Mastodawn

Sam Altman movie blocked by AI partner distributors

Sam Altman movie blocked by AI partner distributors - awful.systems

billionaire egos are like a delicate flower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhNALujnl8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhNALujnl8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260630-sam-altman-movie-blocked-by-ai-partner-distributors [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260630-sam-altman-movie-blocked-by-ai-partner-distributors] - podcast time: 4 min 34 sec

David Gerard 1d ago

Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we’ll ban it then

https://awful.systems/post/8846512

Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we’ll ban it then - awful.systems

The AI doomsday crank who cried wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dybon_41uI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dybon_41uI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260629-mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260629-mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then] - podcast time: 5 min 06 sec

David Gerard 4d ago

SoftBank’s untitled AI goose game — eggs do not lay eggs

https://awful.systems/post/8811617

SoftBank’s untitled AI goose game — eggs do not lay eggs - awful.systems

peace was never an option https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTwCo2Jn1d0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTwCo2Jn1d0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260626-softbanks-untitled-ai-goose-game-eggs-do-not-lay-eggs [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260626-softbanks-untitled-ai-goose-game-eggs-do-not-lay-eggs] - podcast time: 5 min 48 sec

David Gerard 5d ago

Office workers are spending way too much on AI too

https://awful.systems/post/8799925

David Gerard 6d ago

Meta keylogs staff typing for AI training — then leaks it

https://awful.systems/post/8788938

Meta keylogs staff typing for AI training — then leaks it - awful.systems

and sends engineers to the AI gulag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fw6hnJb_1E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fw6hnJb_1E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260624-meta-keeps-staff-typing-for-ai-training-then-leaks-it [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260624-meta-keeps-staff-typing-for-ai-training-then-leaks-it] - podcast time: 4 min 42 sec

David Gerard 6d ago

"good epistemics": the rationalist dog whistle for /ourguys/

https://awful.systems/post/8781772

"good epistemics": the rationalist dog whistle for /ourguys/ - awful.systems

Lemmy

David Gerard Jun 23

UK press can opt out of AI overviews, stay in search results

https://awful.systems/post/8777112

UK press can opt out of AI overviews, stay in search results - awful.systems

Google has to follow a regulation for once https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fku2tzBTNnI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fku2tzBTNnI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260623-uk-press-can-opt-out-of-ai-overviews-stay-in-search-results [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260623-uk-press-can-opt-out-of-ai-overviews-stay-in-search-results] - podcast time: 3 min 44 sec

David Gerard Jun 22

Religious exemption from using the AI at work

https://awful.systems/post/8765215

Religious exemption from using the AI at work - awful.systems

Become a Unitarian Universalist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kB4zFlEDjw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kB4zFlEDjw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260622-religious-exemption-from-using-the-ai-at-work [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260622-religious-exemption-from-using-the-ai-at-work] - podcast time: 3 min 57 sec

David Gerard Jun 19

Midjourney AI pivots to Theranos: Ultrasonic CT

https://awful.systems/post/8731127

Midjourney AI pivots to Theranos: Ultrasonic CT - awful.systems

golden light and dolphins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sg8S-lw9hE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sg8S-lw9hE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260619-midjourney-ai-pivots-to-theranos [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260619-midjourney-ai-pivots-to-theranos] - podcast time: 6 min 56 sec

David Gerard Jun 18

Unreal Engine 6 goes AI — and wants to bring back NFTs

https://awful.systems/post/8720013

Unreal Engine 6 goes AI — and wants to bring back NFTs - awful.systems

everybody loves Tim Sweeney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ3iaolqcFg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ3iaolqcFg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260618-unreal-engine-6-goes-ai-wants-to-bring-back-nfts [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260618-unreal-engine-6-goes-ai-wants-to-bring-back-nfts] - podcast time: 7 min 03 sec