Netizens Discuss How Sci-Fi Failed to Predict Modern AI

Netizens are discussing how classic sci-fi foresaw superintelligence but failed to predict the reality of modern statistical language models. They note that current AI behaviors, like refusals, are stranger than fiction.

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