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[–] swlabr@awful.systems 14 points 4 months ago (13 children)

Personally haven’t seen a headline about Ol’ Billy Boy ever since word got around that he was a diamond medallion member of the lolita express airlines. William Gatorade thinks AI’s got what climate craves, i.e. waste heat.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 13 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Gates also mentioned that AI will be a good force in providing better health care and tackling climate change, in particular by calling nuclear fusion energy a clean alternative to fossil fuels.

Ah yes, fusion. With the wealth of data we have from - checks notes - stars and bombs, the applied statistics machines will surely be able to extrapolate working fusion reactors.

Don't know what we need Gates for. Surely an AI should be able to spout this bullshit?

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 9 points 4 months ago

Don’t know what we need Gates for. Surely an AI should be able to spout this bullshit?

Ugh, so many people are working the "AI will solve X problem" mill. I don't need nor want AI to be there increasing output.

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