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To find it scary that babies today

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flagpolesitta · 26/04/2026 22:46

won’t know or remember a world before AI? It’s a very strange thought the more you consider it, and a bit unnerving!

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AmethystDeceiver · 26/04/2026 22:47

Unless it fails and they never know about it because we decide not to...

Ohthatsabitshit · 26/04/2026 22:48

Well my mum could say the same about me not knowing a world without computers

flagpolesitta · 26/04/2026 22:51

Ohthatsabitshit · 26/04/2026 22:48

Well my mum could say the same about me not knowing a world without computers

True but when I used to think about how my nieces/nephews wouldn’t properly remember a world before smartphones or iPads it didn’t seem particularly unsettling, whereas AI does.

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AlcoholicAntibiotic · 26/04/2026 23:11

Most people I work with have never known a world without the Internet - that’s just as scary.

Lemonbutters · 26/04/2026 23:18

Not really as I’m sure it’s the same for most generations really! There have always been new inventions.

JudgeJ · 26/04/2026 23:23

Ohthatsabitshit · 26/04/2026 22:48

Well my mum could say the same about me not knowing a world without computers

One of my grandchildren saw a black and white film and thought the whole world used to be black and white. They also cannot comprehend not having a phone, not even a landline, having to go to the phone box and maybe wait!
It's the same for every generation.

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