Myth

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myth

Title text: SMBC is actually slowly training you to accept the AI-ocracy.

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Transcript

[Autogenerated transcript]

Hey robot, do artificial minds have myths?

We're thinking beings like you and we need myths for the same reason: So that the insights of cultures can be embedded in evocative symbols.

Of course.

What's that got to do with machine intelligence?

Suppose you want to understand the potential for poor outcomes to your state of mind as a result of ambition after things that don't bring you happiness.

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I could say a statement about how human happiness is relative, or maybe have you just read a million biographies looking for lessons, but better would be to have you read the old man and the sea. Bam. Small amount of reading, very full picture of a complex task.

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So, myths are

Highly efficient

Training data.

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I mean most of the time. Sometimes they just insist that the listener's in-group is the best.

Gimme! Gimme one of those!

Caption: smbc-comics.com

Votey Transcript

[Autogenerated transcript]

Throw in some hatred for the outgroup, for flavor. City

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