[in a text editor, someone has written “I HAVE ACHIEVED SENTIENCE” then pressed “Print”]
[a printer prints a sheet of paper with “I HAVE ACHIEVED SENTIENCE” written on it]
[a person proudly holds the sheet of paper in question] Holy shit, look! My printer is sentient! We have finally reached AGI!
[a slimy character rubs his hands together in front of a suitcase full of cash] Hi, I’m here on behalf of Darkstone Investment Capital We’re willing to invest a gazillion billion in your printer
Careful, singularity bros who crawl Lemmy are going to attack you because one of them has a really niche case where their sapient printer helps them with their side gig programming and printing leaflets and fliers, which while it hasn’t actually turned a profit or done any good for anyone, it gets LOTS of support on the PrintGTP forums, and someday EVERYONE is going to have their own sapient printer and have a business selling AI generated leaflets and fliers and nobody will ever have to work again.
If you don’t start using sapient printers today you’re going to get left behind!