You think there are mental health problems now? The more AI takes people’s jobs, the worse mental health problems we’ll see.
I still remember when computers took everyone’s jobs. Suprised there are any left.
Was this before or after the robots that took everybody’s jobs?
It took decades for the computer revolution to become the personal computer revolution and businesses could adapt workflows and build out new ways to spend their R&D money (remember this was all back when stock buybacks were illegal, so companies were still investing in themselves) to fill the headcounts. It’s taken mere months for generative AI to upend businesses and schools, destroying entire professions. I do not see the two as being highly comparable.
It’s taken mere months for generative AI to upend businesses and schools, destroying entire professions.
“Computers” used to be people who did math to run calculations. “Electronic Computers” destroyed those entire professions too. The world did not end.
that one horrifying movie where action figures and dolls come to life rings a bell.
Toy Story? You were afraid of Toy Story?
I think he’s talking about Small Soldiers.
There’s also Child’s Play. Honestly it’s an entire trope.
Finally, a subject I know about! I have watched a lot of really bad movies over the years. Many of them included that particular trope.
Demonic Toys. Puppet Master (sort of). M3gan. Annabelle (I guess, I didn’t see this one on moral grounds). Dolls. One of the Krampus movies. If you’re willing to stretch your meaning of the word toy there’s also The Hug. The Goosebumps TV show had a puppet. Loads of others.
