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Shared emphasis AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making — Ludicity Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions
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Developing AI field signal Analysis 2d ago
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Mystery AI Hype Theater state of emergency episode

State of Emergency, 2026.06.29 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

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Emily M. Bender Alex Hanna The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute Baldur Bjarnason

“One of my worst speech technology nightmares has been happening right in my own city! In the latest Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, @alexhanna.bsky.social and I dig into it: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

“Full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...”

Primary source buzzsprout.com ↗
Established AI field signal Analysis 4d ago
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AI mania eviscerates decision-making essay

AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making — Ludicity

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tante VE, cybersocial occult investigator By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈 Baldur Bjarnason
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing concern & critique.
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Concern & critique

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Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“"I strongly believe there are entire companies right now under heavy AI psychosis and it’s impossible to have rational conversations with them about it." AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making”

Primary source ludic.mataroa.blog ↗
Established Models & releases Development 4d ago
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Debian general resolution on LLM usage

General Resolution: LLM usage in Debian

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Jed Brown Baldur Bjarnason

“Debian is considering a resolution with two choices. One would forbid use of LLMs within the Debian project (does not apply to upstream packages). The other is permissive responsible-washing. I think it is not incidental that rationale for the former has ci…”

Primary source debian.org ↗
Established AI field signal Development 4d ago
Del Toro refuses AI in film

Guillermo del Toro: No AI in 'Pan's Labyrinth' 3D Re-Release

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Baldur Bjarnason

““Guillermo del Toro: No AI in 'Pan's Labyrinth' 3D Re-Release” https://variety.com/2026/film/news/guillermo-del-toro-no-ai-pans-labyrinth-rerelease-1236815109/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub He continues to be a good 'un.”

Primary source variety.com ↗
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3 experts · 6 posts · 2d ago
Timnit Gebru Louise Amoore Baldur Bjarnason
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Policy & governance · 1
Timnit Gebru: Its all about "free markets" and "let the market decide" until you have competition that shows how full of shit you are and then you run to daddy US government begging to stop these "bad" Chinese m…
Timnit Gebru: The irony of OpenAI and Anthropic running to the government to save them whenever there’s competition and it’s this government that complains about “handouts” and communism.
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