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Micah @rincewind.run · 10h

I know the headline everyone's running with is "erotica" but "we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues" and "we are putting personality back in ChatGPT so it will act like a friend" are diametrically opposed statements

that's the cause of most of the mental health issues

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 11h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 5h

but like - that's what they want!!! The goal is to have customers emotionally and intellectually addicted to the chat, because those people will pay for it! They're not taking the foot off the gas!

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 5h

Something I realized the other day is that like.... when you see a reddit post about someone who is like suicidal because the algorithm changed and it's not talking to them like it used to - my impulse is like, they have got to change this shit so people stop forming these attachments

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 6h

I do not speak to the robots

Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 14h

i have never, not once, listened to a song on spotify unless it was playing at somebody else's place

what are you a luddite about

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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · 15h

A squirrel is standing inside and peeking over the top rim of a hollowed out pumpkin. The top of the pumpkin can be seen behind. The squirrel is wearing a slouchy black witch hat with orange stripes and holding a squirrel-sized chef knife. The knife is because the squirrel has carved the words ‘MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN’ in the side of the pumpkin and in the ground in front the word ‘TODAY’ has been spelled with stringy orange pumpkin guts with seeds scattered all around.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning

a building with a sign that's only partially lit so that is reads "Rage"

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 8h

a hand is pressing a red button with a silver rim

Alt: a hand is pressing a red button over and over again

media.tenor.com

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 8h

I draw a hard line where I don’t repost anything that has images without alt text.

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Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 13h

“Doing what you can to avoid spreading it to other people” is masking , until we have clean air - and in the meantime , you all need to be advocating for clean air, which none of you are showing the urgency around when you fail to mask.
40%+ of Covid cases are asymp and Covid disables people

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Chima Simone Benson @chimasimone.bsky.social · 14h

Those who understand SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) causes neurological, endothelial, cardiovascular, and immune system damage, and that damage from repeated infections is cumulative, mask. And those who don’t will soon find out.

I don’t “live in fear” typically means, I prefer to “live in denial.”

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Alex @admiringbog.bsky.social · 14h

Whenever people talk about COVID mitigation being irrational, I want to know what they think the facts are. Most people don’t have a strong understanding of COVID risks.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know how many times to point out that is absolutely ghoulish and non-consensual and disgusting behavior.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.

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Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Screenshot includes an AI generated image of what looks like a human cross between Daenaerys Targaryen and Marilyn Monroe on the back of a dragon.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14h

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 14h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 12h

okay everyone, the Starfriends kickstarter launches tomorrow. we've pulled out all the stops for this campaign and i am very excited to unveil it, but for now, what would be sick as hell would be if you could follow the project and boost this so others do that too www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 1d

oh god it’s time for another game of “is it baseball or is it societal collapse”

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 1d

I played this game the other night and it’s super fun

sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 4d

you might've heard the workers of @kickstarterunited.org are on strike to preserve a 4-day work week and set livable pay minimums. everyone deserves rights like this and we stand with those fighting for them! per their wishes, our campaign continues, in solidarity
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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chadzia dax 🔞😷🖖🏻 @m00psy.bsky.social · 1d

(adding alt text.)

this is both funny and true— #DisabilityJustice really does have to be for everyone, even people we don’t like.

tumblr post by architeuthisducks-blog:

Me Giving a Pressed Conference: our advocacy for the disabled must include the addict, the imperfect victim, those we despise; the right to autonomy and life cannot devolve into a popularity contest.

Reporter I Hate (Not Sexual Tension): Does that include all the attendees of the Bored Ape NFT event who went blind?

Me: *Blood streaming from my nostrils and eyes* david, it includes everyone.

#sticking to your principles involves so much gritting your teeth and crying blood.

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Matt Nelson @mattnelsonart.bsky.social · 2d

This sounded cute so I drew it

A little mouse in a light colored suit. He holds a drink with a wedge of cheese in it. He says "now I may be just a simple country mouse attorney--"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

You can just share my video from me instead of sharing a screen recording of my video from a content farm account that isn’t on the scene btw.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 2d

lol yeah

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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 2d

If the US can ever vomit this stupid era out we're gonna need widespread all-ages education on basic facts like when you'd see old billboards or MST3k shorts advertising the concept of hand washing or being good. Stop Using Gasoline To Wash Clothes. Springs Are Ubiquitous & Essential To Modern Life

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 2d

mobile rig from Amazon

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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