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RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/116130499944110898

I’m sure many other have made this observation, but even just reading this post without reading the linked article made me realise (or remember) that...

*All* LLM output is, in fact, a hallucination.

Because the way it formulates a “hallucination” *is exactly the same* as how it formulates a response *we don’t consider* a hallucination.

Same with “good” vs “bad” summaries (and whatever the relative occurrence of each is).

#NoAI #HumanMade

Stephen I Moore 18h ago

Catherynne M. Valente 23h ago

The use of “hallucinate” is a stroke of true evil genius in the AI world.

In ANY other context we’d just call them errors & the fail rate would be crystal clear.

Instead, “hallucinate” implies genuine sentience & the *absence* of real error.

Aw, this software isn’t shit! Boo’s just dreaming!

Stephen I Moore 22h ago

Paris Marx 23h ago

We’re all monitoring the situation to feel some agency over issues well beyond our control. But is that doing us any good?

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Amanda Mull to dig into how we consume information and what drives all that engagement.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/323_take_a_break_from_the_feed_w_amanda_mull

#tech #iranwar #socialmedia #ai #artificialintelligence #trust #media

Stephen I Moore 1d ago

Working Class History 1d ago

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Stephen I Moore 1d ago

Jono Ellis 1d ago

Nissan have decided that vehicles older than 6 years old aren't worth their effort to maintain the remote services. 6 years. 🤢 And no route to open-source the service or pass on support to a third party. You aren't buying a car from Nissan, you're leasing it until they remove enough features that it becomes ewaste. https://hackaday.com/2026/04/08/nissan-shuts-down-nissanconnect-app-for-older-leaf-evs/ #enshittification #RightToRepair

Nissan Shuts Down NissanConnect App For Older Leaf EVs

Back in late February Nissan Leaf owners began to receive messages from Nissan informing them that the remote features in their cars would cease operation as the NissanConnect app would drop suppor…

Hackaday

Stephen I Moore 1d ago

Techmeme 1d ago

Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses (Dan Primack/Axios)

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads
http://www.techmeme.com/260409/p19#a260409p19

Scoop: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation

This comes just two weeks after Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction.

Axios

Stephen I Moore 2d ago

Sheryl Weikal 3d ago

If you're in Illinois and you are arrested protesting Trump's illegal war and threats of genocide, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

Stephen I Moore 2d ago

Monica φ 🇨🇵🇵🇸🖤 ❤️ 💚2d ago

RT: @EdKrassen BREAKING: Greta Thunberg just eviscerated Trump for his comments about wiping out an entire civilization, dropping multiple F-bombs in the process.

"The President of the United States just said that a whole civilization will die tonight and never to be brought back again and

Stephen I Moore 5d ago

Ars Technica 5d ago

Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
A state bill is a glimpse of how corporations are limiting people's ability to make their own fixes and upgrades.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/tech-companies-are-trying-to-neuter-colorados-landmark-right-to-repair-law/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Stephen I Moore Mar 30

Sam Litzinger Mar 30

MADRID (AP) — Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said Monday, marking another step in the country’s opposition to the U.S. and Israel’s conflict in the Middle East.