my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

Living his best life 🎉🎈 TT: finn_e_bear

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

If you think using an LLM to write a first draft of something is fine… then it’s already too late for you. The first draft is the most important part of the whole writing process. Yes, it can be impossibly hard to get yourself started on writing something out, but it’s a skill like everything else.

too soon

If you use AI for literally anything, please memorize this:

Dear Terfs: You suck.

you know that feels so goood

If the actor with British accent is evil then you’re watching Sci fi. If the actor with a British accent is good then it’s Fantasy. If the actor with a British accent knocks something over then it’s a Rom com.

Trump hearing "cisgender" and thinking its "six genders" then getting all mad about it, thus forcing other Republicans to agree that the libs are now demanding there be six genders, is a perfect encapsulation of our Golden Age of Dickishness and Stupidity.

this looks like an extra tough captcha test

Please do not try to clock “balanced list of threes” as an AI tell because that’s been classic rhetorical structure for going on three millennia and it’s baked into all our writing now, I‘m begging people to read more old things

I am not worried software is suddenly going to decide it wants power over humanity. I am worried about what people who already have power over humanity can do with that software.

folx, I’ve been working on AI "ethics" for almost a decade now & hate to tell you there’s no such thing as "ethical AI" the only "ethical principle" that works is regulating the shit out of the industry & to take back control of our autonomy, fundamental rights, freedoms & right to exist w/out AI

A-fucking-men

Could a couple of big accounts based in Australia give the below post a boost? This is a very rare fellowship that meets a real need for carer's who are writers. Thanks, Susie ⤵️

My hate of AI is bottomless and pure, and there is no mewling argument in favor of it in any circumstance that will move me an inch

My “the golden false idol I’m worshipping is not a calf” t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

evangelicals have finally created. the golden calf. from the classic bible story “don’t create a golden calf”

look, it’s time to embarrass these people. ask them if trump could play quarterback right now for the cowboys, ask them if trump is more mortal or god, ask them if donald trump deserved an oscar for his performance in home alone 2

Here’s how the AI Boom, such as it is, has impacted my life: it has been used as an excuse to lay off my friends for bot equivalents that never came. It has made mass culture and art immeasurably worse. I have a stalker with AI psychosis. So, no, I don’t more data centers. I want less of all that.

FYI: If your plan as a business is to deliberately, massively underpay writers, actors and use generative AI in your audio drama, I will not ever work with you. Apart from all of the profound ethical concerns, it is not worth the reputational damage to myself and my career. Good luck elsewhere.

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

Any time you use AI you are telling people three things: 1) you don't respect creatives or their work 2) you're okay with theft 3) you can't think for yourself

One of my favorite animal videos, probably taken at Disney's Animal Kingdom: four asian small-clawed otters racing back and forth across the grass like a troop of predatory socks, hopping up to try and snatch a butterfly out of the air.

Since it's come up, I really do think people have forgotten just how monumentally shitty it was when every square inch of public space smelled like a fucking ashtray

Metaphors abound.

my twelve year old designed and made a fucken FUNCTIONAL LOCK out of LEGO it doesn't open without the key, and specifically needs the RIGHT key, because it has FUCKEN TUMBLERS MFERS

SDITE won Best Anthology and Best Comedy Audio Fiction Writer at Baltimore Next Media Web Fest! 🎉

Everyone's talking about this exciting new trend known as "selfstreaming", where you do cool fun things that interest you without turning it into internet content. Seems cool but I dunno how it'll catch on.

your chatbot can't "go rogue". your chatbot doesn't know anything and is just spitting out shit that resembles real stuff. it's your fault for using it for anything. it's your fault for using it for anything. it's your fault for using it for anything.

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."

back on my art shit~ | #art #drawing #artsky #oc #ocart |

Just remember there are outlets scouring this site tonight looking for reaction posts to include in their articles about this incident. You don’t want your post to be one of the ones they choose. Trust me on that.

Three BIG shifting dynamics: • Algorithms are dominating. • AI content generation is breaking the link between platforms and human content creation. • Public posting is decreasing dramatically, with conversations moving to non-public facing channels. Read more:

Our society has a massive blind spot when it comes to how dangerous these giant trucks and SUVs are to everyone outside of them.

"Tell me what it's like to live without curiosity, without awe." Letter to the Person who Carved His Initials into the Oldest Living Longleaf Pine in North America by Matthew Olzmann via @mayacpopa.bsky.social

no i'm not bc i don't use that shit. skill issue

“We’re helping too many people with disabilities” is a hell of a line from a Labor government

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

Taking from disabled people to give to people in aged care is a cynical political exercise from Labor. Pitting people who genuinely need care against each other while leaving $17 billion in the pockets of gas corporations they’re too cowardly to tax is shameful.

I don't like even giving A.I. Screenwriting posts the attention that would come from mocking and eviscerating them, but I think we can agree that any outlet platforming them needs to be considered an enemy of screenwriters and creativity in general

Nothing is more embarrassing than adults bickering about whether audio books or comic books or whatever "count" Count? Count for what? We are not in 4th grade and nobody is going to give you a pizza party. Who is counting. What are any of you talking about.

Imogen's writing was a delight to bring to life and also meant we got to do a HUGE magical battle so you definitely should all be listening...!

OH HEY IT'S A GOOD TIME TO SAY all the episodes of Welcome to Foster's are now up and ready to be binged on your podcatcher of choice. If you're not sure, have a listen to the trailer! shows.acast.com/neon-inkwell... #podcast #audiodrama