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“All of the speculation and hype around A.I. is hiding the fact that the technology isn’t just large language models or agents or data centers. It is the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological in…
I wrote this about what Bill Pulte was up to in 2019. He built his Twitter following by offering cash giveaways to his followers, casting it as a form of "philanthropy." But upon closer review, it resembled something closer to a data-harvesting operation. www.peoplefor.org/rig…
I came across a FB post this morning about a legendary coach (allegedly) suffering from dementia. At first, it made me sad. But then I did a little digging. Here's what I found & what that says about Facebook, AI slop, & the "divisiveness" of WNBA discourse. katestarbird.subst…
For the last two months, somone(s) been impersonating me, offering interviews to authors if they pay up. I talked to an agent with the FBI's Seattle office about how AI and other advances in technology have made it easier to run scams online.
My wife went for maintenance at a car dealership on Friday. Tried to sign in, but they said she didn’t have an appointment. She pulled up her text messages and showed them: right time, right place. Attendant then acknowledged they have a new AI system doing scheduling and it isn’t working.
I'm reviewing a paper this week, and the AI-infused writing is brain-numbing. I can't even figure out what the author is trying to say. I have to read some sections multiple times. Superficially, the words are fine, the grammar is perfect, but I don't know what it SAYS. Make it STOP.
Combing through Facebook this morning, looking at the early origins of the anti-trans athletes campaign here in WA state. Found an AI-filtered image used to drastically masculinize the appearance of the trans girl athlete… perhaps the origin of the “young girls competing against grown men” line.
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