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oytis ◴[18 Jul 25 20:21 UTC] No.44609364[source]▶

I just hope when (if) the hype is over, we can repurpose the capacities for something useful (e.g. drug discovery etc.)

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armchairhacker ◴[18 Jul 25 20:39 UTC] No.44609580[source]▶

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Very cheap game consoles and VR headsets. Unironically that could really help world peace and QOL: less news and doomscrolling, and people would have an outlet for stress, anger, and boredom.

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1. amelius ◴[18 Jul 25 20:56 UTC] No.44609745[source]▶

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This is one of the more hopeful explanations of the Fermi paradox.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox#Hypothetical_exp...

"Alien species may isolate themselves in virtual worlds"

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AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics