things that should have gone into the group chat for $500

Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work. Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI! This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...

what even is this take

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

If you’re just learning more about ICE Air, here are the basics: -Commercial charters do domestic shuffle and intl removal flights. Mostly Global X but also Avelo, Eastern Air Express, and Omni. -Private jet charters do removals to Africa, inc. third-country -Coast Guard does domestic shuffles 1/

If you ask ChatGPT about Palestine, it’s doing more “both-sides” than the NYT. (Disclaimer: don’t get your news from any AI model)

I’m running a workshop Monday 8/4 called “Making AI Work When Your Boss Says You Have To” - not about learning to love AI, but about navigating the pressure professionally.

we need an IRB for new podcasts.

Happy Thursday! This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware" features an audio interview with @jordanharrod.com, a 🇺🇸 USA-based PhD candidate at MIT, AI consultant, and the author of the "es machina" newsletter. Check it out! #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AiSoftwareWetware #AISW #GenerativeAI #SheWritesAI

By popular demand, our March Workshop is AI on a Budget! Grab your seat here: stan.store/jordanharrod

If you were to sign up for a live AI workshop in the next two weeks, what would be most helpful to you? Past topics have included AI for neurodivergent folks + Craft Your AI Manifesto—making AI choices on your terms. Right now, I’m considering AI on a Budget, but I want to hear from you!

"How do I know if this [ChatGPT, Perplexity, some other AI tool] response is true?" well.... 😬 Subscribe to follow along for this three (or four? TBD) part newsletter series!

For the love of god, LINK THE PAPER IN THE ARTICLE

how ChatGPT helped me negotiate a 10% decrease in my rent

Tonight at 6pm EST: Ready to move from AI pressure to intentional choices? Join Session 1 of my AI Manifesto Workshop to: - Map your actual AI exposure (including hidden touchpoints) - Build clear decision criteria - Get scripts for tough conversations - Create your personal evaluation system

I saw an IG comment recently that said “This is what we’re destroying the planet over? 🙄” The video they were commenting on was a person discussing how they use ChatGPT to support their mental health because they don’t have access to a therapist.

NIH's proposal to cut the grants it pays for medical research will not just hurt elite coastal universities. Who else has a lot at stake? The states of Missouri and North Carolina. The University of Texas Cancer Center. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"Just use AI for that!" - your boss

Doomerism isn't a strategy. Some things you can do today: - Call the Congress switch line and complain (no, seriously) - If you can afford to, boycott companies that rolled back DEI. - Support Black-owned brands and Black art/writing/books - Support local farmers - Attend a DC-based protest

AI companions for divorcées, DeepSeek being *very* unsafe, and SEO optimization meets GenAI meets fake therapist. open.substack.com/pub/jordanha...

Blessed Black History Month 🖤 Link in the next skeet Watch this one on ya TV - preferably with some food to emotionally regulate like I do. Big up @jordanharrod.com @5hahem.bsky.social & the skyless Fat Charlie for making this with me.

This week, we’re getting into the importance of AI literacy from an angle that I hadn’t formally considered until I came across an article that, frankly, pissed me off. I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments! jordanharrod.substack.com

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

If you're neurodivergent and looking to learn more about how to navigate AI through an ND lens (ex. AI job interviews, ND-friendly tools), I'm hosting a two-session workshop this week to help you do just that! More info at the link below 👇 #ADHD #AuADHD #Autism stan.store/jordanharrod

On the upside, it seems like hiring managers also look down on using AI-powered video interviews instead of an actual person.

If you're neurodivergent and looking to learn more about how to navigate AI through an ND lens (ex. AI job interviews, ND-friendly tools), I'm hosting a two-session workshop this week to help you do just that! More info at the link below 👇 #ADHD #AuADHD #Autism stan.store/jordanharrod

apropos of nothing, the movie Her is set in 2025

It's been quite a year, hasn't it? jordanharrod.substack.com/p/ai-rewind-...

the most embarrassing part of being a “100 tabs open at once” guy is when you inadvertently close them and don’t even notice and there are absolutely no negative consequences

thinking of starting a group chat/discord/something for queer, neurospicy, POC, and/or disabled folks to share what works (or doesn't) when it comes to AI stuff! interest form if you’re interested ⬇️ forms.gle/pSs5xbZmakeb...

thinking of starting a group chat/discord/something for queer, neurospicy, POC, and/or disabled folks to share what works (or doesn't) when it comes to AI stuff! interest form if you’re interested ⬇️ forms.gle/pSs5xbZmakeb...

Reply settings: ⚪️ Everybody ⚪️ Nobody ⚪️ Mentioned users ⚪️ Followed users 🔘 People who read the article

good morning, tell me about the weirdest AI thing you saw last week

hey I forgot about this place. it’s much nicer than the other one

one of these days I'm going to do a two hour deep dive into the common crawl dataset so y'all can understand why you shouldn't trust LLMs

yes I'm late I'm sorry https://youtu.be/7TTvzgQJeEk

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I received the highest possible compliment this week from someone I was recently introduced to -- they told me that I sounded like and had the exact mannerisms of Shiv Roy

Let’s get this right. Scientists didn’t fail to communicate the risks of climate change, they have been warning us for a century. Our policies are failing because after knowing the risks, fossil fuel companies spent billions of dollars blocking meaningful action on climate.