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I outsourced my memory to an AI pin and all I got was fanfiction (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I compared Bee’s version of my day with my diary entry. I wrote about trying Paddington Bear-themed marmalade sandwiches in our office kitchen. (Not a fan. I did, however, note that the strawberry-flavored shortbread cookie was excellent.) I wrote several paragraphs about a sensitive text conversation I had with a friend. Bee never picked up these moments because memorable things aren’t always spoken aloud. It made me wonder: in a hypothetical future where everyone has a Bee, do unspoken memories simply not exist?

I liked reading this part because I had not considered that consumers of these products would have an expectation of their device to document their thoughts.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

It makes sense though, doesn't it? I imagine someone going in knowing it's machine learning doesn't have too many false assumptions, but they are being programmed in a way to mimic humans. The voice recognition part has come an incredible long way and I would not be surprised that this makes the uninitiated expect more of the language model than actually is there.

In this era of atomic isolation, even I wanted to believe it's true. Having an algorithm that remembers my name through reboots would deepen the sense that there is a pretty developed entity helping me. Luckily I skimp on the premium versions.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 22 hours ago

So it listens to you and you can “permit it” to read emails and all that shit? I didn’t even know this kind of thing existed let alone that anyone would CHOOSE to allow this. Crazy.

[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Why do people do this shit to themselves?

I swear if the Borg came down some people would be lining up to join the club.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hey, free healthcare!

[–] JuvenoiaAgent 4 points 20 hours ago

Free healthcare, housing, energy... and I won't have to think anymore, sounds great to me!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Insert robo-eye since the left eye is not perfect 20/20

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anything breaks, we'll just replace it.

Including the brain. Especially the brain.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Borg-Garek, is that you?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

They are tech writers, that's their job

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

my private fan theory is that the Borg are actually the good guys but we only ever hear the gReAt fEdErAtIoN's POV

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If it actually worked, it would be really useful for a lot of people (it's me. I'm a lot of people)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, if the Borg weren't so violent towards non Borg they would be the actual end goal of a lot of nerds. You're telling me we could be socialist cyborgs in space?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But the federation is already socialist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

And has cyborgs

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So? Can't the Borg also be socialist? We have multiple capitalist groups right here in real life

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Well sure, I just don’t know why I would join the socialist group that wants to remove free will when I’m already part of one that doesn’t.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Star Trek Spoiler

See Picard series 2 for that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Quoting the renowned Mike Wazowski: "How many kids you got in there?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Journalists? Probably just to see how it will go wrong and report about it so we don‘t have to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would be lining up to become part of the Borg tbf. It's basically giga-socialism

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think you understand what the Borg are about.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Fully providing every single need to their people in an attempt to create the most efficient worker possible? It just so happens that their "work" is assimilating people into the hive, but... The methods surrounding their work are pretty nice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean... the method is basically "join us or die"... I don't think that's particularly nice...

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not talking about the method they use to work, I'm talking about the methods they use to facilitate that work. They provide their workers with homes and sustenance. I would expect to put entertainment on that list too if they weren't cyborgs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Hmm, the Borg internet (or intranet I guess) probably has a lot of entertainment material collected, but then we know that drone emotions are suppressed by implants so you wouldn't actually be able to enjoy any of it...

"Homes" feels like a stretch... an alcove is worse than one of those sleeping pods in Japan, you don't even get privacy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Amazing. Can't tell if you're joking or you are for real.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Amazing. You've yet to actually make a point in this conversation, only disparage mine without any counterargument lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At what point did I mention anything about the hive mind being a good thing? The only thing I praised was the fact that the hive provides homes and sustenance for its workers

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is basically the "but Hitler built the highways" argument.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 hours ago

I almost feel like you're intentionally avoiding what I'm actually saying. I am not praising the Borg as an exemplar of a good society. I am saying that they happen to have one aspect that is also present in what would be a good society. In my first comment I acknowledged that what they do is not okay, and then jokingly compared assimilation to socialism because it has 2 similar properties. I oversimplified for the sake of a joke. You're being an ass for no reason over a joke about cyborgs being kind of similar to socialism. The joke used the Borg as a subject but literally any cyborg lifeform would fit the bill because the mechanical parts provide the sustenance and protection the worker needs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Do you? The Borg are a collective consciousness, it’s the most democratic government in the galaxy.

My only problem with the Borg is they have a queen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Democracy isn't that everyone is being forced to be of the same opinion. They don't vote for their actions, the hive mind overrides each personality with the overarching Borg characteristics, mean assimilation of every worthy race, eradication of danger. There is no individual left in this. If you think that is democracy or socialism then I don't know what else to tell you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I don't think enforced conformity through literal mind control counts as democracy.

[–] roserose56 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I find it stupid yet somehow helpful.
It records everything you say, it also takes your time after to read the scripts, which could can be helpful at some point.
It's a no from me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I think the Borg would take one look at me and declare me a total loss.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I like how they put in italics “it listens to all your conversations” and yet it’s still third in the list. Reminds me of how most mass media approach mass surveillance!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

ewwww, a paywall.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't think writers should be paid either. We have AI to do all writing now anyway, so what do we need writecels for anyway? 😏

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

That's not the responsibility of the end user. That's the responsibility of the host. If you're going to have people write your articles, pay them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

A Firefox fork like IronFox with an aggressive adblocker setup like uBlock Origin in medium mode blocks paywalls and all kinds of annoying popups on most sites. Takes a bit of tweaking to not break some sites, but after that it's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Unlike the Rabbit R1 or the Humane AI Pin

And they describe the exact same crap.