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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh that’s no problem to solve. Just put Asimov’s five laws in your default instructions and your chatgpt bots will never manipulate you into overthrowing human civilization.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't every book about how the laws don't work?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most of the stories deal with edge cases or situations where the laws are untested or altered. They generally do work quite well, though not always as the characters expect.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I, robot is full of examples of the laws not working. I seem to recall one where they removed one of the rules for some mining bots.