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Historical elevator navigation humorously compared to AI's current state

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This item discusses the historical context of elevator operators and navigators who used barometric pressure to determine floor levels. The author humorously relates this to the current state of AI, suggesting a similar lack of precision or reliability. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post making a humorous, tangential comparison to AI, lacking substantive news value.

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Historical elevator navigation humorously compared to AI's current state

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    RE: https:// wandering.shop/@cstross/117569 606583310456 Back in the day, elevators had operators and navigator who measured barometric pressure to know what fl

    RE: https:// wandering.shop/@cstross/117569 606583310456 Back in the day, elevators had operators and navigator who measured barometric pressure to know what floor you were on. Before navigators, a trip to the 5. Floor could end up in the basement. XD fuck # ai

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