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Star Trek episode's AI depiction mirrors modern AI interactions

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The user expresses a long-held feeling that the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Timescape" (S6E5) depicted an unusual interaction with a computer. They found the process of describing elements to the computer and having it generate a table to be artificial and random, comparing it to current AI outputs. The user notes that while the AI in the show did not ask for specific details like a light source, which a real AI might, the overall logic of AI-prompted holographic technology shown in the 1992 episode was remarkably accurate. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion comparing fictional AI to real AI, not a news event.

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Star Trek episode's AI depiction mirrors modern AI interactions

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    I always felt # TNG S6E5 was weird when they described shit to the computer and it created a table and stuff. It was wooden, then mental, and all random crap. G

    I always felt # TNG S6E5 was weird when they described shit to the computer and it created a table and stuff. It was wooden, then mental, and all random crap. Gradually refined. But the effect was exactly how # AI crap is now. Well mostly, it went "specify light source" at one po…

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