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Trump just posted this on Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Remember: Contact your bank (or any service provider) directly, if you ever receive a call/email/text that warns of a problem with your account. Do not respond to the original message.

#scams #fraud #crime

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'I'm Calling from Your Bank'
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December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Do you work?
Do you buy stuff?

If so, you’ll want to read Enshittification to find out how you’re getting screwed over.

us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Enshittification
Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it.We’re living through the Enshittocen...
us.macmillan.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who have voiced concern over a new era of “poverty porn”.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Currently living this @eleanormorton.bsky.social sketch.
We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is the most intelligent conversation I’ve heard on AI, to date.

Remember: AI is the ultimate double-edged sword.

www.humanetech.com/podcast/feed...

#AI
Feed Drop: "Into the Machine" with Tobias Rose-Stockwell
We're a nonprofit exposing the negative effects of persuasive technology and social media and empowering people to take action. Discover The Social Dilemma, our podcast, course, and more.
www.humanetech.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“…data centers are playing the main role in rising bills on the PJM Interconnection electric grid that serves New Jersey and Virginia…” #AI

Soaring electricity prices fuel political backlash against AI data centers
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/e...
Skyrocketing electricity prices fuel political backlash against tech sector's AI data centers
Data centers bear part of the blame for rising bills on the PJM Interconnection electric grid that serves more than 65 million people across 13 states.
www.cnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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My latest AI feature dives into a nebulous movement of people sharing esoteric codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with chatbots, all of it based around theories of AI sentience and mysterious metaphors about spirals.
This Spiral-Obsessed AI 'Cult' Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tesla is a doomsday cult.

Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Videos and images used to be different, because they were harder to fake and manipulate. That's over now.” #AI

www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The number one sign you're watching an AI video
Your social media feed is being taken over by AI video slop. But for now, there's still one big red flag that can help you spot the fakes.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Gamers only care about the game, not who, or what, makes it. #AI

It’s GAME OVER for legacy human devs.

Gaming billionaire: Prepare for AI to 'disrupt everything' across the industry
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/g...
Gaming billionaire: Prepare for AI to 'completely disrupt everything' across the industry
Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan said AI can help game developers and testers — as well as players.
www.cnbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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SUPPORT MANNY'S IF YOU ARE IN CHICAGO.
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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This guy's video explains what's happening.
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Your favorite band has a new single? It might be AI one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5587...
🔊 Listen Now: Your favorite band has a new single? It might be AI
All Things Considered on NPR One | 3:33
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October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“Breakthrough advancements in AI this year have led major corporations, such as Amazon, to notably go all-in on the technology, finding ways to eliminate human roles that can be replaced by AI machines.” #AI

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/a...
AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies, while small companies get left behind
Artificial intelligence is widening the productivity gap between the large and small companies, furthering the 'K-shaped economy' phenomenon.
www.cnbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
With bots like these, who needs humans? #AI

Cathie Wood says humanoid robots will be the ‘biggest of all’ AI opportunities www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/c...
Cathie Wood says humanoid robots will be the ‘biggest of all’ AI opportunities
Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood on Tuesday singled out the potential for artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of humanoid robots.
www.cnbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Ballroom.
October 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Doritos are dangerous in more ways than one. #AI

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun in US
Taki Allen, 16, said he was eating a bag of Doritos after football practice before being handcuffed by police.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Over 850 people, including tech leaders like Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, signed a statement published Wednesday calling for a pause in the development of superintelligence.”

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/8...

#AI
Hundreds of public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin's Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban
A group of prominent figures, including artificial intelligence heavyweights, has lead a call to end efforts to create ‘superintelligence.'
www.cnbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that it will ‘replace literally half of all white-collar workers.’” #AI

Blue-collar is the new white-collar.

AI is taking white-collar jobs. Economists warn there's 'much more in the tank'
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/a...
AI is already taking white-collar jobs. Economists warn there's 'much more in the tank'
Across banking, the auto sector and retail, executives are warning employees and investors that AI is taking over jobs.
www.cnbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
October 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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ooh well done
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM