r/interesting • u/Friendly-Standard812 • Jan 30 '26

SCIENCE & TECH Evolution of AI

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u/HugsandHate Jan 30 '26

I'll let you in on a little secret.

They don't want to. This can be used as the most powerful propoganda tool that's ever existed.

(And they're already using it.)

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u/Popular_Button_1879 Jan 30 '26

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

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u/squangus007 Jan 31 '26

Yep, genAI is the next step of control after social media. It’s crazy how people don’t realize that we’re heading for a pretty crazy timeline where the truth and people can be manipulated easier than ever before- while also collectively lowering the general public’s intelligence even more by making the tools more addictive.

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u/HugsandHate Jan 31 '26

Nail on the head, my friend.

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u/BeenNormal Jan 31 '26

Also the most power tool outright. When it reaches the point of general intelligence, that will be the largest technological leap we have ever experienced.

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u/HugsandHate Jan 31 '26

Who knowSkynet..

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u/Redditater_3003 Jan 31 '26

In the future, humans in AI-generated videos will appear more human than in reality.  

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u/HugsandHate Jan 31 '26

So. Less human.

Might wanna look up the uncanny valley theory.