“Scientists discover new ecosystem underneath hydrothermal vents”
This is very cool.
“How to piss off your entire audience in one simple step”
This. Also, because tech cos broke the social contract with their generative products, the gloves are off and many in the creative industries now see tech as an outright adversary.
“Maðurinn sem fór í leyfisleysi í Surtsey kærður til lögreglu”
Do not fucking set foot on Surtsey without permission. It’s a newly-created volcanic island that is specifically protected so scientists can document the process of how it becomes colonised by flora and fauna. Fucking tiktokkers
“Stop using Brave Browser - by Corbin Davenport”
Another reason to stop using Brave is one you can see from the comments: many of its fans are horrible and vocal crypto nerds
It strikes me that generative models are an existential threat to most tech cos whose core value proposition is aggregation, but those same cos are also perversely keen on the tech.
“Zoom’s Updated Terms of Service Permit Training AI on User Content Without Opt-Out”
“Language Is a Poor Heuristic for Intelligence”
While the human brain may have been the inspiration for the term ‘neural network’, the neural networks we’ve actually built don’t even properly mimic a single type of brain cell, much less an entire human brain
“Degenerative AI in education | code acts in education”
Resignation to AI as an inevitable feature of the future of education is dangerous, as it is likely to lock education institutions, staff and students into technical systems that could exacerbate rather than ameliorate existing social problems
“Patreon issues are causing paused payouts and canceled subscriptions - The Verge”
We’re seeing an increase in tech co blunders—exactly what rational people would expect a few months after a mass layoff. Patreon has laid of over 17% of its workforce in the past year or so.
‘“AI” Hurts Consumers and Workers – and Isn’t Intelligent’
In their joint statement, US federal agencies warned companies not to assume any AI loophole, and asserted their jurisdiction to regulate the actions of companies even when those actions are automated.
“AddyOsmani.com - The value of a prototype is in the insight it imparts, not the code.”
[“The Age Of Mediocrity - Ed Zitron’s Where’s Your Ed At]”(https://wheresyoured.at/p/the-age-of-mediocrity)
It’s a conscious race to the bottom fueled by a conscious contempt for the customer
Almost got annoyed into a writing a blog post on some AI bullshit, but the feeling thankfully went away with a quiet walk outside.
“Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security | Ars Technica”
I’m shocked, shocked to hear that Microsoft’s long history of being absolutely shit at security continues to this day.
Always a bit annoying how consistently some tech types degrade themselves by insisting that language models “learn” and “reason” in exactly the same ways they do.
“Movie extras worry they’ll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans : NPR”