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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 9h

This is the *most important thing to know* about LLMs.

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 13h

This crosses my mind every time I see a breathless article about LLMs "developing survival instincts" or "resisting being shut off" or "blackmailing their operator"

That's not how this works. It's not how any of it works.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13h

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the acquisition of the former with the same urgency and ruthlessness we use to prevent the acquisition of the latter.

Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 2d

Insane racist heir to multi-billion-dollar fortune really really likes Donald Trump

Insane racist heir to multi-billion-dollar fortune really really likes Donald Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money

This guy is Andrew Mellon’s grandson, so you know those bootstraps were made for walking: Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown, according to two people familiar with the […]

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

AIDING FASCISM: TN’s GOP Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is trying to help Donald Trump rip up the U.S. Constitution.

What if Biden had issued an executive order repealing the 2nd Amendment? Hello?

We’re in the middle of a constitutional crisis and that’s how reporters should be covering it.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 2d

I generally drink quite a bit when I meet my family for Christmas and Thanksgiving. I try not to overdo it, but this has made me pause and think.

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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 2d

Shikata ga nai

(one of the very few phrases I know)

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 4d

The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI

Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.

www.npr.org

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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 2d

If Ronald Reagan was alive today, ABSOLUTELY he'd be a big critic of Trump. Those of you who deny that are perhaps a bit ignorant of history.

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Greazy Wil @greazywil.bsky.social · 20d

Country music used to be punk. It used to be “fuck the man.” Now it’s just about “how deep can I get the man into my throat?” Bootlicking sellouts. Long live the outlaws.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 2d

Informed debate based on reliable information is a cornerstone of any healthy democracy.

False or distorted information online can spread faster than ever, shaping opinions and undermining trust.

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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 2d

The mental gymnastics goes like this:

"I am normal. I like Star Trek. I am a Republican. Therefore, normal people are Republicans who like Star Trek."

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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 2d

It's the same thing where it's natural as a human being to assume the positions one holds are "normal" while the positions others hold are abnormal in some way. If you take part in critical thinking and metacognition you realize this is false.

If you don't you just assume that "normal" = "like me".

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

NYT: “Trump elevated multiple proponents of his fraud claims into high-level administration jobs… these activists could wield their power to discredit future results or argue for a federal intrusion into locally administered voting systems…” 😕 🇺🇸 🗳️
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 2d

The Mayor of London hasn't done that to London

Source: I've been to London

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.

No more.

My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoying a green salad? Our favorite lunch comes to us due to the hard-working Farm workers who are laboring in Lamont, CA, harvesting the fresh lettuce we enjoy. #WeFeedYou

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heathen king @heathenking.bsky.social · Dec 2

this appeared to me as an intrusive thought

TROY MCCLURE IN THE PLANET OF THE APES MUSICAL, singing “I HATE EVERY AI SEE
FROM COPILOT TO
CHATGPT”

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theoneGalen @theonegalen.bsky.social · 3d

Well, look at that: it's both infinitely worse than I thought and unsurprisingly terrible.

Dogpatch Press @dogpatch.press · 4d

Lotta work in this report to trace obscure info with helpful tippers. Warning for disturbing content.
dogpatch.press/2025/10/23/m...

Mare Fair enabled shady crypto nazis and a zoophile organizer who preyed on horse rescues

SERIES: Who runs your community? Five stories about predators with powerful friends in fandom. Corruption behind the record-breaking charity Florida’s Mare Fair is an adults-only My Little Pony co…

dogpatch.press

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Orthodox Barbie @orthodox-barbie.bsky.social · 3d

From the Orthodox Barbie archives:

“I have no doubt that both men and women experience the call to ministry equally. However, in the past, when women have experienced a calling, it was often disregarded for the sake of complementarianism.

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