• DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    Does an Alzheimer’s patient learn things just because they read the same note every morning explaining the reality to them?

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      11 hours ago

      No, their file system is corrupt. No reliable read or write access.

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        11 hours ago

        The AI is no different from the girl in “50 First Dates (2004)”. It has to go back and read the post-it notes every time you start a new session. It does not retain memory without writing shit down to read later.

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          9 hours ago

          You’re not wrong. It’s an inferior equivalent, but would you not say she learns with each note she makes, hampered though she is?