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

I choose to be a voice for the voiceless victims of speciesist oppression

I choose to stand up for non-human animals who experience the most violence out of any oppressed group now or ever. Billions of land mammals killed every year, trillions of sea creatures killed every year

I choose to speak out even if no one else will even when 99% of people are ostracising me as they are the ones doing the unimaginable violencce

Every day I choose to oppose speciesism wherever I see it. If you have a problem with that watch https://nationearth.com and then come back and write "I support this"

#Speciesism

StreetComplete is a really fun and accessible way to contribute to OpenStreetMap from an Android device - walk around in your local neighbourhood (or anywhere really) and solve 'quests' by answering questions about the things around you!

You don't need to learn anything about mapping conventions, or infrastructure, or about the more complex mapping tools that exist for OpenStreetMap. The app will explain everything to you that you need to know, when you need to know it, and ask easily understandable questions with reference pictures for the answers.

The only setup needed is to make an OSM account and log into it from the app, so that it can upload your answers - and you can also do that at any later time, after trying out the app without an account for a while first. You can just install it and go outside right away!

The app doesn't need any cellular internet connection; it can work offline and synchronize your answers once you reach a place with eg. WiFi. It's also quite performant, and should run well even on lower-end phones. There is also a 'multiplayer' option that lets you split up in teams and each tackle different quests in the area.

https://streetcomplete.app/

#StreetComplete #OpenStreetMap

morning nerds

curious, how much of fedi is vegan or vegetarian

A rant in the face of the industry’s continued neglect and outright hostility towards digital accessibility and care for users.

https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance

#WebDev #Accessibility #a11y #FrontEndDevelopment

From the archives:

The Essence of Veganism:

https://meiert.com/blog/the-essence-of-veganism/

#veganism #vegan #animals