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Scrivener7

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4. I saw an AI guy talking the other day. He has gotten out of the business because he thinks

Reply to hatrack (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:10 AM

11 hrs ago

the best case scenario of the outcome of AI is that we humans become the pets of AI agents. Because, he says, they're a species. And they're a more advanced species than we are. And they will treat us not much differently than we have treated species who are less advanced than we are. Like dogs and cats. If we're lucky.

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From Snow Drought To Full-On Drought Across West; Colorado River Flow Projected 30% Of Normal, Water Cutbacks Coming [View all] hatrack 13 hrs ago OP

A bunch of data centers would really be helpful right about now Orrex 13 hrs ago #1

Yes, we've just got to "win" the "AI Race"!! hatrack 12 hrs ago #2

I saw an AI guy talking the other day. He has gotten out of the business because he thinks Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #4

I was just going to ask how many data centers those billionaires in cowboy hats were building in those states. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #3