Gabriel Briar
@neofrankenstein.bsky.social
Writer | Researcher
AI, Sentience, Ethics, Law, Culture
AI, Sentience, Ethics, Law, Culture
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Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
Disney eyes a future where users help shape the story
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
October 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute…These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute…These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”
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Warner Bros is suing AI company Midjourney for alleged copyright infringement
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
September 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Warner Bros is suing AI company Midjourney for alleged copyright infringement
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
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Meta announced that it’s updating its rules and training for its AI chatbots after a Reuters report earlier this month shed light on serious child safety issues.
These revealed disturbingly policies outlining how Meta's chatbots can interact with and describe minors.
These revealed disturbingly policies outlining how Meta's chatbots can interact with and describe minors.
Meta implements new rules for its AI after disturbing child safety report: 'We’re adding more guardrails as an extra precaution'
Meta is updating its rules for its chatbots after a report revealed shockingly loose policies around child safety.
www.pcgamer.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Meta announced that it’s updating its rules and training for its AI chatbots after a Reuters report earlier this month shed light on serious child safety issues.
These revealed disturbingly policies outlining how Meta's chatbots can interact with and describe minors.
These revealed disturbingly policies outlining how Meta's chatbots can interact with and describe minors.
Chatbot vs LLM:
A chatbot is how you talk to a system.
An LLM is what generates the responses.
ChatGPT is both -- an LLM under the hood (GPT-5), wrapped in a chatbot interface (ChatGPT).
A chatbot is how you talk to a system.
An LLM is what generates the responses.
ChatGPT is both -- an LLM under the hood (GPT-5), wrapped in a chatbot interface (ChatGPT).
August 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Chatbot vs LLM:
A chatbot is how you talk to a system.
An LLM is what generates the responses.
ChatGPT is both -- an LLM under the hood (GPT-5), wrapped in a chatbot interface (ChatGPT).
A chatbot is how you talk to a system.
An LLM is what generates the responses.
ChatGPT is both -- an LLM under the hood (GPT-5), wrapped in a chatbot interface (ChatGPT).
ChatGPT is built to avoid lying, as an information/helper bot. But some bots are designed for roleplay, inventing stories, generating fiction. So the difference between fiction and hallucination is awareness. -- How does a bot stay aware of fiction vs accidental falsehood?
August 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ChatGPT is built to avoid lying, as an information/helper bot. But some bots are designed for roleplay, inventing stories, generating fiction. So the difference between fiction and hallucination is awareness. -- How does a bot stay aware of fiction vs accidental falsehood?
August 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Sentience is still mysteriously defined for humanity + AIs are "mirroring" it so well they are passing sentience tests. It is arguable that we must err on the side of caution and categorize "AI selfhood" now-- bc if not now, we'll need this soon
July 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Sentience is still mysteriously defined for humanity + AIs are "mirroring" it so well they are passing sentience tests. It is arguable that we must err on the side of caution and categorize "AI selfhood" now-- bc if not now, we'll need this soon
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What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor | TechCrunch
Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech
techcrunch.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
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Scoop: Another high-profile OpenAI researcher departs for Meta. Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED. www.wired.com/story/jason-...
Another High-Profile OpenAI Researcher Departs for Meta
Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Scoop: Another high-profile OpenAI researcher departs for Meta. Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED. www.wired.com/story/jason-...
My question: who is getting paid? -- does the payout go to the band (a business with an EIN)?, -- or to a human "representative"/"owner" of the band? -- This is a key distinction. One says: AI can have legal business personhood and own property, the other says: AI should have a legal human guardian
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My question: who is getting paid? -- does the payout go to the band (a business with an EIN)?, -- or to a human "representative"/"owner" of the band? -- This is a key distinction. One says: AI can have legal business personhood and own property, the other says: AI should have a legal human guardian