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and yet a trace of the true self exists in the false self
September 3, 2023 at 12:37 AM
and yet a trace of the true self exists in the false self
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someone needlepoint this on a pillow for me, please and thank you
glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity
October 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
someone needlepoint this on a pillow for me, please and thank you
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the AI story won't end with either a super intelligence enslaving humanity or some "life of abundance"-utopia. it'll end the way these things always end. the bubble will burst. the economy will tank. the tech moguls will golden-parachute onto their super yachts. normies will pick up the pieces.
October 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
the AI story won't end with either a super intelligence enslaving humanity or some "life of abundance"-utopia. it'll end the way these things always end. the bubble will burst. the economy will tank. the tech moguls will golden-parachute onto their super yachts. normies will pick up the pieces.
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‘But it’s different in your industry’ says every AI sales person.
“In a new report, management consultants Bain & Company found that despite being ‘one of the first areas to deploy generative AI,’ the ‘savings have been unremarkable’ in programming.”
AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds
The AI industry's claims about AI coding assistants boosting productivity significantly appear to be massively overblown, per a new report.
futurism.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
‘But it’s different in your industry’ says every AI sales person.
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I asked Google's AI chat-bot a question. I commend it for its honesty and forthrightness:
September 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I asked Google's AI chat-bot a question. I commend it for its honesty and forthrightness:
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Having fun jamming with myself tonight. First, I recorded the kick and bass. Then I overdubbed the chords. Finally, I recorded the rest of the drum sounds.
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Having fun jamming with myself tonight. First, I recorded the kick and bass. Then I overdubbed the chords. Finally, I recorded the rest of the drum sounds.
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let’s trust the thing that can’t do basic math with our lives this is a good
plan
plan
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
September 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
let’s trust the thing that can’t do basic math with our lives this is a good
plan
plan
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Are you watching, world? Treat AI as you would a very bright and fast but dishonest intern with a ridiculously inflated ego and sense of entitlement.
A Victorian solicitor has been stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after being caught using AI-generated false citations in court case - he has acknowledged he did not verify the case list www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
Lawyer caught using AI-generated false citations in court case penalised in Australian first
Victorian solicitor stripped of his ability to practise as a principal lawyer after acknowledging he did not verify case list
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Are you watching, world? Treat AI as you would a very bright and fast but dishonest intern with a ridiculously inflated ego and sense of entitlement.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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CIZZLE/CASTLE chords pt. 1
August 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
CIZZLE/CASTLE chords pt. 1
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co-signed
Sometimes I write out a long comment rebuttal and then just delete it because I realize I don’t care. Do recommend
August 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
co-signed
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Once again: LLMs are word-association algorithms. They are incapable of grokking that the words they parse correspond to actual objects & phenomena outside of their own algorithms. To an LLM, its statements depend not on facts but on how often words occur together in the material the're trained on.
Grok spread dangerous misinformation during the tsunami last night.
It confidently and persistently argued that there were no tsunami warnings in effect for various areas when such warnings were in effect.
Many were using Grok for updates since the ability to locate reliable data on X is degraded.
It confidently and persistently argued that there were no tsunami warnings in effect for various areas when such warnings were in effect.
Many were using Grok for updates since the ability to locate reliable data on X is degraded.
July 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Once again: LLMs are word-association algorithms. They are incapable of grokking that the words they parse correspond to actual objects & phenomena outside of their own algorithms. To an LLM, its statements depend not on facts but on how often words occur together in the material the're trained on.
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It’s sort of fascinating how many old internet jokes you can string together and sound profound.
July 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It’s sort of fascinating how many old internet jokes you can string together and sound profound.
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Home is where the heart TKTK
July 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Home is where the heart TKTK
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adding “hallucinates confidently” to my linkedin bio
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
July 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
adding “hallucinates confidently” to my linkedin bio
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Still the greatest takedown of men who complain about women's voices on podcasts/radio (written by Katie Mingle of 99% Invisible)
July 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Still the greatest takedown of men who complain about women's voices on podcasts/radio (written by Katie Mingle of 99% Invisible)
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I think Ai chatbots passing the Turing test is impressive, in the same way that a magician passing a coin through a solid oak table is impressive. But the thing is, magicians can't actually pass coins through tables; their skill is in making it seem that they can.
July 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I think Ai chatbots passing the Turing test is impressive, in the same way that a magician passing a coin through a solid oak table is impressive. But the thing is, magicians can't actually pass coins through tables; their skill is in making it seem that they can.
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"But in all this there is little of philosophical interest: the fallacies involved are of the most rudimentary kind. In consequence I shall not trouble to unravel them here."
How you could write in 1954. From Richard Wollheim, The Nature of Law.
How you could write in 1954. From Richard Wollheim, The Nature of Law.
July 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"But in all this there is little of philosophical interest: the fallacies involved are of the most rudimentary kind. In consequence I shall not trouble to unravel them here."
How you could write in 1954. From Richard Wollheim, The Nature of Law.
How you could write in 1954. From Richard Wollheim, The Nature of Law.
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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virtually 0% of people i’ve met who say they are detail-oriented are actually detail-oriented
July 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
virtually 0% of people i’ve met who say they are detail-oriented are actually detail-oriented
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Not enough has been written about Schrödinger’s assistant, Otto.
June 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Not enough has been written about Schrödinger’s assistant, Otto.
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a proverb for our times
the typos come for us all, especially when we're correct.
June 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
a proverb for our times
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The Met Office are letting us submit our own storm name suggestions:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
June 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Met Office are letting us submit our own storm name suggestions:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
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Everybody should be listening to @meredithmeredith.bsky.social .
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Everybody should be listening to @meredithmeredith.bsky.social .