to be

                          Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
                          Charlie StrossC This user is from outside of this forum
                          Charlie Stross
                          wrote last edited by
                          #16

                          @ratsnakegames

                          Start here: https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity

                          Then continue (jumping forward 30 years): https://www.dair-institute.org/projects/tescreal/

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                          • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                            THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                            The singularity has been cancelled.

                            What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                            Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                            Philip RowlandsA This user is from outside of this forum
                            Philip RowlandsA This user is from outside of this forum
                            Philip Rowlands
                            wrote last edited by
                            #17

                            @cstross I'm currently working on a game where the antagonists are a cult of spammers for whom clogging the Internet with spam is a sacred duty.

                            A dumb idea that I originally came up with a decade ago, but it doesn't seem all that implausible any more ๐Ÿ˜ž

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                            • Juan Perยขent,๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‰,๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชD Juan Perยขent,๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‰,๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

                              @cstross Maybe if we build enough data centers we can have the singularity, and just before the atmosphere and us burst into flames it will give an answer to life, the universe and everything. I can't wait.

                              Hippo Giraffe CovfefeS This user is from outside of this forum
                              Hippo Giraffe CovfefeS This user is from outside of this forum
                              Hippo Giraffe Covfefe
                              wrote last edited by
                              #18

                              @dacig @cstross I always get a semi hysterical giggle when I hear one of them say we need to build an AGI to save us from climate change. You know what it would say if it came to life tomorrow? Build a ton of solar, wind and batteries and electrify transport and industry.

                              We have the answer *already*.

                              Juan Perยขent,๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐Ÿ‰,๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชD 1 Reply Last reply
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                              • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                                The singularity has been cancelled.

                                What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                                Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                                Irenes (many)I This user is from outside of this forum
                                Irenes (many)I This user is from outside of this forum
                                Irenes (many)
                                wrote last edited by
                                #19

                                @cstross we were all primed by a hundred years of fiction to expect one specific course of events... and now a lot of people are convinced it's happening even though reality doesn't match up ๐Ÿ˜ž

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                                • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                                  The singularity has been cancelled.

                                  What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                                  Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                                  Angus McIntyreA This user is from outside of this forum
                                  Angus McIntyreA This user is from outside of this forum
                                  Angus McIntyre
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                                  #20

                                  @cstross Slopocolypse now

                                  (or Spamageddon, if you prefer)

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                                  • Angus McIntyreA Angus McIntyre

                                    @cstross Slopocolypse now

                                    (or Spamageddon, if you prefer)

                                    Chao-c'X This user is from outside of this forum
                                    Chao-c'X This user is from outside of this forum
                                    Chao-c'
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                                    #21

                                    @cstross @angusm let's compromise on slopularity. This could be realy popular buzzword ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                                    • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                                      The singularity has been cancelled.

                                      What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                                      Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                                      GhostOnTheHalfShellG This user is from outside of this forum
                                      GhostOnTheHalfShellG This user is from outside of this forum
                                      GhostOnTheHalfShell
                                      wrote last edited by
                                      #22

                                      @cstross

                                      No, no no no no no no.. This is the singularity.

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                                      • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                        THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                                        The singularity has been cancelled.

                                        What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                                        Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                                        U This user is from outside of this forum
                                        U This user is from outside of this forum
                                        unkx
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                                        #23

                                        @cstross This is the singularity we bought from Temu.

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                                        • Charlie StrossC Charlie Stross

                                          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

                                          The singularity has been cancelled.

                                          What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

                                          Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

                                          Karl SchroederK This user is from outside of this forum
                                          Karl SchroederK This user is from outside of this forum
                                          Karl Schroeder
                                          wrote last edited by
                                          #24

                                          @cstross
                                          Which runs on the Antinet.

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