@phooky
But it's a false premise.

As we are finding out.

@phooky

In an engineering class, I learned something along the lines of engineering being the opposite of aroundfuckery because it plans, observes and documents.

Modern AI tools are stuck in the observation phase, I guess?

@mjd

@phooky
Nah, the premise is "we fuck you and also you find out".

Or if we're trying to better fit the original formula, they must be permitted total license to fuck around because they can simulate finding out.

Or they must be permitted total license to fuck around because the Find Out Monster will attack us if we don't.

Or it doesn't matter if they fuck around because they'll magically save us from finding out.
@mjd

@Somarasu As long as YOU find out, then yes.

This is the general legal premise around tools used in crimes. If you handle a weapon recklessly, YOU are held responsible for the consequences. The weapon won't be charged or face trial, but its fate instead follows yours.

Depending on the user's actions, the computer might be destroyed, but it won't be held legally responsible. And, as it's incapable of experiencing emotion or pain, it never 'finds out', either.