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How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots. Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] lime@feddit.nu 72 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

centaur = brain of a man, speed of a horse.
reverse centaur = brain of a horse, speed of a man.

substitute horse with ai.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 25 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Over a long enough distance, men can outrun a horse. Especially in heat.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 58 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Who’s in heat, the horse or the man?

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 34 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't like where this is going, but I approve it.

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I put on my harness and horse-ears hat...

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 weeks ago

Are you the mightiest horserer of the lands

[–] erictile@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Wherever it's going, we can measure it in Hands.

[–] Miller@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Whoever is chasing.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

🤔 😱

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you ever tried running with a boner? You wear out quickly.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] Mountainaire@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What is that black ball that falls on the right side?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That's weird, I have no idea. I didn't see it on my phone screen, but yeah I see it now on my laptop.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the bigger question is why the man is running after a horse in heat. That is not how you make a centaur.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 16 points 4 weeks ago

not with that attitude

[–] onion_dude@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Ooooh! I've got a thing for this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon

My friend runs it each year. His pictures are nuts

[–] morto@piefed.social 3 points 4 weeks ago

But with a horse brain?

[–] ssladam@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Practically, better described as endurance, although technically correct.

[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 weeks ago

Good practical examples are the car driver vs the Amazon driver. When you drive a car, you go where you want, but at the superhuman speed of a car. The Amazon driver has a computer telling them where to go, how to drive there, and even cameras to watch if you drive according to Amazon's rules. The driver has become the extension of the computer, instead of the other way around. That's a reverse centaur.

[–] EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thank you kindly friend