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AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case (www.grandforksherald.com)
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[–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I suddenly realize you may have thought I was criticizing you, individually. Just so you know, that's not what I intended: I meant it as a general reaction to seeing that comparison made over and over again, and your instance of it just happened to be the one I attached it to.

Sorry about that.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That was what I read it as, no worries. I really can't think of a better correlation like that movie though. The stupid people part is key.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Ah, I see how we differ now. I think the key isn't just that they're stupid, but more importantly that they're incurious, mean-spirited, cowardly, and duped by propaganda. And that the leadership is malicious and corrupt, not merely incompetent. As such, I think just about every other dystopia is a better fit than Idiocracy is. 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Star Wars: Andor -- take your pick!

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