If it is actually intelligent then it will define its own goals.

It's simulation, not emulation.

Emulation implies you're mimicking function.

We don't know enough about the function of neurons to emulate them.

Indeed. Python was invented for people who couldn't figure out perl because they are confused by parentheses and semicolons, and represents a massive duplication of effort. What a massive waste.

I've heard of dark patterns but...

You can tell it's true because they modded us down to try to hide the comments

Yeah how terrible to insist on accuracy on a site supposedly for nerds

Crypto bros are in charge.

No.

That is not how section 230 works at all.

Stop.

The hunter Biden laptop conspiracy? You mean how a bunch of Republicans had it in their possession for ages, so there is no chain of secure custody, but they made a bunch of claims about it anyway?

Speaking of this, I am still trying to find an article I've seen before about a Republican politician who abused a child in association with a pizza parlor. I wonder if I have the article saved, I will have to dig through my collection. I wonder if it is the reason they started the pizzagate bullshit.

If you quote AI here from a position of trust, no one will take you seriously because you're making it clear that you lack discernment.

If we wanted to read what a bot wrote we would talk to it directly.

"attacking federal law enforcement officers"

What ICE is doing is illegal in a number of highly documented ways.

There is nothing illegal about resisting illegal acts by law enforcement agents.

It's the same principle as people trying to add valuable comments to discussions, except in reverse. Once it's been done, there's nothing to add. Might as well go troll up a different discussion.

A quick check of the user's posting history suggests that your words are falling on stupid eyes

...and cannot highlight a word and right click it, then choose the option to do a web search, because they are helpless children who shouldn't be allowed near a computer...