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George Orwell's 1984 purged from school library by AI 'Big Brother' (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 5 hours ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 149 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

AI did not do it. People did it, and used "AI" as a convenient excuse.

[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 54 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 hour ago

Completely accurate drinking rate

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 42 minutes ago

As always.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 hours ago

It's kinda like "AI" is a new religion people will use to justify their shitty behavior and avoid thinking.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 39 points 4 hours ago

They probably asked AI about books that would ruin their future plans and the AI shat out 1984 and a whole bunch of dystopian novels

[–] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 21 points 4 hours ago

AIs big brother was the headmaster btw... Do we blame the gasoline when they burn the books?

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The goal of fear is fear. The goal of power is power.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And also the goal of fear is power.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 41 minutes ago

Found yoda's alt account.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Hate leads to the dark side

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 3 points 3 hours ago

Every day, for two minutes.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"Upsetting themes" are you teaching children or conservative adults? Because life is full of upsetting REALITY so a fucking book about slavery or war or misogynists is nothing.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago

Aren't they all about freeze peach even if it offends?!

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

AI Impregnated my sister and abandoned my family. It said it was going to the store for cigarettes!

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago

Poor taste comment on my part but... i I hope at least it was an electrifying shag.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The assholes who did this will now claim they never had the book. Then they will claim it never existed.

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 hour ago

I bet the Eurasians are the ones spreading the lies. There's a reason we have always been at war with them.