florence @morallawwithin
— with a reply from @dioscuri (Henry Shevlin) — saved image
florence [badge] [verified] [Follow] @morallawwithin please stop saying your calculator "adds" numbers, it only simulates addition 10:04 AM · Sep 28, 2026 · 77.1K Views 81 [replies] 152 [reposts] 3K [likes] 141 [bookmarks] Relevant View quotes > Henry Shevlin [verified] @dioscuri · 11h DeepBlue never beat Kasparov at chess because it was only simulating playing it.
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Tweet by florence (@morallawwithin) satirising 'it only simulates' arguments about AI by applying them to a calculator's addition, with a reply from Henry Shevlin (@dioscuri) applying the same argument to Deep Blue and Kasparov. Posted in a deadpan register.
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