Elisabeth
@elisabeth-o.bsky.social
Product Manager at Benchling, formerly Microsoft. Trying to make the world better than I found it. She/her
Also on Mastodon as https://infosec.exchange/@elisol
Also on Mastodon as https://infosec.exchange/@elisol
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It would be awesome if we could stop re-inventing every awful thing from the past, unlearning every brutal lesson, dismantling every hard-won solution
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It would be awesome if we could stop re-inventing every awful thing from the past, unlearning every brutal lesson, dismantling every hard-won solution
Somehow worse than the apartment I looked at next to college my freshman year that had a clause in the lease: "if you are considering suicide, talk to us first."
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Somehow worse than the apartment I looked at next to college my freshman year that had a clause in the lease: "if you are considering suicide, talk to us first."
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somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
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This human centipede of generative AI funding has gotten to the point where it is impossible to not fail, spectacularly. It's mathematically guaranteed to fail, explosively.
A bailout would be about the same as a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.
A bailout would be about the same as a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This human centipede of generative AI funding has gotten to the point where it is impossible to not fail, spectacularly. It's mathematically guaranteed to fail, explosively.
A bailout would be about the same as a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.
A bailout would be about the same as a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.
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I don’t want to hear about norms, I don’t want to hear about looking forward not back, I don’t want to hear about “bipartisanship”
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don’t want to hear about norms, I don’t want to hear about looking forward not back, I don’t want to hear about “bipartisanship”
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
Frankly, I think authors should hurry to get their claims in before the bankruptcy talk starts.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Frankly, I think authors should hurry to get their claims in before the bankruptcy talk starts.
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
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The "He's a hebephile not a pedophile" argument is giving immense "The A in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite, nor Assault!" energy.
Both are a distinction without a difference resulting in irreparable harm to children while the MAGA enablers think they've made a point.
Both are a distinction without a difference resulting in irreparable harm to children while the MAGA enablers think they've made a point.
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The "He's a hebephile not a pedophile" argument is giving immense "The A in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite, nor Assault!" energy.
Both are a distinction without a difference resulting in irreparable harm to children while the MAGA enablers think they've made a point.
Both are a distinction without a difference resulting in irreparable harm to children while the MAGA enablers think they've made a point.
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I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
Glad none of them are mine, and also happy to donate to any primary challengers.
Here are the Democrats who sold out the American public:
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Angus King (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Vote them out.
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Angus King (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Vote them out.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Glad none of them are mine, and also happy to donate to any primary challengers.
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
Let them fail, do universal bailouts to every American instead.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Let them fail, do universal bailouts to every American instead.
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Sir, about the bread and circuses strategy, we've been getting a lot of questions about the bread, and also the circuses
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Sir, about the bread and circuses strategy, we've been getting a lot of questions about the bread, and also the circuses
I found the best boots at the thrift store today. My child pointed out that I have nowhere to wear them and she's totally right, but I bought them anyway because I knew I'd regret it for years if I didn't. For $14 I'll figure out the logistics later.
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I found the best boots at the thrift store today. My child pointed out that I have nowhere to wear them and she's totally right, but I bought them anyway because I knew I'd regret it for years if I didn't. For $14 I'll figure out the logistics later.
I feel like Bluesky making an announcement about changes to the product on a blog post instead of via Bluesky posts is a really telling statement about how frivolous they consider the product itself. To not even summarize the post in the thread seems wild to me.
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I feel like Bluesky making an announcement about changes to the product on a blog post instead of via Bluesky posts is a really telling statement about how frivolous they consider the product itself. To not even summarize the post in the thread seems wild to me.
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That’s a fantastic comparison, because the reason they added lead to gasoline was just to increase convenience a tiny bit, and they’ve poisoned the world in the process.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
At some point folks will look back at this stuff like leaded gasoline is viewed now.
Super Teacher is building an AI tutor for elementary schools — catch it at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Founded by a former math teacher and Googler, Super Teacher's AI tutor is being used in public school in New York, New Jersey, and Hawaii.
techcrunch.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
That’s a fantastic comparison, because the reason they added lead to gasoline was just to increase convenience a tiny bit, and they’ve poisoned the world in the process.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
The good news is: Impossible as it may seem, we banned it worldwide and its bad effects are now mostly gone.
Makes you think.
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I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
Halloween decorations have gone too far.
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Halloween decorations have gone too far.
On my way to London for a business trip and it looks like I'll have a decent amount of downtime during the day. Any recommendations for shops/ restaurants/ small tourist things for me to do?
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
On my way to London for a business trip and it looks like I'll have a decent amount of downtime during the day. Any recommendations for shops/ restaurants/ small tourist things for me to do?
Look, I do actually WANT to talk to my computer, but I DON'T want AI in the mix so much more that I'll end up turning off all of these features immediately.
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Look, I do actually WANT to talk to my computer, but I DON'T want AI in the mix so much more that I'll end up turning off all of these features immediately.
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They are gonna push this narrative so hard when the time comes that they realize it's human rights trial time, and I need America to be serious for once in their life
Promise me that yall aren't going to platform the eventual "repentent ICE agent" stories that will come out...
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
They are gonna push this narrative so hard when the time comes that they realize it's human rights trial time, and I need America to be serious for once in their life
Related point: in college I tutored PreMed students in Gen Chem and let's just say it gave me a HEALTHY distrust that doctors know what they're doing.
Abled people don't realize, because they don't go to the ER, that even having a stroke or cancer doesn't at all guarantee a doctor will try to figure out what is wrong.
There's a good chance they'll just be given some Tylenol and told to lose weight, rest, etc.
There's a good chance they'll just be given some Tylenol and told to lose weight, rest, etc.
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Related point: in college I tutored PreMed students in Gen Chem and let's just say it gave me a HEALTHY distrust that doctors know what they're doing.