@cstross The fossil fuel money funding AI initiatives are looking for something that wastes energy like cryptocurrency wastes it.By design, repeated queries are required because the answers are unpredictable & with a high error rate.It's genius level fraud created by an industry bent on keeping its addicts.Like any drug dealer, the fossil fuel industry is manufacturing a pool of addicts (captive consumers) with a dependency to something only they can supply.https://vocal.media/futurism/the-dark-side-of-ai-companions-the-quiet-rise-of-emotional-dependency-in-a-digital-age
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