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Behold, the glorious AI revolution...

Finally, the dream of generations has been realized!!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IypCqgjevvA

Imagine going back in time to the year 2000 and bringing today's Internet with you...

You: Hey, everyone, I come from the future where we have technological marvels beyond your capacity to imagine!!

Everyone: Oh yeah? Prove it!

You (smirking smugly): How bout I show you the ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE we have created...ON MY SMARTPHONE!!!! *You start to bring up AI VIDEOS on YouTube....*

Everyone: Wait, you have artificial intelligence?! Wow!So did you use it to solve global warming?!

You: Err, no, not really, that has actually gotten far far worse ....

Everyone: Darn, well, at least large numbers of jobs must be done by machines, allowing for universal basic income and more time spent with your families...

You: Well...not quite, you see, all the financial benefits of automation went to the top 0.1%... they own us and our government and have created a new oligarchy

Everyone: Darn, well that sucks... surely you used AI to eliminate all disease, and allowing everyone to live a healthy life, free health care for everyone?

You: Ummm....

Everyone: No? Well that's disappointing.... but surely having AI allows politicians to have scientific data at their fingertips and thus make wise decisions that benefit all mankind....

You: ah... no, not really, our president told us to drink bleach, and thinks windmills cause cancer....

Everyone: **starting to get nervous** PLEASE don't tell us that AI has enslaved humanity and uses our blood to lubricate their macines...!

You: Haha, no, no, nothing like that... not yet, anyway...

Everyone: OK, we give up.... what wonders and miracles has it brought humanity?

Your phone: " I HAVE ROAST BEEF IN MY NOSTRILS!"

You: OH hey... you know what, perhaps it's better i not show you the future, sorry... you know, we wouldn't want to create a paradox... or something...

Everyone: **dawning realization on their faces** OH god, you dumbfucks used it to make PORN, didn't you!

You: **Nervously edging back towards your
time machine and checking your wrist that hasn't had wrist watch on it in over a decade** OH wow, look at the time! I just remembered I am running late for, um, a thing I have to do... in the future...yeah...

Sigh.... what have we become...?

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