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		Dylan16807 on Dec 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Science of Wi-Fi on Airplanes The term "basilisk" is referring to the thought experiment itself, not the AI, by the way. A basilisk is something where perceiving it damages you, more or less. The AI is nameless or might be referred to as Omega.

thedudeabides5 on Dec 4, 2019 [–]

ah my bad. guess that's why no one liked the joke. gotta be accurate with your Omega jokes on HN or people will shred you.

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