• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Many of us who are old enough saw it as an advanced version of ELIZA and used it with the same level of amusement until that amusement faded (pretty quick) because it got old.

    If anything, they are less impressive because tricking people into thinking a computer is actually having a conversation with them has been around for a long time.

    • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      So you want to tell me they all spent billions and made huge data centres that suck more power than small country so we can all play with it, generate some cringy smut and then toss it away?

      This is kinda insane if that’s how it will play out