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2026-10-06 13:01:29 UTC

Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Since the mid-1950s, we have changed the thing that "AI" refers to every 5-10 years. ...

Since the mid-1950s, we have changed the thing that "AI" refers to every 5-10 years. The current thing we're calling "AI" is about a decade old, and all this label-switching leads to a lack of clarity as to what (this) "AI" is.

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