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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 8h

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 8h

a cartoon of homer simpson in a courtroom with the caption did these sound like the actions of a man who had all he

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson in a courtroom with the caption did these sound like the actions of a man who had all he

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 8h

Did they get AI to do their financial projections?

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 8h

Techbros really not fighting the creep allegations.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 8h

“Drain a village so you can flood your pants”

404 Media @404media.co · 10h

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

🔗 www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 10h

Govt to tiny NFPs:

We’ll need a quarterly report, a data report, a transparency report, a yearly audit, your data plugged into this data pool each month, sign off any time you sneeze and your invoices won’t be paid unless all of this is signed off by us. Also you can’t charge admin fees.

Deloitte:

a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease

Alt: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 11h

Screaming this from the rooftops.

And you just know that the disability orgs are swimming in paperwork and reporting every year to justify receiving those meagre funds while Deloitte would’ve been paid via a bog standard contract tick and flick.

El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 11h

among all of this, I still can't get over that they got the same $$ for one report as a disability representation organisation gets for one whole year, and for some two years

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 11h

Meanwhile all this time and money could be spent actually improving the lives and outcomes of welfare recipients.

Instead we have billions of dollars punted back and forth deciding how much cruelty the Govt + public service can get away with.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 11h

And let’s be clear - this work should never be going to commercial consultants in the first place.

A properly independent public service should be providing frank and fearless advice that’s open and transparent.

The public service is there to follow the law - not help the Government break it.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 11h

That “partial refund” at this point should really be full refund + compensation + full throated apology to welfare recipients whose lives are directly impacted by the quality (or lack thereof) of reports like this by unaccountable consultants.

Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 11h

Wow.
"The corrected version of a Deloitte report to the Albanese government reissued by the big consulting firm after it was found to include AI-generated mistakes contains new citation errors and other flaws in referencing the academic work it relies on"

www.afr.com/politics/fed...

More errors, ‘irrelevant citations’ in Deloitte’s revised AI report

Academics question how AI-generated “gobbledegook” can be justified after the fact by irrelevant citations, as the big four firm republishes its welfare report.

www.afr.com

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty sure they were “hostages” too. How many were held without charge, without evidence, without any basis to be detained?

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

So not only do NDIS participants have to navigate the NDIS bureaucracy - they also have to navigate the competence of third party contractors accountable to no one.

Oh and managing THEIR DISABILITIES.

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

For all the students at the social work uni intensive who told me they now use AI at work to write up case reports:

NDIS participant’s bid for more support failed in part because two physiotherapists used AI to write letters used to back her claim to top up her package

www.afr.com/politics/bid...

Bid to boost $200k NDIS package rejected after AI use found

The National Disability Insurance Agency warned about cut-and-paste medical reports. Throw artificial intelligence in and the results are even worse.

www.afr.com

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

This thread and responses (while a much more extreme version) are reminding me a little of Sydney’s “LGAs of concern” during COVID lockdowns.

The constant sound of helicopters and the over policing of particular communities left quite an imprint on my brain that I can’t quite process.

Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

SA is showing leadership and common sense by banning AI in election ads.

The Federal govt should follow their lead and protect our democracy from the misuse of generative AI.
www.innovationaus.com/sa-cracks-do...

SA cracks down on AI deepfakes in political advertising

South Australia has become Australia's first state to ban AI-generated political ads and deepfakes aimed at misleading voters, with the changes coming into effect on Monday. Political parties, MPs and...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

Rough week, but I will be okay.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds vaguely interesting and then like everything with AI every use case they offer makes you go “…but why?”

Photography is fun because it captures a real memory, but there’s a point where it no longer resembles an actual memory.

petapixel.com/2025/10/07/c...

Caira Is an 'AI-Native' Micro Four Thirds Camera With Google's 'Nano Banana' Generative AI Built-In

This new Micro Four Thirds camera from the makers of Alice is all-in on generative AI.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

…are all the Palestinian hostages free?

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

Anxiety attack triggers are the worst.

Especially when they’re triggers that are mixed with actual history/experience and you never know whether you’re trusting your gut too much or not enough.

Being paralysed (and exhausted) by fear sucks.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

People really ought to look at the Victorian Liberals. In a two party system they will eventually get back into power - and if the Federal Liberals go the way of the Victorian Liberals there’s a strong chance of a very extremist conservative Government in future. Incredibly important to cover.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 1d

Only a bit?!?? Quick, someone get me 10mg of gay STAT. He’s flatlining! 😱

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant, they’ll be directed to Nazi and manosphere content even *faster* without accounts. Just excellent. Exactly what we need.

Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 2d

Senators and even eSafety seem to be unaware you can already use TikTok logged out. 🫠https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/22/under-16s-may-still-see-gambling-violent-far-right-content-under-australia-social-media-ban-simply-by-not-logging-in-zero-neo-nazis

From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia’s social media ban, simply by not logging in

Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content

www.theguardian.com

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 2d

omg I just realised that the ATO gives rich people more $ for claiming travel expenses.

Apparently as a taxpayer my tastebuds are too povvo, so I have to subsidise rich people claiming more for breakfast.

Also I guess I don't deserve a nice bed when travelling for work either.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 2d

A “peacemaker” who sent money and weapons to the genocide?

Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 3d

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

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