Not The Cyberpunk Future We Wanted
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Sporadic posts citing examples of the Cyberpunk Future we didn't want, but we've ended up inside of.
Not a bot, yet, but might end up being scheduled at least.
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Not a bot, yet, but might end up being scheduled at least.
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"For thousands of years men dreamed of pacts with demons. Only now are such things possible."
Might be Grok’s boldest claim yet, even over saying Musk is more athletic than LeBron
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"For thousands of years men dreamed of pacts with demons. Only now are such things possible."
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Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
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I didn't realise how common it is, apparently, for pets to have buttons. I'm genuinely intrigued/horrified by what would happen if you hooked up one of these interfaces to social media...
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I didn't realise how common it is, apparently, for pets to have buttons. I'm genuinely intrigued/horrified by what would happen if you hooked up one of these interfaces to social media...
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Putting together a list of every cyberpunk book ever written by Trans+ person. Trad or self.
If you’ve got ‘em, drop em’ below.
To kick things off, Aubrey Wood’s modern masterpiece Bang Bang Bodhisattva.
If you’ve got ‘em, drop em’ below.
To kick things off, Aubrey Wood’s modern masterpiece Bang Bang Bodhisattva.
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Putting together a list of every cyberpunk book ever written by Trans+ person. Trad or self.
If you’ve got ‘em, drop em’ below.
To kick things off, Aubrey Wood’s modern masterpiece Bang Bang Bodhisattva.
If you’ve got ‘em, drop em’ below.
To kick things off, Aubrey Wood’s modern masterpiece Bang Bang Bodhisattva.
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I think the videogame still has the definitive cover for me
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I think the videogame still has the definitive cover for me
"he'd cry for it, cry in his sleep ... hands clawed into the bedslab, temper foam bunched between his fingers, trying to reach the us-east-1 that wasn't there."
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"he'd cry for it, cry in his sleep ... hands clawed into the bedslab, temper foam bunched between his fingers, trying to reach the us-east-1 that wasn't there."
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I have gotten two different ads in a row on TikTok that start with an ai generated woman about to fuck a horse interrupted by an ad for roofing. It’s so great that every ad is gonna be like this now, Nazi or hentai ai slop trying to sell you utilities.
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have gotten two different ads in a row on TikTok that start with an ai generated woman about to fuck a horse interrupted by an ad for roofing. It’s so great that every ad is gonna be like this now, Nazi or hentai ai slop trying to sell you utilities.
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In the worst possible way, everything is a computer now.
The automaker pushed out a telematics update that evidently wasn't ready, resulting in cars losing power while driving and then becoming stranded.
Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.
arstechnica.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In the worst possible way, everything is a computer now.
something something uses something the street something ...
Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
The AI #homelessmanprank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.
buff.ly
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
something something uses something the street something ...
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This is both fascinating & frightening. There is a demand for images that show and confirm what people already know and believe to be true, and AI slop meets that demand—with visual content that emblematically visualizes what the headlines report. One could call it synthetic hypervisualization
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That TikTok account has a few fake videos of reporters getting detained. They make these videos because it’s a big story in the news. Real reporters are getting arrested. And so people are making AI videos to get engagement on TikTok.
October 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is both fascinating & frightening. There is a demand for images that show and confirm what people already know and believe to be true, and AI slop meets that demand—with visual content that emblematically visualizes what the headlines report. One could call it synthetic hypervisualization
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Two Fortnite creative developers are accused of falsifying the popularity of their islands to get paid based on engagement, Epic Games says
The Fortnite fans who used 20,000 bots to get paid thousands are now being sued by Epic
Two Fortnite creative developers are accused of falsifying the popularity of their islands to get paid based on engagement, Epic Games says
www.polygon.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Two Fortnite creative developers are accused of falsifying the popularity of their islands to get paid based on engagement, Epic Games says
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Twitch streamer Fandy gave a live birth in front of thousands of viewers who witnessed everything from contractions to the head crowning.
Twitch streamer gives birth in front 29,000 viewers, and chat was unhinged
Twitch streamer Fandy gave a live birth in front of thousands of viewers who witnessed everything from contractions to the head crowning.
www.polygon.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Twitch streamer Fandy gave a live birth in front of thousands of viewers who witnessed everything from contractions to the head crowning.
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I thought of the sex workers in William Gibson's Sprawl, whose consciousness is suppressed while they are working so that their bodies will perform acts that they wouldn't otherwise.
Like… it's kind of right there, no?
October 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I thought of the sex workers in William Gibson's Sprawl, whose consciousness is suppressed while they are working so that their bodies will perform acts that they wouldn't otherwise.
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"We monitor many frequencies. We listen always. Came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us."
September 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"We monitor many frequencies. We listen always. Came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us."
"Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes" ... although ... beyond the headline ... it's complicated: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plave: Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes
They may be fictional characters, but they are voiced by real people, the court says.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes" ... although ... beyond the headline ... it's complicated: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Welcome to the future www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated YouTube Channel Uploaded Nothing But Videos of Women Being Shot
YouTube removed a channel that posted nothing but graphic Veo-generated videos of women being shot after 404 Media reached out for comment.
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Welcome to the future www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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"Do me a favor, boy. ... This scam of yours, when it's over, you erase this goddamn thing." - Dixie Flatline (Neuromancer, by William Gibson)
September 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Do me a favor, boy. ... This scam of yours, when it's over, you erase this goddamn thing." - Dixie Flatline (Neuromancer, by William Gibson)
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Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
The future... matrix.fromthewestmeadow.com
Bluesky Firehose Matrix Rain
See Bluesky posts as falling matrix rain, live.
matrix.fromthewestmeadow.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The future... matrix.fromthewestmeadow.com
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One of the things I like about Cyberpunk is that it's got all this complex, deadly serious, and gritty world building completely buried under an avalanche of Really Dumb Shit (complimentary)
September 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One of the things I like about Cyberpunk is that it's got all this complex, deadly serious, and gritty world building completely buried under an avalanche of Really Dumb Shit (complimentary)
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This future sucks
August 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This future sucks