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[–] drwho@beehaw.org 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Any sufficiently rigged demo is indistinguishable from advanced technology

[–] sajran@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

We need to remember that there are people making unimaginable amounts of money every time we believe some AI is good enough to replace half of the human workforce.

[–] squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

All tech demos are fake. Always have been. I have no idea why people still believe them.

[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

These are people that buy games pre release or line up out front of iPhone sales in the middle of the night.

[–] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago