Carter Payne would rather be writing
@carterpaynewrites.com
At 41 years old I decided to write a novel and my neurodivergence was like "we got this."
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🚫 GenAI
Currently #querying a story about hope, aliens, and Appalachian granny witchcraft.
www.carterpaynewrites.com
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
Currently #querying a story about hope, aliens, and Appalachian granny witchcraft.
www.carterpaynewrites.com
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
What the fuck
Nobody expected the zombie apocalypse to be digital.
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
What the fuck
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AI guys insisting on the inevitability of the tech are so irritating. every comparison they make is to something whose utility was immediately apparent. "it does things faster and we can fix its mistakes later and that'll be the job now" does not compare to "metronome that doesn't need winding"
February 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
AI guys insisting on the inevitability of the tech are so irritating. every comparison they make is to something whose utility was immediately apparent. "it does things faster and we can fix its mistakes later and that'll be the job now" does not compare to "metronome that doesn't need winding"
I'm not sure how I personally could possibly solve this any faster and yet I still couldn't crack the top 50% 🤣
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Feb 16th 2026 (Easy), in 03:44
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A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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February 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I'm not sure how I personally could possibly solve this any faster and yet I still couldn't crack the top 50% 🤣
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RIP to a storied newspaper for which many great journalists have worked over the years. You had a great run but your editor has decided you’re done.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 12:52 PM
RIP to a storied newspaper for which many great journalists have worked over the years. You had a great run but your editor has decided you’re done.
Gen AI is always, always, always going to output bullshit because that's all it does. Sometimes that bullshit is true but it cannot determine whether what it outputs is true because thats not how the underlying technology works. It makes plausible sounding text and that is it.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Gen AI is always, always, always going to output bullshit because that's all it does. Sometimes that bullshit is true but it cannot determine whether what it outputs is true because thats not how the underlying technology works. It makes plausible sounding text and that is it.
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So. Again: There's no such thing as a "Generative AI" system that doesn't generate bullshit, because the processes whereby bullshit is generated are the exact same processes via which "Gen AI" do anything at all.
And this was obvious from even a broadly theoretical understanding of their operations
And this was obvious from even a broadly theoretical understanding of their operations
September 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
So. Again: There's no such thing as a "Generative AI" system that doesn't generate bullshit, because the processes whereby bullshit is generated are the exact same processes via which "Gen AI" do anything at all.
And this was obvious from even a broadly theoretical understanding of their operations
And this was obvious from even a broadly theoretical understanding of their operations
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LLM responses which do not reflect consensus reality & facts are produced via the Same Process which generate responses which *Do* broadly conform to consensus reality & facts.
The Same Processes.
The Same Ones.
"Hallucination" is just a word to distance yourself from the outputs you don't like.
The Same Processes.
The Same Ones.
"Hallucination" is just a word to distance yourself from the outputs you don't like.
How many times, in how many contexts, from how many internal and external researchers, or from how many CEO's are people going to have to receive this message before they believe it:
"Hallucinations" are an inherent part of the large language model architecture.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Hallucinations" are an inherent part of the large language model architecture.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Can researchers stop AI making up citations?
OpenAI’s GPT-5 hallucinates less than previous models do, but cutting hallucination completely might prove impossible.
www.nature.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
LLM responses which do not reflect consensus reality & facts are produced via the Same Process which generate responses which *Do* broadly conform to consensus reality & facts.
The Same Processes.
The Same Ones.
"Hallucination" is just a word to distance yourself from the outputs you don't like.
The Same Processes.
The Same Ones.
"Hallucination" is just a word to distance yourself from the outputs you don't like.
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It’s helpful to think that LLM responses that *do* appear to conform to consensus reality are due to a cognitive bias on the part of the observer
LLM responses which do not reflect consensus reality & facts are produced via the Same Process which generate responses which *Do* broadly conform to consensus reality & facts.
The Same Processes.
The Same Ones.
"Hallucination" is just a word to distance yourself from the outputs you don't like.
The Same Processes.
The Same Ones.
"Hallucination" is just a word to distance yourself from the outputs you don't like.
How many times, in how many contexts, from how many internal and external researchers, or from how many CEO's are people going to have to receive this message before they believe it:
"Hallucinations" are an inherent part of the large language model architecture.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Hallucinations" are an inherent part of the large language model architecture.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
September 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s helpful to think that LLM responses that *do* appear to conform to consensus reality are due to a cognitive bias on the part of the observer
Per my last post...
How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…
February 15, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Per my last post...
Your reminder that LLMs are not designed to be accurate and correct. They're designed to give a human-sounding response to a prompt.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Your reminder that LLMs are not designed to be accurate and correct. They're designed to give a human-sounding response to a prompt.
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Good advice for Valentine's Day, terrible advice for an orgy
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Good advice for Valentine's Day, terrible advice for an orgy
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
Sometimes the redactions reveal the truth.
February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Sometimes the redactions reveal the truth.
Me: *has idea for fun story I want to read*
Me: *writes said story*
Also me: *forgets that if I want other people to enjoy the story as well I have to actually write all of the details*
#WritingCommunity #writing #Writingsky
Me: *writes said story*
Also me: *forgets that if I want other people to enjoy the story as well I have to actually write all of the details*
#WritingCommunity #writing #Writingsky
February 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Me: *has idea for fun story I want to read*
Me: *writes said story*
Also me: *forgets that if I want other people to enjoy the story as well I have to actually write all of the details*
#WritingCommunity #writing #Writingsky
Me: *writes said story*
Also me: *forgets that if I want other people to enjoy the story as well I have to actually write all of the details*
#WritingCommunity #writing #Writingsky
And by "the right people" she absolutely does not mean citizens, because we already know the stories they try and weave about corruption at the polls are complete fabrications at best and admissions of guilt at worst.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
And by "the right people" she absolutely does not mean citizens, because we already know the stories they try and weave about corruption at the polls are complete fabrications at best and admissions of guilt at worst.
"Webs are great, actually," says the spider to the fly.
February 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"Webs are great, actually," says the spider to the fly.
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This is what they've done.
This is super cool bc:
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
CDC panel votes to limit who is eligible for this fall's Covid vaccine
Only people 65 and over or with underlying health conditions should get the shots, the advisory group recommended. There may be insurance roadblocks for others.
www.nbcnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is what they've done.
Food Lion is playing fast and loose with the term "baby carrot"
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Food Lion is playing fast and loose with the term "baby carrot"
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Sorry, kid, the government cancelled research into a cure for your disease. The man who swims in sewage and snorts cocaine in public restrooms said it's bad for you. Besides, there's no money now that we're locking up your friend's parents and the guys who mowed our lawn.
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Sorry, kid, the government cancelled research into a cure for your disease. The man who swims in sewage and snorts cocaine in public restrooms said it's bad for you. Besides, there's no money now that we're locking up your friend's parents and the guys who mowed our lawn.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Everyone who did business with Epstein after his conviction in 2008 knew who he was.
Everyone doing business with Musk right now knows who he is.
Monstrous filth, morally repugnant.
Everyone doing business with Musk right now knows who he is.
Monstrous filth, morally repugnant.
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Everyone who did business with Epstein after his conviction in 2008 knew who he was.
Everyone doing business with Musk right now knows who he is.
Monstrous filth, morally repugnant.
Everyone doing business with Musk right now knows who he is.
Monstrous filth, morally repugnant.
He isn't wrong, but as someone that loves solo, single player FPS games I can't help but cringe at "team-based" "objective" and "sandbox"
I just want to play through a fun as hell story with great gunplay and movement. Interesting physics based puzzles always a plus!
I just want to play through a fun as hell story with great gunplay and movement. Interesting physics based puzzles always a plus!
Think what a lot of FPS devs working on competitive shooters are missing is that people want team-based objective sandbox games these days.
Call of Duty is what it is, but the shooters that are succeeding are slower paced, intense, focused on teamwork and objective-based modes.
Call of Duty is what it is, but the shooters that are succeeding are slower paced, intense, focused on teamwork and objective-based modes.
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
He isn't wrong, but as someone that loves solo, single player FPS games I can't help but cringe at "team-based" "objective" and "sandbox"
I just want to play through a fun as hell story with great gunplay and movement. Interesting physics based puzzles always a plus!
I just want to play through a fun as hell story with great gunplay and movement. Interesting physics based puzzles always a plus!