Myrha Cheval 🦆

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Wandered in from the hellscape the bird-site became, but kind of always was... Left for good and deactivated there on 19 Nov 2022.

In the interest of filling out my Home feed, I'll follow almost anyone who follows me, BUT I'm gonna check your feed first to make sure we're compatible and that you're for real. No offense.

(AKA 'BeccaM' on #JMG and #Post.News)

@brendannyhan And I'm reminded of the variant in which it was direly predicted that computers, the internet, and social media would "make everybody's jobs obsolete."

Now they're saying the same thing about AI language model technologies.

As ever, all that happens is situations change, people have to adapt, some opportunities wane while others are created.

C̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶
T̶h̶e̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶
S̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ ̶m̶e̶d̶i̶a̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶
AI will magically solve various complex social, economic, and political problems

I've lived through this cycle a few times before https://www.slowboring.com/p/im-skeptical-that-powerful-ai-will

I'm skeptical that powerful AI will solve major human problems

Unless it takes over the world — which I would prefer to avoid

Slow Boring

“Feinstein leaves us now with no choice but to assume the worst about her motivations. Her failure to retire — and before that, her decision to run for reelection despite her advanced age — can be chalked up to arrogance.”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/05/dianne-feinsteins-return-is-a-ghoulish-spectacle.html

@washingtonpost Narrator: No, it didn't.
@washingtonpost You can use the word "lies," y'know.
@Teri_Kanefield Every time I have the misfortune of hearing him because I can't find the mute button fast enough, it seems like he has become more incoherent and demented than the last time.

Seems like this petition should get a little Mastodon love too…#StarTrekLegacy

https://chng.it/bnkgNkfgy6

Make STAR TREK LEGACY with Terry Matalas as Showrunner!

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Change.org
I don't know what's worse. McCarthy and GOP refusal to pay US debts they incurred or CNN's giving Trump a friendly Town Hall as if he wasn't an impeached, indicted former president who tried to destroy our democracy. What do you think?
@JillWineBanks I cannot pick between them. Both are horrendous and monstrous.

@rbreich John Roberts' wife also took in more than $10m as recruiting placement fees from law firms that regularly argue cases before the Supreme Court.

#corruption #absolutepowercorruptsabsolutely