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[deleted] t1_iz08aa6 wrote

Reply to comment by GeneralZain in bit of a call back ;) by GeneralZain

What?

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GeneralZain OP t1_iz090ax wrote

I guess I gotta explain the meme then...

the man represents the general consensus of people who are unaware of the concept of the singularity, who (wrongfully) assume that progress with continue at a slow and linear pace.

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I personally don't think it will take 200 years, but go and ask literally anybody who doesn't think or care about AI or the singularity, and they will stare blankly , and then casually say "that's impossible" or "not for another 100+ years"

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that's the joke...they think it wont happen for a long time, then suddenly it happens. it "hits" them...get it?

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[deleted] t1_iz0b300 wrote

Uhh, youre missing what im saying… we have not been on a slow and linear pace at all, and nobody thinks that. Thats literally the entirety of my point.

I agree that many people probably arent aware of whats to come and how soon, but those people are still aware that technology is not improving slowly.

Also, whats with the rudeness?

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GeneralZain OP t1_iz0d13h wrote

my bad I didn't mean to come off as hyper rude, it was more of a playful snarky-ness :P

but that said, I think almost nobody in this reddit thinks that...but there are billions of people outside of this little bubble on the internet who don't know or care about AI.

what I'm saying is if you literally go outside right now and ask somebody about AI...heck, ask 100 people...90% of them will give you similar responses that I gave. (I have experienced this many times :P)

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[deleted] t1_iz0fcc2 wrote

Haha honestly Im just being nit picky about the comic and have completely ruined the joke at this point lmao

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