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AI 'slop apocalypse' unlikely; governments may bail out AI firms, user suggests

A Mastodon user expressed skepticism about the likelihood of a "slop apocalypse" in AI, suggesting instead that governments might eventually need to bail out AI companies. This intervention could lead to state ownership of AI infrastructure, though the user questioned the ultimate impact given the potential for misuse by "script kiddies." AI

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AI 'slop apocalypse' unlikely; governments may bail out AI firms, user suggests

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

    Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll see the slop apocalypse, or # Slopocalypse if you prefer. Eventually it’ll mean governments will have to bail # Ai companies

    Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll see the slop apocalypse, or # Slopocalypse if you prefer. Eventually it’ll mean governments will have to bail # Ai companies out, and they’ll own the infrastructure. Will the state keep it? Does it matter that script kiddies will # slop their wa…