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delichon • today at 1:12 AM • 6 replies • view on HN

> Real-time AI perception

Continuous AI dependence of a large fraction of society is coming fast. It needs a name. Cyborgism? Umbilicals?

We'll also need to coin some names for the symbiotes to call the resistors. Neoamish? Analogues?

The economic power difference between the two groups may justify calling them the Eloi and the Morlocks.


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traverseda • today at 1:43 AM

Gargoyle is traditional.

serf • today at 3:12 AM

>Continuous AI dependence of a large fraction of society is coming fast. It needs a name. Cyborgism? Umbilicals?

"Quick, everyone! There has been an event in the time line that causes derision between the masses, let's assign derogatory phrases to blindly label individuals on each side -- we'll call them slurs -- according to the corresponding biases before any kind of human oneness or organization can take place, otherwise we risk human relations improving!"

or, another route : every single step need not be 'us or them'.

... on another hand, 'gargoyle' is kind of cool.

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reaperducer • today at 2:34 AM

We'll also need to coin some names for the symbiotes to call the resistors. Neoamish? Analogues?

How about "human beings?"

UltraSane • today at 2:46 AM

These combined with constant access to LLMs are basically the power glasses or specs from the book Accelerando by Charles Stross that the main character becomes so dependent on he becomes severely disoriented when they are stolen.

jackyinger • today at 1:28 AM

Uh, I think some good old fashioned ones could do the trick: “sheeple”, “dumbass”, etc.

sorenjan • today at 1:45 AM

Clanker sores.