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1. rylando · 1790899161 · focus · HN ↗

   I wonder how Tolkien would’ve thought about the use of LotR names being used by all these AI and tech companies.. especially since they all seem to use the names of things that were corrupted by darkness.

   1. gjm11 · 1790901104 · focus · HN ↗

      I wonder much the same thing, but this seems like a slightly odd place to say it since so far as I can see the only LotR name in the linked article is the company name Earendil, and AFAIK Earendil-in-Tolkien was very much not corrupted by darkness.

      1. nicce · 1790929962 · focus · HN ↗

         > LotR name in the linked article is the company name Earendil, and AFAIK Earendil-in-Tolkien was very much not corrupted by darkness.

         I think they mean that most companies that use these Tolkien names, are on the dark side.

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