707Kat
@707kat.bsky.social
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A full-stack Dev here to enjoy beautiful art and upload my own creations occasionally.
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#Datarights #PrivacyMatters
A full-stack Dev here to enjoy beautiful art and upload my own creations occasionally.
{ Cᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ }
👀 Jibatsu-Shounen Hanako-Kun
👾 #MakeRoom
🪫Social Battery
🔑 Clipforth
#Datarights #PrivacyMatters
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707Kat
@707kat.bsky.social
· Jun 8
They are making it impossible to host information online and drying up resources. Stop defending and supporting these malicious entities.
Open knowledge sharing AND copyright are both under siege. Whether you are for one or the other doesn't matter.
This is a shared issue that's hitting "both sides". They are taking away YOUR choice, replacing it with regurgitation & centralisation while the open internet withers away.
📌 Instance🧵
This is a shared issue that's hitting "both sides". They are taking away YOUR choice, replacing it with regurgitation & centralisation while the open internet withers away.
📌 Instance🧵
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Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
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The thing is, it's not defective. It is functioning exactly as it's supposed to.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The thing is, it's not defective. It is functioning exactly as it's supposed to.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
The issue is that a system that does what ChatGPT does WILL act in this manner as designed. It has no ability to assess the individual who provides its inputs, no understanding of what it outputs, no morals.
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This isn't defective in the manner mentioned. It is not defective.
It's dangerous by design. A system that echoes and reinforces a bad mental state will make that mental state worse. It's what it's designed to do. Not for bad mental states per se, but to engage with the inputs and echo them.
It's dangerous by design. A system that echoes and reinforces a bad mental state will make that mental state worse. It's what it's designed to do. Not for bad mental states per se, but to engage with the inputs and echo them.
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This isn't defective in the manner mentioned. It is not defective.
It's dangerous by design. A system that echoes and reinforces a bad mental state will make that mental state worse. It's what it's designed to do. Not for bad mental states per se, but to engage with the inputs and echo them.
It's dangerous by design. A system that echoes and reinforces a bad mental state will make that mental state worse. It's what it's designed to do. Not for bad mental states per se, but to engage with the inputs and echo them.
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22% of Ireland's electricity is consumed by datacentres, and the EU's AI Continent Action Plan proposes tripling datacentre capacity by 2030. 🤯
And speaking of bad political frames, "AI sovereignity". 🤮
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
And speaking of bad political frames, "AI sovereignity". 🤮
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
What Ireland’s Data Center Crisis Means for the EU’s AI Sovereignty Plans | TechPolicy.Press
Louis Boyd-Madsen traces how a model of unregulated digital growth has outpaced energy planning in Ireland, and why it matters for the EU’s AI ambitions.
www.techpolicy.press
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
22% of Ireland's electricity is consumed by datacentres, and the EU's AI Continent Action Plan proposes tripling datacentre capacity by 2030. 🤯
And speaking of bad political frames, "AI sovereignity". 🤮
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
And speaking of bad political frames, "AI sovereignity". 🤮
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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🌟 "Publishers remain competitive by hiring and training real people to do real people jobs that support real people authors and real people readers. (...) Remember, the AI is fed with the work of actual humans. Why do you think that is, exactly?"
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🌟 "Publishers remain competitive by hiring and training real people to do real people jobs that support real people authors and real people readers. (...) Remember, the AI is fed with the work of actual humans. Why do you think that is, exactly?"
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They Live without the glasses is a good way of describing where we're at
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
They Live without the glasses is a good way of describing where we're at
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This is better than anything I’m seeing on American news media.
Asking the global questions.
Asking the global questions.
Terrifying comments from MAGA-pundit about a nascent American Empire.
Thanks to @lewisgoodall.com at @lbc.co.uk for pushing back.
Thanks to @lewisgoodall.com at @lbc.co.uk for pushing back.
Was Maduro ‘captured’ or ‘kidnapped’?
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
This is better than anything I’m seeing on American news media.
Asking the global questions.
Asking the global questions.
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Frame: Maduro was bad so it's fine we removed him
Negation, kind of: Maduro was bad but you need to ask permission to invade other countries
Kirby: THEY'RE KIDNAPPING FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE if they can bomb and kidnap the president of Venezuela they'll bomb and kidnap anybody
Negation, kind of: Maduro was bad but you need to ask permission to invade other countries
Kirby: THEY'RE KIDNAPPING FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE if they can bomb and kidnap the president of Venezuela they'll bomb and kidnap anybody
This thread I shared recently is also an exact explanation for why liberal commentary of the Venezuelan kidnapping *start* by saying bad things about Maduro and then ramble off into the things that negate the idea that Trump was right.
i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Frame: Maduro was bad so it's fine we removed him
Negation, kind of: Maduro was bad but you need to ask permission to invade other countries
Kirby: THEY'RE KIDNAPPING FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE if they can bomb and kidnap the president of Venezuela they'll bomb and kidnap anybody
Negation, kind of: Maduro was bad but you need to ask permission to invade other countries
Kirby: THEY'RE KIDNAPPING FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE if they can bomb and kidnap the president of Venezuela they'll bomb and kidnap anybody
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No better time than the present to speed up your effort to get off US tech platforms and services.
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
No better time than the present to speed up your effort to get off US tech platforms and services.
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That's true. And we banned adverts directed at children, introduced age restrictions, etc.
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM
That's true. And we banned adverts directed at children, introduced age restrictions, etc.
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I actually switched search engines for that reason. I find their insistence to shove that shit in my face insulting. But that's how you juice the numbers: Every search user now "uses AI". It's all bullshit.
as one does, I’ve been googling a lot of stuff recently and it’s crazy that more than a year in they still insist on putting wrong information via AI overview at the top of almost every search. crazy how quickly ive become accustomed to reflexively scroll past/ignore
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I actually switched search engines for that reason. I find their insistence to shove that shit in my face insulting. But that's how you juice the numbers: Every search user now "uses AI". It's all bullshit.
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Can't get sanctioned by other governments when you can just order Microsoft to sewer their access to MS 365 thereby removing their access to email, document storage etc.
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Can't get sanctioned by other governments when you can just order Microsoft to sewer their access to MS 365 thereby removing their access to email, document storage etc.
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every day in the U S A
February 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
every day in the U S A
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Nicolas Gourault's fantastic short experimental documentary film «Their Eyes» about the invisible human labor behind AI, which we showed and discussed at our «React & Respond» conference in Zurich last year, is now streaming on the NYT website www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
Opinion | Self-Driving Cars Can’t See Without Their Eyes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Nicolas Gourault's fantastic short experimental documentary film «Their Eyes» about the invisible human labor behind AI, which we showed and discussed at our «React & Respond» conference in Zurich last year, is now streaming on the NYT website www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
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Saw a Google Principal Engineer (who works on Gemini) on twitter state:
“Code isn’t a moat, data is”
The data they mean is the countless works of creatives Google scraped/stole to build Gemini, NanoBanana and so, on.
That post was yet another reminder, that without us, GenAi would be nothing 😭
“Code isn’t a moat, data is”
The data they mean is the countless works of creatives Google scraped/stole to build Gemini, NanoBanana and so, on.
That post was yet another reminder, that without us, GenAi would be nothing 😭
January 3, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Saw a Google Principal Engineer (who works on Gemini) on twitter state:
“Code isn’t a moat, data is”
The data they mean is the countless works of creatives Google scraped/stole to build Gemini, NanoBanana and so, on.
That post was yet another reminder, that without us, GenAi would be nothing 😭
“Code isn’t a moat, data is”
The data they mean is the countless works of creatives Google scraped/stole to build Gemini, NanoBanana and so, on.
That post was yet another reminder, that without us, GenAi would be nothing 😭
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If I am tired of this kind of text, imagine how Emily feels
Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
The rise of AI denialism
Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that dismissing AI as a “bubble” or mere “slop” ignores the tectonic technological shift now unfolding.
bigthink.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
If I am tired of this kind of text, imagine how Emily feels
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People who don't want their OS watching their activity get nonstop notifications begging them to enable it.
Meanwhile visually impaired people can't even get 2005-era OCR as a standard feature.
The AI industry doesn't ever seem interested in solving problems they didn't fabricate.
Meanwhile visually impaired people can't even get 2005-era OCR as a standard feature.
The AI industry doesn't ever seem interested in solving problems they didn't fabricate.
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
People who don't want their OS watching their activity get nonstop notifications begging them to enable it.
Meanwhile visually impaired people can't even get 2005-era OCR as a standard feature.
The AI industry doesn't ever seem interested in solving problems they didn't fabricate.
Meanwhile visually impaired people can't even get 2005-era OCR as a standard feature.
The AI industry doesn't ever seem interested in solving problems they didn't fabricate.
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Using a search engine, we found 67 unsecured admin panels for Flock Safety cameras. The majority of them use AI to zoom in and follow people.
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Using a search engine, we found 67 unsecured admin panels for Flock Safety cameras. The majority of them use AI to zoom in and follow people.
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co
youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...
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I want to concentrate on the music and narration, so I'm happy to hire art talent for this. I'm open minded on style, but here are some references I like.
Please comment or message with a link to your work and day rates if interested.
Please comment or message with a link to your work and day rates if interested.
December 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I want to concentrate on the music and narration, so I'm happy to hire art talent for this. I'm open minded on style, but here are some references I like.
Please comment or message with a link to your work and day rates if interested.
Please comment or message with a link to your work and day rates if interested.
1/ Want to keep an eye out for Flock in your neighbourhood?
Louis Rossmann and friends are creating a website to monitor for Automated License Plate Recognition being set up across the US.
You can sign up for newsletters and help out on this website.
#surveillance #flock #privacy
Louis Rossmann and friends are creating a website to monitor for Automated License Plate Recognition being set up across the US.
You can sign up for newsletters and help out on this website.
#surveillance #flock #privacy
ALPR Watch – Track Surveillance Tech in Local Government
Track ALPR, Flock Safety cameras, and surveillance tech discussions in your local government meetings. Get alerts and take action.
alpr.watch
January 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
1/ Want to keep an eye out for Flock in your neighbourhood?
Louis Rossmann and friends are creating a website to monitor for Automated License Plate Recognition being set up across the US.
You can sign up for newsletters and help out on this website.
#surveillance #flock #privacy
Louis Rossmann and friends are creating a website to monitor for Automated License Plate Recognition being set up across the US.
You can sign up for newsletters and help out on this website.
#surveillance #flock #privacy
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Do I know any animators on here?
Making an 8-10 minute short film that plays like an animated children's book.
Specifically hand-drawn-style or paint-style, but still functionally CG using modern software and workflows. No AI please.
Making an 8-10 minute short film that plays like an animated children's book.
Specifically hand-drawn-style or paint-style, but still functionally CG using modern software and workflows. No AI please.
December 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Do I know any animators on here?
Making an 8-10 minute short film that plays like an animated children's book.
Specifically hand-drawn-style or paint-style, but still functionally CG using modern software and workflows. No AI please.
Making an 8-10 minute short film that plays like an animated children's book.
Specifically hand-drawn-style or paint-style, but still functionally CG using modern software and workflows. No AI please.
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The next video is a 40 minute long excursion into anarchist tech.
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 AM
The next video is a 40 minute long excursion into anarchist tech.
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we did this work about 5yrs ago. disheartening to see things have gotten worse, generally speaking
2021, sobre LAION-400M: «Descubrimos que el conjunto de datos contiene imágenes y pares de texto explícitos de violación, pornografía, estereotipos malignos, insultos racistas y étnicos y otro contenido extremadamente problemático» @abeba.bsky.social
Si la entrenan con eso, buscan generar ESO 🚨
Si la entrenan con eso, buscan generar ESO 🚨
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
we did this work about 5yrs ago. disheartening to see things have gotten worse, generally speaking
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January 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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