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Tesla Cybertruck creators linked to 'evil AI' threat in social media post

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A social media post humorously suggests that if the creators of the Tesla Cybertruck are also responsible for developing world-ending AI, then simple household items like water guns or spray bottles would be sufficient to combat such a threat. The post implies a lack of serious concern about AI's potential dangers, drawing a parallel between the perceived impracticality of the Cybertruck and hypothetical AI doomsday scenarios. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post making a humorous, speculative connection between a product and a hypothetical AI threat, lacking factual reporting or analysis.

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Tesla Cybertruck creators linked to 'evil AI' threat in social media post

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If the same people who brought us the # cybertruck are going to be the ones to bring us "The Evil # AI That Takes Over The World," then all we need are some wat

    If the same people who brought us the # cybertruck are going to be the ones to bring us "The Evil # AI That Takes Over The World," then all we need are some water guns or spray bottles (cups or buckets will be fine too), and we're fine.

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