AndrewC

@achadwick@ohai.social
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Bike geek and computer toucher living in Oxford, UK. Will boost puns. Inception date 1976, fediverse since 2016.

Alt: https://en.osm.town/@achadwick
Originally: https://mastodon.social/@achadwick

I don't normally accept followers without pronouns, profile pics, and actual personality in their bio. Generative AI slop isn't welcome on my timeline.

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refugeeswelcome here
trans rightsnow
fedi since2016-11-22

Do you still wear a mask?

I hardly ever see people with masks anymore, at least here, so I'd be interested in a more global answer. Thanks!

#CovidIsNotOver

Yes, always
Yes, often
Hardly ever
Not anymore
Poll ends at .

18x18 Nintendo Handhelds

#aseprite #pixelart #nintendo

Here's a thought experiment.

Imagine a stamp mark with the words "Made with #AI" on it.

If you see this mark on a picture, illustration, mobile app, song, movie, or story - do you get the notion that this product is of higher, lower or unchanged quality?

If you see two identical products for the same price, where one has an AI mark and the other doesn't - which one would you buy?

(Please retoot this #LLM #poll for wider reach)

AI mark signals HIGHER quality
AI mark signals NO DIFFERENCE in quality
AI mark signals LOWER quality
Poll ends at .
Not all heroes wear capes

Anyone sleeping on the #LearnLockpickingWithAlice posts is seriously missing out! 🔓

Just LOADS of amazing advice. 🤩

So Ars Technica "wrote" an "article" about the "AI" bot instructed to puke some slop pretending to be discriminated against, and the Ars article contained "comments" from a developer that were not in the linked article, and were, in fact, entirely made up, 99% likely by "AI", possibly because the Ars author instructed the "AI" to summarize the linked article, and now Ars has deleted the "article" and comments?

How ever could this happen to a for-profit website owned by a giant media conglomerate who also sold their content rights to "AI" companies? It will always remain a mystery.

https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/116065340523529645

Taggart (@mttaggart@infosec.exchange)

Attached: 1 image What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name

Infosec Exchange
I was going to draw some icons and relax that way, but ended up doing a dive into AT&T assembler and lockfile formats instead. Barf.

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Ever wonder how many times you fart per day? Now’s your chance to find out and help researchers at the University of Maryland develop a baseline for measuring flatulence that’ll aid physicians responding to patients’ complaints about gas.

👉 You'll get to wear Smart Underwear to track intestinal gas and be on the Human Flatus Atlas!
The goal of the nationwide study is to quantify human farting and assess what various ranges reveal about people’s gut health.

https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/university-of-maryland-smart-underwear-fart-study-SAPSZ6DK5JB6BFQUSDVFOJPRPU/

Passing gas for science: UMD researchers launch new fart study

Researchers at the University of Maryland are hoping to develop a baseline for measuring flatulence. To do so, they’ll use a new device: Smart Underwear.

The Banner
Apologising that some people got offended by what you said isn't apologising at all. You apologise for what you said. Say it was deeply offensive and apologise. That's it.

Meanwhile, the UK has signed contracts worth over £800 million with Palantir for NHS and Ministry of Defence systems. British MPs are now asking awkward questions about why their due diligence has reached such a different conclusion.

Switzerland chose sovereignty over convenience. They chose not to risk using Palantir.

Other countries should be asking themselves: if Switzerland deemed these risks unacceptable, what are we missing?

What do you think?

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