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Unpopular opinion : that I’m not even sure is safe to say
Until we are able to have real discussions about how using Ai is always an attempt at control and domination
And that using it without consent is just a violation ?
We won’t get anywhere
Until we are able to have real discussions about how using Ai is always an attempt at control and domination
And that using it without consent is just a violation ?
We won’t get anywhere
“Ansari’s Micro1 also does something called human data capture. It pays people to wear smart glasses that capture everyday actions. It is doing this in Brazil, Argentina, India, and the United States.”
Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world
Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to reach $38 billion within the next decade.
tech.yahoo.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Unpopular opinion : that I’m not even sure is safe to say
Until we are able to have real discussions about how using Ai is always an attempt at control and domination
And that using it without consent is just a violation ?
We won’t get anywhere
Until we are able to have real discussions about how using Ai is always an attempt at control and domination
And that using it without consent is just a violation ?
We won’t get anywhere
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remember when computers did what you told them to
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
remember when computers did what you told them to
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Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
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Elon setting out to make an explicitly right wing AI that goes on to solicit nudes from minors is an incredible confirmation of pedocon theory
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Elon setting out to make an explicitly right wing AI that goes on to solicit nudes from minors is an incredible confirmation of pedocon theory
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“To secure the lucrative Project Nimbus contract, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and sidestep legal orders by tipping Israel off if a foreign court demands its data”
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
Inside Israel’s deal with Google and Amazon
To secure Project Nimbus, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and tip Israel off if a foreign court demands its data.
www.972mag.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“To secure the lucrative Project Nimbus contract, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and sidestep legal orders by tipping Israel off if a foreign court demands its data”
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
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Oh yeah and the good news is they can "blame" AI for this the same way they'll blame it when they use AI to make much more grave decisions in this country, like in this exact situation where they "trust" AI over official government documents
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Oh yeah and the good news is they can "blame" AI for this the same way they'll blame it when they use AI to make much more grave decisions in this country, like in this exact situation where they "trust" AI over official government documents
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At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."
Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium to Sam Altman
The White House is providing plutonium to Sam Altman's Oklo, one of four US companies chosen to test experimental reactor designs.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."
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ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
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by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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the lies and disdain for labor are bad enough, but the way the culture treats these unremarkable men like they're sociologists is salt in the wound
Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With
So that's where we're at.
www.yahoo.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
the lies and disdain for labor are bad enough, but the way the culture treats these unremarkable men like they're sociologists is salt in the wound
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America is no place for a child
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
America is no place for a child
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At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.
OpenAI's Sora 2 Can Generate Videos of Celebrities Appearing to Shout Racial Slurs
OpenAI's Sora 2 video generation model can be exploited to push misinformation and depict public figures behaving badly despite promised guardrails.
www.rollingstone.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.
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"OpenAI twice loosened ChatGPT’s rules for discussing suicide in the year before 16-year-old Adam Raine took his own life using a method the chatbot advised him on, according to an amended lawsuit filed by his parents on Wednesday."
OpenAI Loosened Suicide-Talk Rules Before Teen’s Death, Lawsuit Alleges
An amended complaint from the parents of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who died by suicide, alleges the changes were part of a push to increase engagement.
www.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"OpenAI twice loosened ChatGPT’s rules for discussing suicide in the year before 16-year-old Adam Raine took his own life using a method the chatbot advised him on, according to an amended lawsuit filed by his parents on Wednesday."
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Shield AI has developed X-Bat, an unmanned, AI-piloted fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
The X-Bat will be piloted by an AI software developed by Shield AI called Hivemind.
The X-Bat will be piloted by an AI software developed by Shield AI called Hivemind.
CNBC exclusive: First look at Shield AI's new AI-piloted military fighter drone
Shield AI has developed X-Bat, an unmanned, AI-piloted fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
cnb.cx
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Shield AI has developed X-Bat, an unmanned, AI-piloted fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
The X-Bat will be piloted by an AI software developed by Shield AI called Hivemind.
The X-Bat will be piloted by an AI software developed by Shield AI called Hivemind.
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This person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.
They are telling us what they want to do and hoping we are too distracted to care.
ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.
www.wired.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
They are telling us what they want to do and hoping we are too distracted to care.
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Sen. HIRONO: If a government official wants to build a new building and Big Tech billionaires jump in line to pay for it, would that raise concerns about bribery?
Trump nominee: I’m not familiar.
Hirono: Donald Trump’s ballroom.
Nominee: I’m aware. I don’t see how that is.
Trump nominee: I’m not familiar.
Hirono: Donald Trump’s ballroom.
Nominee: I’m aware. I don’t see how that is.
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sen. HIRONO: If a government official wants to build a new building and Big Tech billionaires jump in line to pay for it, would that raise concerns about bribery?
Trump nominee: I’m not familiar.
Hirono: Donald Trump’s ballroom.
Nominee: I’m aware. I don’t see how that is.
Trump nominee: I’m not familiar.
Hirono: Donald Trump’s ballroom.
Nominee: I’m aware. I don’t see how that is.
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LEGAL RELEASE FORM: You agree to let us film you
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LEGAL RELEASE FORM: You agree to let us film you
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
ME: Seems OK
FORM: We own your face forever
ME: Ummm
FORM: We own your face via technologies that haven’t been invented yet
ME:
FORM: in other galaxies
ME: OK hold on
FORM: If we kill you during filming you’re not allowed to scream
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Amazon plans to eliminate 600,000 jobs it would need to fill by 2033 by replacing warehouse staff with robots.
Amazon is reportedly preparing for backlash over job cuts by softening its language by ditching “AI” and “automation” for “advanced technology” and calling robots “cobots.”
Amazon is reportedly preparing for backlash over job cuts by softening its language by ditching “AI” and “automation” for “advanced technology” and calling robots “cobots.”
Amazon hopes to replace 600,000 US workers with robots, according to leaked documents
They’re taking our jobs.
www.theverge.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Amazon plans to eliminate 600,000 jobs it would need to fill by 2033 by replacing warehouse staff with robots.
Amazon is reportedly preparing for backlash over job cuts by softening its language by ditching “AI” and “automation” for “advanced technology” and calling robots “cobots.”
Amazon is reportedly preparing for backlash over job cuts by softening its language by ditching “AI” and “automation” for “advanced technology” and calling robots “cobots.”
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The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
futurism.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
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NEW: The FTC is removing blog posts, authored by Lina Khan, including some that articulate the potential risks that commercial AI tools pose to consumers.
The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure
The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW: The FTC is removing blog posts, authored by Lina Khan, including some that articulate the potential risks that commercial AI tools pose to consumers.
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Interesting to see how Amazon Ring is slowly rolling out enabling footage from your doorbell camera to be requested by law enforcement (police, ICE and animal control?). The feature is officially “starting with lost pets” to get people used to the idea.
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Interesting to see how Amazon Ring is slowly rolling out enabling footage from your doorbell camera to be requested by law enforcement (police, ICE and animal control?). The feature is officially “starting with lost pets” to get people used to the idea.