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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago (9 children)

My mom used to rely on me to do anything technical because I was around, and I was pretty good at it. Since I've moved out, she went from calling me all the time about anything to do with the computer to experimenting and learning a bit before she calls me. Overall, I'm proud of her for branching out and doing something challenging. With that being said, the other day I watched her not only print out a website rather than bookmark it, but the way she printed it was by opening word, using print screen to screen cap the site, pasting the screen cap into word and then printing it from word.

[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de 38 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Incredible problem solving skills. She knows word is the print program and she figured out how to get the stuff from the internet into the print program!
We grew up with the technology, and understand how it works on a more basic level. But if you don't?
I'm really curious to see what will come along that will fuck with my understanding on the same level.

[–] kryptonicus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am absolutely terrified of the potential of real time deep fakes combined with AI voice impersonations being used to scam the elderly. Obviously, that's a ways off. But I fear it's not that far off.

[–] lastjunkieonearth 4 points 1 year ago

It will peak right about the time you become old.

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