David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoEric Schmidt: ‘We’re not going to hit the climate goals. I’d rather bet on AI solving the problem.’ With "alien intelligence"!plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkEric Schmidt: ‘We’re not going to hit the climate goals. I’d rather bet on AI solving the problem.’ With "alien intelligence"!plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoGrindr proposes ‘AI wingman’ to optimize away the gay sex bitpivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGrindr proposes ‘AI wingman’ to optimize away the gay sex bitpivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoI went on Stilgherrian's podcast to talk about AIpivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkI went on Stilgherrian's podcast to talk about AIpivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoCash incinerator OpenAI secures its $6.6 billion lifeline — ‘in the spirit of a donation’pivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCash incinerator OpenAI secures its $6.6 billion lifeline — ‘in the spirit of a donation’pivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agooi have nah comment to th press at this torme and th rumours moi accent gave me away are scurrilous nonsenseplus-squarewww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkoi have nah comment to th press at this torme and th rumours moi accent gave me away are scurrilous nonsenseplus-squarewww.politico.euDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoHello Matt this is your lawer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shitplus-squarenews.ycombinator.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHello Matt this is your lawer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shitplus-squarenews.ycombinator.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoDaniel Larimer pivots from serial shitcoin founder to biblical apocalypse poster. The world ends on October 9.bytemaster.medium.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDaniel Larimer pivots from serial shitcoin founder to biblical apocalypse poster. The world ends on October 9.bytemaster.medium.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoA terrible day to have ears: Google’s NotebookLM auto-generates AI podcastspivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA terrible day to have ears: Google’s NotebookLM auto-generates AI podcastspivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoAn Post releases ‘Imagine Ireland’ AI stamp that’s also an NFT — in 2024plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAn Post releases ‘Imagine Ireland’ AI stamp that’s also an NFT — in 2024plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoPeople are ‘blatantly stealing my work,’ AI artist complains - with notes on a similar appeal that failed hard just recentlypivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPeople are ‘blatantly stealing my work,’ AI artist complains - with notes on a similar appeal that failed hard just recentlypivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoSocial workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work. This is fine.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSocial workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work. This is fine.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agothreads is cookin toniteplus-squarebsky.appexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkthreads is cookin toniteplus-squarebsky.appDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoRoutledge nags academics to finish books ASAP — to feed Microsoft’s AIplus-squarepivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkRoutledge nags academics to finish books ASAP — to feed Microsoft’s AIplus-squarepivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoWorst government use of ChatGPT: in a child protection reportplus-squarepivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWorst government use of ChatGPT: in a child protection reportplus-squarepivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agounder categories "LEADERSHIP -> SAM ALTMAN": making drugs extremely uncool againplus-squarefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkunder categories "LEADERSHIP -> SAM ALTMAN": making drugs extremely uncool againplus-squarefortune.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoOpenAI ditches non-profit board, will spin off as venture capital lottery ticketplus-squarewww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI ditches non-profit board, will spin off as venture capital lottery ticketplus-squarewww.reuters.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoSam Altman: The superintelligent AI is coming in just ‘a few thousand days’! Maybe.plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSam Altman: The superintelligent AI is coming in just ‘a few thousand days’! Maybe.plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · edit-23 months agoCaroline Ellison: A dashing tale of Victorian race science and, somehow, Harry Potter (Yudkowsky version)plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCaroline Ellison: A dashing tale of Victorian race science and, somehow, Harry Potter (Yudkowsky version)plus-squareDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoCrypto colonists brand Balaji’s Network School fees 'sketchy' - 2 days to pay month's rent in advance despite not knowing locationprotos.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCrypto colonists brand Balaji’s Network School fees 'sketchy' - 2 days to pay month's rent in advance despite not knowing locationprotos.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to Buttcoin@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoa16z picks the next tech hype after Web3 and AI! It’s … anime?plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linka16z picks the next tech hype after Web3 and AI! It’s … anime?plus-squarepivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink