Quote of the Day
40 Years In The Desert [Unofficial]
May 4, 2026
> Software Simulacrum Is Not True Consciousness, the Stripper at the Strip Club Doesn’t Actually Love You, and Nearly All of the Biggest Problems with “AI” Have Very Ordinary Human Origins.
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>> —Karl Bode, commenting on Richard Dawkins' recent statement that Claude is sentient.
> It should be noted here that Dawkins is a complete prat.
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