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Lost in the Machine 0
Boy, am I glad that my kids were out of the house before this stuff came along.
Presumed Guilty 0
I wonder just why oh why something like this could have happened?
Recommended Listening 0
The Window at the White Cat, by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
The reader is exceptionally skilled, and Mary Roberts Rinehart should be remembered much more than she is. She was an excellent writer.
Establishmentarians 0
The Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction argues that public schools should indoctrinate students in (his brand of) Christianity:
Via C&L, where John Amato points out that Rufo is lying:
Follow the link for the rest of Amato’s commentary.
The Whitewash, Reprise 0
Sam and his crew point out that denial is not just a river in Egypt.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Sarah Silverman, among others, is suing the makers of AI bots for copyright infringement. She has the unmitigated gall to think that Tech Bros shouldn’t just vacuum up the work of others so as to line their own pockets.
A snippet:
“AI needs to be fair and ethical for everyone,” Matthew Butterick, one of the suit’s lawyers, said in a statement. “But Meta is leveraging the work of thousands of authors with no consent, no credit, and no compensation.”
Patriot Gamers 0
Robert Reich calls out the con.
Twits Own Twitter 0
Apparently, Elon Musk is upset at the fee hand of the market.
Afterthought:
“Rich” and “smart” are not synonyms, and being smart at one thing does not mean you are smart at other things.