Mastodawn

In related news: yesterday, Block announced it was firing half its engineers to make a "big bet on AI."

Block used to be called "Square" and it had a very successful business as a payment processor. It changed its name to Block when it went all in on crypto.

Block's mass "AI" layoffs coincide with a *50%* drop in Bitcoin, with concomitant collapses in other cryptos. Crypto market watchers warn that the industry is so overleveraged that this could lead to total collapse.

Mark Sylor Jan 23

Comfortably Numb Jan 20

Never forget

#UI #UX

Mark Sylor Jan 18

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋Jan 17

🖥️ **Why the Computer Scientist Behind the World’s First Chatbot Dedicated His Life to Publicizing the Threat Posed by A.I.**

_Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could “induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people”_

🔗 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-computer-scientist-behind-the-worlds-first-chatbot-dedicated-his-life-to-publicizing-the-threat-posed-by-ai-180987971/.

#History #Histodons #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience #Psychology #Technology #Tech #STEM

Why the Computer Scientist Behind the World's First Chatbot Dedicated His Life to Publicizing the Threat Posed by A.I.

Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could "induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people"

Smithsonian Magazine

Mark Sylor Jan 11

Charlie Stross Jan 11

Why Brits mostly hate Trump: "If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set."

https://londondaily.com/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-i-ve-read

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:

London Daily

Mark Sylor Jan 5

Eric Bender Jan 5

RE: https://radikal.social/@malte/115839178968054263

Outstanding portrait indeed of Joseph Weizenbauum, whose visionary warnings about the misuse of computers are ever more relevant. I had the privilege of interviewing Weizenbaum back in the day at MIT.

Mark Sylor Dec 12

If you live in New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Sanctuary Communities has launched a petition urging Governor Ayotte to protect New Hampshire people from ICE cruelty. Please take a moment TODAY to read, sign, and share: https://www.change.org/p/governor-and-executive-council-protect-new-hampshire-residents-from-ice-cruelty

Make Immigration Legal Again

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Governor and Executive Council: Protect New Hampshire Residents from ICE Cruelty

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Mark Sylor Dec 12

🦜 TPM – Talking Points Memo Dec 12

The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court

talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-york-immigration-court-ice-undocumented-underground

One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into Manhattan. They were both dressed in their best....

The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court

One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...

TPM - Talking Points Memo

Mark Sylor Dec 12

This reporting by Hunter Walker is amazing. The first clear explanation of what goes on in those Federal buildings when an immigrant checks in for a hearing and the volunteers who are trying to help them.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-york-immigration-court-ice-undocumented-underground

Pray for those caught up in the system and give hope to those fighting for them.