2026-10-06 02:47 UTC
I think we'd be better off if everyone viewed AI like you'd view a four year old.
If a four year old tells you a fact about space, it is probably true; kids love learning about space. If they insist they discovered a NEW fact about space, well maybe we don't take that at face value.
Also never ask health advice; we've seen what four year olds lick.
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@ygor@floss.social 2026-10-06 04:37
@rooster@beige.party I watched a recent movie called Fjord in which a character takes anger management lessons, and the teacher says "Think of anger as a four-year-old: you don't let it drive the car, but you also don't stuff it in the trunk". On the other hand, I'm fine leaving AI in the trunk. But I guess no metaphor is perfect.
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@Willow@blahaj.zone 2026-10-06 15:39
@rooster@beige.party I just described them to my 85-year-old father-in-law by saying "Think of them as your dumbest friend, but they're super fast, so it's like your dumb friend on cocaine." He was asking if he should use them for trading stocks. I hope I successfully convinced him that was a bad idea.