Instead of waiting for a zombie fungus to evolve into something that can infect humans, they decided to cut out the middleman and made cyborg mushrooms.

[–] Deemo@bookwormstory.social 11 points 3 months ago

Who needs AI when you got FungI 🍄

[–] dotslashme@infosec.pub 10 points 3 months ago

I thought we already had this discussion. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 10 points 3 months ago

the Fungi kingdom is something of an untapped goldmine for cybernetic technology.

Imagine hearing this sentence coming from a TV screen at the beginning of a post-apocalyptic movie.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 9 points 3 months ago

Hehehe bungus

Next we give fish a spider robot body

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I for one, welcome our new funghi overlords.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

Given all it wants to do is life up and down.

If we make tbe huge assumption it has any idea what is happening.

Your wife is likely its actual intent.

[–] chahk@beehaw.org 5 points 3 months ago

Someone tell those scientists that Season 2 of Last of Us is coming soon.

[–] millie@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

Mushrooms are pretty loud talkers, tbh. Just gotta listen to the right ones. 😂

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

I think as long as we don't give them thumbs we should be okay, right?