The biggest mistake we've made is to use the word "intelligence" to describe what are basically large-scale pattern-recognition and -reproduction tools. And from there, all the anthropomorphic language describing them grows, but also suggests they do more than what they're designed to do.
There is something truly horrible about a person that would do what Noem did to her puppy. Just absolutely disgusting. And then to be proud of it? Freaking who does that? Here is Burton. Happy, healthy, wonderful.
I get people being upset at how the TikTok ban/sale is getting passed. I’m also concerned with how much dedication many of those people have to a large corporation that does not care about them.
I love that Trump has to sit there and listen to all these social media posts mocking him. It has got to be torture to him.
the mythology of 'private sector is more efficient because that's how they make profit' is as silly as American Exceptionalism lol private sector don't want to be efficient, they want inefficient monopolies they can extract rent from with minimal effort, that is literally the goal of all business
Meta removed all links to this piece from their platform, then removed links to all Kansas Reflector pieces. When @marisakabas.bsky.socialTheHandbasket.Substack.com, as well.
We are getting along OK without the promotional help of Facebook, but it does seem problematic that a behemoth such as Meta can dictate the terms of our communications.
Solving homelessness with homes. What a radical idea. There are 650,000 homeless people in the U.S. and 15 million vacant homes. We need to stop acting like homelessness is some unsolvable problem.
Counter point. You can 100% say no.
“‘This technology is coming whether we like it or not, so we’re going to make sure that we get it right,’ [Mayor] Adams said in a statement. ‘If we do, our streets can be safer.’” 🤦🏿♂️
City officials said Thursday that they would begin to permit operators to test drive autonomous autos on New York City streets, in an announcement that divided street safety advocates.
So either AI is going to take over the world or completely destroy it with a lack of reasoning.
UCONN is the best team I have seen that I honestly could not tell you what makes them so good. This feels like one of those stat created teams. #marchmaddness