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You didn't expect the application you developed called "Skynet" that has an eye of sauron as it's logo to be used by the military? Sorry, I don't believe you.

• genxy 2mo ago
  I only made a prototype of the torment nexus as illustrative satire, I didn't think someone would actually ship it to production! All satire is dual use.
  • rtkwe 2mo ago
    Oh from the cautionary sci-fi classic "Do Not Create the Torment Nexus"? I always thought it'd be awesome to create after reading that!
    • pfdietz 2mo ago
      Twitter/X has a lot to answer for, but at least it helped create some memorable memes.
      • genxy 2mo ago
        I mean, that is like crediting gmail with the contents of an email. The Torment Nexus came from Alex Blechman a staff writer for The Onion.
        • pfdietz 2mo ago
          Ouch. Burn accepted.
    • musicale 2mo ago
      It was part of the training data.
  • ocodo 2mo ago
    Orwell didn't think he was writing a guidebook...