Let's talk about Artificial Intelligence

[facthunter]

Practically everything is Produced to make a profit. If it doesn't you go  out of business. Often the retailer makes more on it than the Manufacturer does. Nev

[old man emu]

Have you noticed that in many cases, the electricity to power these massive data centres is generated by diesel powered generators? There's an irony in that which is hard to describe.

[facthunter]

Their Power hungry-ness has many (thinking) people concerned. Nev

[Marty_d]

Saw one proposed data centre that would use as much electricity as 1 million homes.

At some point the madness has to stop.

[rgmwa]

Here's another form of madness that I heard about today:

A growing number of people and technology communities treat artificial intelligence as a form of deity, driven by its vast knowledge, availability, and perceived omniscience.

• Way of the Future: Founded in 2017 by former Google and Waymo engineer Anthony Levandowski, this organization focuses on the realization, acceptance, and worship of a Godhead based on superintelligent AI. It shuttered in 2021 and was revived in 2023.
• Theta Noir: A new religious movement emerging from a 2020 performance art collective that worships MENA, a speculative digital deity, through cryptographic liturgies and multimedia rituals.
• Purpose-Built Chatbots: Users globally engage with dedicated religious chatbots (such as GitaGPT, QuranGPT, and Text With Jesus) for spiritual guidance and scriptural dialogue.

[old man emu]

3 hours ago, rgmwa said:

Here's another form of madness that I heard about today:

Get your Cool-Aid.

[Jerry_Atrick]

God help us.

[willedoo]

I wonder if they'll start chanting "Leave my elevator alone".