Galileo's Basilisk
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I am disappointed that I have to write this. It is deeply embarrassing that the thing I am writing about has gone on for so long, that so...

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/37599571

This is less related to actually existing “AI” and more about one of the myths (or, ultimately, the constellation of myths) that drives people to work on “AI.” I posted this on Mastodon, but it probably belongs here as well.