Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.

Books 8-10 were the low point of the series for me - Jordan just had to juggle so many plot threads and characters that nothing seemed to progress - but it does pick up considerably after that.

Whenever I read it and think of her saying it I feel it in my chest and throat. And I somehow only just found out there's video of the whole speech

Sie glauben halt, dass ihr Geld sie und die ihren vor den Folgen der Klimakatastrophe schützen wird. Mir wäre so eine Wette ja zu heiß, aber es scheint mittlerweile Konsens unter "Konservativen" geworden zu sein.

Tim Buckley, creator of the webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Delete, originator of Loss

To add to the Xorn name thing: if you pronounce it the English way, it sounds a lot like the German "Zorn", meaning rage. Which I could absolutely see Grant doing intentionally.

Nightcrawler
Jubilee
Wolverine
Gambit
Rogue

This is because they know „AI“ (I.e.: LLMs) is
a) an impressive technology, but still basically autocomplete
b) ineffective software that mostly works by throwing inane amounts of energy and data at the wall
c) driven entirely by capital’s need to extract value and drive down the price of labour

LLMs do not think. LLMs do not think. LLMs do not think. LLMs do not think. LLMs do not think. LLMs do not think. LLMs do not think. I want to physically hammer this into people’s heads. Like I want to write it on a piece of paper and literally nail it into their thick fucking skulls

Unterschreib ich sofort. Die US Popkultur-Hegemonie hat hoffentlich ihren Zenit überschritten. Vielleicht ist das Fehlen von neuen Megafranchises wirklich ein Zeichen dafür, dass sich da was Grundlegendes ändert.

Nenn mich Popkulturpessimist, aber was ich bei den Kids sehe ist nur Star Wars, Potter, Marvel. Welche neuen großen Franchises aus den letzten 20 Jahren haben eine annähernd vergleichbare staying power? (ja das MCU ist technisch erst 17, aber die Comics sind aus den 1960ern)

Seine Klage gegen Gawker (die Gawker am Ende in den Ruin getrieben hat) wurde von Peter Thiel finanziert. Das sagt eh schon alles...