The Jokes Thread...

[Skyliner33]

The HGV driver should be thankful the boat didn't give him a wider berth!

To be honest, it’s almost so unbelievable I’m thinking it must becAI.

 

[Sackmycook]

That must be Ai surely.....

 

[Bav]

To be honest, it’s almost so unbelievable I’m thinking it must becAI.

Yeah, I'm wondering why the boat isn't listing or hasn't benn pushed wider.

 

[Skyliner33]

Yeah, I'm wondering why the boat isn't listing or hasn't benn pushed wider.

I suppose it might have been. The lorry looks sat on the walkway on the side of the boat. Canals aren’t very deep. Boats can run aground fairly easily.

 

[Skyliner33]

It’s got me thinking, as AI gets better how are we going to be able to believe anything. Frightening in a way. Matrix?

 

[Sackmycook]

We are doomed, doomed I tell ya !

 

[Bav]

It’s got me thinking, as AI gets better how are we going to be able to believe anything. Frightening in a way. Matrix?

Not a problem - we already live in a post-truth world.

 

[Skyliner33]

Not a problem - we already live in a post-truth world.

Don’t bring politics into this

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Don’t bring politics into this

It’s funny when someone mentions lies sorry mis truths the next thing mentioned is politics

 

[Johny]

Politics shmolitics

 

[ChestnutBrown]

Number plate looks rather suspect as a telltale AI feature. That’s without stating the obvious about the barge vs the HGV physics comparison.

 

[Trouts]

It’s got me thinking, as AI gets better how are we going to be able to believe anything. Frightening in a way. Matrix?

this is called the "Dead Internet Theory"


explanation thus:

Dead Internet theory - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Stay Frosty]

Certainly the comments on YouTube are pretty well all "bot" posts which I guess would satisfy the any click being proof of activity for advertising revenue?

 

[Ayjay]

During my working life (in the days of film!), I was trained as both a photographer and photo interpreter but even without that, it would have taken about a picosecond to recognise that picture as fake. It does however worry me that in this day and age, there are people out there who would automatically believe it's real (not necessarily anybody on here though).

 

[Stay Frosty]

@Ayjay This is where the jump to politics and potentially war comes into the scene when you look at the current situation in the US.

 

[Sasquatch]

when you look at the current situation in the US.

I know. I wish they'd bring Yellowstone back as well

 

[dubber36]

Fancy the boat not giving him enough room.

He was probably giving a cyclist on the tow path 1.5m

 

[Cuffy]

A couple of interesting facts about the late great Yul Bryner;

• He was a season ticket holder at Liverpool FC for over 25 years
• He never owned any aftershave

Yul never wore cologne.

I'm here all week.

 

[Bav]

A couple of interesting facts about the late great Yul Bryner;

• He was a season ticket holder at Liverpool FC for over 25 years
• He never owned any aftershave

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Yul never wore cologne.

I'm here all week.

Is "here" the naughty step?

 

[Ali-G]