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    @phenomlab i don’t trust Google or it’s AI any further than I could throw a building. I know it sounds a little hypocritical of me to say that when I use good search. I always question the results that Google’s AI displays at the top though.

  • @phenomlab i don’t trust Google or it’s AI any further than I could throw a building. I know it sounds a little hypocritical of me to say that when I use good search. I always question the results that Google’s AI displays at the top though.

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    @Madchatthew I think everyone has used Google search without even knowing it to be honest - even those who class themselves as purists.

    I too have never trusted Google. You’re not alone!

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    I’m really intrigued as to how this will play out. I fully support the mother here and admire the fact she is willing to bring tech companies to account.

    This will be a landmark case if she wins and will likely pave the way for other families who have also had to suffer.

    https://news.sky.com/story/mum-can-continue-lawsuit-against-ai-chatbot-firm-she-holds-responsible-for-sons-death-13373237

  • I’m really intrigued as to how this will play out. I fully support the mother here and admire the fact she is willing to bring tech companies to account.

    This will be a landmark case if she wins and will likely pave the way for other families who have also had to suffer.

    https://news.sky.com/story/mum-can-continue-lawsuit-against-ai-chatbot-firm-she-holds-responsible-for-sons-death-13373237

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    @phenomlab this is very awesome! They should be held accountable.

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    When AI really does make a cyber criminal’s life simpler!

    https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/vercels-v0-ai-tool-weaponized-by.html

  • When AI really does make a cyber criminal’s life simpler!

    https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/vercels-v0-ai-tool-weaponized-by.html

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    @phenomlab that is crazy. It is such a pain already to try and circumvent scammers the way it is and now that is added to make it even easier for them. One really needs to pay attention to what they are clicking on and what site they are on as well.

  • @phenomlab that is crazy. It is such a pain already to try and circumvent scammers the way it is and now that is added to make it even easier for them. One really needs to pay attention to what they are clicking on and what site they are on as well.

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    @Madchatthew Yes, absolutely. Then you also have to consider the serial clickers who regardless of what training you give them decide they are going to do it anyway!

  • @Madchatthew Yes, absolutely. Then you also have to consider the serial clickers who regardless of what training you give them decide they are going to do it anyway!

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    @phenomlab oh yeah, serial clickers are the bane of my existence. Even in my current job. I have to stop them and tell them to stop clicking on random stuff and listen to what I am telling them. In a nice way of course, but in my head I am beating their hands with one of those meat tenderizer hammers. So annoying. Some people don’t even just stop to think about what they are doing. It is like oooohhh preettttyyyy a blue link, click, click, click, click and before you know it, it is like how did you even get to this spot.

  • @Madchatthew I think everyone has used Google search without even knowing it to be honest - even those who class themselves as purists.

    I too have never trusted Google. You’re not alone!

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    @phenomlab said in AI... A new dawn, or the demise of humanity ?:

    I too have never trusted Google. You’re not alone!

    100% agree!

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    @phenomlab Thank you for all the information you have given. I also read a lot of other useful information from participants. Thank you very much everyone.

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  • @phenomlab this is really interesting. I saw an article similar to this where a professor in religion gave chatgpt the bible and some other text and asked it to write a 6 page paper about a specific topic and to make it look like the professor wrote it. Three seconds later it was done and the paper it wrote was top notch and looked like it had been written by the professor.

    Looking at it from that aspect, it is scary to think a computer can do that. My other thought on it, is what if you gave the AI all the medical information that there is, including evidence based research and results from tests and research and all the different outcomes from patients world wide, what conclusion or maybe even new information it would come up with to help with disease, cancer and all that kind of stuff that could help everyone. It would probably take it a matter of seconds to figure it all out.

    I wonder if it could make diagnosing instantaneous and more accurate and maybe even better ways to fix an ailment.

    I also think that in the wrong hands it could also be very dangerous.

    It is very interesting.

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    @Madchatthew
    Thank you for all the information you have given. I also read a lot of other useful information from participants. Thank you very much everyone

    [MODERATION: please note, links have been redacted as the violate they forum policy]

  • @Madchatthew
    Thank you for all the information you have given. I also read a lot of other useful information from participants. Thank you very much everyone

    [MODERATION: please note, links have been redacted as the violate they forum policy]

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    @Hien-Hoang You are welcome!

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    This is so crazy and weird. I would actually like one though.

  • This is so crazy and weird. I would actually like one though.

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    @Madchatthew yeah, I’ve seen these posts all over LinkedIn


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