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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 21:22:17 JST Ars Technica

   161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom
   Butler's "Darwin among the machines" warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity.
   https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/161-years-ago-a-new-zealand-sheep-farmer-predicted-ai-doom/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Sassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽ (sassinake@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 23:28:36 JST Sassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽

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     @arstechnica

     real artists SIGN their work.

     Is this an ai image on an article about the ravages of ai.
     did a bot write this article?

   • WesDym (wesdym@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 23:55:35 JST WesDym

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     @arstechnica The original Butlerian Jihad. Herbert had to have known about this, and this must have been his inspiration.

   • m (borememore@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 05:43:20 JST m

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     @arstechnica very spot on Butler. It's just a question of time.

     Darwinistic evolution is kind of exponential, but the generation-to-generation biological mutation+selection mechanism just can't keep up with the curve anymore. It's only natural that technology (AI, robots etc) takes over as the next evolutionary paradigm.

     Just my two cents.