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Having my book stolen by Meta to train their large language models doesn't feel great. But it does present me with another opportunity to declare how much, and how vehemently, I hate everything that Big AI's snake-oil peddling hypemen stand for.

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: I discovered my own memoir had been used to train Meta AI
I hate that writers and artists must suffer the indignity of being pickpocketed by the richest men who’ve ever lived.
www.irishexaminer.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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All is clear in Kyiv.
Let's wait and see what December 31 bring to us.

Today's Ukrainian art: Ruslan Kutniak (born in 1967), Where is my Sun? Where? 2020
December 31, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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"The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes and we must."

-- Jimmy Carter, 2002, Nobel speech

R.I.P
December 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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December 20, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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Love the Book Tokens’ Hidden Book quiz every year! hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com
Play the Hidden Books Game from National Book Tokens!
Guess all 20 book titles hidden in the picture.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM