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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 2d

"AGI will be achieved only when we have demeaned and debased human intelligence to the degree that a machine might be able to emulate what's left."
– Dr David West

(www.linkedin.com/in/david-wes...)

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 9d

My favourite excerpt from the BeingAI chair's speech for the shareholders meeting
(full text: api.nzx.com/public/annou...)

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 10d

Aren’t they strong enough already!!??

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 13d

a cartoon of a blue whale on a beach with the words oh no beached as bro

ALT: a cartoon of a blue whale on a beach with the words oh no beached as bro

media.tenor.com

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 21d

Regardless of the context, parroting the demonstrably untrue statement that Kirk’s perspective was in the political centre is not great.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/charlie-k...

KiwiSaver boss faces backlash over Charlie Kirk LinkedIn post

'I wish your ideas had died with you,' he posted.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 22d

If Otter AI spent half as many resources on fixing their damn transcript editing issues and fixing copy/paste in Firefox as it does on crappy LLM integrations, it would be a significantly better tool

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 23d

“Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on …” the Republican governor told NBC News.

Stay unhinged, US politics.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

The investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing continues. Here’s what we know

The assassination continues to reverberate across the US as investigators work to learn more about Kirk's killing and the 22-year-old alleged to have done it.

www.rnz.co.nz

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 23d

chat.publicai.co
Swiss public LLM AI model
--> Doesn't train on inputs
--> Instructed to be neutral and humble
--> Uses British English
--> Will literally tell you anything you ask about its instructions and training
--> Is owned and managed by researchers, not corporates

Open WebUI

chat.publicai.co

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · 23d

Paraphrased: People prefer confident answers that are maybe correct to a fuller, more murky truth.
Well, well, well. If it isn't my old friend, Something Social Science Told Us Decades Ago

Juha Saarinen @juha.bsky.social · 23d

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
theconversation.com/why-openais-...

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow

The cure is likely to be worse than the disease.

theconversation.com

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 24d

Tell you what tho, the 70,000 plus people who left for australia are definitely not going to concerts in NZ. Nor are all the people out of a job. Or the people barely making ends meet whose housing/food costs are taking up all their income. Or the people who are sick all the time.

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Sep 6

Some people might say infrastructure architecture is boring. There would be more but most people have never heard of it because it is, in fact, very boring.

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm mad at an aquarium

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 30

More like Smelly Farltons

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Tech Justice Law Project @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · Aug 26

On behalf of Matt and Maria Raine, we are suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, for ChatGPT’s role in aiding their son Adam’s suicide. The complaint emphasizes the company’s rush to deploy and promote their product despite clear safety issues, with users ultimately suffering deadly consequences.

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 26

“(Universal RUCs) would increase the running costs of the lowest-emitting hybrids by 39 percent - while lowering by 6 percent the cost to run the most gas guzzling petrol cars, models that burn 10 litres or more of fuel per hundred kms.”
It’s on purpose.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

$200 extra to drive a RAV4: Will RUC changes help or hurt the climate?

Universal road user charges will change the way drivers of our 3 million petrol vehicles contribute to the cost of roads.

www.rnz.co.nz

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 6

Privatisation. Sigh.
"Private firms (will be) taking over the collection and administration of (road user) charges."
Therefore, Fleur Fitzsimons said, "The only people who will see any benefit from this scheme are the corporates who take their cut to gather the tax."

The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · Aug 6

Cheaper petrol on its way under new system – but will drivers end up paying more?

While Chris Bishop calls it the biggest change to road funding in 50 years, details on how the new system will work remain scarce for now. <br />...

thespinoff.co.nz

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 6

First Kiwi passport. In B4 dog whistle language swap lol

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 5

Me: I'll deliver the job 1.5 business days after the interview.
Them: We really need it earlier. Can you rush to get it done in .5?
Me: Sure, I'll add a rush fee.
Them: 1.5 business days is fine.

Did you really need it earlier? Did you?

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Aug 1

Bill, I respect you greatly, but this is an absolutely unhinged pasta take

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Jul 31

“In emails and briefings, the ministers and their staff acknowledged their plans would bypass public scrutiny, extinguish existing claims, and potentially breach people's rights.”
Holy shit

Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol

Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret

Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Sharp, research-backed takes on news and tech with a focus on how absurd everything is. Click to read Wry Angle, by Ben M, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Jul 4

The appreciation of strangers 🥰

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Jul 4

I had the weirdest conversation with #2degrees' customer service yesterday. Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from them yet but if anyone can explain what they mean or prove that I'm wrong, I would love to hear it.

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Is my power company trying to gaslight me? (illegal?)

Two things that contradict each other cannot both be true.

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Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Jul 2

2degrees recommends using power at night as a way to lower bills but they charge a regular p/kWh rate no matter what time of day. They said things use less power at night because Vector changes the rate at night.
No on hold for someone who can make that make sense

Ben Moore @bentm.bsky.social · Jun 29

"BIGOTRY AND A BIT OF DEMENTIA".
A 'uge, orange ball of light appears and then, as it fades, we see Donald J Trump.
"By your cruelty combined," he says, "I am the greatest, best– you've never seen a captain like me."