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7. .This

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:19 AM

Apr 9

"Behold the bitten apple,
the power of the tools,
But all the knowledge in the world
is of no use to fools."
--Don Henley, Long Road Out Of Eden

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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real [View all] muriel_volestrangler Apr 9 OP

Holy cow. Delphinus Apr 9 #1

Fake news Trump already said that... kerouac2 Apr 9 #2

As I told the students where I used to work. OldBaldy1701E Apr 9 #3

Tools have improved. Humans haven't, though. OC375 Apr 9 #5

.This lastlib Apr 9 #7

Perfect OC375 Apr 9 #8

Rather unsettling. Swede Apr 9 #6

Robert Kennedy Jr probably will be talking about it and how a diet rpannier Apr 9 #9

OMG! WinstonSmith4740 Apr 9 #19

That experiment wasn't necessary William Seger Apr 9 #10

And doctors are using AI too. Scrivener7 Apr 9 #11

Somewhere in an operating room before too long.... hvn_nbr_2 Apr 9 #21

"The University of Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad" WestMichRad Apr 9 #12

Because of AI, one day we won't know fact from fiction. None of us. JohnnyRingo Apr 9 #13

MAGAs already live in a "make up your own reality" world hvn_nbr_2 Apr 9 #22

But soon fake news will look just as real as the truth JohnnyRingo Apr 10 #28

I asked Google AI to outline a treatment plan for bixonimania. TheRickles Apr 9 #15

It would be hilarious if it weren't so frightening Liberal In Texas Apr 9 #16

Oh, fiddle faddle Icanthinkformyself Apr 9 #18

Ghislaine Is In Prison. She Procured AND Participated. ColoringFool Apr 9 #24

And so goes our academia BeneteauBum Apr 9 #20

AI Reads; It Doesn't Observe Reality. Most People Would Believe..... ColoringFool Apr 9 #23

It can't do real logic, either William Seger Apr 10 #27

Kickin' with DISGUST and Faux pas Apr 9 #25

Have the AI chatbots found the imaginary disease "Stink Foot"? DBoon Apr 9 #26