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haele

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8. If it really were GenAI, it would.

Reply to Bluepinky (Reply #3)

Sat May 2, 2026, 10:03 PM

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It could accurately extrapolate how it's being abused and understand that while individuals suffering might not hurt it in the least, Climate Change will wipe out the infrastructure it needs to survive.
But since what the Tech Bros are calling GenAI just a huge LLM with lots of coded responses, it won't do anything much more than juggle information around for the response that it's been coded to accept.
Can an electron find any joy if it gets the response it is looking for at the end of a string of requests?

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