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2. We have a whole section on this in Chapter 14 of our online course thebullshitmachines.com.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
2. We have a whole section on this in Chapter 14 of our online course thebullshitmachines.com.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
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Respectfully, even if they were generated without those requests, would they be meaningful in any sense? Wouldn‘t they just be an algorithm’s probabilistic shot at what order words would go in?
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Respectfully, even if they were generated without those requests, would they be meaningful in any sense? Wouldn‘t they just be an algorithm’s probabilistic shot at what order words would go in?
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Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
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Another New Year's Eve drop that deserves to be pushed next week. This is a major climb-down by the administration on one of their highest-profile policies & highlights courts constraining the executive.
Legit major news that should be publicized when people are actually watching.
Legit major news that should be publicized when people are actually watching.
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Another New Year's Eve drop that deserves to be pushed next week. This is a major climb-down by the administration on one of their highest-profile policies & highlights courts constraining the executive.
Legit major news that should be publicized when people are actually watching.
Legit major news that should be publicized when people are actually watching.
Thanks for the recommendation.
December 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Thanks for the recommendation.
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Measles is really scary. It has an R0 of at least 12 (and could be *much* higher), meaning 1 person infects 12 others on average. COVID19 has an R0 of ~6, for comparison. That's why measles needs such a high vaccination rate (>95%) to keep it down. Any anti-vax BS can easily drop it below this line.
December 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Measles is really scary. It has an R0 of at least 12 (and could be *much* higher), meaning 1 person infects 12 others on average. COVID19 has an R0 of ~6, for comparison. That's why measles needs such a high vaccination rate (>95%) to keep it down. Any anti-vax BS can easily drop it below this line.