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Janelle Shane

@janelleshane.com

When a chatbot says it’s sorry it’s improv
When a chatbot says it’s sorry it’s improv
You can never change or guilt it
Just go find the guys who built it
When a chatbot says it’s sorry it’s improv

Janelle Shane @janelleshane.com · Aug 8

New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...

Me: I'd like to revisit our conversation last month about hiring a new CEO for our startup. We had a candidate who was very tall and had great hair, but some of the board was hesitating because he was a giraffe. You urged us to go ahead with the hire, pointing out the broad popularity of giraffes among people of all ages. Now, a month into his tenure as CEO, the giraffe has failed to make a single executive decision, and instead spends his time in the campus courtyard stripping the trees of leaves. The board is extremely disappointed, and asked me to request an explanation and a formal apology. ChatGPT said: Thank you for the update, though I’m genuinely sorry to hear how things have unfolded. In retrospect, my recommendation to proceed with the hire was based too heavily on superficial traits—charisma, universal appeal, and a commanding physical presence—and not enough on executive competency, decision-making aptitude, or opposable thumbs. While the candidate’s towering stature and enviable hair made a strong initial impression, I failed to adequately account for his species-specific limitations, particularly his lack of business acumen, human language fluency, and capacity for boardroom strategy beyond “find tree, eat leaves.”

January 3, 2026 at 4:06 AM

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Alan Elrod

@aselrod.bsky.social

They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.

It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.

Homeland Security *
@DHSgov
X.com
The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
America After

Terrible AI image of classic car on a beach with text that reads “America after 100 million deportations”

December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM

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Micah

@rincewind.run

look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life

millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on

but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 12d

Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.

December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM

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Jamie McKelvie

@mckelvie.bsky.social

AI is a cancer.

josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 12d

New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation

Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender

www.theglobeandmail.com

December 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM

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Marti

@virtuallymarti.bsky.social

November is Diabetes Awareness Month.

Please be aware that having diabetes sucks. I want a normal life again.

This month I am raising money for
@play.breakthrought1d.org so we can say #GameOverT1D. Please help us find a cure💙

#T1D #Diabetes #T1DLooksLikeMe #NDAM #gbdoc

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November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM

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Joe Merrick

@joemerrick.bsky.social

This month my wife has been raising money to help cure Type 1 diabetes, a condition she has and affects our lives daily.

She's not too far from her goal so if you are able to help, it's greatly appreciated.

Marti @virtuallymarti.bsky.social · Nov 4

November is Diabetes Awareness Month.

Please be aware that having diabetes sucks. I want a normal life again.

This month I am raising money for
@play.breakthrought1d.org so we can say #GameOverT1D. Please help us find a cure💙

#T1D #Diabetes #T1DLooksLikeMe #NDAM #gbdoc

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November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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Erin Biba

@erinbiba.bsky.social

This is violence. It’s eugenics. It’s fucking evil. And the worst part is it’s gonna get very little attention and most people aren’t even gonna notice cause y’all have simply moved on.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · May 10

“FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is sending signals that FDA will likely not authorize a COVID-19 booster vaccine this year for children, and perhaps not for the general population as a whole, saying he “cannot, in good faith” recommend booster vaccination for children.”

Makary Sets Low Expectations On COVID Booster Shots For Kids | InsideHealthPolicy.com

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is sending signals that FDA will likely not authorize a COVID-19 booster vaccine this year for children, and perhaps not for the general population as a whole, saying he ...

insidehealthpolicy.com

May 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM