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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 4h

News to me, I would have sworn that he was single.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23h

Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

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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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 8h

Not the kids I know! Then again, the kids I know aren't older than 24.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

www.theguardian.com

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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 8h

I had questions when JD Vance was spreading lies about the Haitian immigrants in Springfield that were invented by white supremacists. Now he saying that writing "I love Hitler" is just "that’s what kids do." What kind of people/kids does he hang out with?! I think he needs better friends!

thehill.com

eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 9h

"Tilly Norwood [AI actor] doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances." WTF kind of porn is Tyler Cowen
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My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable tweets, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI, writes Tyler Cowen.

www.thefp.com

eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 1d

Why is it always the ones you most suspect?!

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if the first time Musk outright lied and the feckless tech media let him get away with it, if he felt a thrill. And then decades later, his lies have ballooned and the media still give him a total pass. I can see how that would turn one into megalomaniac.

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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 2d

"Do you ever get sick of being right?" "No, idea."

eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 2d

Gross.

Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 2d

A rampant and open misogynist.

And his f---ing goons laughing the whole time.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 2d

!!!

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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe the income from being a propaganda outlet for the billionaire class will make up for it.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck around and pay out (FAPO)

Musk Promised To Cut $2 Trillion. Government Spending Went Up Instead

Elon Musk’s promises on government spending cuts have followed a predictable trajectory: slash $2 trillion, then $1 trillion, then a mere $150 billion. Now we have the final accounting from t…

www.techdirt.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 2d

"I love arguing with people who are wrong": What a shallow view of rhetoric that one only aruges with people who are wrong.

eugenecrain.bsky.social @eugenecrain.bsky.social · 2d

Now replace "A.I." with forever chemicals or PFAS.

Star @babystar.bsky.social · 2d

When I think of A.I. I think of asbestos. To begin with everyone thought Asbestos was amazing, folk used it in everything. Then they started learning it was dangerous, research was done, they stopped using it, thou for some the damage was already done. Stop using A.I and limit the damage it's doing.