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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
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    @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 πŸ”žR This user is from outside of this forum
      Ratsnake Games πŸ”žR This user is from outside of this forum
      Ratsnake Games πŸ”ž
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      #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
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        #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.

            GΓ©rard FadrelleG This user is from outside of this forum
            GΓ©rard FadrelleG This user is from outside of this forum
            GΓ©rard 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 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦:progress:R This user is from outside of this forum
              RootWyrm πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦:progress:R This user is from outside of this forum
              RootWyrm πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦: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 PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺD This user is from outside of this forum
                Juan PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺD This user is from outside of this forum
                Juan PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ
                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 β€˜Anathem’

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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
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                      #15

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

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                      • Ratsnake Games πŸ”žR Ratsnake Games πŸ”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
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                        #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
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                          #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 😞

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                          • Juan PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺD Juan PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ

                            @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
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                            #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 PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺD 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 😞

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

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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
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                                    @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
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                                        #24

                                        @cstross
                                        Which runs on the Antinet.

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                                        • Hippo Giraffe CovfefeS Hippo Giraffe Covfefe

                                          @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 PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺD This user is from outside of this forum
                                          Juan PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺD This user is from outside of this forum
                                          Juan PerΒ’ent,πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ πŸ‰,πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ
                                          wrote last edited by
                                          #25

                                          @Salty @cstross Technofixes are a way to move capitalism forward fast, so we don't have time to ask the right questions. Much less finding the right answers.
                                          Carbon capture is my other favorite world wreacking technofix.

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