Mastodawn

myrmepropagandist 6h ago

I don't trust Nate B Jones at all. This guy has a podcast about AI for CS people and I think it's propaganda designed to bring the doubters back. All of his podcasts lead with validating some problem we've all noticed with the way AI has been implemented, but then it pivots to "but it's not really as bad as you think."

This gives the illusion of balanced reasoning. Considering both sides.

But the real reason I don't trust this guy is he put up a graph like this:

David Megginson

@futurebird That's my worst graph of 2026 so far. I wonder if anyone can top it.

helplessduck 6h ago

@david_megginson @futurebird

Captains, it's April. 🫠

myrmepropagandist 5h ago

@david_megginson

"I wonder if anyone can top it."

shhhhh. please. please don't speak these things into being.

Agnieszka R. Turczyńska 5h ago

@futurebird @david_megginson Have this, quickly! 😄

myrmepropagandist 3h ago

@agturcz @david_megginson

but this is a *good* graph

Agnieszka R. Turczyńska 3h ago

@futurebird @david_megginson I hope so. I've provided it as an antidote. I'm glad it works 😊

Erin Jonaitis 5h ago

@david_megginson @futurebird This one is worse: https://mathstodon.xyz/@gregeganSF/115932590020852155

myrmepropagandist 3h ago

@emjonaitis @david_megginson

Erin Jonaitis 2h ago

@futurebird @david_megginson Very glad to see you’re less lethal than pancreatic cancer, at least in Australia!

Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸3h ago

@emjonaitis @david_megginson @futurebird omg and looks like it was done with @datawrapper ?
@lisacmuth I think you will like this one!

@emjonaitis @david_megginson @futurebird they fortunately have corrected that graph by now, it seems?

Erin Jonaitis 1h ago

@T_X @david_megginson @futurebird Oh, thanks for pointing that out! I had remembered when this post went around and hadn’t revisited the source.

Western Infidels 2h ago

@david_megginson @futurebird

myrmepropagandist 2h ago

@WesternInfidels @david_megginson

This graph is bad but it *feels* true.