Ben Winters
@benwinters.bsky.social
director of AI and privacy at Consumer Federation of America | teaching tech policy law/reg @udclaw | formerly EPIC (the privacy one not the bad ones), and DOJ Civil Rights division| ⚫️⚪️+🗽 | 🐦 🐿 | he/him
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Beyond just the fact that they are profiting from these scams that absolutely ruin people's lives, they acknowledge they can do more about it and choose not to
Along with extractive and evil OpenAI, this is who we're moving toward a government bailout for while millions starve
Along with extractive and evil OpenAI, this is who we're moving toward a government bailout for while millions starve
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Beyond just the fact that they are profiting from these scams that absolutely ruin people's lives, they acknowledge they can do more about it and choose not to
Along with extractive and evil OpenAI, this is who we're moving toward a government bailout for while millions starve
Along with extractive and evil OpenAI, this is who we're moving toward a government bailout for while millions starve
outrageous, bold saying the quiet part out loud by Open AI
this is LITERALLY the 2008 financial crisis -- a sober admission from the company they fully plan on being too big to fail
"Privatize the gains, socialize the losses"
www.npr.org/2008/09/17/9...
dont let them win this
this is LITERALLY the 2008 financial crisis -- a sober admission from the company they fully plan on being too big to fail
"Privatize the gains, socialize the losses"
www.npr.org/2008/09/17/9...
dont let them win this
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
outrageous, bold saying the quiet part out loud by Open AI
this is LITERALLY the 2008 financial crisis -- a sober admission from the company they fully plan on being too big to fail
"Privatize the gains, socialize the losses"
www.npr.org/2008/09/17/9...
dont let them win this
this is LITERALLY the 2008 financial crisis -- a sober admission from the company they fully plan on being too big to fail
"Privatize the gains, socialize the losses"
www.npr.org/2008/09/17/9...
dont let them win this
Washington Post reaaaaaaaally pushing perplexity with fairly manipulative design choices, and then the top banner just incase you really regret that tiny X out
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Washington Post reaaaaaaaally pushing perplexity with fairly manipulative design choices, and then the top banner just incase you really regret that tiny X out
absolutely abhorrent behavior from OpenAI, finding new lows each and every day - it’s hard to keep up
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
absolutely abhorrent behavior from OpenAI, finding new lows each and every day - it’s hard to keep up
thanks I hate it, please stop
October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
thanks I hate it, please stop
BP posting nightmare fuel “AI interviews” of their employees
Please stop
Is any entity that does not commit other crimes doing shit like this
Please stop
Is any entity that does not commit other crimes doing shit like this
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BP posting nightmare fuel “AI interviews” of their employees
Please stop
Is any entity that does not commit other crimes doing shit like this
Please stop
Is any entity that does not commit other crimes doing shit like this
s/o to @bcmerchant.bsky.social for mentioning this site nyc-friends.vercel.app that is just an ongoing compilation of vandalized "friend" ads -- it is genuinely some of the most heartwarming stuff ive seen in a while
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
s/o to @bcmerchant.bsky.social for mentioning this site nyc-friends.vercel.app that is just an ongoing compilation of vandalized "friend" ads -- it is genuinely some of the most heartwarming stuff ive seen in a while
please for the love of god make it stop
this is the worst thing i've read in at least an hour and that's saying something
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
this is the worst thing i've read in at least an hour and that's saying something
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
September 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
please for the love of god make it stop
this is the worst thing i've read in at least an hour and that's saying something
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
this is the worst thing i've read in at least an hour and that's saying something
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
This same shell org "American Innovation Network" are behind these texts from NY about a bill that would require some basic transparency from AI companies and introduce light limits for only the biggest companies
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This same shell org "American Innovation Network" are behind these texts from NY about a bill that would require some basic transparency from AI companies and introduce light limits for only the biggest companies
another one allegedly from Robert Redford’s daughter. From what I can tell she did not post or say any of this
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
another one allegedly from Robert Redford’s daughter. From what I can tell she did not post or say any of this
weird thing noticing on TikTok - entirely fake audio with videos edited roughly enough to not notice really - comments are all about the underlying content as if it happened
Shows the insufficiency of an “AI generated label” — this mildly innocuous degradation of the info ecosystem is so troubling
Shows the insufficiency of an “AI generated label” — this mildly innocuous degradation of the info ecosystem is so troubling
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
weird thing noticing on TikTok - entirely fake audio with videos edited roughly enough to not notice really - comments are all about the underlying content as if it happened
Shows the insufficiency of an “AI generated label” — this mildly innocuous degradation of the info ecosystem is so troubling
Shows the insufficiency of an “AI generated label” — this mildly innocuous degradation of the info ecosystem is so troubling
i am almost immune to AI hype speak at this point but "human life will never be the same again" for your AI mattress is so freaking funny and dumb
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
i am almost immune to AI hype speak at this point but "human life will never be the same again" for your AI mattress is so freaking funny and dumb
We're calling on state AGs, the FTC, and USAOs to investigate and enforce the law. We're joined by a broad coalition of orgs including @epic.org @nationalconsumers.bsky.social @fairplayforkids.bsky.social @ncose-official.bsky.social, @techjusticelaw.bsky.social and @techoversight.bsky.social ⬇️
August 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We're calling on state AGs, the FTC, and USAOs to investigate and enforce the law. We're joined by a broad coalition of orgs including @epic.org @nationalconsumers.bsky.social @fairplayforkids.bsky.social @ncose-official.bsky.social, @techjusticelaw.bsky.social and @techoversight.bsky.social ⬇️
neeeeeed the internet unplugged ASAP
August 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
neeeeeed the internet unplugged ASAP
Sam Altman/OAI lie a lot about a lot of things because of course, they want more $/power
but cant get over how clear and bad-faith these graphs are measuring "deception-rate" (?) and "academic" (??)
this honest mistake didnt carry over to something positive about GPT5 portrayed as less so - odd!
but cant get over how clear and bad-faith these graphs are measuring "deception-rate" (?) and "academic" (??)
this honest mistake didnt carry over to something positive about GPT5 portrayed as less so - odd!
August 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Sam Altman/OAI lie a lot about a lot of things because of course, they want more $/power
but cant get over how clear and bad-faith these graphs are measuring "deception-rate" (?) and "academic" (??)
this honest mistake didnt carry over to something positive about GPT5 portrayed as less so - odd!
but cant get over how clear and bad-faith these graphs are measuring "deception-rate" (?) and "academic" (??)
this honest mistake didnt carry over to something positive about GPT5 portrayed as less so - odd!
Another recent one lol
August 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Another recent one lol
my high school has joined this stupid chat - every suggested question leads to something so clearly wrong and even if it wasn’t it’s so stupid
August 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
my high school has joined this stupid chat - every suggested question leads to something so clearly wrong and even if it wasn’t it’s so stupid