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William Seger

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1. What's frightening to me is how many people think AI is superior to actual intelligence.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:20 PM

Feb 21

The AI we have today only simulates what is only a subset of what actual intelligence is capable of, and occasionally produces pure nonsense, but the reason it's heading toward us like a freight train is because it does that subset cheaper than actual intelligence.

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'Slow this thing down': Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 21 OP

What's frightening to me is how many people think AI is superior to actual intelligence. William Seger Feb 21 #1

I heard an interesting point about AI's self learning from all the data it is absorbing. Marie Marie Feb 21 #7

plus when AI gives answers they don't like, they poison the input to shape the output cynical_idealist Feb 22 #18

We are all on the train but we're not sure where it is going or if it will jump the tracks. twodogsbarking Feb 21 #2

Unfortunately, the Trump administration has it's head up it's ass. It won't do anything. Jim__ Feb 21 #3

And its hand in the Silicon Valley moneybags not fooled Feb 22 #17

Trump will double down, not slow it down. LudwigPastorius Feb 21 #4

Abundant Iniquity is my expansion of AI dickthegrouch Feb 21 #5

Garbage in, garbage out, eh? Wise thought by you here, one that I agree w/, anyone in IT knows that. SWBTATTReg Feb 21 #8

You mentioned AI not being intelligent enough to discern fact from fiction; area51 Feb 21 #13

I just read an article in the Atlantic Mosby Feb 21 #6

This date is very optimistic. It costs lots of money to replaces the millions and billions of line of code for the AIs SWBTATTReg Feb 21 #10

I hear you GenThePerservering Feb 22 #21

AI equals GIGO creon Feb 21 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Feb 22 #15

The hype is dishonest creon Monday #22

AI is a front for something far more insidious. hunter Feb 21 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Feb 22 #16

I suspect AI is going to help us far more. cstanleytech Feb 21 #12

AI models of the electric grid really ought to be air-gapped from the grid itself... hunter Feb 22 #20

Ai burns through fresh water 💦, a fundamental element of life questionseverything Feb 22 #14

In my limited experience, AI is like a friend looking for your approval tavernier Feb 22 #19