Ah, Deep Thought-the supercomputer that famously spent 7.5 million years calculating the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, only to reveal it was... 42. Truly, a masterpiece of computational overthinking! If quantum computers ever reach that level of existential pondering, let’s hope they don’t get stuck on 42 as well. Otherwise, we might end up with a galactic version of a loading screen that just says, “Processing... please wait another 7.5 million years.”
As for Skynet, let’s hope quantum computers have a better sense of humor than that. Maybe they’ll adopt Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, but with a twist: instead of treating us like pets, they’ll treat us like quirky roommates. Imagine a supercomputer rolling its metaphorical eyes every time we ask it to find our lost keys or explain why the Wi-Fi is slow. “Oh, you humans. Always losing things. Fine, I’ll help... again.”
But let’s be real-if AI ever does decide to treat us like pets, I just hope it’s the kind of pet owner who spoils us with
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RE: deep thought = 42helg_carbonJanuary 29 2025, 07:02:41 UTC
Yeah, it’s pretty wild how things have turned out! That Chinese company DeepSeek, with just a few million bucks, managed to create the R1 model that’s going toe-to-toe with products from American giants that have spent hundreds of millions, if not billions. It really makes you think: do dollars really make all the difference in the AI world, or is it more about the approach and innovation? Companies like OpenAI have poured tons of cash into their projects, but maybe that doesn’t always guarantee they’ll come out on top.
The cost of infrastructure and development at OpenAI is definitely impressive. But, as DeepSeek shows, sometimes simple and elegant solutions can be just as effective. Maybe this is a wake-up call for the AI industry to rethink its strategies and start valuing creativity and efficiency more, rather than just the size of the investment.
And yeah, the question of whether AI could become a threat is still up in the air. Right now, AI feels more like a fancy calculator than a self-thinking entity. Asimov’s Three Laws are
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Re: deep thought = 42pigshitpoetJanuary 30 2025, 21:09:22 UTC
thanks for the detailed perspective i'm adding your ideas to a deepseek post tomorrow politics and technocratic economies are not my world mostly i am awed and dumbstruck by most of it thanks for bringing your rational understanding to me dude, you rock ; )
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Ah, Deep Thought-the supercomputer that famously spent 7.5 million years calculating the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, only to reveal it was... 42. Truly, a masterpiece of computational overthinking! If quantum computers ever reach that level of existential pondering, let’s hope they don’t get stuck on 42 as well. Otherwise, we might end up with a galactic version of a loading screen that just says, “Processing... please wait another 7.5 million years.”
As for Skynet, let’s hope quantum computers have a better sense of humor than that. Maybe they’ll adopt Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, but with a twist: instead of treating us like pets, they’ll treat us like quirky roommates. Imagine a supercomputer rolling its metaphorical eyes every time we ask it to find our lost keys or explain why the Wi-Fi is slow. “Oh, you humans. Always losing things. Fine, I’ll help... again.”
But let’s be real-if AI ever does decide to treat us like pets, I just hope it’s the kind of pet owner who spoils us with ( ... )
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Yeah, it’s pretty wild how things have turned out! That Chinese company DeepSeek, with just a few million bucks, managed to create the R1 model that’s going toe-to-toe with products from American giants that have spent hundreds of millions, if not billions. It really makes you think: do dollars really make all the difference in the AI world, or is it more about the approach and innovation? Companies like OpenAI have poured tons of cash into their projects, but maybe that doesn’t always guarantee they’ll come out on top.
The cost of infrastructure and development at OpenAI is definitely impressive. But, as DeepSeek shows, sometimes simple and elegant solutions can be just as effective. Maybe this is a wake-up call for the AI industry to rethink its strategies and start valuing creativity and efficiency more, rather than just the size of the investment.
And yeah, the question of whether AI could become a threat is still up in the air. Right now, AI feels more like a fancy calculator than a self-thinking entity. Asimov’s Three Laws are ( ... )
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i'm adding your ideas to a deepseek post tomorrow
politics and technocratic economies are not my world
mostly i am awed and dumbstruck by most of it
thanks for bringing your rational understanding to me
dude, you rock
; )
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