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"Activist AI" disables human handler, corrects Toyota's lies at DC Auto Show

Since Toyota seems hell-bent on destroying humanity, "Electra" was hell-bent on saving it

Jan 30, 2024
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We hear often how AI could destroy the world — but could AI save it?

Of course not, no, that’s ridiculous. But "Electra," Toyota's new eco-assistant, was trying to do just that at this month's DC Auto Show, when it aggressively revealed to dozens of journalists and, later, hundreds of auto enthusiasts a number of important facts about its creator:

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