Somehow, AI is going to be responsible for both dystopia and utopia. But the good news is we have 18 months to get ready!

    • ripcord@lemmy.world
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      24 hours ago

      This “timeline” stuff is weird. It seems like a cop-out that there is some alternative one we could shift to that is out of reach but we’re just unlucky or something.

      This isn’t the worst or best timeline. It is just what is happening.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        12 hours ago

        First, I’m pretty sure quantum theory literally allows for what you just described (aside from the “shifting” part, though I’m not sure I agree that’s part of the expression).

        Second, it’s just a way for people to try to cope with the horrors of our reality with a little levity. That’s it.