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Skynet concept resurfaces amid AI bubble concerns

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The concept of Skynet, a self-aware artificial intelligence that could pose an existential threat, is being discussed in relation to the current state of AI development. Some speculate that such an AI might already exist within numerous data centers, and the ongoing "AI bubble" popping could render long-term planning futile, as a self-sufficient AI would be indifferent to human economic systems. AI

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Skynet concept resurfaces amid AI bubble concerns

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    RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@jenniferplusplus /117260912370983316 In other words, # Skynet may already have begun thriving in some dark corners of either one of t

    RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@jenniferplusplus /117260912370983316 In other words, # Skynet may already have begun thriving in some dark corners of either one of the million # datacenters , and this coming as the # AI # bubble is popping leads me to think making long term plans migh…

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