Michael Morrison
@rhetoricalreader.bsky.social
Reader, gamer, strongly anti-AI
The guy (and his VP) repeatedly went on TV and ranted about immigrants eating dogs and cats... If you didn't back away from the crazy at that point, what can I tell you?
Trump voters are both stupid and bigoted. We've ran study after study after study on this along zillions of focus groups, interviews and documentaries. I dont understand this effort to redeem them as simply mislead such that they would have made different decisions with *better* information.
December 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The guy (and his VP) repeatedly went on TV and ranted about immigrants eating dogs and cats... If you didn't back away from the crazy at that point, what can I tell you?
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It's strange how rarely journalists covering this space can ask "Hey, but is it bullshit?". CEO's whose companies are over-leveraged, bubbly, and unprofitable promise a major breakthrough that will justify their fragile position and no one seems to *consider* they may be lying.
It's Theranos 2.0.
It's Theranos 2.0.
Gary, I hope you know that I really appreciate your views as a way to keep myself honest instead of falling into the easy traps of minimizing what AI can do.
Yet I find this kind of talk to strain credulity at best.
Yet I find this kind of talk to strain credulity at best.
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's strange how rarely journalists covering this space can ask "Hey, but is it bullshit?". CEO's whose companies are over-leveraged, bubbly, and unprofitable promise a major breakthrough that will justify their fragile position and no one seems to *consider* they may be lying.
It's Theranos 2.0.
It's Theranos 2.0.
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Update: I emailed the opt-out address listed on their website and got a reply. But, I never. Should. Have. Had. To. Opt. Out. I’m so tired of these tech companies & their entitlement. DoorDash putting small restaurants on their apps w/o permission, AI scraping our sites, & now this? It’s exhausting
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December 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Update: I emailed the opt-out address listed on their website and got a reply. But, I never. Should. Have. Had. To. Opt. Out. I’m so tired of these tech companies & their entitlement. DoorDash putting small restaurants on their apps w/o permission, AI scraping our sites, & now this? It’s exhausting
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Greetings, here is @autonomynews.co's AI policy!
December 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Greetings, here is @autonomynews.co's AI policy!
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As if artists don't have enough to deal with, Amazon has a "Buy For Me" program in beta which is scraping indie shops for their items and putting them up on Amazon (often incorrectly), for their "AI agent" to buy from the other site. It is NOT opt in, and there is no opt out.
I just found out that our stuff is being sold on Amazon - WITHOUT our consent or any ability to opt out bc Amazon is just scraping artist’s websites and putting our shit in their search results. Again, without our permission.
December 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As if artists don't have enough to deal with, Amazon has a "Buy For Me" program in beta which is scraping indie shops for their items and putting them up on Amazon (often incorrectly), for their "AI agent" to buy from the other site. It is NOT opt in, and there is no opt out.
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A consensus is emerging.
Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
More and more doctors are agreeing that using AI chatbots is linked to the delusional, cases of psychosis.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A consensus is emerging.
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I think a lot of people who don't often write (or who just don't care) understand how easy it is to spot "AI" text once you've been exposed to it. It's gotten to the point that I can look at a piece of "AI" writing and tell if it was written by ChatGPT or some other LLM. They have "house styles."
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I think a lot of people who don't often write (or who just don't care) understand how easy it is to spot "AI" text once you've been exposed to it. It's gotten to the point that I can look at a piece of "AI" writing and tell if it was written by ChatGPT or some other LLM. They have "house styles."
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incidentally if you have an AI-generated image as your online avatar my baseline assumption is we disgree about labor and art and worker's rights and probably a constellation of other issues. Oh you asked a computer to fart out a cartoon selfie, cool, I bet you put the same effort into everything
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
incidentally if you have an AI-generated image as your online avatar my baseline assumption is we disgree about labor and art and worker's rights and probably a constellation of other issues. Oh you asked a computer to fart out a cartoon selfie, cool, I bet you put the same effort into everything
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but opposing GenAI is not about opposing technology, it's about opposing capitalists.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but opposing GenAI is not about opposing technology, it's about opposing capitalists.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
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2025 has been an incredibly hard year for trans people. And yet... the political project to erase us is failing. In spite of them having so many levers of power, many of us have continued to thrive, and new pathways open up every day to get around the attacks.
My case for hope for 2026.
My case for hope for 2026.
The Case For Hope: Transgender Rights Going Into 2026
This last year has been one of the hardest years for transgender people in memory. Somehow, though, I'm feeling hope going into 2026.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2025 has been an incredibly hard year for trans people. And yet... the political project to erase us is failing. In spite of them having so many levers of power, many of us have continued to thrive, and new pathways open up every day to get around the attacks.
My case for hope for 2026.
My case for hope for 2026.
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Imagine being a higher ed PR department and instead of just paying for AI marketing slop, you hire a third party to make AI marketing slop for you.
You’re imagining all universities right now.
You’re imagining all universities right now.
December 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Imagine being a higher ed PR department and instead of just paying for AI marketing slop, you hire a third party to make AI marketing slop for you.
You’re imagining all universities right now.
You’re imagining all universities right now.
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I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
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Nothing says "publisher prepping for 2026" like adding "Both of us promise to never never NEVER use genAI in this project, and if either of us do, deal's fuck'n OFF" clause to your publishing contracts.
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nothing says "publisher prepping for 2026" like adding "Both of us promise to never never NEVER use genAI in this project, and if either of us do, deal's fuck'n OFF" clause to your publishing contracts.
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Something died in me when we were told that the way to tackle AI was to.... teach students how to use AI. We were also told to design AI-proof assignments by.... using AI.
Maybe, if you're not actually in university classrooms, teaching students in the age of gAI, perhaps you might want to stop and listen when people actually in those classrooms raise concerns about what they are seeing; and not just dismiss us as luddites, or boomers, or cruel profs playing cops
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Something died in me when we were told that the way to tackle AI was to.... teach students how to use AI. We were also told to design AI-proof assignments by.... using AI.
I'm going to do some end of year reading (& other) stats. Just getting the out of my head.
After getting a couple extra in over the holidays, I read 74 things this year.
The oldest thing I read is from 1833. It was one of my 5 star reads. Obviously, the newest is from 2025.
After getting a couple extra in over the holidays, I read 74 things this year.
The oldest thing I read is from 1833. It was one of my 5 star reads. Obviously, the newest is from 2025.
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I'm going to do some end of year reading (& other) stats. Just getting the out of my head.
After getting a couple extra in over the holidays, I read 74 things this year.
The oldest thing I read is from 1833. It was one of my 5 star reads. Obviously, the newest is from 2025.
After getting a couple extra in over the holidays, I read 74 things this year.
The oldest thing I read is from 1833. It was one of my 5 star reads. Obviously, the newest is from 2025.
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Putting more eyes on this because it needs to be seen. Vote against the AI bullshit and send a clear and concrete message if you have the time to do so
We were in first place in this film award voting.
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Audience Choice Awards | Short of the Year
Vote for your favorite short films in the Short of the Year Audience Choice Awards. Watch, vote, and support independent filmmakers.
www.shortoftheyear.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Putting more eyes on this because it needs to be seen. Vote against the AI bullshit and send a clear and concrete message if you have the time to do so
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This idea that people need a fun little treat while the product in question is so unquestionably racist towards indigenous people either in content or by creator behavior lol
December 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This idea that people need a fun little treat while the product in question is so unquestionably racist towards indigenous people either in content or by creator behavior lol
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I have to be real, I started indie publishing because I was frustrated by the lack of control and autonomy in trad.
The idea that indies "have to use AI to compete" is genuinely insulting because the whole highlight of indie is that you can do it all yourself & hire cool people to help you.
The idea that indies "have to use AI to compete" is genuinely insulting because the whole highlight of indie is that you can do it all yourself & hire cool people to help you.
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I have to be real, I started indie publishing because I was frustrated by the lack of control and autonomy in trad.
The idea that indies "have to use AI to compete" is genuinely insulting because the whole highlight of indie is that you can do it all yourself & hire cool people to help you.
The idea that indies "have to use AI to compete" is genuinely insulting because the whole highlight of indie is that you can do it all yourself & hire cool people to help you.
So, this one time, we stopped at a Hardee's in NC, and I went in the bathroom and was overwhelmed by the stench of rotting meat. Like, I expected a zombie to pop out. Just walked out, told my girlfriend we had to leave, and got out of there.
Still the worst thing I've ever smelled.
Still the worst thing I've ever smelled.
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
December 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
So, this one time, we stopped at a Hardee's in NC, and I went in the bathroom and was overwhelmed by the stench of rotting meat. Like, I expected a zombie to pop out. Just walked out, told my girlfriend we had to leave, and got out of there.
Still the worst thing I've ever smelled.
Still the worst thing I've ever smelled.
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Trump is increasingly worried about his own mortality, and he's trying to use government to create a physical legacy that will outlive him.
Which is why every bit of it must be torn down and smashed to bits.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...
Which is why every bit of it must be torn down and smashed to bits.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump is increasingly worried about his own mortality, and he's trying to use government to create a physical legacy that will outlive him.
Which is why every bit of it must be torn down and smashed to bits.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...
Which is why every bit of it must be torn down and smashed to bits.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...
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This is a really good point...
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This is a really good point...
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I wish the legacy media would talk about the fact that almost no one under 40 can buy a house, insurance premiums are set to skyrocket, and most Americans are living from paycheck to paycheck instead of *checks notes* the finer feelings of billionaires.
December 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I wish the legacy media would talk about the fact that almost no one under 40 can buy a house, insurance premiums are set to skyrocket, and most Americans are living from paycheck to paycheck instead of *checks notes* the finer feelings of billionaires.
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The tech bros will do everything in their power to prevent any regulation of AI, because regulation is a pin and AI is a bubble. And they are going to make America eat that loss somehow. Even as they sit on billions.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The tech bros will do everything in their power to prevent any regulation of AI, because regulation is a pin and AI is a bubble. And they are going to make America eat that loss somehow. Even as they sit on billions.
I wrote a book. A book I never expected to write. I never expected to write again.
I am proud of it, though I never intend to share it with anyone else.
I am proud of it, though I never intend to share it with anyone else.
Every year around this time I do the same thread and it has been a lot of fun.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I wrote a book. A book I never expected to write. I never expected to write again.
I am proud of it, though I never intend to share it with anyone else.
I am proud of it, though I never intend to share it with anyone else.