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1. 082349+28[view] [source] 2020-09-24 16:04:14
>>aaronb+(OP)
A 1952 prediction of a dystopia we haven't yet reached: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24576623
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2. nahuel+N9[view] [source] 2020-09-24 16:11:13
>>082349+28
What do you think about a dystopia were GPT-3 / GPT-4 bots post comments to Hacker News including references and links without being distinguished from real humans?
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3. 082349+rc[view] [source] 2020-09-24 16:23:28
>>nahuel+N9
If indistinguishable, would that be a dystopia or a utopia[1]? At least this is Hacker News, not /r/totallynotrobots. Maybe if we gaze long enough into a procedural abyss, the abyss will gaze back?

https://xkcd.com/810/

Bonus clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH76CZbqoqI

[1] if the line between dys- and u-topia depends upon prevalence of man-portable SIGINT devices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24069572

Further playing "bot or not?" we have the Stasi (human) vs NSA (automated): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24470017

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4. nahuel+Fe[view] [source] 2020-09-24 16:32:22
>>082349+rc
I think we need to wait to the next iteration to get a totally indistinguishable one, but very impressive still ;)
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