@jessecoleman.bsky.social
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“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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Another reason it is cowardly to simply obey and let them take over your newsroom or university is that if you don’t they often will be like “well fuck, that was our main idea”
JUST IN: Kari Lake has withdrawn the cancelation of Radio Free Europe’s grant, seeking to end a legal standoff.
March 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Another reason it is cowardly to simply obey and let them take over your newsroom or university is that if you don’t they often will be like “well fuck, that was our main idea”
Make the people happy
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Make the people happy
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman tells CNN Mahmoud Khalil "is paid for by a terrorist organization," saying "I have evidence." When asked by who, Blakeman replies: "Well, I didn't ask my intelligence division who exactly who paid for him."
March 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman tells CNN Mahmoud Khalil "is paid for by a terrorist organization," saying "I have evidence." When asked by who, Blakeman replies: "Well, I didn't ask my intelligence division who exactly who paid for him."
A tragedy.
March 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A tragedy.
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"An Israeli official...said the decision to suspend aid was made in coordination with the Trump administration.
...Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be."
apnews.com/article/isra...
...Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be."
apnews.com/article/isra...
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
The prime minister's office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire.
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"An Israeli official...said the decision to suspend aid was made in coordination with the Trump administration.
...Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be."
apnews.com/article/isra...
...Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be."
apnews.com/article/isra...
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Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)
Really great exhibition
We attended the artist's reception for “Evoking Conversations of Historical Events, Current Issues and Race,” an exhibition of photographs by Lily Evans at Fogartyville, and spoke with Evans and Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative's Michele Redwine: wslr.org/black-arts-c...
Black Arts Collaborative spotlights Lily Evans' photography - WSLR+Fogartyville
Fogartyville exhibition combats complacency and highlights 'humanity, equity, justice and a respect for life.'
wslr.org
February 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Really great exhibition