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OpenAI’s new guidelines ask its chatbot to celebrate ‘innovation.' Not only is the move self-serving, Vauhini Vara writes, but it could help redefine our understanding of objectivity:
ChatGPT’s Self-Serving Optimism
OpenAI’s new guidelines ask its chatbot to celebrate ‘innovation,’ contradicting its stated goal of objectivity—and raising questions about what objectivity even means.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
OpenAI’s new guidelines ask its chatbot to celebrate ‘innovation.' Not only is the move self-serving, Vauhini Vara writes, but it could help redefine our understanding of objectivity:
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A reader comments "So the elimination of 30 million girls is now a sad story about how men are lonely?"
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A reader comments "So the elimination of 30 million girls is now a sad story about how men are lonely?"
Awwwww
Too beautiful not to be in #AGoodPlace 🥹🥹🥹
Good morning BlueSky
Dogs choosing their humans
I'm not crying
YOU'RE CRYING
Dogs choosing their humans
I'm not crying
YOU'RE CRYING
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Awwwww
I’m really depressed by this Netflix thing, especially since HBO has had some terrific shows. How long before streaming content is too bland to watch?
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m really depressed by this Netflix thing, especially since HBO has had some terrific shows. How long before streaming content is too bland to watch?
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Proper sized stick
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Proper sized stick
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People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Reposted by Pamela Baker
Unaffordable electricity is fast becoming a major source of insecurity in the U.S.
AI data centers are devouring power—and causing light bills to skyrocket—while private equity giants like Blackstone buy up utilities to extract maximum profit. This really needs to be a bigger story.
AI data centers are devouring power—and causing light bills to skyrocket—while private equity giants like Blackstone buy up utilities to extract maximum profit. This really needs to be a bigger story.
Eleven states and the District of Columbia have seen double digit increases in the cost of residential electricity over the last year.
In New Jersey, electricity costs are up over 20%.
In DC, that number is over 30%.
In New Jersey, electricity costs are up over 20%.
In DC, that number is over 30%.
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Unaffordable electricity is fast becoming a major source of insecurity in the U.S.
AI data centers are devouring power—and causing light bills to skyrocket—while private equity giants like Blackstone buy up utilities to extract maximum profit. This really needs to be a bigger story.
AI data centers are devouring power—and causing light bills to skyrocket—while private equity giants like Blackstone buy up utilities to extract maximum profit. This really needs to be a bigger story.
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Non-industry compromised scientists keep saying these models don't become safe, no matter what, but people keep thinking just because the concept of guardrails is mentioned it must work. By definition, it doesn't. This is not something open to discussion, unless you're a paid shill.
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Non-industry compromised scientists keep saying these models don't become safe, no matter what, but people keep thinking just because the concept of guardrails is mentioned it must work. By definition, it doesn't. This is not something open to discussion, unless you're a paid shill.
On the soundtrack of my adolescence
44 years ago today
Damaged is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag, released on this day in 1981 and became one of the most influential punk rock records of all time,
Cover Art by Edward Colver
#punk #punks #punkrock #damaged #blackflag #punkrockhistory #otd
Damaged is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag, released on this day in 1981 and became one of the most influential punk rock records of all time,
Cover Art by Edward Colver
#punk #punks #punkrock #damaged #blackflag #punkrockhistory #otd
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On the soundtrack of my adolescence
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🤮
When CEOs & other suits make 23 million a year, it’s not capitalism, it’s this:
Internal documents and former company executives revealed how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
When CEOs & other suits make 23 million a year, it’s not capitalism, it’s this:
Does it change how we perceive any social tie?
We haven’t done enough empirical theorizing about what it means for a person’s psychology to have an online following. What does it do cognitively to the brain when everyday interactions become *expected* to be mediated and broadcast? Especially to weak ties.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Does it change how we perceive any social tie?
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A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
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“You’re going to be disappointing other people or you’re going to be disappointing yourself. You have to choose.” — my partner to me today. Thought I’d mess yall up too. Thanks!
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“You’re going to be disappointing other people or you’re going to be disappointing yourself. You have to choose.” — my partner to me today. Thought I’d mess yall up too. Thanks!
Brilliant!
The boy(14) had made a paper-mache facehugger for halloween. Here it us partly primed, ready for painting. He's done such an amazing job.
October 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Brilliant!
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he knows something we don't
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
he knows something we don't
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Was chatting to someone about that old familiar piece of workshop feedback 'do you need the first/last line' and tonight I came across this from 'The Fragment' (Electric Light)
#poetry
#quoteoftheday
#amwriting
#poetry
#quoteoftheday
#amwriting
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Was chatting to someone about that old familiar piece of workshop feedback 'do you need the first/last line' and tonight I came across this from 'The Fragment' (Electric Light)
#poetry
#quoteoftheday
#amwriting
#poetry
#quoteoftheday
#amwriting
It is definitely the transformative process of thinking across words, of finding the right way to capture a sensed feeling that keeps me writing. It’s the embodied experience that LLMs disembody.
I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It is definitely the transformative process of thinking across words, of finding the right way to capture a sensed feeling that keeps me writing. It’s the embodied experience that LLMs disembody.
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Released 46 years ago today
"Smash It Up", a single by English punk rock band the Damned
The Damned - Smash It Up. The Tube 1984
#punk #punks #punkrock #thedamned #smashitup #history #punkrockhistory #otd
"Smash It Up", a single by English punk rock band the Damned
The Damned - Smash It Up. The Tube 1984
#punk #punks #punkrock #thedamned #smashitup #history #punkrockhistory #otd
October 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Released 46 years ago today
"Smash It Up", a single by English punk rock band the Damned
The Damned - Smash It Up. The Tube 1984
#punk #punks #punkrock #thedamned #smashitup #history #punkrockhistory #otd
"Smash It Up", a single by English punk rock band the Damned
The Damned - Smash It Up. The Tube 1984
#punk #punks #punkrock #thedamned #smashitup #history #punkrockhistory #otd
❤️
Also, now I want one of these backpacks for my dog.
Also, now I want one of these backpacks for my dog.
Guy who got famous for carrying his corgi in a dog backpack is now helping rescue dogs get adopted by carrying them in a dog backpack! #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/fj5f...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/fj5f...
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
❤️
Also, now I want one of these backpacks for my dog.
Also, now I want one of these backpacks for my dog.
Oh my.
So clever.
So clever.
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh my.
So clever.
So clever.
I feel this far more than I want - seems like magic but is more like the Anthropology rock joke.
Can you imagine if the special effects in Star Wars sucked but everyone was “You should see it because one day the technology used WON’T suck”?
Oh, and making it destroyed the environment.
Oh, and making it destroyed the environment.
a man with white hair and a beard is taking crazy pills
ALT: a man with white hair and a beard is taking crazy pills
media.tenor.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I feel this far more than I want - seems like magic but is more like the Anthropology rock joke.