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silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago

It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes

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It’s not AI winter just yet, though there is a distinct chill in the air. Meta is shaking up and downsizing its artificial intelligence division. A new report out of MIT finds that 95 percent of companies’ generative AI programs have failed to earn any profit whatsoever. Tech stocks tanked Tuesday, regarding broader fears that […]
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    Obviously, the problem is that you’re asking the wrong questions. The AI is infallible. We just need to get the end user to accept that sometimes 2+2 = 5. Just depends on what Big Brother tells you.

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        That’s a great question! I’ll be happy to help you count the lights. I see five lights.

        Here are a few ways you can improve indoor lighting:

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          And… a shrubbery!

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      So we lost our freedom?

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          it was a reference to: “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”

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        Freedom is being able to say that 2 + 2 = 5 without being made fun of.

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          that’s not what the quote says, and, freedom is also being able to make fun of someone saying that 2 + 2 = 4

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