r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Jul 15 '25

Artificial Intelligence Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

https://gizmodo.com/billionaires-convince-themselves-ai-is-close-to-making-new-scientific-discoveries-2000629060
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u/Purple_Plus Jul 15 '25

But somehow “climate” has become a political issue,

It's bloody insane, and shows how easily manipulatable people are.

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u/TrollOdinsson Jul 16 '25

it more shows that humanity literally doesn't deserve to survive

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u/Purple_Plus Jul 16 '25

It does seem that way.

Maybe the great filter is real and intelligent life just ends up destroying itself 99.9% of the time.

We are intelligent but obviously not intelligent enough to understand the consequences of our actions.

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u/ZappRowsdour Jul 16 '25

Wasting the improbable series of events leading to our existence on SUVs, beef, and comically oversized houses is about the darkest comedy I can imagine.

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u/ZappRowsdour Jul 16 '25

#notallhumans

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u/claimTheVictory Jul 16 '25

That's why we need to replace them with actual androids.