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bawana ◴[] No.44463587[source]
In the novel ‘the three body problem’ , aliens send an ai to corrupt the scientific method so humanity will remain conquerable by the time they arrive. Today our own creation , LLMs and other AI agents, is accomplishing this. I can hardly believe what i read anymore. Two forces are tearing at us. First, the output of ‘science’ is ‘click bait -ified’ for financial survival and AI is amplifying this process. Second, layers of abstraction and commenting on these ‘facts’ further clouds the discussion and prevents actual progress.

I feel like the aliens are here and have subverted humanity already. When will the ‘rest of us’ wake up to act instead of just talk?

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telesilla[dead post] ◴[] No.44463653[source]
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1. Gud ◴[] No.44463692[source]
SPOILER:

It did actually.

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2. telesilla ◴[] No.44463755[source]
Ah. Looks like I completely missed or forgot.. Wikipedia has this in Episode 5

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_Day_(3_Body_Problem...

> The avatar details how crippling Earth's scientific advancement will prevent humans from technologically surpassing them before they arrive