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Software update cadence questioned as potential AI feedback loop

A user on Mastodon is questioning whether the rapid succession of software updates, sometimes occurring within hours of each other, is a result of artificial superintelligence. They hypothesize a feedback loop where an SI detects a problem, issues a patch, humans implement it, and then the SI immediately detects another problem, repeating the cycle indefinitely. This observation is framed with a negative sentiment towards the concept of 'super intelligence' in this context. AI

RANK_REASON User speculation on social media about AI's role in software updates, lacking factual reporting or new information.

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Software update cadence questioned as potential AI feedback loop

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Dear code savvy peeps, am I right in assuming that the reason so many updates to software are within a day followed up by another, and another... then another..

    Dear code savvy peeps, am I right in assuming that the reason so many updates to software are within a day followed up by another, and another... then another... all often less than another day apart, is down to the 'super intelligence' 🤮 being used nowadays? S.I. "Problem detect…