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Chatbot was used in war planning

https://awful.systems/post/7449888

Kicking Robots, by James Vincent

https://awful.systems/post/6557502

Kicking Robots, by James Vincent - awful.systems

A reporter attempts to strangle the next hype bubble in the crib.

‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants

https://awful.systems/post/6493296

‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants - awful.systems

Peak bubble lunacy on display

Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books

https://awful.systems/post/4401119

Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books - awful.systems

This is peak laziness. It seems that the author used autoplag to extrude an entire 60 page supplemental insert. The author also super-promises this has never happened before.

Greenland 'Freedom City'? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north

https://awful.systems/post/4000463

Greenland 'Freedom City'? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north - awful.systems

Absolutely delusional wishcasting on the part of our very good friends.

The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence

https://awful.systems/post/3745325

The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence - awful.systems

By Timnit Gebru and Emile P. Torres Pro-tier sneers by seasoned veterans, get em while they’re hot!

rpg.net gets caught being unfathomably based

https://awful.systems/post/3505245

rpg.net gets caught being unfathomably based - awful.systems

Brought to our attention by Wandering.shop [http://Wandering.shop] member David Croyle: According to the administrators of rpg.net [http://rpg.net], their website is officially a No Nazis Bar. No follow-up questions: https://wandering.shop/@croyle/113980700961699526 [https://wandering.shop/@croyle/113980700961699526]

Nashville Developer Makes RealPage, but for Renters

https://awful.systems/post/2840869

Nashville Developer Makes RealPage, but for Renters - awful.systems

Looks like a local boy did good. I linked the /r/nashville post since it has a good description of the website. Users can see a history of rent prices for a given property and its neighbors, which gives some leverage in negotiations. For more context, local rent prices are down 6% from highs. I’m curious to see if it takes off, and how robust it is against adversarial tactics like bogus reports and nuisance lawsuits.

The System is Borked, We Need an Upgrade

https://awful.systems/post/2796954

The System is Borked, We Need an Upgrade - awful.systems

Rojava has built what seems like a robust, equitable, bullshit-resistant mutual aid system in the face of incredible resistance. I’m having a hard time understanding how the underlying system works, though. Any recommendations for Bookchin/Öcalan type reading? I’ve procrastinated on it because I hate reading theory (and it’s always embarrassing to need hand holding at my age), but needs must. I haven’t had much luck turning up English language stuff that lays out how the system works in a way I could share with a casual observer.

Salesforce invites a horse into the hospital

https://awful.systems/post/2497184

Salesforce invites a horse into the hospital - awful.systems

John Mulaney gets paid by prompt fondlers to tell jokes at a party. He spends 45 minutes telling them that they are idiots, which is nice.