Amazingly, there’s actually a debate within the Alberta NDP about tax policy! albertapolitics.ca/2024/02/amaz...#ableg#abpoli

Funny,, took me a minute though..

GTgeorgetakei.bsky.socialFeb 3, 2024 8:42pm

I’m Japanese American, and I would have fallen for this!

since this has gotten traction enough to ping-pong around our fair site today, i wanted to highlight that david roberts @volts.wtf already said this better than me over on the other place about harvard's "plagiarism" debacle--but it applies to whatever. haven't seen it posted here though so... 1/2

Alberta Unplugged 🧵 How's the fossil fuelled, most privatized & wildly ballooning in cost energy grid in Canada also closest to failing in cold snaps? DanielleSmith laughably blamed renewables but jokes on her: Alberta's grid stinks because of her & Jason Kenney's UCP /1

You lost it for everyone, Calgary. You only delivered 14 out of 26 seats, and look what's happened in a year of Smith and the TBA-controlled UCP. Edmonton, you rock at 0 out of 20 for the UCP. #cdnpoli#ableg#abpoli#yyc#yegglobalnews.ca/news/1022965...

urmmm,,, hell, maybe. Think someone looked at the resources avail/ and said "lets axe the living transplants,,, no one needs that" "you can't do that!" "sure I can, it's done,, don't worry, we'll still do the 'dead' ones - it's only need one anethesiologist, correct?" "sigh,,, Yes,,, Ms. Lagrange"

And you thought you got screwed by the curve last semester? Just wait till Ann and Fry stop partying, and realize they have midterms

MHhistoftech.bsky.socialJan 8, 2024 6:06pm

“Two virtual students created by the university will be enrolled in classes starting in the spring semester. The students, named Ann and Fry, will enroll as freshmen and be part of hybrid classes, where they’ll interact with classmates and complete assignments.” www.freep.com/story/news/e...

Students' classmates at this Michigan university could be AI

Two virtual students, Ann and Fry, will enroll in classes as freshmen during the spring semester.

Amazed that the "immunity debt" myth is surviving a second season of overwhelming illness in practically all countries, despite being four years post significant protections *in some countries only*. Taking some serious pretzel logic to keep this alive.

Mary and Joseph were not available for comment. apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope Francis calls for a universal ban on surrogacy. He says it exploits mother and child

Pope Francis included what he called the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.

20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it. The law only ever serves capital.

UGguardian-world-rss.bsky.socialJan 8, 2024 2:12pm

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says

Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...