Edit: for the record, Fuck AI

Image of a bell curve.

The left side has a dumb man saying "Computers have magic elves inside"

The center has an angry nerd saying "Computers are deterministic logical systems. They give the same outputs for the same inputs"

The right side has a man in a hoodie saying "Computers have magic elves inside"
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[–] 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Otherwise known as “programmers.”

Seriously though we tricked metal into thinking with runes and lightning. That is magic.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    well actually silicon is a semi-conductor. not entirely a metal.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Ok, we tricked stone into actually-not-thinking.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    "Actually-not-thinking" is still overselling it. Computers don't think. They compute, which is really just doing calculations, and that is not as complex as it sounds. I've seen people make water do calculations. The number of calculations and the speed they can be performed makes it seem like magic.

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