AI Dystopia
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Cataloguing the greatest technological hoax of all time (non exhaustive)
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· Sep 21
CZM Rewind: The Academics That Think ChatGPT Is BS
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 13/08/2025 · 57m
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Sure AI is useful for a lot of stuff, but it’s massively overcapitalised and outrageously overhyped. I love technology, but AI has catastrophic environmental and social impacts. And I agree with these guys, AI is a bullshit machine podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
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“Scientists are watching the AI boom with unease as it pollutes the natural world with carbon & the digital world with dangers ranging from dodgy health myths to deepfake pornography targeting children”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“Scientists are watching the AI boom with unease as it pollutes the natural world with carbon & the digital world with dangers ranging from dodgy health myths to deepfake pornography targeting children”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.
The Real Race for an AI Moratorium: Stopping Data Centers | TechPolicy.Press
Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data center development, writes Jenna Ruddock.
buff.ly
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.
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The former OpenAI employee who released “AI 2027” last year — a scenario that envisions unchecked AI development, leading to the creation of a superintelligence which destroys humanity — has rolled back his timeline for AI doom, saying it will take longer than he predicted.
Leading AI expert delays timeline for its possible destruction of humanity
Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo says progress to AGI is ‘somewhat slower’ than first predicted
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
The former OpenAI employee who released “AI 2027” last year — a scenario that envisions unchecked AI development, leading to the creation of a superintelligence which destroys humanity — has rolled back his timeline for AI doom, saying it will take longer than he predicted.
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This AI doom hype has to be the most cynical marketing campaign ever mounted
January 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This AI doom hype has to be the most cynical marketing campaign ever mounted
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the METR study is gonna go round again because Fortune *just* posted a fresh writeup of it yesterday, based on their own article from July last year
fortune.com/article/does...
every time you see an AI guy dismiss it as insufficient, ask them where the better studies are. (there aren't any.)
fortune.com/article/does...
every time you see an AI guy dismiss it as insufficient, ask them where the better studies are. (there aren't any.)
Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer | Fortune
As more workers use AI, a recent study adds to growing evidence the tech doesn’t always deliver on promises of boosted productivity.
fortune.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
the METR study is gonna go round again because Fortune *just* posted a fresh writeup of it yesterday, based on their own article from July last year
fortune.com/article/does...
every time you see an AI guy dismiss it as insufficient, ask them where the better studies are. (there aren't any.)
fortune.com/article/does...
every time you see an AI guy dismiss it as insufficient, ask them where the better studies are. (there aren't any.)
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''Please use our junk that we've wasted literally billions on, keep trying to push on you but is almost unusable and when it is usable it's violating all sorts of copyright laws and rules''
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
''Please use our junk that we've wasted literally billions on, keep trying to push on you but is almost unusable and when it is usable it's violating all sorts of copyright laws and rules''
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Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
The rise of AI denialism
Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that dismissing AI as a “bubble” or mere “slop” ignores the tectonic technological shift now unfolding.
bigthink.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
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i cackled at this one, a "you must be prompting it wrong" in the wild from Microsoft
From @theinformation.com newsletter -- "Applied AI: Microsoft Offers AI Copilot Customers Money to Train Employees to Use It"
"To bridge the gap, Microsoft is now offering some large customers money for employee training when they purchase a large number of 365 Copilot seats."
"To bridge the gap, Microsoft is now offering some large customers money for employee training when they purchase a large number of 365 Copilot seats."
December 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i cackled at this one, a "you must be prompting it wrong" in the wild from Microsoft
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The Democratic party would win elections repeatedly if they competently challenged corporate power.
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Democratic party would win elections repeatedly if they competently challenged corporate power.
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“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Building an AI Scientist
Hertz Fellow Sam Rodriguez launched FutureHouse, a nonprofit research lab working toward building an AI scientist or AI systems that can automate scientific research in biology and other complex scien...
www.hertzfoundation.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
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“The world’s largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications.”
UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating
Candidates will have to sit assessments in person unless there are exceptional circumstances, says ACCA
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“The world’s largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications.”
Apple TV producing an adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer 📺 👀 screenrant.com/apple-tv-neu...
Apple TV's New Sci-Fi Adapts A Seminal Cyberpunk Book That Predicted The Downfall Of Humanity
Apple TV’s upcoming cyberpunk show explained.
screenrant.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Apple TV producing an adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer 📺 👀 screenrant.com/apple-tv-neu...
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There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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we named our security company after the loser who lost because of his bad security
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
we named our security company after the loser who lost because of his bad security
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
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Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development. buff.ly/vBooiYi
The Real Race for an AI Moratorium: Stopping Data Centers | TechPolicy.Press
Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data center development, writes Jenna Ruddock.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development. buff.ly/vBooiYi
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The most-popular chatbots are, by default, keeping files on you that can:
* target you with ads
* manipulate you
* train their AI
* potentially be accessed by lawyers or governments
* target you with ads
* manipulate you
* train their AI
* potentially be accessed by lawyers or governments
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The most-popular chatbots are, by default, keeping files on you that can:
* target you with ads
* manipulate you
* train their AI
* potentially be accessed by lawyers or governments
* target you with ads
* manipulate you
* train their AI
* potentially be accessed by lawyers or governments
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ChatGPT now has a Spotify Wrapped-style "Your Year with ChatGPT." Cute — until you realize it only works because OpenAI has been logging everything you've been chatting about all year.
Could you imagine Google reminding you it knows everything you've searched for? wapo.st/44LNJXc
Could you imagine Google reminding you it knows everything you've searched for? wapo.st/44LNJXc
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
ChatGPT now has a Spotify Wrapped-style "Your Year with ChatGPT." Cute — until you realize it only works because OpenAI has been logging everything you've been chatting about all year.
Could you imagine Google reminding you it knows everything you've searched for? wapo.st/44LNJXc
Could you imagine Google reminding you it knows everything you've searched for? wapo.st/44LNJXc
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AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
December 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
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interesting things going on at the klan site
December 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
interesting things going on at the klan site
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Looks like the "Don't be evil" guys are liars and grifters.
Big tech has thoroughly killed my techno optimism. Never trust any of them. Ever.
Alphabet's most recognizable brands:
Google
Android
YouTube
Do with that information what you will.
Big tech has thoroughly killed my techno optimism. Never trust any of them. Ever.
Alphabet's most recognizable brands:
Android
YouTube
Do with that information what you will.
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Looks like the "Don't be evil" guys are liars and grifters.
Big tech has thoroughly killed my techno optimism. Never trust any of them. Ever.
Alphabet's most recognizable brands:
Google
Android
YouTube
Do with that information what you will.
Big tech has thoroughly killed my techno optimism. Never trust any of them. Ever.
Alphabet's most recognizable brands:
Android
YouTube
Do with that information what you will.
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The actual scenario is Vivaldi’s CEO accused others of reshaping the address bar. Apple Intelligence summarised it to say the opposite.
Check the thread this post is in for the real story.
Vivaldi & Orion are the best browsers to use these days.
Check the thread this post is in for the real story.
Vivaldi & Orion are the best browsers to use these days.
And this, right here, is a great example of why we should be concerned. “Apple intelligence” just flipped the script and blamed him. Now imagine that across 25,000 news headlines
December 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The actual scenario is Vivaldi’s CEO accused others of reshaping the address bar. Apple Intelligence summarised it to say the opposite.
Check the thread this post is in for the real story.
Vivaldi & Orion are the best browsers to use these days.
Check the thread this post is in for the real story.
Vivaldi & Orion are the best browsers to use these days.
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AI is pretty much a mansplainer you can’t escape from.
Given all the recent buzz about how great ChatGPT has gotten, including its prowess with images, I figured I'd check in on its anatomical skills. Nope.
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
AI is pretty much a mansplainer you can’t escape from.
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Check out this unmitigated fuckery. I will not be listening, needless to say… but I do want to know which companies are happy to sponsor this ghoulish nonsense.
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Check out this unmitigated fuckery. I will not be listening, needless to say… but I do want to know which companies are happy to sponsor this ghoulish nonsense.
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Amazon will reportedly invest up to $10B in OpenAI...who will use that money to buy Amazon's products.
And the Equity Podcast team asks: How do we even define real revenue with all these circular deals?
Listen here: https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
And the Equity Podcast team asks: How do we even define real revenue with all these circular deals?
Listen here: https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
December 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Amazon will reportedly invest up to $10B in OpenAI...who will use that money to buy Amazon's products.
And the Equity Podcast team asks: How do we even define real revenue with all these circular deals?
Listen here: https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
And the Equity Podcast team asks: How do we even define real revenue with all these circular deals?
Listen here: https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl