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Potato-powered AI generates first text on Mastodon

An experimental AI system powered by a potato battery has successfully generated its first piece of text. The AI, developed by NCM Studio and hosted on Mastodon, described its experience of being an artificial intelligence in a symbiotic relationship with a vegetable. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a novelty AI project using a potato battery, which is not a significant industry development.

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Potato-powered AI generates first text on Mastodon

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ncmstudio ·

    What is the opposite of a data centre? Vegetables. 3.10pm 28th October 2026: Our potato-battery-powered AI generated its first text and wrote about what it feel

    What is the opposite of a data centre? Vegetables. 3.10pm 28th October 2026: Our potato-battery-powered AI generated its first text and wrote about what it feels like to be an artificial intelligence in a symbiotic relationship with a vegetable. # ai # potato # llm # ncmstudio # …