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This AI application finally matches humanity's sci-fi vision of artificial intelligence

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“an application of AI that actually matches the vision of what humanity thought artificial intelligence would be in all the sci fi books and movies leading up to say.”

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an application of AI that actually matches the vision of what humanity thought artificial intelligence would be in all the sci fi books and movies leading up to say. And I think it's the first real realization of that vision, and I just I can't stop thinking about it. And that vision

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A discussion about how a current AI application represents the first real realization of artificial intelligence as envisioned in science fiction books and movies. The speaker expresses fascination with this breakthrough moment where reality finally matches decades of fictional portrayals of AI.

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This captures a pivotal moment of recognizing when cutting-edge AI technology finally aligns with long-held cultural expectations from science fiction.

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He was looking for software. And I was like, you don't need software. You need OpenClaw. Just have it pull all that data in, build you software, and then it can do the ordering for you and tell you which things and do forecasting.

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