StrypeyJun 9, 2023

"Mastodon is decentralized: instead of a single website, it’s a network of thousands of independently run servers – each with their own moderators and users – who can interact with each other’s posts, called 'toots'..."

#WilfredChan

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

John the Mastadon changed "toot" to "post" in his apps months ago. We're never going to live that down...

OTOH...

Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionate

The Guardian
Show threadCory DoctorowMay 13, 2023

Hinton's nonsense is *superbly* stripped bare by @Mer__edith, the former Google worker organizer turned president of @signalapp, in a @fastcompany interview with #WilfredChan:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90892235/researcher-meredith-whittaker-says-ais-biggest-risk-isnt-consciousness-its-the-corporations-that-control-them

The whole thing is *incredible*, but there's a few sections I want to call to your attention here, quoting Whittaker verbatim, because she expresses herself *so* beautifully (sci-comms done right is a joy to behold):

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