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LLMs should never be used in any application where it is important that they be accurate.
They are only appropriate for situations where it doesn't matter whether the task fails.
They are only appropriate for situations where it doesn't matter whether the task fails.
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
LLMs should never be used in any application where it is important that they be accurate.
They are only appropriate for situations where it doesn't matter whether the task fails.
They are only appropriate for situations where it doesn't matter whether the task fails.
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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Colbert’s & Kimmel’s firings are a reminder that corporate media consolidation is a key battery for the creation of state media.
State media = authoritarianism
State media ≠ democracy
Once we scrape the Mad King & his crew out of office, let’s break up media conglomerates.
State media = authoritarianism
State media ≠ democracy
Once we scrape the Mad King & his crew out of office, let’s break up media conglomerates.
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Colbert’s & Kimmel’s firings are a reminder that corporate media consolidation is a key battery for the creation of state media.
State media = authoritarianism
State media ≠ democracy
Once we scrape the Mad King & his crew out of office, let’s break up media conglomerates.
State media = authoritarianism
State media ≠ democracy
Once we scrape the Mad King & his crew out of office, let’s break up media conglomerates.
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NEWS: The D.C. Council just passed an emergency bill allowing anyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription, which have been requested recently due to changes in federal vaccine recommendations. (And some D.C. residents have had to go to Maryland or Virginia.)
September 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
NEWS: The D.C. Council just passed an emergency bill allowing anyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription, which have been requested recently due to changes in federal vaccine recommendations. (And some D.C. residents have had to go to Maryland or Virginia.)
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Here’s the link to file claims in the Anthropic case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
www.lieffcabraser.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Tennessee's governor sent the state's National Guard to DC.
Apparently it wasn't about DC's crime rate: Both Memphis and Nashville have higher violent crime and property crime rates than DC does.
Apparently it wasn't about DC's crime rate: Both Memphis and Nashville have higher violent crime and property crime rates than DC does.
August 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Tennessee's governor sent the state's National Guard to DC.
Apparently it wasn't about DC's crime rate: Both Memphis and Nashville have higher violent crime and property crime rates than DC does.
Apparently it wasn't about DC's crime rate: Both Memphis and Nashville have higher violent crime and property crime rates than DC does.
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I assure you that I don't need to be cautioned that LLMs are not sentient. That said, LLMs have the "bear-proof garbage can" quandary, which is that the apparent intelligence of the best LLMs significantly overlaps the actual intelligence of the most willfully stupid humans.
LLMs, the technology underpinning the current AI hype wave, don't do what they're usually presented as doing. They have no innate understanding, they do not think or reason, and they have no way of knowing if a response they provide is truthful or harmful.
www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/b...
www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/b...
One long sentence is all it takes to make LLMs misbehave
: Chatbots ignore their guardrails when your grammar sucks, researchers find
www.theregister.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I assure you that I don't need to be cautioned that LLMs are not sentient. That said, LLMs have the "bear-proof garbage can" quandary, which is that the apparent intelligence of the best LLMs significantly overlaps the actual intelligence of the most willfully stupid humans.
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This is your reminder that no one in Congress should be trading stocks. Who’s with me?
August 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is your reminder that no one in Congress should be trading stocks. Who’s with me?
The sooner this so-called "AI" bubble bursts, the better.
AI is totally a bubble. I've used the generative tools in Adobe Illustrator, and use Copilot in my day job. It's a marginal improvement, but it's hardly revolutionary. AI-generated stuff only saves you effort if you don't give a shit about the output.
August 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The sooner this so-called "AI" bubble bursts, the better.
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100% certain my work was copied, in more than one language, which means that in addition to my work, the work of translators was copied, so that's a double theft right there
A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI.
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.
For more info: authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
August 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
100% certain my work was copied, in more than one language, which means that in addition to my work, the work of translators was copied, so that's a double theft right there
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This is ultimately my concern with "free" transit. There's always a limited pot of money for transit investments, and dropping the fare to $0 means other elements of bus service are at risk.
Kansas City was one of the first US transit systems to go fare-free. Now the fares are coming back.
The city & transit agency had a choice: Eliminate bus service or charge for trips. They chose the latter. (Low-income riders can still ride free.)
Good move. Service quality > Free fares
The city & transit agency had a choice: Eliminate bus service or charge for trips. They chose the latter. (Low-income riders can still ride free.)
Good move. Service quality > Free fares
Kansas City saves buses from cuts with new KCATA contract. Most riders will soon pay fares
Kansas City and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority finalized a contract today, after months of fraught negotiations. The city’s bus service will continue without any cuts, but $2 fares will...
www.kcur.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is ultimately my concern with "free" transit. There's always a limited pot of money for transit investments, and dropping the fare to $0 means other elements of bus service are at risk.
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If Birmingham had the same murder rate it has year to date but the same population as NYC, they’d be up to 2200 murders this year. NYC has recorded 188 murders this year.
August 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
If Birmingham had the same murder rate it has year to date but the same population as NYC, they’d be up to 2200 murders this year. NYC has recorded 188 murders this year.
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Americans are being conditioned to think of crime as an urban issue. Ask why.
Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.
Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.
So be careful what you blame city leaders for.
Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.
Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.
So be careful what you blame city leaders for.
August 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Americans are being conditioned to think of crime as an urban issue. Ask why.
Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.
Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.
So be careful what you blame city leaders for.
Alabama's murder rate is far higher than New York City's.
Urban crime is not worse than rural crime. It's just more visible. In cities everything is more visible.
So be careful what you blame city leaders for.
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Or maybe it’s a shitty tool and you shouldn’t spend money on it.
New: Google execs are "urgently" pushing employees to use more AI tools in their day-to-day as the company tries to get more productivity out of everyone amid growing AI $$ spending. cnb.cx/44RB5X8
Google execs say employees have to 'be more AI-savvy' as competition ramps up
Google has fewer employees than it did in early 2023, and the company is pushing AI in part to boost efficiencies.
cnb.cx
July 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Or maybe it’s a shitty tool and you shouldn’t spend money on it.
Fantastic news and a great step towards improving democracy in the District! Thank you to all the councilmembers who supported implementation of Initiative 83 and all the activists who helped this happen. Let's keep that support up for the final budget vote!
NEWS: On an 8-4 vote, the D.C. Council has voted to fund ranked-choice voting in D.C., starting as soon as the 2026 election cycle. The follows voters' approval of Initiative 83 last November. Second and final budget vote in late-July will be final say on this.
NEW: @brianneknadeau.bsky.social and @chenderson.bsky.social have circulated an amendment to the budget that would fund the implementation of ranked-choice voting and semi-open primaries in D.C., which was approved by voters as Initiative 83. It's just over $1 million.
July 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Fantastic news and a great step towards improving democracy in the District! Thank you to all the councilmembers who supported implementation of Initiative 83 and all the activists who helped this happen. Let's keep that support up for the final budget vote!
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ChatGPT will do for your ability to think what GPS and navigation software did for your ability to remember a map of your city.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
ChatGPT’s Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
time.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ChatGPT will do for your ability to think what GPS and navigation software did for your ability to remember a map of your city.
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This needs to be nipped in the bud. Doesn't matter if you're pro or anti, or whether you think they're viable. We can agree that robot cars must meet a safe systems standard that does not imitate human aggression, scofflawing, or "oopsies."
Waymo now aims to have its robotaxis behave more like human drivers. They're more naturalistic ... and more impatient. Is Waymo setting the bar too low? www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w...
Waymo is teaching its robotaxis cars to drive more like humans. Here’s what that means
Waymo is teaching its driverless robotaxis to drive more like humans, so they can blend in better with human traffic.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This needs to be nipped in the bud. Doesn't matter if you're pro or anti, or whether you think they're viable. We can agree that robot cars must meet a safe systems standard that does not imitate human aggression, scofflawing, or "oopsies."
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When Lyft or Uber asks you to contact elected officials to "keep rideshare affordable" remember that they profit from undermining public transit and increasing congestion. Use them where necessary, but don't let them use you.
June 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
When Lyft or Uber asks you to contact elected officials to "keep rideshare affordable" remember that they profit from undermining public transit and increasing congestion. Use them where necessary, but don't let them use you.
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The Del Mar Tunnel CEQA comment process is now open, but NIMBYs want to shut down the US's #2 rail corridor instead of saving it from falling into the sea. Tell SANDAG by June 30th to support the fast Crest Canyon alignment and #LeaveRoomForCatenary! @ridesd.org docs.google.com/document/d/1...
CEQA comment SANDAG Del Mar Tunnel Alignments CTA
Call to Action: Support Electrified, high speed service & alignment options in Del Mar Tunnel CEQA Process Updated Notice of Preparation for Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) Comment period en...
docs.google.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Del Mar Tunnel CEQA comment process is now open, but NIMBYs want to shut down the US's #2 rail corridor instead of saving it from falling into the sea. Tell SANDAG by June 30th to support the fast Crest Canyon alignment and #LeaveRoomForCatenary! @ridesd.org docs.google.com/document/d/1...
More slop, but from an (alleged) news organization
May 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
More slop, but from an (alleged) news organization
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While I have sympathy for the newsroom having to deal with fuckery from the ad side of the organization, the problem with this is that the Sun-Times' name is there in the header and it's not immediately clear where editorial ends and "advertorial" begins. Imprimatur implies responsibility.
We are looking into how this made it into print as we speak. It is not editorial content and was not created by, or approved by, the Sun-Times newsroom. We value your trust in our reporting and take this very seriously. More info will be provided soon.
May 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
While I have sympathy for the newsroom having to deal with fuckery from the ad side of the organization, the problem with this is that the Sun-Times' name is there in the header and it's not immediately clear where editorial ends and "advertorial" begins. Imprimatur implies responsibility.
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”