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AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone (www.wired.com)
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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I occasionally see comments to the effect of, "Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?"

Fuck. Am I a bot?

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?

[–] count_duckula@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've got news for you, mate. You might be a bot. Have you visited your neighbourhood robotologist to get a diagnosis?

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 8 points 2 days ago

And maybe consider a robotomy.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I saw a pretty good short sci-fi film a year or so ago about a woman accidentally finding out that she's a bot.

[–] Mozingo@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Bro you can't just say that and not mention the name. What was it?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Different book, but try We are legion (we are Bob)

[–] matsdis@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a good book, not terribly deep but very much fun to read. I'm sure bots thinking they are human has been done several times. First show that comes to mind is Westworld, which is kind of centered around that idea.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Only the more recent TV show. The original westworld film was more like Terminator.

I would pick blade runner as the classic bot / human confusion.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bob only thinks hes human for about half a page?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would argue he humanity lasts much longer, only losing it after a lot of generational drift.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not denying that, but the comment above is talking about a story about a woman discovering she's a bot,.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

As does Bob. I'm not sure what the specific point you are trying to make here. Do you want longer before the twist is revealed? Because this conversation already let that cat out of the bag.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wish I could remember. It was definitely on YT. I think it was in German with subtitles. It wasn't long. Possibly was someone's film school project.

[–] bless@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Dutch actually

https://youtu.be/4VrLQXR7mKU :)

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

the uploaded has not made this video available in your country

Bruh. I'm in the Netherlands.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bingo! That's the one.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought you were talking about Blade Runner.

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Deckard was a dude tho

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I wasn't sure if 2049 had a girl in it.

[–] Mozingo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Awesome! Thank you!

[–] Hackworth@piefed.ca -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Westworld

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Whatever happened to that show?

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Beep boop fellow clanker.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

Can I ask you a question?