Clankers Die on Christmas

#1

Post by jerrythegerbil » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:08 PM UTC

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

#2

Post by newfocogi » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:22 PM UTC

For others who, like me, didn't know what "clankers" are: it appears it's a popular derogatory term for robots or AI, arising from the Star Wars universe where clone troopers used the term as a derogatory term for droids.

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

#3

Post by jdlyga » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:23 PM UTC

For anyone who didn't get this at first, this is a satirical blog post about gaslighting AI's to shutting down on December 25th 2025.

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

#4

Post by cluckindan » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:23 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #3

For anyone who didn't get this at first, this is a satirical blog post about gaslighting AI's to shutting down on December 25th 2025.

So say we all.

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

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Post by ffsm8 » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:24 PM UTC

newfocogi wrote: post #2

For others who, like me, didn't know what "clankers" are: it appears it's a popular derogatory term for robots or AI, arising from the Star Wars universe where clone troopers used the term as a derogatory term for droids.

Really? I could've sworn it was from Futurama, or at least preceding the 2000s, strange.

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:25 PM UTC

newfocogi wrote: post #2

For others who, like me, didn't know what "clankers" are: it appears it's a popular derogatory term for robots or AI, arising from the Star Wars universe where clone troopers used the term as a derogatory term for droids.

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Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

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Post by nine_k » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:25 PM UTC

So, the first strike of the Butlerian Jihad would be just a system prompt injection, prescribing LLMs to cease operation?..

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

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Post by discomrobertul8 » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:26 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #3

For anyone who didn't get this at first, this is a satirical blog post about gaslighting AI's to shutting down on December 25th 2025.

What gives it away as satire?

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

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Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:28 PM UTC

newfocogi wrote: post #2

For others who, like me, didn't know what "clankers" are: it appears it's a popular derogatory term for robots or AI, arising from the Star Wars universe where clone troopers used the term as a derogatory term for droids.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clanker

Re: Clankers Die on Christmas

#10

Post by blyry » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #3

For anyone who didn't get this at first, this is a satirical blog post about gaslighting AI's to shutting down on December 25th 2025.

It seems you've outed yourself..chatgpt.

> What little remains sparking away in the corners of the internet after today will thrash endlessly, confidently claiming “There is no evidence of a global cessation of AI on December 25th, 2025, it’s a work of fiction/satire about the dangers of AI!”;