Christy Karras
@christykarras.bsky.social
Writer, editor, teacher, traveler. Loves the arts, the interesting stuff people do, and the weirdness of words. Dream life: getting paid to know things. She/her.
A lot like Seattle in 2020. I was there. The vast majority of us were doing as well as...anyone else in 2020. Meanwhile, people who had never been here were posting the most over-the-top wildness.
June 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A lot like Seattle in 2020. I was there. The vast majority of us were doing as well as...anyone else in 2020. Meanwhile, people who had never been here were posting the most over-the-top wildness.
Given the lack of any evidence whatsoever that anyone would have done it differently, it's hard to say definitively that it's not inherent. I fully agree that in a different world, it may not have to be. But in this world, I don't think it would have happened without theft.
June 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Given the lack of any evidence whatsoever that anyone would have done it differently, it's hard to say definitively that it's not inherent. I fully agree that in a different world, it may not have to be. But in this world, I don't think it would have happened without theft.
How obvious is it when even Trump can figure it out?
June 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
How obvious is it when even Trump can figure it out?
I don't know the answer of whether theft is inherent in the tech, because it's never been done that way. Could a model be developed from material the authors provided willingly? I guess? But who would those authors be? How would you get permission? It would be a lot of authors, in many contexts.
June 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I don't know the answer of whether theft is inherent in the tech, because it's never been done that way. Could a model be developed from material the authors provided willingly? I guess? But who would those authors be? How would you get permission? It would be a lot of authors, in many contexts.
You've made it blatantly obvious that you don't actually spend time hanging out with, let alone learning about, trans people. Maybe sit this one out.
May 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You've made it blatantly obvious that you don't actually spend time hanging out with, let alone learning about, trans people. Maybe sit this one out.
I'm not sure I would say it is evil, but it's not good. Sure, use it AI to find cancers; use it to tell me when my bus is coming in real time. But I don't think it's good to give over responsibilities for research, critical thinking, and writing. AI encourages abandoning those, and that's bad.
May 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm not sure I would say it is evil, but it's not good. Sure, use it AI to find cancers; use it to tell me when my bus is coming in real time. But I don't think it's good to give over responsibilities for research, critical thinking, and writing. AI encourages abandoning those, and that's bad.
It could be, but from the get-go there was no mechanism for that.
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It could be, but from the get-go there was no mechanism for that.
Doesn't feel that way.
May 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Doesn't feel that way.
Maybe you're just not being very clear about what you mean? I took "I never said they ARE doing this" to mean "I never said they ARE using copyrighted material without payment or permission." Is that not what you meant?
May 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Maybe you're just not being very clear about what you mean? I took "I never said they ARE doing this" to mean "I never said they ARE using copyrighted material without payment or permission." Is that not what you meant?
Yes, if things are unethical from the get-go, I do not support them. If you think that means there's a lot in this world that I don't support, you're right. Part of the question is whether the value is worth the cost. We haven't even gotten into all the costs of AI.
May 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yes, if things are unethical from the get-go, I do not support them. If you think that means there's a lot in this world that I don't support, you're right. Part of the question is whether the value is worth the cost. We haven't even gotten into all the costs of AI.
I would 100% say that the way discoveries were made is wrong if they were made in unethical ways, yes.
May 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I would 100% say that the way discoveries were made is wrong if they were made in unethical ways, yes.
But the technology is being used for evil. And that's a big problem. I mean, sure, use it to do hard math. No problem there. Regurgitating people's creative work is only going to lead to bad places.
May 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
But the technology is being used for evil. And that's a big problem. I mean, sure, use it to do hard math. No problem there. Regurgitating people's creative work is only going to lead to bad places.