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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 7m

I think its exactly the opposite: it is very unlikely Altman or OpenAI did not anticipate blowback, they just hoped it would be insignificant enough for them to ignore.

In response to a question about why OpenAI changed its policy, Altman said that it came from speaking with stakeholders and suggested he hadn’t expected the outcry.

“I think the theory of what it was going to feel like to people, and then actually seeing the thing, people had different responses,” Altman said. “It felt more different to images than people expected.”

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 2m

so many things that it doesn't cover

ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 3m

ah, and it doesn't cover the ghost work, making it sound like the "AI" is ✨magical✨

[Eg: French documentary w/ subtitles about invisible "AI" workers in Madagascar]

Madagascar : les petites mains de l’IA | ARTE Reportage

YouTube video by ARTE

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 3m

it also doesn't cover the depreciation of assets (chips, servers, even datacenter)

An AI Addendum

Last month, I chose to strip away all the hubris around AI and ask one simple question, one that oddly no one had really bothered to ask; how much revenue is needed to justify the current level of cap...

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 3m

it also doesn't cover the energy use (maybe because that's a technical problem!?)

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 3m

I watched the whole thing, it does cover the "AI" bubble and assert that we don't know if there is a bubble and also folks who question "AI" efficiency irt. its valuations needs to be humble because a bunch of very smart people in wall-street knows what they're doing.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21h

I sat down for a nice long chat on the Nick Standlea Show
about the economics of AI: How it's changing our labor market, who it's going to help and hurt, how policy can help, and what each of us can do to stay relevant.

Posted to my (fledgling) youtube channel here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oful...

The AI Revolution Is an Ownership Problem, Not a Tech Problem — Economist Justin Wolfers

YouTube video by The Nick Standlea Show

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 15m

Lecornu like: "Alors, j'ai bougé...
J'ai dû m'en aller...
Partir, bifurquer...
J'ai dû m'évader...
J'ai dû m'enfuir...
J'ai dû partir...
J'ai dû m'éclipser...
J'ai dû me camoufler...
J'ai dû disparaître...
Pour réapparaître..."

Le Parisien @leparisien.fr · 40m

🔵 INFO LE PARISIEN | Sébastien Lecornu parti pour rester ?

Le Premier ministre démissionnaire pourrait finalement rester. Le scénario d'un gouvernement Lecornu II est en effet sur la table.

Suivez notre direct ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/QXse

ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 26m

@davidgerard.co.uk have you seen this 💩 ?

"one of the most widely cited economists in the world, one of the top 25 economists under 25 shaping how we think about the global economy"

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 29m

This cute AI pusher interview has NO mention the energy consumption of these "AI" systems

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21h

I sat down for a nice long chat on the Nick Standlea Show
about the economics of AI: How it's changing our labor market, who it's going to help and hurt, how policy can help, and what each of us can do to stay relevant.

Posted to my (fledgling) youtube channel here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oful...

The AI Revolution Is an Ownership Problem, Not a Tech Problem — Economist Justin Wolfers

YouTube video by The Nick Standlea Show

www.youtube.com

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 9h

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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vilain_pabo @vilainpabo.bsky.social · 1h

le voici:

dessin de @unpied sur le point godwin, où les protagonistes finissent dans un camp de concentration et un des deux répond "aaaatention au point godwin !"

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Padre Pio @padrepio.bsky.social · 4h

- LR : assume officiellement son soutien au RN face à la gauche
- Les analystes : ça alors, c'est quand même curieux et préoccupant
- La gauche : ... on vous prévient depuis Sarkozy...?
- Les analystes de droite : mais vous l'avez dit trop tôt, ça compte seulement quand ça monte à MON cerveau.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1h

I really believe that huge majorities of Americans don’t want masked soldiers shooting priests in the street. They don’t want naked children ripped out out of their apartments in the middle of the night and handcuffed. We win by making sure these stories get told.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 1h

Looks like it is (not for me tho)

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 1h

Jay takes search

Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 1h

what the fuck is up with the search?

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 9h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 9h

Fantastic

Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 2d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 10h

demons are woke

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 10h

what is weird and alarming is that Peterson's daughter seems to believe that he is assailed by demons and that is what is causing his illness.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

This dude is always unwell, in many ways.

www.newsweek.com/jordan-peter...

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 10h

He can't, there is a lot of oil down there.

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 10h

Discontent creation at the ministry of wars

Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 11h

Pete is out here playing Operator. We do not have a SECDEF.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 13h

Man…man.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 11h

Only good things can come out of that 🫠

(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 11h

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a... debt penury marches on

Trump Admin Weighs Privatizing Student Loans, Fulfilling Another Project 2025 Objective | Common Dreams

The Trump admin may sell federal student loans to private investors. An advocate for Protect Borrowers said privatization "will limit access for students from the most underrepresented communities, ra...

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ddɐ˙ʎʞsʞɔɐlq˙uǝʌs@ @sven.blacksky.app · 11h

gotcha

the other positive argument is that most folks are lazy (I am in some ways) and also a ✨magical✨ box where you input anything and have it ✨magically✨ output something can be very profitable (for the ✨magical✨ box makers)

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Craig 'VI' Slee: VALIS, right? @mrvi.cold-albion.net · 13h

Ah yes. In no way is this repeated usage of the image of arguably one one of the most famous disabled people in history symptomatic of a eugencist society running on meta-eugenic structures. Nor is is it indicative of the way gen AI enhances the fash aesthetics. In. No. Way. AT ALL. (!) /sarcasm

J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 13h

Genuine question - what are OpenAI’s Sora and other video generation tools good for?

I am honestly trying to understand what is so important that it’s worth the cost. If you have examples, I would be interested to hear them.

futurism.com/artificial-i...

People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

People are using OpenAI's Sora 2 to generate videos of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking being brutalized in ghoulish ways.

futurism.com

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 12h

They think this is good.

We can’t fight or even properly discuss this if we don’t start flipping the questions

Because the question is

“Why do all of their technologies turn to abuse vectors of the least defended and respected identities”

And the abuse of those who transcend their bias

J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 13h

Genuine question - what are OpenAI’s Sora and other video generation tools good for?

I am honestly trying to understand what is so important that it’s worth the cost. If you have examples, I would be interested to hear them.

futurism.com/artificial-i...

People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

People are using OpenAI's Sora 2 to generate videos of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking being brutalized in ghoulish ways.

futurism.com

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