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I have no mouth, and I must output a seahorse emoji.

someothherguyy 1y ago
Those are "souls" of humans that a AI is torturing in that story though, not exactly analogous, but it does sound funny.
- bmacho 1y ago
  They are not souls but normal humans with physical bodies. The story is just a normal torture story (with a cool title), and everyone better stop acting like it was relevant in most conversations, like in this one.
  - someothherguyy 1y ago
    The machine destroys and recreates characters over and over, and they remember what happens. So, I called them souls.
- zenmac 1y ago
  >Those are "souls" of humans that a AI is torturing in that story though, not exactly analogous, but it does sound funny. Yeah well there seems to be some real concerns regarding how people use AI chat[1]. Of course this could be also the case with these people on social media. https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis
arnavpraneet 1y ago
better title for the piece of this post
cycomanic 1y ago
That's my favorite short story and your post is the first time I have seen someone reference it online. I think I have never even met anyone who knows the story.
- ileonichwiesz 1y ago
  ? It’s referenced all the time in posts about AI.
  - prashantsengar 1y ago
    It's a reference to a short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Sc...
    - DonHopkins 1y ago
      And then there's "I Have no Grass, and I Must Mow" by Larry Ellison.
      - IAmBroom 1y ago
        You got me with that lure.
- user_of_the_wek 1y ago
  There is also an old point-and-click adventure game based on the story, in case you didn't know.
- loloquwowndueo 1y ago
  It’s referenced a lot as the inspiration for The Amazing Digital Circus.
- magnusmundus 1y ago
  Really? I’m surprised. The original is quoted relatively often on reddit (I suspect by people unaware of the origin — as I was until I read your comment). Consider it proof that HN has indeed not become reddit, I guess :)
- vidarh 1y ago
  It's easy to miss, but it's been referenced many times on HN over the years, both as stories: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=%22I%20have%20no%20mouth&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... and fairly often in comments as well: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=%22I%20have%20no%20mouth%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Those are "souls" of humans that a AI is torturing in that story though, not exactly analogous, but it does sound funny.

bmacho 1y ago
They are not souls but normal humans with physical bodies. The story is just a normal torture story (with a cool title), and everyone better stop acting like it was relevant in most conversations, like in this one.
- someothherguyy 1y ago
  The machine destroys and recreates characters over and over, and they remember what happens. So, I called them souls.
zenmac 1y ago
>Those are "souls" of humans that a AI is torturing in that story though, not exactly analogous, but it does sound funny. Yeah well there seems to be some real concerns regarding how people use AI chat[1]. Of course this could be also the case with these people on social media. https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis

arnavpraneet 1y ago

better title for the piece of this post

cycomanic 1y ago

That's my favorite short story and your post is the first time I have seen someone reference it online. I think I have never even met anyone who knows the story.

ileonichwiesz 1y ago
? It’s referenced all the time in posts about AI.
- prashantsengar 1y ago
  It's a reference to a short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Sc...
  - DonHopkins 1y ago
    And then there's "I Have no Grass, and I Must Mow" by Larry Ellison.
    - IAmBroom 1y ago
      You got me with that lure.
user_of_the_wek 1y ago
There is also an old point-and-click adventure game based on the story, in case you didn't know.
loloquwowndueo 1y ago
It’s referenced a lot as the inspiration for The Amazing Digital Circus.
magnusmundus 1y ago
Really? I’m surprised. The original is quoted relatively often on reddit (I suspect by people unaware of the origin — as I was until I read your comment). Consider it proof that HN has indeed not become reddit, I guess :)
vidarh 1y ago
It's easy to miss, but it's been referenced many times on HN over the years, both as stories: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=%22I%20have%20no%20mouth&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... and fairly often in comments as well: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=%22I%20have%20no%20mouth%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...