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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 21h

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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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

Watching people being brutalized by the state, secure in the knowledge that I'm safe because I don't do anything wrong. And the best part? The state can't suddenly and arbitrarily redefine what "wrong" means

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 23h

One of the things that our political class refuses to admit even though it's obviously true is that Twitter is very obviously radicalizing many American elites into full-bore white supremacy

Steve Smith @edmlawyersteve.bsky.social · 23h

It actually seems like Twitter made Vance into a Nazi.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

ya honestly a pretty good visual depiction of how america's fallen since trump became president

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss is a Hannah Horvath who pulled a JD Vance.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

If I send you this, know I’ve lost my shit

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 1d

LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 2d

Not to be a pervert on main but I think women should keep doing Vigilante cosplay because the 70s serial killer glasses are kind of a look.

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 2d

Tim Robinson playing Nate Silver in a movie about how getting dunked on by Twitter boiled his brain.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 2d

Love that the nickname was an inside job

Raleigh's Big Dumper nickname, referring to his large butt, was popularized by former teammate Jarred Kelenic, who started using it in 2020[2] and tweeted it in 2021 when Raleigh was promoted to the Mariners.[97] Raleigh's mother said she thinks the nickname "stinks" but appreciates fans' support for her son.[98]

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

genuinely trumps funniest bit ever for him to admit that he knows he’s a grifting piece of shit who’s going to hell lol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 2d

At some point I should get to the bottom of why my content on algorithmic social media is always a hit with, and only with, women ages 25 to 34.

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Low Poly Depression @polydepression.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 3d

Man I hope I’m wrong and hell is real

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 3d

LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR is a transgressive, challenging all-timer. It’s the kind of cinema that hits the screen with a subtle ferocity that demands to be discussed after the credits have rolled.

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 3d

I assume a lot of my followers 1. Live in Los Angeles 2. Have ADHD.

Where are you finding pharmacies that have medication in stock? Any tips?

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forplaint @forplaint.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton was not the “dies at 79” any of us were hoping for today.

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 4d

The mini-defections from MTG, Candace Owens, etc. tell me that these people all knife each other the moment Trump’s heart explodes.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 4d

Must be nice to have “intuition” and “feel emotions in your body.” You might as well ask me to invent a new color.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 4d

They hate us for our freedoms, man, I dunno what else to say

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 4d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Zach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 5d

It’s because light cycles are cool.

Like, that’s it.

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again

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abby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 5d

Okay so like yall know I love practical sets and props but like. I think I know why this has not been done before in this franchise. It’s because they’re in a computer in the movie.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 5d

Director Joachim Rønning had his team build practical, life-sized light cycles for ‘TRON: ARES’, which has never been done before in the franchise.

Find out more... discussingfilm.net/2025/10/09/t...

Director Joachim Rønning Talks Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Edge of 'Tron: Ares' (EXCLUSIVE)

Director Joachim Rønning and star Jared Leto explain how Tron: Ares breaks the visual boundaries of the franchise and how Nine Inch Nails helped.

discussingfilm.net

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