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Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home (techspot.com)
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[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago) (2 children)

This is not novel. This has been done 100x in the past. It doesn't work.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 27 minutes ago

It worked insofar as it killed all the mosquitoes. Whether it'll end up burning his house down in the long run is still up for debate.

[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

But this time there's AI involved... so we can also boil the oceans!

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 31 minutes ago

There's AI and then there's AI. Unless you think the system is talking the mozzies to death, get a grip.