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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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To go deeper: some animals act curiously, others with fear, but only a few of them understand what the mirror does and use it to inspect themselves.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

Huh.....so what you're saying is that mirrors are actually AI.

THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE!!! EVERYBODY COVER YOUR MIRRORS!!!

[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago

Unironically in certain cultures there is a superstition that you should cover your mirrors at night

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

This is a great one - although I never see animals worshipping the mirror.

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

I love the idea of a bunch of woodland creatures (completely unaware of what mirrors are) investing heavily—and aggressively—in mirrors and mirror-related technology.

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Squirrels (lemmings) pooling all of their nuts at the alter, lol.

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago

Investor Squirrel 1: “All you have to do is gather your acorns right here, and they will instantly double in value!

Investor Squirrel 2: “Bro’, we’re so sentient!!!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Or forming romantic attachments to the mirror

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 week ago

Uhmm ... you never had a pet bird Im guessing?

Seeing all bird masturbate up against a mirror is just par for the course when you have bird pets. Its gonna be either a mirror, a favorite toy ... or you.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 week ago

Except it's not my reflection, it's a reflection of millions if not billions of humans.

Just think about the fact llms are basically trying to simulate reddit posts and then think again about using them.

[–] minnow@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago

The mirror test is frequently cited as a means of testing sentience.

OP I think you hit the nail on the head.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago

Not nearly enough people understand this about our current models of AI. Even people who think they understand AI don't understand this, usually because they have been talking to themselves a lot without realizing it.

[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago

I checked with that other gorilla who lives in the bathroom and he says you're wrong

[–] callyral@pawb.social 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Related: is there a name for "question bias"?

Like asking ChatGPT if "is x good?", and it would reply "Yes, x is good." but if you ask "is x bad?" it would reply "Yes, x is bad, you're right."

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

It's just a leading question.

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It is not a leading question. The answer just happens to be meaningless.

Asking whether something is good is the vast majority of human concern. Most of our rational activity is fundamentally evaluative.