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[โ€“] MangoCats@feddit.it 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A - it's a bad semiconductor pun

B - who in their right mind would think that a transistor is a legitimate target of a lawsuit?

C - all "AI" is is a pile of transistors with various charge states representing the software layers. It was built by people, same as a Smith & Wesson 38, nobody is suing the guns for people they're killing, either, not even when they have fault sights and hit unintended targets.

[โ€“] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

B - who in their right mind would think that a transistor is a legitimate target of a lawsuit?

someone who wants to intentionally misunderstand the situation, wrecking the discussion. I'm not saying you did that, but it's not rare on forums like this.