By John Gruber
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Via a DF reader, here’s a 20-second clip from the 1993 classic* Demolition Man that exemplifies how today’s overly effusive, ever-affirming AI chatbots were presented as elements of a profoundly dystopic future by sci-fi writers just a few decades ago.
*OK, OK — cult classic.
★ Thursday, 13 November 2025