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@artisny.bsky.social
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How to write like AI:
- be predictable
- be abstract
- never risk humor
- never risk judgment
- use trite, tidy morals
- tie up complexity w/ neat little bows
- be predictable
- be abstract
- never risk humor
- never risk judgment
- use trite, tidy morals
- tie up complexity w/ neat little bows
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Meta Ray Banned.
You can no longer wear Xreal or Meta's smart glasses in public on this cruise ship
MSC Cruises has banned smart glasses like Meta Ray-Bans from its ships to stop people from recording others without their knowledge.
tech.yahoo.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Meta Ray Banned.
The societal costs of Big AI's fever dreams keep mounting.
Now we also have to worry about our crumbling roads and bridges and other critical infrastructure projects.
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-data...
Now we also have to worry about our crumbling roads and bridges and other critical infrastructure projects.
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-data...
AI data center boom could be bad news for other infrastructure projects
Improvements to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure could take a hit as data center construction accelerates.
finance.yahoo.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The societal costs of Big AI's fever dreams keep mounting.
Now we also have to worry about our crumbling roads and bridges and other critical infrastructure projects.
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-data...
Now we also have to worry about our crumbling roads and bridges and other critical infrastructure projects.
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-data...
As I said already, if Bob Iger is worried about *disruption,* he might want to consider Disney's *theme park business* and what Netflix has been doing.
(FYI Bloomberg, this is why I, a mere rube retail investor, took advantage of that recent "$40 billion wipeout" to start a position in $NFLX.)
(FYI Bloomberg, this is why I, a mere rube retail investor, took advantage of that recent "$40 billion wipeout" to start a position in $NFLX.)
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
As I said already, if Bob Iger is worried about *disruption,* he might want to consider Disney's *theme park business* and what Netflix has been doing.
(FYI Bloomberg, this is why I, a mere rube retail investor, took advantage of that recent "$40 billion wipeout" to start a position in $NFLX.)
(FYI Bloomberg, this is why I, a mere rube retail investor, took advantage of that recent "$40 billion wipeout" to start a position in $NFLX.)
The most irksome thing about finance media is the sneering tone and attitude toward what they've dubbed "the retail investor."
Case in point, this annoying piece from Bloomberg:
finance.yahoo.com/news/retail-...
Case in point, this annoying piece from Bloomberg:
finance.yahoo.com/news/retail-...
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The most irksome thing about finance media is the sneering tone and attitude toward what they've dubbed "the retail investor."
Case in point, this annoying piece from Bloomberg:
finance.yahoo.com/news/retail-...
Case in point, this annoying piece from Bloomberg:
finance.yahoo.com/news/retail-...
There are 2 types of 'retail' investors (and consumers).
One cares only about money and returns.
The other considers social impact and values—and refuses to invest in things that don't align with their values.
$TGT hopes to recover its image and “Tar-zhay” but: their values have. not. changed.
One cares only about money and returns.
The other considers social impact and values—and refuses to invest in things that don't align with their values.
$TGT hopes to recover its image and “Tar-zhay” but: their values have. not. changed.
December 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There are 2 types of 'retail' investors (and consumers).
One cares only about money and returns.
The other considers social impact and values—and refuses to invest in things that don't align with their values.
$TGT hopes to recover its image and “Tar-zhay” but: their values have. not. changed.
One cares only about money and returns.
The other considers social impact and values—and refuses to invest in things that don't align with their values.
$TGT hopes to recover its image and “Tar-zhay” but: their values have. not. changed.
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The odds are decent that morsels from your life have been used to train chatbots. Which means that you, too, are Time's person of the year, @cwarzel.bsky.social writes.
I Am Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
So are you. Congrats!
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The odds are decent that morsels from your life have been used to train chatbots. Which means that you, too, are Time's person of the year, @cwarzel.bsky.social writes.
"Disney wants to 'participate in the rather dramatic growth [of AI] rather than just watching it happen and essentially being disrupted by it,' Iger said."
If Bob is worried about disruption, he might want to consider Disney's theme park business and what Netflix seems to be doing. $NFLX
If Bob is worried about disruption, he might want to consider Disney's theme park business and what Netflix seems to be doing. $NFLX
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Disney wants to 'participate in the rather dramatic growth [of AI] rather than just watching it happen and essentially being disrupted by it,' Iger said."
If Bob is worried about disruption, he might want to consider Disney's theme park business and what Netflix seems to be doing. $NFLX
If Bob is worried about disruption, he might want to consider Disney's theme park business and what Netflix seems to be doing. $NFLX
Here's why the AI-race 'winner' framing is sort of silly.
Netscape ultimately lost the browser wars, sure—but then who actually 'won'? Internet Explorer?? (lol) Google Chrome? Do people these days even stick to just one?
Netscape ultimately lost the browser wars, sure—but then who actually 'won'? Internet Explorer?? (lol) Google Chrome? Do people these days even stick to just one?
If Google wins AI race, Nvidia is 'in trouble,' says author of Jensen Huang biography
If Google wins AI race, Nvidia is 'in trouble,' says author of Jensen Huang biography
Jensen Huang biography author Stephen Witt explains why Google's self-developed AI model, Gemini, could pose a threat to Nvidia's AI dominance
yhoo.it
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Here's why the AI-race 'winner' framing is sort of silly.
Netscape ultimately lost the browser wars, sure—but then who actually 'won'? Internet Explorer?? (lol) Google Chrome? Do people these days even stick to just one?
Netscape ultimately lost the browser wars, sure—but then who actually 'won'? Internet Explorer?? (lol) Google Chrome? Do people these days even stick to just one?
"... designed to serve humanity "
There's a Twilight Zone episode that features superintelligent alien beings and a book w/ the title: "To Serve Man."
I won't spoil the punchline for those who haven't seen it, but those have will get my skepticism / meaning.
finance.yahoo.com/news/microso...
There's a Twilight Zone episode that features superintelligent alien beings and a book w/ the title: "To Serve Man."
I won't spoil the punchline for those who haven't seen it, but those have will get my skepticism / meaning.
finance.yahoo.com/news/microso...
Microsoft Executive Vows to Halt AI Work If It Imperils Humanity
“We won’t continue to develop a system that has the potential to run away from us,” Suleyman said in an interview on Bloomberg’s , adding that such a view should be an obvious, universal sentiment. S...
finance.yahoo.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"... designed to serve humanity "
There's a Twilight Zone episode that features superintelligent alien beings and a book w/ the title: "To Serve Man."
I won't spoil the punchline for those who haven't seen it, but those have will get my skepticism / meaning.
finance.yahoo.com/news/microso...
There's a Twilight Zone episode that features superintelligent alien beings and a book w/ the title: "To Serve Man."
I won't spoil the punchline for those who haven't seen it, but those have will get my skepticism / meaning.
finance.yahoo.com/news/microso...
lololol, this looks more like a magazine cover for Mad or Spy.
"Time Magazine Skewered Over ‘Person of the Year’ Reveal"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"Time Magazine Skewered Over ‘Person of the Year’ Reveal"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
lololol, this looks more like a magazine cover for Mad or Spy.
"Time Magazine Skewered Over ‘Person of the Year’ Reveal"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"Time Magazine Skewered Over ‘Person of the Year’ Reveal"
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The Recording Industry no doubt thinks the same w/r/t its lawsuit-settlement deals w/ (alleged) AI music-copyright-infringers Suno and Udio.
(The RIAA is not exactly known for its foresight and adaptive business thinking though, just saying.)
(The RIAA is not exactly known for its foresight and adaptive business thinking though, just saying.)
Disney's OpenAI stake is 'a way in' to AI and Sora will help reach younger audience, Iger tells CNBC
Disney's OpenAI stake is 'a way in' to AI and Sora will help reach younger audience, Iger tells CNBC
Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC he thinks the deal is a "good investment for the company."
cnb.cx
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Recording Industry no doubt thinks the same w/r/t its lawsuit-settlement deals w/ (alleged) AI music-copyright-infringers Suno and Udio.
(The RIAA is not exactly known for its foresight and adaptive business thinking though, just saying.)
(The RIAA is not exactly known for its foresight and adaptive business thinking though, just saying.)
Will Big Tech ever realize that non-freaks don't think like them?? Most people aren't obsessed with 'efficiency' and a 'maximum' mindset. Most people don't want to wear ugly gadgets on their face/head. The list of rather basic things that Big Tech fails to get could stretch on and on and on.
I will believe AI is a thing when Google maps realizes that I don’t wanna take a total freak show route to where I’m going to save a minute and a half on a one hours drive. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Will Big Tech ever realize that non-freaks don't think like them?? Most people aren't obsessed with 'efficiency' and a 'maximum' mindset. Most people don't want to wear ugly gadgets on their face/head. The list of rather basic things that Big Tech fails to get could stretch on and on and on.
So a producer of true-crime stories turned *herself* into a true-crime story?? lol, only a reality-tv person could script something like this up.
The former TV executive who allegedly defrauded banks out of nearly $30 million is now on the FBI’s Most Wanted.
FBI Hunts Crime Show Boss Over Wild Fake Aircraft Heiress Con
Reality TV executive Mary Carole McDonnell is now the FBI’s Most Wanted.
trib.al
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
So a producer of true-crime stories turned *herself* into a true-crime story?? lol, only a reality-tv person could script something like this up.
Recall the allegations of "untruths" when the OpenAI board tried to remove CEO Sam Altman two years ago?
('fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...')
('fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...')
An OpenAI staffer has quit, claiming that the company has backed off from publishing negative economic research about AI. scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy
Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Recall the allegations of "untruths" when the OpenAI board tried to remove CEO Sam Altman two years ago?
('fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...')
('fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...')
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Antisocial Intelligence?
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Antisocial Intelligence?
lol, John Chambers was CEO of Cisco *during the dotcom-bubble burst.*
And Michael Burry recently said this w/r/t shorting Nvidia and the AI bubble: “I stand by my analysis. I am not claiming Nvidia is Enron. It is clearly Cisco.”
And Michael Burry recently said this w/r/t shorting Nvidia and the AI bubble: “I stand by my analysis. I am not claiming Nvidia is Enron. It is clearly Cisco.”
Ex-Cisco CEO says 2026 will be a 'great year for AI'
Ex-Cisco CEO says 2026 will be a 'great year for AI'
AI-driven productivity gains will deliver big earnings for companies, said John Chambers.
yhoo.it
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
lol, John Chambers was CEO of Cisco *during the dotcom-bubble burst.*
And Michael Burry recently said this w/r/t shorting Nvidia and the AI bubble: “I stand by my analysis. I am not claiming Nvidia is Enron. It is clearly Cisco.”
And Michael Burry recently said this w/r/t shorting Nvidia and the AI bubble: “I stand by my analysis. I am not claiming Nvidia is Enron. It is clearly Cisco.”
Adding this to my 'Top 10 List of Entirely Predictable Headlines for 2025'
#AI
futurism.com/artificial-i...
#AI
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Google's AI Deletes User's Entire Hard Drive, Issues Groveling Apology: "I Cannot Express How Sorry I Am"
The Google Antigravity AI agentic screwed up big-time — but was very contrite about its blunder nonetheless.
futurism.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Adding this to my 'Top 10 List of Entirely Predictable Headlines for 2025'
#AI
futurism.com/artificial-i...
#AI
futurism.com/artificial-i...
"Pluribus" is great! (and Vince Gilligan is a wickedly funny genius). But my god that final sequence in the S2 finale of "Severance"... Hauntingly beautiful, and the show deserves Best Drama.
Apple TV dominates Golden Globes nominations across major categories
Apple TV dominates Golden Globes nominations across major categories
Nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have just been announced, with Apple TV scoring 14 nominations total and looking like an early frontrunner for two of the most prized categories: Best TV Drama and Best TV Musical or Comedy.
more…
9to5mac.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Pluribus" is great! (and Vince Gilligan is a wickedly funny genius). But my god that final sequence in the S2 finale of "Severance"... Hauntingly beautiful, and the show deserves Best Drama.
Is Apple changing its AI strategy?
Could it disrupt AI's current trajectory and take a leading position à la 80-1 longshot Rich Strike in the 2022 Kentucky Derby??
Both Wall Street and Main Street vote w/ their $$$ on the basis of *story*
Here's a Wall Street version of a $$$ Apple story...
Could it disrupt AI's current trajectory and take a leading position à la 80-1 longshot Rich Strike in the 2022 Kentucky Derby??
Both Wall Street and Main Street vote w/ their $$$ on the basis of *story*
Here's a Wall Street version of a $$$ Apple story...
December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Is Apple changing its AI strategy?
Could it disrupt AI's current trajectory and take a leading position à la 80-1 longshot Rich Strike in the 2022 Kentucky Derby??
Both Wall Street and Main Street vote w/ their $$$ on the basis of *story*
Here's a Wall Street version of a $$$ Apple story...
Could it disrupt AI's current trajectory and take a leading position à la 80-1 longshot Rich Strike in the 2022 Kentucky Derby??
Both Wall Street and Main Street vote w/ their $$$ on the basis of *story*
Here's a Wall Street version of a $$$ Apple story...
Internal drama at Apple as it reorganizes??
Apple is trying to retain Srouji, but reportedly, *Srouji "would prefer not to work under a different CEO."*
Apple is trying to retain Srouji, but reportedly, *Srouji "would prefer not to work under a different CEO."*
Report: Johny Srouji contemplating leaving Apple, considering career elsewhere
Report: Johny Srouji contemplating leaving Apple, considering career elsewhere
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple’s hardware technologies SVP Johny Srouji is ‘seriously’ considering leaving the company. He’s most known for leading the charge on Apple Silicon. If he does end up leaving, he’ll reportedly take his talents to another company.
more…
9to5mac.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Internal drama at Apple as it reorganizes??
Apple is trying to retain Srouji, but reportedly, *Srouji "would prefer not to work under a different CEO."*
Apple is trying to retain Srouji, but reportedly, *Srouji "would prefer not to work under a different CEO."*
What genius decided that the path to AGI would be an LLM that scraped the *entire* internet??
For one, that's how you end up with AI toys that give sex tips to children (dumdums).
For another, the ROI on scraping the web is rapidly approaching $0 (b/c there's not much left to scrape-steal)
For one, that's how you end up with AI toys that give sex tips to children (dumdums).
For another, the ROI on scraping the web is rapidly approaching $0 (b/c there's not much left to scrape-steal)
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What genius decided that the path to AGI would be an LLM that scraped the *entire* internet??
For one, that's how you end up with AI toys that give sex tips to children (dumdums).
For another, the ROI on scraping the web is rapidly approaching $0 (b/c there's not much left to scrape-steal)
For one, that's how you end up with AI toys that give sex tips to children (dumdums).
For another, the ROI on scraping the web is rapidly approaching $0 (b/c there's not much left to scrape-steal)
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"WeCrashed" — Recently watched it on Apple TV and thought immediately of OpenAI. Echoes of Neumann & WeWork, w/ Masayoshi Son & SoftBank once again playing a pivotal role
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"WeCrashed" — Recently watched it on Apple TV and thought immediately of OpenAI. Echoes of Neumann & WeWork, w/ Masayoshi Son & SoftBank once again playing a pivotal role
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This is Apple’s worst marketing error since that shocking iPad commercial in which the Arts were violently crushed, paint-blood squirting and everything. What are you doing, Apple, you’re supposed to be better at marketing than this.
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This is Apple’s worst marketing error since that shocking iPad commercial in which the Arts were violently crushed, paint-blood squirting and everything. What are you doing, Apple, you’re supposed to be better at marketing than this.
Do Americans hate inflation more than they love their political tribe? If a puppet Fed cuts rates, we may soon find out.
“Burry is saying the quiet part out loud," say financial experts.
www.newsweek.com/big-short-in...
“Burry is saying the quiet part out loud," say financial experts.
www.newsweek.com/big-short-in...
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Do Americans hate inflation more than they love their political tribe? If a puppet Fed cuts rates, we may soon find out.
“Burry is saying the quiet part out loud," say financial experts.
www.newsweek.com/big-short-in...
“Burry is saying the quiet part out loud," say financial experts.
www.newsweek.com/big-short-in...
Anthropic has been hiring human writers w/ a salary range of $255,000 to $320,000 + equity. And Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs don't allow job candidates to use AI. (Do you see the doublespeak/hypocrisy?)
An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI 🎮
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Anthropic has been hiring human writers w/ a salary range of $255,000 to $320,000 + equity. And Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs don't allow job candidates to use AI. (Do you see the doublespeak/hypocrisy?)