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Star Trek holodeck prompts mirror generative AI, author suggests

A social media post draws a parallel between the prompts used for the Star Trek: The Next Generation holodeck and modern generative AI chatbot prompts. The author suggests that the holodeck's ability to create complex scenarios from minimal input mirrors generative AI capabilities. Furthermore, the post reframes a specific Star Trek storyline involving the Doctor Leah Brahms character as a potential allegory for AI hallucination or psychosis, while expressing a strong dislike for generative AI. AI

IMPACT Draws parallels between fictional technology and current AI, offering a critical perspective on generative AI.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a social media post offering an opinion and drawing parallels between fictional technology and current AI, rather than reporting on a new development.

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Star Trek holodeck prompts mirror generative AI, author suggests

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I was thinking out loud the other day; and realized the prompts they would give the holodeck on # TNG are all more or less very much " # GenerativeAI chatbot pr

    I was thinking out loud the other day; and realized the prompts they would give the holodeck on # TNG are all more or less very much " # GenerativeAI chatbot prompts". Which kind of makes sense in a way. Writing wise the writers needed it to create a lot with little input from th…