This simple kid's cartoon predicted the future pretty succinctly
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Transformers
∂³∑x² — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 09:34 AM)
How they knew of the Watchman stories a year before they were published is anyone's guess but they are supercomputers and probably hacked into the earliest of Internets or something
Anyways, there you go. The Autobots knew that it was the Ukrainian Jews all along
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Bobby Tomlinson — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 10:51 AM)
No, the old Transformers cartoon did not accurately predict the future in any specific way. While the show featured advanced technology and the idea of robots, its depiction of the future was primarily a fantasy, not a prediction based on observable trends.
Here's why:
Fictional Technology:
The Transformers cartoon's technology, like transforming vehicles and advanced weaponry, was not based on existing or foreseeable technology at the time.
Fantasy Setting:
The show's narrative, with its focus on space battles, sentient robots, and a war between factions, was a fictional world, not a depiction of a real future.
Inspiration, Not Prediction:
The Transformers were inspired by existing toy lines, not by a desire to predict the future.
For example, the "Transformers: Animated" series, which premiered in 2007, depicts a future where robots are used in everyday life. This is a fantasy, not a prediction of the future, as the cartoon characters are sent to Earth 50 years in the future, and they cause a technological revolution upon arrival. They wake up 50 years later to find that robots have been integrated into everyday life.
The Maximals in "Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts" travel back in time to prehistoric Earth, which is a fictional scenario, not a prediction of the future.
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∂³∑x² — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 11:02 AM)
You been practicing with the AI searching for truths Bobby?
You could have fixed it up a bit and made it seem like it was yours at least!
That's the kind of behaviour that gets teachers onto you for stealing and copying someone else's homework
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Bobby Tomlinson — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 12:27 PM)
It is just something that I’ve been toying with, Siggy. I’m a very busy man so artificial intelligence has become a very useful tool for me, showcasing my talents in songwriting etc. well I thought…why not start using it to show how brainy I am!
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∂³∑x² — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 12:28 PM)
It's all about the prompting Bobby, always has been
I think you're doing a marvellous job with it. Which platform are you using because some of them can give it a personal touch and make it a little more regional or from a certain generation if you know how to work them properly
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Bobby Tomlinson — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 01:10 PM)
It’s just the Google AI summary which comes up when you type a question into Google. Is that Gemini? I’ve been toying with that one that’s on WhatsApp too and I’ve so far almost made it sentient AND made it go doolally.
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Bobby Tomlinson — 11 months ago(April 18, 2025 01:48 PM)
When I’m feeling less tired, I’ll send you screen grabs of when I gave it human traits such as longing and curiosity…then it just snapped right back to factory settings.
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