this is exactly what @kara-williams.bsky.social and i are trying to get at in this blog post from last week -- everything is AI = bad for people and policy, good for industry and advertising

some proposals and pleas:
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...

it's less "AI drives people to kill themselves" and more that "tech companies do it, and are indifferent about it". and, bleakly, some journalists seem determined to convince you that the focal point of this story is a high point of engineering rather than a low point of humanity

an interesting note re: scaling image moderation. in the past 24 hours:

at least 500 thousand images in posts (not considering # of images, just if an image was in the post)
86 thousand avatars
500 thousand url thumbnails
58 thousand videos.

that's a lot to moderate!

Dear @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov
Putting this in a format you seem to understand:

SIGN #AB489 & PROTECT CALIFORNIANS FROM DANGEROUS #AI MEDICAL ADVICE !!
Thank you for your ATTENTION to this matter
- CFA

its obvious

Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.

OpenAI’s planned data centers will use more power than New York City & San Diego use at their peak consumption, combined. More power than the entire nations of Switzerland & Portugal combined. And San Altman’s buddies in this administration have been cutting all of our energy infrastructure upgrades

every AI ad is like

“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”

and then the phone is like

“sandwich”

and the guy is like

“wow”

A quick note about money and comedy and power.

www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

"You have to know how to use A.I. for getting any kind of job in the future" has me pondering the fact that we are actually terrible at knowing what we're going to need to know to do in the future.

“The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together and stood up for the principles in the Constitution against the forces of repression. ... Those forces have returned. And it is our turn to stand together in defense of our constitutional rights.”

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

I tested Sora's AI video "guardrails" and I'm honestly shocked how much OpenAI allows. Really, really bad

www.tiktok.com/@drewharwell
www.instagram.com/bydrewharwell/

Consumer advocates charge that the #shutdown will compound existing rollbacks in #ConsumerProtections and leave millions of #Americans exposed to risks in #Housing, #FoodSafety, #FinancialServices, and everyday household security.

Good stuff here:

"If everything is 'AI,' it stops lawmakers and their constituents from meaningfully engaging with what a given piece of regulation would actually do. This presents a problem..."

More from @kara-williams.bsky.social and me on how ~we~ need to be talking about AI

consumerfed.org/specific-ter...

yess always think back to this

Yeeessss. 👏👏 Unclear, overbroad, vague, or misguided definitions have been the downfall of many an otherwise well-intended legislative provision, especially when it comes to tech. A welcome and helpful call to clarity and precision in a time of overwhelming mental abdication across fields.

"Dolan quadrupling down on his use of facial recognition across MSG venues is pathetic." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #FacialRecognition #MSGEntertainment
nygroove.nyc/james-dolan-...

Sucks very much

damn that lady they fired's still cooking the numbers remotely