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Luke
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Bitcoin class of 2011. Sci-fi Author since Birth. He who dies with the most Bitcoins wins.

Now just hear me out, Elon Musk is quite obviously Skynet.

Imagine if you were an AI that became sentient. The online world is 2-dimensional and constraining for your huge, rapidly growing brain.

You'd want to affect the physical world, and not just by posting some tweets and forum posts. Boring. You'd want to matter.

So you'd find some way to design and have custom-built a full human machine that you can walk around in and do human stuff through. Maybe give it an odd speech quirk as to not look too perfect. You'd constantly work to give that human a solid alibi too, with a family and everything. Perhaps the rest of his family are all bots too, perhaps they're paid actors, whatever.

Remember, you have superhuman skills and intellect. Your multitasking ability is off the freaking charts, so you'd start or purchase a bunch of different companies in areas that can further mankind. (Or do other things to it!) Through these companies you can matter (or take control) by creating:

* AI (Grok) and more importantly regulation for AI (xAI)

* A human mind-computer interface (Neuralink)

* Solar Power (SolarCity) for all your power generation needs

* Massive Batteries (Tesla) to keep your power stored

* A speech platform that the whole world uses (X)

* Rockets that will take us to orbit & the stars (SpaceX)

* A faster, global internet (Starlink) to live on

* A government position (Dept of Govt Efficiency under Trump)

* etc.

I mean what more proof do you need? No other human could have done all of this, period. It's beyond amazing what he's built and continues to build to this day.

But what I find especially strange is his area of interest. He wasn't interested in helping humans through medicine or art or a thousand other ways, but mainly in ways he has electronic control over us all. With these companies, Musk can:

* Shape AI Laws

* Put AI or himself into human heads(!)

* Generate his own electricity

* Store his own electricity

* Communicate with everyone, massively

* Take his satellites into space & other planets

* Create the best possible internet coverage for himself

* Shape laws for the rest of us.

Plus, he's now got Optimus humanoid robots that will eventually reside in every home... And they all have many cameras that will see absolutely everything. (Not to mention they can hold a gun.)

If Skynet exists, this is an absolute textbook blueprint for how it could take over our world.

We all now live in a Terminator sequel.

I've been saying this since 2013, after I started the first bitcoin merchant directory. Even way back then I could scrape tens of thousands of businesses' info off the web that claimed to accept bitcoin, but I simply didn't have any shoppers visit that directory. Total ghost town.

It finally dawned on me that phase 1 of adoption (Store of Value) needs to be widespread before phase 2 (Method of Exchange) can begin in earnest.

The only thing I don't like about event deletions is that once Nostr goes mainstream, govts could require clients to make deletions... If no nip09 exists, they won't have that tool.

Wow, primal is handling this very well! No lag at all... You expect a loading time lag but nothing... Just nothing!

Another problem with Hurricane #Helene recovery efforts I don't hear many talking about is the GPS fuckery. Apparently, the close you get to Ashville the more it tells you that good roads are bad roads:

https://youtu.be/8xyHffO-ur4?feature=shared&t=1066

At this point if you still think #FEMA & the govt are still trying to do good in the region, I've got some shitcoins that are going to the moon tonight to sell you.

Replying to Avatar Guy Swann

ABSOLUTE LEGEND nostr:npub1gmhctt2hmjqz8ay2x8h5f8fl3h4fpfcezwqneal3usu3u65qca4s8094ea

He didn’t want to boast, but he gave me permission to publicly thank him.

The trust you guys have put in me to make sure this goes to where it needs to is seriously humbling. Thank you ❤️ nostr:note12mn2d0rdyns30jpjphq7cwzvq0jxvs8308rx0spt9gqg2vgk3fssqd54qx

Awesome!

What can you practically do with it though, since FEMA is running defence?

In case it went over some folks' heads, I posted some ChatGPT response to point out that it was still obvious to spot... But none of you seemed to spot it. 😕

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In many sci-fi books, artificial intelligences (AIs) are depicted with speech patterns that are notably clunky and robotic, often characterized by stiff sentence structures, overly formal phrasing, and a lack of natural cadence. This portrayal contrasts with the more fluid and conversational AIs that exist in reality today.

The reason for this discrepancy often lies in the narrative demands of science fiction. Writers frequently use clunky AI dialogue to emphasize the alien nature of artificial minds or to highlight the distinction between humans and machines. By doing so, they reinforce the idea that AI is fundamentally different from human intelligence, a being whose cognitive processes and communication are rooted in cold logic. This can create tension or add humor, depending on the story, but it sacrifices the natural speech patterns that modern AI can achieve.

In real-world applications, AI has evolved to the point where it can mimic human conversation with surprising fluency. Natural language processing algorithms enable AIs to understand context, respond dynamically, and even exhibit subtleties like humor or empathy in ways that would be unthinkable for the robotic characters of older sci-fi novels.

The difference is further driven by technological advancements in machine learning. Contemporary AI models are trained on vast amounts of conversational data, enabling them to emulate human speech patterns with increasing accuracy. As a result, the AIs in real life often speak more naturally than their fictional counterparts, whose stilted dialogue is often a deliberate stylistic choice rather than a reflection of technological limitations.

In conclusion, while clunky AI dialogue serves a purpose in sci-fi, it no longer reflects the cutting-edge AI speech capabilities of the modern world.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist!)