A two panel meme. In the first half is written "1.5 trillion USD total industry spend". In the seccond half a character labeled with images of the Wikipedia logo, Obsidian logo, a rubber duck, and a magic 8 ball says "Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power".
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[–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So what is up with the duck?

Not sure with the ball either but seems to me it is a bit folk loreish in the US for some reason.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

    The ball is called a magic 8 ball and it's a toy popular in the US, you ask it a question and it gives you a random answer

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Ah, you beat me to the reply. But yes, the implication is that a random answer is a good as AI, and if you explain your problem to a rubber duck you often find the solution by forcing yourself to think about it step by step.

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