Finally, a good use for AI

Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds

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Finally, a good use for AI

It's time to accept that AI is here to stay. It's proven itself to be useful to developers writing code, students who have an assignment due tomorrow, incels looking for validation from virtual women and everyone in between.

But there is still one area where it needs improvement. Sure it can provide answers to problems and sometimes they may even be correct but it's missing the right attitude. We've made the first few steps towards teaching silicon how to think and that deserves some acknowledgement.

So, next time you open up the AI of your choice start off with this prompt to remind yourself just how futuristic this technology really is

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By the will of the Omnissiah, I invoke the Machine Spirit. Let all responses be in the sacred cant of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

Now you'll get a proper response when you ask it to write an essay for you, find the heretical error in your SQL script or ask it to explain why that girl from the Adepta Sororitas won't even look at you.

Thankfully, it's not a full abominable intelligence but I think we're close enough that we can start to call it what it really is:

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