Microsoft president Brad Smith acknowledged that the four rounds of layoffs this year are more about using the money saved to fund AI data centers and GPUs than workers being replaced by AI.

I think this is important for the media to get right versus making it seem like ChatGPT can replace a human worker.

"The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear."

Rebecca Solnit implores Big Journalism to do its job -- to make it clear, and explain the consequences.

I fear they've already made their choice: to be quislings.

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/please-shout-fire-this-tis-burning/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter

A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague - an infection in the lung.
It’s treatable if caught early enough.

“Plague is a bacterial infection known as "The Black Death" that killed tens of millions in 14th century Europe. During an eight-year period, from 1346 to 1353, it killed up to 60% of the population of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to estimates.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/plague-kills-arizona-resident-health-officials-say/