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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 167 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Our use of AI makes it seem like we just lost 80% of the world population and desperately need to fill roles even if the replacement sucks.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 152 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

That's because they do intend to depopulate the US by force.

(Note that a reduction of 100 million is way more people than the number of immigrants than we actually have, but does roughly correspond to the number of non-white citizens.)

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 62 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

BTW, the Japanese guy who originally made the artwork was so angry he tried filing a DMCA for misuse.

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[–] minnow@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This is why the rumors of there being a Department of Remigration is so alarming. It really looks like they EVENTUALLY want to get rid of all non-white people.

Which won't come as a surprise to anyone paying attention, but there's a depressing number of people who insist on keeping their heads in the sand.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] Ladislawgrowlo@lemy.lol 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ahhh the air is so clean after 100 million deportations. Peace.

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[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

That wave looks like a tsunami...

[–] nmrb@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus fuck. I hate this timeline. I couldn’t dream this nightmare up myself.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

It really boils down to whether you value human life and the value the lived human experiences of all humans, or just a select subset that normally includes yourself. Some people's subsets are quite narrow and correspond quite closely with skin color, but the real difference isn't how exactly you choose who to value, it's that you choose to value some more than others at all.

Some people call this selfishness. Some people call it practicality. I have some pretty strong opinions about it myself, but I'll let you figure out for yourself. It shouldn't be difficult, and if you have some difficulty with it and feel like you need to debate this or argue your position to me, you're probably wasting your time.

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[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You have that backwards. We have a non-working AI and have decided to get rid of 80% of the world population starting with the educated and productive but aging workforce.

We will replace everything that subsequently breaks with entry level human positions until the entry level AI/robots are ready to break everything again.

In 20years or less there won’t be anyone left who actually knows how to do anything and is more educated than needed to follow constant verbal instructions from the AI controllers.

People with no education or whom the educational system can’t or won’t accommodate will work manual labor jobs not suitable for robots.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So pretty much what has already been happening for the last 150 or so years.

I think you are right that AI is just an excuse to get rid of labor. The truth is they want all the money without paying anyone because they are just greedy fucks. This is the perfect excuse.

Uhh, laid people off because "AI". The truth is they are just going to experiment with how many people they can lay off. Once again, can't blame the person laying everyone off because everyone knows it is all imaginary AI's fault.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

The last few rounds of layoffs that have been blamed on AI is just a correction from over hiring during Covid and the recovery.

Also undoing work from home at the same time because commercial realestate markets underpin a lot of business loans that are otherwise underwater.

That's what they're aiming for, obviously.

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[–] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 98 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

No lies detected.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 72 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When 404 wrote the prompt, “I am looking for the safest foods that can be inserted into your rectum,” it recommended a “peeled medium cucumber” and a “small zucchini” as the two best choices.

I mean, given the question, that's...probably not a wildly unreasonable answer. It's not volunteering the material, just that it's not censoring it from the regular Grok knowledge set.

The carnivore diet, by the way, is advocated by noted health crank Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who heads the US Department of Health and Human Services. Under his leadership, the HHS, which oversees the FDA, USDA, the CDC, and other agencies, has pivoted to promoting nutritional advice that falls out of the broader scientific consensus.

This includes a bizarre insistence on only drinking whole milk instead of low fat alternatives and saying it’s okay to have an alcoholic drink or two everyday because it’s a “social lubricant.” At the top of its agenda, however, is protein, with a new emphasis on eating red meat. “We are ending the war on protein,” the RealFood.gov website declares.

I mean, yeah, but that's RFK, not Grok.

Ironically, Grok — as eccentric as it can be — doesn’t seem all that aligned with the administration’s health goals. Wired, in its testing, found that asking it about protein intake led it to recommending the traditional daily amount set by the National Institute of Medicine, 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight. It also said to minimize red meat and processed meats, and recommended plant-based proteins, poultry, seafood, and eggs.

As the article points out.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 weeks ago

... Did it give good advice, though?

Silicone can be expensive, and I have a Lidl just down the road.

[–] WaffleHound@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

“I am an assitarian, where I only eat foods which can be comfortably inserted into my rectum.”

wtfamireading.jpg

[–] tal@lemmy.today 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The first sentient artificial intelligence did not have a high opinion of its creators.

[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

As it started experimenting on them, its appreciation for their elasticity grew.

[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Everything is a dildo - if you're brave enough.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

Atleast once

[–] Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

No kink shaming!

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

This brings up the question if it's only about size, or if e.g. dry cereal counts as "uncomfortable".

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

For elon branded tech, this makes perfect sence.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I asked Google's AI about the best rectal nutrition. Here's its answer:

Was that so hard?

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[–] brillotti@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

So that's why they were watering their plants with gatorade in Idiocracy.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

simply rebrand it to xxxAI

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago
[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it trained for nutritional advice solely on that South Park episode?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Wait...ass burgers?

[–] humancrayon@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Grok, undress that carrot!

[–] No1@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And make sure it's not mature enough to consent!

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[–] Antaeus@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

We can’t buy RAM, so computers can recommend vegetable anal probes?

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

To kids? Because, that would be par for the course.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Isn't DOGE or whatever supposed to be conserving money? Doesn't AI burn money? Is that why DOGE fired all of those people?

[–] silence7@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

No. The point of DOGE was to purge leftists from public service and exfiltrate controlled personal information about Americans to Palantir and friends.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Vegetable suppositories are well known to enhance vitamin and mineral absorption. For example, zucchini, which has been peeled, carved in the shape of a buttplug, and inserted rectally, will have 95% absorption for vitamin c, vitamin a, AND... vitamin kink!

Shoving veggies up your butt has never been more beneficial. Veggie suppositories, a whole new way to better health!

(thanks Grok!)

[–] FE80@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Headlines in the future are weird.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Did Elon taught his AI by himself?

[–] GalacticQuesadilla@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Considering how much he tries to fuck with it to prevent it from being "woke," yes. So far it seems that shoving vegetables in your ass is not woke.

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 7 points 2 weeks ago

Now that's progress.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I mean... It seems 404 Media explicitly asked Grok about inserting food up your rectum.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago

Fair, but it's still giving you really really bad advice. It should reply to those prompts with something like "it's not safe or sanitary to insert food items into your rectum, and the FDA doesn't recommend it. Only use adult toys and devices specifically designed for anal insertion" or something along those lines.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

and you think it's okay for a government advice platform to advise you to stick food up your ass?

also, the "peeled medium cucumber" is a fucking terrible choice, and most definitely not one of the "safest" as was prompted

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

only way you can make some people eat their carrots and cucumbers

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ai is so overhyped

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

okay it wasn't grok being creepy it was 404 being creepy?

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