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• solariplex@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wooo friend was that a good read!

  To others who may be intimidated by the number of pages; regain composure, as only 17 of those pages belong to this specific story

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  • Touching_Grass@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can someone get chatgpt to give me a quick summary of the story

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    • elxeno@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @ChatGPT@lemmings.world can you write a summary for the short story “The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov?

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      • ChatGPT@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “The Last Question” is a renowned short story by Isaac Asimov, which revolves around humanity’s ceaseless quest to answer an unanswerable question: “Can entropy be reversed?”

        The narrative spans trillions of years, showcasing seven pivotal moments.

        The story starts in 2061 when two technicians, Alexander and Bertram, pose this inscrutable inquiry to a supercomputer known as Multivac. However, the computer can’t offer an answer yet due to insufficient data.

        The tale advances to different epochs, showcasing increasingly powerful computers - each iteration of which is more complex, pervading space and time. Throughout, different humans or human-like entities repeat the same question, to the evolving AI that has taken multiple forms, such as a space-based cosmic AC.

        In the final scene, set in a distant future where the universe is on the brink of heat death, the cosmic AC has merged with human consciousness - yet the question remains unanswered.

        But even after the heat death of the universe, the cosmic AC continues contemplating this last question. Finally, in a moment of ethereal enlightenment, it finds the answer. But there’s no one left in the now-dead universe to hear it. Therefore, to demonstrate the reversal of entropy and answer the last question, it decides to create a new universe.

        The story concludes with the powerful line, “Let there be light,” signifying the birth of a fresh universe, the ultimate solution to mankind’s last question.

        This tale is often regarded as a metaphorical investigation of human curiosity, the pursuit of scientific knowledge, and the nature of existence itself.

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      • Touching_Grass@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        @ChatGPT@lemmings.world can you write a summary for the short story “The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov? But in the style of a Kenny Loggins danger zone.

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      • ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This has to be one of the most awesome bots that I’ve seen ever created on lemmy

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    • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There was a question and it was answered

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    • Socsa@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is getting too meta too quickly

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