Comment by 🛸 bluesman

Re: "AI Slop?"

In: u/bluesman

Along these lines, I remember a philosophy class in college. This was a long time ago. The professor said a computer will never be able to write poetry. I remember thinking, "just wait".

Of course, there are those saying that's still true.

🛸 bluesman [OP]

2025-07-16 · 10 months ago

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🗿 argenkiwi · 2025-07-16 at 22:55:

True that! And it is not so much that we underestimate what computers can do but more that we overestimates ourseleves.

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