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highplainsdem

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10. Just read that BBC article, P_S - thanks! It's crazy that businesses have become so dependent on

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 11:07 AM

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computers that many have no contingency plans if they're hacked.

And yes, schools should use pen and paper for tests. Though they might have to make sure the kids aren't wearing glasses with AI built in.

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Is the AI Conveyor Belt of Capital About to Stop? [View all] highplainsdem Oct 13 OP

All the thing does is vomit rewrites of wiki articles and Klarkashton Oct 13 #1

And, I've Found Plenty Of Instances Where... ProfessorGAC Oct 13 #2

It's always supposed to get much better soon. Klarkashton Oct 13 #4

I've noticed that, too. highplainsdem Oct 13 #5

The key phrase here is "circular financing". It has begun. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 13 #3

There's also a cryptocurrency angle to the leveraging. Hugin Oct 13 #6

Missing a zero there - Musk said last spring that xAI was worth $80 billion. Now supposedly $200 billion. highplainsdem Oct 14 #7

Oh! Hugin Oct 14 #8

"Hype created bubble" you were, as usual, correct. Prairie_Seagull Oct 14 #9

Just read that BBC article, P_S - thanks! It's crazy that businesses have become so dependent on highplainsdem Oct 14 #10