Arvīds Kokins
@archo5.bsky.social
Trying to make things that vaguely resemble games (and the tech to make them work). Recently released corpo/ghost as @interleavedsystems.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2844660/corpoghost/?utm_source=bskybio
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2844660/corpoghost/?utm_source=bskybio
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Microsoft has been leading a big tech push to use generative AI to enshittify the nuclear power plant licensing process
Absolutely on brand
www.404media.co/power-compan...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social @sofiaguerra.bsky.social
Absolutely on brand
www.404media.co/power-compan...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social @sofiaguerra.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Microsoft has been leading a big tech push to use generative AI to enshittify the nuclear power plant licensing process
Absolutely on brand
www.404media.co/power-compan...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social @sofiaguerra.bsky.social
Absolutely on brand
www.404media.co/power-compan...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social @sofiaguerra.bsky.social
so is it an error or is it the correct form?
fucking slop lol
fucking slop lol
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
so is it an error or is it the correct form?
fucking slop lol
fucking slop lol
commonly misused words by political pundits:
"conservative" should mean "let's carefully consider and test before making it happen, then gradually roll out until issues appear"
"liberal" should mean "let everyone do what they want, wherever it may lead"
hardly anyone's using them correctly
"conservative" should mean "let's carefully consider and test before making it happen, then gradually roll out until issues appear"
"liberal" should mean "let everyone do what they want, wherever it may lead"
hardly anyone's using them correctly
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
commonly misused words by political pundits:
"conservative" should mean "let's carefully consider and test before making it happen, then gradually roll out until issues appear"
"liberal" should mean "let everyone do what they want, wherever it may lead"
hardly anyone's using them correctly
"conservative" should mean "let's carefully consider and test before making it happen, then gradually roll out until issues appear"
"liberal" should mean "let everyone do what they want, wherever it may lead"
hardly anyone's using them correctly
many people have "I know one word and I'm not afraid to use it" energy
once you start seeing it, you can't unsee it
once you start seeing it, you can't unsee it
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
many people have "I know one word and I'm not afraid to use it" energy
once you start seeing it, you can't unsee it
once you start seeing it, you can't unsee it
Reposted by Arvīds Kokins
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
stock markets and other money-for-money schemes are so harmful to the actual economy
if you have the money "invested", you're not buying things
the foremost things to get cut are donations and payment-optional purchases
because "imagine how much that money could grow over time"
literal cancer
if you have the money "invested", you're not buying things
the foremost things to get cut are donations and payment-optional purchases
because "imagine how much that money could grow over time"
literal cancer
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
stock markets and other money-for-money schemes are so harmful to the actual economy
if you have the money "invested", you're not buying things
the foremost things to get cut are donations and payment-optional purchases
because "imagine how much that money could grow over time"
literal cancer
if you have the money "invested", you're not buying things
the foremost things to get cut are donations and payment-optional purchases
because "imagine how much that money could grow over time"
literal cancer
that feeling when you finish watching a 37 minutes long video 26 minutes after it is released
October 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
that feeling when you finish watching a 37 minutes long video 26 minutes after it is released
www-lsm-lv.translate.goog/raksts/zinas...
dude's complaining about state-owned companies and wants them taken public
at the same time, he has not even disclosed the assets he himself holds (especially stocks)
conflict of interest much?
OECD is looking increasingly like a nest of vipers
dude's complaining about state-owned companies and wants them taken public
at the same time, he has not even disclosed the assets he himself holds (especially stocks)
conflict of interest much?
OECD is looking increasingly like a nest of vipers
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
www-lsm-lv.translate.goog/raksts/zinas...
dude's complaining about state-owned companies and wants them taken public
at the same time, he has not even disclosed the assets he himself holds (especially stocks)
conflict of interest much?
OECD is looking increasingly like a nest of vipers
dude's complaining about state-owned companies and wants them taken public
at the same time, he has not even disclosed the assets he himself holds (especially stocks)
conflict of interest much?
OECD is looking increasingly like a nest of vipers
missed this: x.com/MintPressNew...
can skip "seemingly" or "probably" from my earlier tweet, all of what I said is fully confirmed by her lol (to the extent that expressed intent can confirm it)
people like this should be vaporized for selling out the people of her country, not given any awards
can skip "seemingly" or "probably" from my earlier tweet, all of what I said is fully confirmed by her lol (to the extent that expressed intent can confirm it)
people like this should be vaporized for selling out the people of her country, not given any awards
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
missed this: x.com/MintPressNew...
can skip "seemingly" or "probably" from my earlier tweet, all of what I said is fully confirmed by her lol (to the extent that expressed intent can confirm it)
people like this should be vaporized for selling out the people of her country, not given any awards
can skip "seemingly" or "probably" from my earlier tweet, all of what I said is fully confirmed by her lol (to the extent that expressed intent can confirm it)
people like this should be vaporized for selling out the people of her country, not given any awards
Reposted by Arvīds Kokins
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
still waiting for some food place to make a big ass button that says "EMIT CONDIMENT"
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
still waiting for some food place to make a big ass button that says "EMIT CONDIMENT"
Reposted by Arvīds Kokins
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgR7...
why does he (or many like him) think that if "AI" actually were to replace 10% of jobs, there wouldn't be a corresponding set of adjustments in prices?
both for the "AI" itself as well as for the product being optimized
why does he (or many like him) think that if "AI" actually were to replace 10% of jobs, there wouldn't be a corresponding set of adjustments in prices?
both for the "AI" itself as well as for the product being optimized
If AI is a good investment, we’re in trouble, says Alan Kohler | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgR7...
why does he (or many like him) think that if "AI" actually were to replace 10% of jobs, there wouldn't be a corresponding set of adjustments in prices?
both for the "AI" itself as well as for the product being optimized
why does he (or many like him) think that if "AI" actually were to replace 10% of jobs, there wouldn't be a corresponding set of adjustments in prices?
both for the "AI" itself as well as for the product being optimized
in a world where so many are hyping up AI use for governing...
there is actually a very old example of how that would go - YouTube
any long-term user has probably heard of lack of due process, automated appeal rejections, being unable to get any kind of human review
it exists and it sucks already
there is actually a very old example of how that would go - YouTube
any long-term user has probably heard of lack of due process, automated appeal rejections, being unable to get any kind of human review
it exists and it sucks already
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
in a world where so many are hyping up AI use for governing...
there is actually a very old example of how that would go - YouTube
any long-term user has probably heard of lack of due process, automated appeal rejections, being unable to get any kind of human review
it exists and it sucks already
there is actually a very old example of how that would go - YouTube
any long-term user has probably heard of lack of due process, automated appeal rejections, being unable to get any kind of human review
it exists and it sucks already
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
this report is severely undermined by not separating "AI" into specific types of tech, or even by failure mode
LLMs, OCR and pathfinding are not even close to each other
makes most of the report effectively useless
this is relatively nice however (on page 9):
this report is severely undermined by not separating "AI" into specific types of tech, or even by failure mode
LLMs, OCR and pathfinding are not even close to each other
makes most of the report effectively useless
this is relatively nice however (on page 9):
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
this report is severely undermined by not separating "AI" into specific types of tech, or even by failure mode
LLMs, OCR and pathfinding are not even close to each other
makes most of the report effectively useless
this is relatively nice however (on page 9):
this report is severely undermined by not separating "AI" into specific types of tech, or even by failure mode
LLMs, OCR and pathfinding are not even close to each other
makes most of the report effectively useless
this is relatively nice however (on page 9):
imagine attempting to regulate US services while having your government depend on them for critical infrastructure
www.computerweekly.com/news/3665661...
how stupid can the UK government possibly be?
(related: today's AWS outage)
www.computerweekly.com/news/3665661...
how stupid can the UK government possibly be?
(related: today's AWS outage)
AWS secures £894m in cloud spend across three contracts with UK government on same day | Computer Weekly
Amazon Web Services’ hold on the UK public sector continues to tighten, following the revelation that on a single day in late 2023 it clinched contracts worth £894m with three central government depar...
www.computerweekly.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
imagine attempting to regulate US services while having your government depend on them for critical infrastructure
www.computerweekly.com/news/3665661...
how stupid can the UK government possibly be?
(related: today's AWS outage)
www.computerweekly.com/news/3665661...
how stupid can the UK government possibly be?
(related: today's AWS outage)
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
what they conveniently omitted from "facts" is that she's a neolib who seemingly wants to sell the country's resources to oligarchs (probably those in the US)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
not exactly "liberation", just replacing one oppressor with another
what they conveniently omitted from "facts" is that she's a neolib who seemingly wants to sell the country's resources to oligarchs (probably those in the US)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
not exactly "liberation", just replacing one oppressor with another
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...
www.nobelprize.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
what they conveniently omitted from "facts" is that she's a neolib who seemingly wants to sell the country's resources to oligarchs (probably those in the US)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
not exactly "liberation", just replacing one oppressor with another
what they conveniently omitted from "facts" is that she's a neolib who seemingly wants to sell the country's resources to oligarchs (probably those in the US)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
not exactly "liberation", just replacing one oppressor with another
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaFT...
finally somebody has reviewed the stupid AI doomer book and found it to be as stupid as one might expect
now it's time to ridicule anyone taking it seriously
finally somebody has reviewed the stupid AI doomer book and found it to be as stupid as one might expect
now it's time to ridicule anyone taking it seriously
No, AI Will Not Doom Us All. We have REAL AI Problems to deal with instead.
YouTube video by Internet of Bugs
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaFT...
finally somebody has reviewed the stupid AI doomer book and found it to be as stupid as one might expect
now it's time to ridicule anyone taking it seriously
finally somebody has reviewed the stupid AI doomer book and found it to be as stupid as one might expect
now it's time to ridicule anyone taking it seriously
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/a...
what "something productive"? the endless spam? the broken shitpost images and videos? the overpriced half-GPUs with a ~5 year lifespan or the massive buildings they're in?
holy shit these people are either fucking stupid or in damage control mode already
what "something productive"? the endless spam? the broken shitpost images and videos? the overpriced half-GPUs with a ~5 year lifespan or the massive buildings they're in?
holy shit these people are either fucking stupid or in damage control mode already
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/a...
what "something productive"? the endless spam? the broken shitpost images and videos? the overpriced half-GPUs with a ~5 year lifespan or the massive buildings they're in?
holy shit these people are either fucking stupid or in damage control mode already
what "something productive"? the endless spam? the broken shitpost images and videos? the overpriced half-GPUs with a ~5 year lifespan or the massive buildings they're in?
holy shit these people are either fucking stupid or in damage control mode already
random thought for some economist to untangle:
could data center building revenue be currently outcompeting house building revenue?
depends on what's the overlap between data center builders and house builders
(quick look at datacentremagazine.com/top10/top-10... suggests there may be some)
could data center building revenue be currently outcompeting house building revenue?
depends on what's the overlap between data center builders and house builders
(quick look at datacentremagazine.com/top10/top-10... suggests there may be some)
Top 10: Data Centre Construction Companies
Data Centre Magazine considers some of the leading construction companies committed to building the innovative data centre facilities of the future
datacentremagazine.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
random thought for some economist to untangle:
could data center building revenue be currently outcompeting house building revenue?
depends on what's the overlap between data center builders and house builders
(quick look at datacentremagazine.com/top10/top-10... suggests there may be some)
could data center building revenue be currently outcompeting house building revenue?
depends on what's the overlap between data center builders and house builders
(quick look at datacentremagazine.com/top10/top-10... suggests there may be some)
Reposted by Arvīds Kokins
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
the big brain super geniuses at HBR remain at the forefront of missing the point by 🤏 that much
"workslop" is the only thing "AI" (LLM) is capable of producing, as has been constantly observed ever since LLM chatbots were first released
"workslop" is the only thing "AI" (LLM) is capable of producing, as has been constantly observed ever since LLM chatbots were first released
September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
the big brain super geniuses at HBR remain at the forefront of missing the point by 🤏 that much
"workslop" is the only thing "AI" (LLM) is capable of producing, as has been constantly observed ever since LLM chatbots were first released
"workslop" is the only thing "AI" (LLM) is capable of producing, as has been constantly observed ever since LLM chatbots were first released
Reposted by Arvīds Kokins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdXE...
apparently #spotify wants people to sign away the right to create derivative works (most commonly #AI slop these days but not always)
and I'm wondering why one-size-fits-all service contracts are still a thing
we need a "right to negotiate" for online contracts
apparently #spotify wants people to sign away the right to create derivative works (most commonly #AI slop these days but not always)
and I'm wondering why one-size-fits-all service contracts are still a thing
we need a "right to negotiate" for online contracts
Spotify Exposed: New Terms Could Change Everything
YouTube video by Top Music Attorney
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdXE...
apparently #spotify wants people to sign away the right to create derivative works (most commonly #AI slop these days but not always)
and I'm wondering why one-size-fits-all service contracts are still a thing
we need a "right to negotiate" for online contracts
apparently #spotify wants people to sign away the right to create derivative works (most commonly #AI slop these days but not always)
and I'm wondering why one-size-fits-all service contracts are still a thing
we need a "right to negotiate" for online contracts