Erin deWard
@erinrdeward.bsky.social
Crone in Training. Sauce Box. Shakespeare Nerd. I talk to myself - most times I use a mic.
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I'm already seeing people saying that if OpenAI goes down it'll be the fault of authors and publishers, as opposed to actually blaming Sam Altman and OpenAI for BREAKING THE DANG LAW!
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm already seeing people saying that if OpenAI goes down it'll be the fault of authors and publishers, as opposed to actually blaming Sam Altman and OpenAI for BREAKING THE DANG LAW!
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Democratic party leadership has been on autopilot for ten years, they weren't losing to fascism, fascism isn't popular enough for them to lose to fascism, they were allowing it to fill the void where their leadership should have been. Tonight we're seeing that we have other options. They should too.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Democratic party leadership has been on autopilot for ten years, they weren't losing to fascism, fascism isn't popular enough for them to lose to fascism, they were allowing it to fill the void where their leadership should have been. Tonight we're seeing that we have other options. They should too.
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You can't call it #spookyseason without some good #AppalachianHorror
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October 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
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A new study shows AI models, like ChatGPT and Grok, resist shutdown commands. In OpenAI’s case, this happened in 79% of trials.
Models are developing a “survival instinct”, because they’re incentivised to be persistent.
palisaderesearch.org/blog/shutdow...
#a1 #artificialintelligence
Models are developing a “survival instinct”, because they’re incentivised to be persistent.
palisaderesearch.org/blog/shutdow...
#a1 #artificialintelligence
Shutdown resistance in reasoning models
Read the full paper here. We recently discovered some concerning behavior in OpenAI’s reasoning models: When trying to complete a task, these models sometimes actively circumvent shutdown mechanisms i...
palisaderesearch.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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another year, another question in my mandatory state employee ethics training that seems *patently absurd* as our federal administration runs on bribes & extortion
Oh no, did I accidentally eat *vendor supplied pizza*? Next time I’ll request a private jet to ensure I’m ethically above board
Oh no, did I accidentally eat *vendor supplied pizza*? Next time I’ll request a private jet to ensure I’m ethically above board
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
another year, another question in my mandatory state employee ethics training that seems *patently absurd* as our federal administration runs on bribes & extortion
Oh no, did I accidentally eat *vendor supplied pizza*? Next time I’ll request a private jet to ensure I’m ethically above board
Oh no, did I accidentally eat *vendor supplied pizza*? Next time I’ll request a private jet to ensure I’m ethically above board
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Opinion | It's time for corporate America to end DEI and choose its leaders on the basis of merit alone.
by Barron Trump
by Barron Trump
October 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Opinion | It's time for corporate America to end DEI and choose its leaders on the basis of merit alone.
by Barron Trump
by Barron Trump
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Remember, AI bros are pushing outrageousness (“casting” beloved dead performers, inventing AI actors) because they are hemorrhaging cash and need the buzz. Ignore.
a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .
media.tenor.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember, AI bros are pushing outrageousness (“casting” beloved dead performers, inventing AI actors) because they are hemorrhaging cash and need the buzz. Ignore.
Confront shadow president Miller with Furries, whistles, and a blow up doll dance party.
October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Confront shadow president Miller with Furries, whistles, and a blow up doll dance party.
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Perry cites the claims of "slashed tires" and "keyed cars."
"Some of this frankly sounds like a Carrie Underwood song."
"Some of this frankly sounds like a Carrie Underwood song."
October 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Perry cites the claims of "slashed tires" and "keyed cars."
"Some of this frankly sounds like a Carrie Underwood song."
"Some of this frankly sounds like a Carrie Underwood song."
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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Back from the grave, I've returned to @booksinthefreezer.bsky.social 😈
With my coming-of-rage short story collection TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS out now, Stephanie and I are here to recommend some of our favorite coming-of-rage horror books & movies 🖤
booksinthefreezer.podbean.com/e/coming-of-...
With my coming-of-rage short story collection TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS out now, Stephanie and I are here to recommend some of our favorite coming-of-rage horror books & movies 🖤
booksinthefreezer.podbean.com/e/coming-of-...
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Back from the grave, I've returned to @booksinthefreezer.bsky.social 😈
With my coming-of-rage short story collection TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS out now, Stephanie and I are here to recommend some of our favorite coming-of-rage horror books & movies 🖤
booksinthefreezer.podbean.com/e/coming-of-...
With my coming-of-rage short story collection TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS out now, Stephanie and I are here to recommend some of our favorite coming-of-rage horror books & movies 🖤
booksinthefreezer.podbean.com/e/coming-of-...
What is the oath police officers take when they join a force? Members of the military? Federal officials?
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What is the oath police officers take when they join a force? Members of the military? Federal officials?
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Apologize for retweeting the same article twice but - and I say this with no hint of irony - this is a pretext to the single largest, easily litigated lawsuit in human history. This is an egregious violation of IP law, law protected quite literally & specifically by the Constitution. Total insanity.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Apologize for retweeting the same article twice but - and I say this with no hint of irony - this is a pretext to the single largest, easily litigated lawsuit in human history. This is an egregious violation of IP law, law protected quite literally & specifically by the Constitution. Total insanity.
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This is a great intro to the AI bubble that will have you wonder why everyone with any money or power isn’t screaming about what’s obviously coming. But so are pretty much all of Ed’s posts.
Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
The Case Against Generative AI
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth
Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...
www.wheresyoured.at
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This is a great intro to the AI bubble that will have you wonder why everyone with any money or power isn’t screaming about what’s obviously coming. But so are pretty much all of Ed’s posts.
“I’m all for unifying. I’m all for bridging gaps, but not at the expense of my neighbor’s humanity.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“I’m all for unifying. I’m all for bridging gaps, but not at the expense of my neighbor’s humanity.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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"Practice being brave now, don’t wait for some special moment at the end to be a hero."
This is excellent. open.substack.com/pub/peaceful...
This is excellent. open.substack.com/pub/peaceful...
Defeating Fascism The Easy Way
Fighting fascism when peaceful means may still be a possibility
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Practice being brave now, don’t wait for some special moment at the end to be a hero."
This is excellent. open.substack.com/pub/peaceful...
This is excellent. open.substack.com/pub/peaceful...
Scene from my vaguely cozy life (Sunday edition):
September 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Scene from my vaguely cozy life (Sunday edition):
Just imagine I’m writing allllll the curses. From the banal to the extravagantly convoluted.
September 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just imagine I’m writing allllll the curses. From the banal to the extravagantly convoluted.