“This is an overwhelming show of support for the commonsense position that AI companies should pay for the resources they use'.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Boost for artists in AI copyright battle as only 3% back UK active opt-out plan
Liz Kendall faces pressure from campaigners as she tells parliament there is no clear consensus on issue
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“This is an overwhelming show of support for the commonsense position that AI companies should pay for the resources they use'.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
i envision a utopian future for technology, where when you launch your computer there are no more programs, no more browsers, but just 4 buttons that say "Gamble", "Goon", "AI", and "Borrow Money At An Exorbitant Interest Rate"
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
i envision a utopian future for technology, where when you launch your computer there are no more programs, no more browsers, but just 4 buttons that say "Gamble", "Goon", "AI", and "Borrow Money At An Exorbitant Interest Rate"
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So-called Generative-AI is a fascist technology. There is no redeemable use for it. No rehabilitation.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So-called Generative-AI is a fascist technology. There is no redeemable use for it. No rehabilitation.
"Slop" is “such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, told the AP ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s part of a transformative technology, AI, and it’s something that people have found fascinating, annoying and a little bit ridiculous.” https://to.pbs.org/4oTxgas
Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2025 is AI 'slop'
"Slop" was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.
to.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Slop" is “such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, told the AP ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s part of a transformative technology, AI, and it’s something that people have found fascinating, annoying and a little bit ridiculous.” https://to.pbs.org/4oTxgas
It’s also funny that we’re like “don’t give the country that built 30,000 miles of high speed rail the AI technology that loses money while also being useless.”
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It’s also funny that we’re like “don’t give the country that built 30,000 miles of high speed rail the AI technology that loses money while also being useless.”
JUST IN: Apple, $AAPL, is developing its first server chip for AI, code-named "Baltra," and is working with Broadcom, $AVGO, on the crucial networking technology to avoid buying from Nvidia, $NVDA
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
JUST IN: Apple, $AAPL, is developing its first server chip for AI, code-named "Baltra," and is working with Broadcom, $AVGO, on the crucial networking technology to avoid buying from Nvidia, $NVDA
i am eager for the AI hype cycle and bubble to burst so that we can hopefully move on to a more sustainable and practical ecosystem of AI that isn’t dominated by power hungry grifters, villains, and idiots
the technology is good, local/open models exist, privacy/accuracy are possible
the technology is good, local/open models exist, privacy/accuracy are possible
December 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
i am eager for the AI hype cycle and bubble to burst so that we can hopefully move on to a more sustainable and practical ecosystem of AI that isn’t dominated by power hungry grifters, villains, and idiots
the technology is good, local/open models exist, privacy/accuracy are possible
the technology is good, local/open models exist, privacy/accuracy are possible
One other thing I've noticed is that you're suddenly against all technology if you're critical of GenAI.
No dude, I like robots, VR, and digital watches. And I can see the benefits of assistive AI/LLMs for stuff like medical research and data processing and pre-existing automation QoL stuff.
No dude, I like robots, VR, and digital watches. And I can see the benefits of assistive AI/LLMs for stuff like medical research and data processing and pre-existing automation QoL stuff.
December 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
One other thing I've noticed is that you're suddenly against all technology if you're critical of GenAI.
No dude, I like robots, VR, and digital watches. And I can see the benefits of assistive AI/LLMs for stuff like medical research and data processing and pre-existing automation QoL stuff.
No dude, I like robots, VR, and digital watches. And I can see the benefits of assistive AI/LLMs for stuff like medical research and data processing and pre-existing automation QoL stuff.
I feel that our acceptance of the term "AI" to refer to this technology has aided those who want to jam this bullshit hallucination theft technology into every crevasse of our lives. It's the exact opposite of "intelligence".
New: When the Washington Post ran tests on its AI personalized podcasts, the paper found that between 68% and 84% (!!) of the pods had potential issues.
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I feel that our acceptance of the term "AI" to refer to this technology has aided those who want to jam this bullshit hallucination theft technology into every crevasse of our lives. It's the exact opposite of "intelligence".
In "fairness" some people reportedly find lots of AI stuff extremely "profound" - and I even believe some of them. It's just that then they show you the "profound" AI Work in question and wind up telling you much more about themselves than about the technology, none of it good.
December 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
In "fairness" some people reportedly find lots of AI stuff extremely "profound" - and I even believe some of them. It's just that then they show you the "profound" AI Work in question and wind up telling you much more about themselves than about the technology, none of it good.
Competency in AI?
Why do we need to become “competent in” a technology that is literally signed to make it unnecessary for us to BE competent… ?
Why do we need to become “competent in” a technology that is literally signed to make it unnecessary for us to BE competent… ?
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Competency in AI?
Why do we need to become “competent in” a technology that is literally signed to make it unnecessary for us to BE competent… ?
Why do we need to become “competent in” a technology that is literally signed to make it unnecessary for us to BE competent… ?
How can tech minister Liz Kendall claim there is “no clear consensus”? What on earth would consensus look like if not this?
Government should rule out an AI copyright exception immediately.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Government should rule out an AI copyright exception immediately.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Boost for artists in AI copyright battle as only 3% back UK active opt-out plan
Liz Kendall faces pressure from campaigners as she tells parliament there is no clear consensus on issue
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
How can tech minister Liz Kendall claim there is “no clear consensus”? What on earth would consensus look like if not this?
Government should rule out an AI copyright exception immediately.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Government should rule out an AI copyright exception immediately.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"For those asking the public to trust their AIs, it doesn’t help that systems based on related technology are causing harm in ways all of us hear about daily, from suicide-encouraging chatbots to image generators that devour jobs and intellectual property." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
AI Can Make Decisions Better Than People Do. So Why Don’t We Trust It?
Machines that show their work, in ways that are impossible for humans, could overcome the public’s inherent distrust.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"For those asking the public to trust their AIs, it doesn’t help that systems based on related technology are causing harm in ways all of us hear about daily, from suicide-encouraging chatbots to image generators that devour jobs and intellectual property." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
NEW: President Trump signed an executive order that threatens to withhold funding from states with AI regulations that work to ensure the technology is safe, trustworthy, and nondiscriminatory.
This doubles down on a harmful policy that the Republican-led Congress rejected twice already.
This doubles down on a harmful policy that the Republican-led Congress rejected twice already.
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
NEW: President Trump signed an executive order that threatens to withhold funding from states with AI regulations that work to ensure the technology is safe, trustworthy, and nondiscriminatory.
This doubles down on a harmful policy that the Republican-led Congress rejected twice already.
This doubles down on a harmful policy that the Republican-led Congress rejected twice already.
I just remembered that GenAI audio summaries is how Canada's AI minister Evan Solomon gets his news.
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I just remembered that GenAI audio summaries is how Canada's AI minister Evan Solomon gets his news.
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
AI people think that creation is all about suffering for us deluded, self-flagellating luddites, pounding away at a fucking stone tablet or whatever, refusing to embrace technology because we don't think that "write me a character" constitutes art or anything someone should be proud of.
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
AI people think that creation is all about suffering for us deluded, self-flagellating luddites, pounding away at a fucking stone tablet or whatever, refusing to embrace technology because we don't think that "write me a character" constitutes art or anything someone should be proud of.
“People have every right to own property, but we must balance that with the demands of burglars to steal that property and sell it.”
Fuck off. And tell your loser tech mates to fuck off while you’re at it. Cheers. Ta.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fuck off. And tell your loser tech mates to fuck off while you’re at it. Cheers. Ta.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“People have every right to own property, but we must balance that with the demands of burglars to steal that property and sell it.”
Fuck off. And tell your loser tech mates to fuck off while you’re at it. Cheers. Ta.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fuck off. And tell your loser tech mates to fuck off while you’re at it. Cheers. Ta.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
dorks online: i'm building the future of technology and have gotten thousands from investors. i'm rewriting javascript through ai; download my python script.
me: i built a horse for your browser that reads amazon reviews & screams. he is also occasionally insanely racist, but that's just amazon.
me: i built a horse for your browser that reads amazon reviews & screams. he is also occasionally insanely racist, but that's just amazon.
December 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
dorks online: i'm building the future of technology and have gotten thousands from investors. i'm rewriting javascript through ai; download my python script.
me: i built a horse for your browser that reads amazon reviews & screams. he is also occasionally insanely racist, but that's just amazon.
me: i built a horse for your browser that reads amazon reviews & screams. he is also occasionally insanely racist, but that's just amazon.
It's interesting that Amazon never once mentions the word "AI" in this post (even though it is clearly using AI technology, with the poor ✨ icon visible in the accompanying picture). It's like they know people hate this tech or something
December 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It's interesting that Amazon never once mentions the word "AI" in this post (even though it is clearly using AI technology, with the poor ✨ icon visible in the accompanying picture). It's like they know people hate this tech or something
These laws are flawed. It's not just VPNs. In the UK, people are using fake IDs and AI video to get around them — they're full of holes that can be exploited. The technology is new and inexact and the internet is global.
Want better results? Make better policy.
Want better results? Make better policy.
December 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
These laws are flawed. It's not just VPNs. In the UK, people are using fake IDs and AI video to get around them — they're full of holes that can be exploited. The technology is new and inexact and the internet is global.
Want better results? Make better policy.
Want better results? Make better policy.
There are signs of populist opposition to AI technology that holds the promise of eliminating lots of jobs, WSJ’s Tim Higgins writes.
The Political Skirmish Over Trump’s AI Order Is Just the Beginning
The White House drama has given new signals of populist opposition to technology that holds the promise of eliminating lots of jobs.
on.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
There are signs of populist opposition to AI technology that holds the promise of eliminating lots of jobs, WSJ’s Tim Higgins writes.
Alex Karp is one of the most dangerous men alive‼️ He is the CEO of Palantir, a company that builds AI powered surveillance and “kill technology” ‼️
December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Alex Karp is one of the most dangerous men alive‼️ He is the CEO of Palantir, a company that builds AI powered surveillance and “kill technology” ‼️
Big Tech’s PR work around AI has been a masterclass in how not to communicate with the public about technology
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big Tech’s PR work around AI has been a masterclass in how not to communicate with the public about technology