AI as Applied Demonology

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AI = Applied Demonology Boy I love trapping demons in microscopic silicon megastructures to do my bidding, I sure hope nothing goes wrong

What it means

A post compares AI to “applied demonology,” showing a close-up of a silicon microchip beside diagrams of occult demon sigils. The joke is that programming microscopic hardware to obey commands sounds suspiciously like summoning and binding demons, with the ominous expectation that it may go badly. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to fears about artificial intelligence and technology.

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text caption / текстовая подпись silicon microchip / кремниевый микрочип printed circuit board / печатная плата copper circuit traces / медные дорожки платы electronic components / электронные компоненты green circuit board / зелёная плата orange metal contacts / оранжевые металлические контакты four occult sigil diagrams / четыре диаграммы оккультных печатей black circular symbols / чёрные круговые символы white diagram page / белая страница со схемами