Probably the right move.

The point is not “you should agree with him”.

The point is “you shouldn’t deport people you disagree with”.

MAGA would much rather argue about the former if you let them sidestep the latter.

Are there any apes on Lemmy?

The poultry plants have been relocated outside the ^regulatory environment.

Turns out, having obscene levels of wealth and power is really bad for your psyche.

We talk a lot about taxing billionaires for the good of the 99%, but it would do wonders for the well-being of the 1% as well.

But then you’ll need dog water to deal with the cat water

It’s a multi-faceted problem.

Opaqueness and lack of interop are one thing. (Although, I’d say the Lemmy/Reddit comparison is a bit off-base, since those center around user-to-user communication, so prohibition of interop is a bigger deal there.) Data dignity or copyright protection is another thing.

And also there’s the fact that anything can (and will) be called AI these days.

For me, the biggest problem with generative AI is that its most powerful use case is what I’d call “signal-jamming”.

That is: Creating an impression that there is a meaningful message being conveyed in a piece of content, when there actually is none.

It’s kinda what it does by default. So the fact that it produces meaningless content so easily, and even accidentally, creates a big problem.

In the labor market, I think the problem is less that automated processes replace your job outright and more that if every interaction is mediated by AI, it dilutes your power to exert control over how business is conducted.

As a consumer, having AI as the first line of defense in consumer support dilutes how much you can hold a seller responsible for their services.

In the political world, astro-turfing has never been easier.

I’m not sure how much fighting back with your own AI actually helps here.

If we end up just having AIs talk to other AIs as the default for all communication, we’ve pretty much forsaken the key evolutionary feature of our species.

It’s kind of like solving nuclear proliferation by perpetually launching nukes from every country to every country at all times forever.

Should be using Australium

Need bag water to counteract the mouse water

Aaaand he went back on it already.

https://ground.news/article/trump-will-not-impose-50-canadian-steel-aluminum-tariffs-tomorrow-says-top-trade-adviser

And grandson of the head of the “technocracy” party in Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_N._Haldeman

Thelen brought a jar of lithium iron phosphate to the podium. Grim-faced and wearing a navy blue suit, he poured out a small sample of the substance into a bottle for the audience to pass around. Then he began reading safety guidelines for handling it. “If you get it on the skin, wash it off,” he said. “If you get it in your mouth, drink plenty of water.”

Then, Thelen opened the jar again, this time dipping his index finger inside. “This is my finger,” he said, putting his finger in his mouth. A sucking sound was heard across the room. He raised his finger up high. “That’s how non-toxic this material is.”

The No Gos were not impressed.

Worked fine for Midgley, after all.

Dissemination, huh? Sounds like one of them trans words… 😡

This is a good situation for a therapist. Nobody here is gonna be able to give you an accurate assessment.

They wanna end the game while they’re at the top of the scoreboard.

¿Que?

Pretty much already was

Bring knowledge of CFCs to a time when we’re able to make them but not able to detect the ozone problems they cause.

Curtis Yarvin “joked” that we should turn poor people into biofuel, so…

A very reassuring technology to have!

But my worry was more about them changing their business model once they get big enough.

I’ve been using Kagi for about a month now, and I think I’m gonna stick with it. Paying with dollars instead of data/attention feels more healthy for everyone involved.

(Fully realizing, of course, that there’s nothing stopping them from doing both, and that’s why we need better laws. Voting with your wallet will never be a complete solution… but it is something I can do right now.)