"AI" synthesizing conference sessions - that's a first time for me seeing that oneoffered.
We basically dont need conferennces anymore -
we can have "AI"s hallucinate our favorite viewpoints on demand.
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“#Meta, #Google and #Microsoft have all baked [generative AI] deep into their systems,” Joshi says. “I see this all as very much part of the tactic of trying to embed these systems into society and instil dependency in a fashion similar to the growth of single-use plastics in the 1970s.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/13/ai-datacentres-environmental-impacts
@thomasfuchs
while this is an expected and legitimate rhetorical move, the thing is that we actually know quite a bit about human consciousness - if mostly by exclusion.
We know it does not make the key mistake of digitizing,
we know there s no storage medium,
it does not scrape,
it does not 'improve' by throwing more MegaWatts at itself, but instead runs just fine on 10-12 W.
So we do know it is fundamentally different.
in case you ever considered #Verification
of #Identity on #LinkedIn
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
#IdentityVerification #AI #thereIsNoAI #OpenAI #Microsoft #Microslop #DPF
The general failure that is Trump.
The general failure that is #AI.
Brute force AI's surging need for #hardware drives US #tradeDeficit to new heights.
Not only factor of course.
#China also now unrivaled as leader of the #energy #transition.
At first, the #machines only came for our drinking #water, and we thought "oh, well ..." - but now they have come for our hard drives and it s getting serious ...
https://www.thegamer.com/western-digital-sells-every-hard-drive-2026-memory-prices-ram/
#AI #thereIsNoAI
#hardDrives #storage #noIntelligenceJustBruteForce
Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for Sciences (SAINTS) 2026
March 6, 2026 • Copenhagen, Denmark
.. first workshop serves as a collaborative forum for advancing the discourse on the sustainability of AI. We will focus on the growing computational demands of recent AI models, efficiency improvements.. broader dialogue on the challenges and opportunities in improving the overall sustainability of AI.
Such a friendly lot they are.
"Updates to OpenAI's #Privacy #Policy
We wanted to let you know that we're updating our Privacy Policy to give you even more information about what data we collect, how we use it, and how you can control it.
Here’s what’s changing:
Finding friends on OpenAI services
You can now choose to sync your contacts to see who else is using our services. This is completely optional. "
#Ai in action:
How the #Whitehouse uses AI image #manipulation for #propaganda
explained here by US civil rights lawyer and activist #Nekima Levy Armstrong, who it was used against
#WhiteHouse posts AI-altered arrest photo to discredit #ICE opponents
#thereIsNoAI but #US #fascism
Sebastian Büttrich @ ITU
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