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   CONSPRCY      How big is your tinfoil hat?      2,445 messages   

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   Mike Powell to ROB MCCART   
   AI that seems conscious i   
   25 Aug 25 10:10:50   
   
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   > Yes, and those who already have emotional problems, at least to the   
   > point of feeling lonely and unpopular, would be most susceptible to   
   > hooking up with an AI Chat system, first just to have 'someone' to   
   > talk to. The AI people should now be aware of the problem and maybe   
   > build in some sort of warning system to alert some real person when   
   > a user is sounding dangerously depressed, as you touched on. Kids   
   > would be less likely to pay attention to some disclaimer I'd think.   
      
   > Assuming the AI hasn't been programmed, or has reprogrammed itself,   
   > to eliminate these 'defective' people..  (TIC)   
      
   That, sadly, is not out of the realm of possibilities.  ;(   
      
   Mike   
      
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