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[–] credo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] quantenzitrone@lemmings.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

this aigen?

or does my slop sense tingle wrongly?

[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wrongly, I'm afraid. I remember this series of "alot" illustrations from years ago. IIRC a web comic author made them.

[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago

The origin of the alot is the blog hyperbole and a half, this article in particular. It is very cute tbh. I don't find it hard to believe that somebody drew this particular alot in response later on.

[–] MrLLM@ani.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried a few reverse image search sites, none of them could find that exact image, not even something similar.

Also, that font is really similar to what AI might use.

I’d say it’s AI slop.

[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

Similar alots stem from this blog from 2010

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For some extra existential crisis, consider this.

In 1x10^10^^56 years, a new big bang could occur in the universe, through quantum tunneling.

If you multiply that with all possible ways in which all subatomic particles in the observable universe could be arranged (1x^10^^115), that might be a possible timeframe for a new universe exactly like ours.

That is, a universe in where you posted that comment, and I'm writing this right now. Maybe we're doing that a few seconds differently, but overall it's the same universe.