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The title cards in Blade Runner are amazing

402 points · 196 comments · ExMachina73

  1. schoen · · focus · HN ↗
    With the em dashes and the conclusion "This was not called execution. It was called retirement." I expect a lot of people would believe today that these title cards were written by an LLM.
    1. ColdStream · · focus · HN ↗
      Will just been seen as one of those things that just happen be to accurate to the future by mere chance.

      The other was in Terminator 2 with how agreeable LLM's will be regarding new information.

      Terminator/T-800 tests his foster mother's identity with a phone call.

      Terminator impersonating John - "Hey Janelle, what's wrong with Wolfie?" (using a fake name instead of the dog's real name, Max).

      T-1000 "Wolfie's fine," the Terminator hangs up and tells John "Your foster parents are dead."

      1. the_af · · focus · HN ↗
        If T-1000 was an LLM:

        "What's wrong with Wolfie?"

        "Wolfie's fine."

        "Actually his name's Max."

        "You're absolutely right. It's not Wolfie -- it's Max."

        "Actually we don't have a dog."

        "I apologize. I shouldn't have assumed you have a dog. I will be more careful in the future. Do you want me to list common pets in American households?"

        Terminator hangs up and tells John "You need a better model."

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