The Doomsday Clock Jumps Closer to Midnight. AI Is a Big Reason Why (www.cnet.com)

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[-] ech@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago

Calling it "AI" is a big reason why it's a big reason why.

[-] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Closer to Simulated Human Intelligence Technology

[-] mtpender@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago

Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.

[-] ricardoharvin@mstdn.social 5 points 1 week ago

@ooli3 The global oligarchical power structure pushing for and benefiting from Algorithmic Inference and abusive data collection, collation, and dissemination for profit is the reason why.

"AI" is a tool, not the fundamental danger.

this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026

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