Someone once made a joke that they named a strain of weed “Brendan Dassey” and I think about it every few years and have a hearty laugh to myself

The non-computer-generated Getty stock photo really makes this. futurism.com/companies-fi...

This is the entire thing.

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Lord, I promised, and I delivered

Also, while you’re with me: How about that Nico Hulkenberg?

Truly, the golden rule of the internet: If you’re going to write something that’s going to give the frothiest insomniacs on the internet something to go wild over, best do it in a place you’re making a buck for it, like Substack. Or fostertoes.onlyfans.com.

I BROKE THE RULE: NEVER SKEET

For all of my new followers, welcome to FOSTER AT BLUESKY DOT COM. We’re mostly just travel advice for the Cyclades over here, with the occasional spicy Skeet to juice engagement. Lemme tell you, Hydra in the summer: It’s hot.

what could possibly go wrong futurism.com/chatgpt-advi...

When I was canvassing for Zohran a woman walked right up to me and when I asked if she wanted go sign she said “I’m Jessica Ramos” and seemed SO pissed I didn’t recognize her and it’s like well whose fault is that?

no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s

proactively imagining all the ways this is going to be a disaster futurism.com/washington-p...

how about why the fuck not

Omg, 😍. “This is a site for pictures of owls… in towels.” owlsintowels.org

BREAKING: This is unusual trading by a politican. Representative Greg Landsman sold up to $50,000 of United Health, $UNH, on 03/26/2025. Since, $UNH is down 53%, and it was disclosed that the DOJ was investigating $UNH for possible Medicare fraud. He sits on the House Subcommittee of Health.

utterly bizarre futurism.com/elon-musk-gr...

Team @futurism.com gets RESULTS! After @mharrisondupre.bsky.social was the first to report on Soundcloud's sketchy TOS change forcing users to condone AI, they've now reversed course, and changed their policies: futurism.com/soundcloud-a... Tldr, journalism still matters.

And now, I present: The Current State of Online Media, starring online publishers and Google Discover www.youtube.com/watch?v=d605...

When we reached out, Gannett said the articles are produced by way of "natural language generation," confirming the use of AI (coupled with templates, which Gannett clarified were edited by regional editors after being first created by a singular Gannett employee.) More on Gannett's response:

In some states, the automated posts prompt users to purchase lottery tickets from a site called Jackpocket, which in 2023 became the "official digital lottery courier of the USA Today Network." Gannett can earn $$ if readers follow referral links to purchase lottery tickets on Jackpocket.

NEW: The newspaper giant Gannett is mass-publishing automated lottery content in local papers across the country. In some states, the AI articles pointedly direct readers toward a gambling site with which Gannett has a financial relationship. futurism.com/gannett-ai-g...

Absolutely insane story developing in real time right now: SoundCloud updated its TOS to allow AI to train on EVERYTHING ANYONE UPLOADS, and its users are just finding out now. futurism.com/soundcloud-a...

Remember that West Wing episode where Josh subs in for CJ, takes the briefing, is a smartass to the press corps, makes a joke about a secret plan to fight inflation, and it becomes the White House’s biggest problem for an entire week?

i’ve done this

It me, hearty egg

12 to 15 hours?!?!?

this is so funny futurism.com/katy-perry-r...

Normally a “separate the art from the artist” guy but when your art features protagonists obsessed with virtue and your entire vibe is oriented around luxuriating in systemic cruelty, kind of hard to believe in the art.

I do keep thinking about how all the people who took to the pages of Harpers or the NYTimes to talk about how I was a threat to men's due process rights for inviting women to talk to each other are perfectly okay with men being kidnapped without charge and disappeared to foreign concentration camps.

Lot of people need to grow spines, and fast. @engber.bsky.social reports on PBS's decision to pull, then reinstate, a doc about a trans gamer:

NEW: People are organizing on social media to track ICE officers in real time and foil deportation raids. Trump supporters are furious.

For what it’s worth: This study was conducted by researchers from both the MIT Media Lab and *Open AI* themselves!!!

tfw u broke his heart :(

Uber drivers are being locked out of Uber whenever they file a dispute. New reporting from @joeonhere.bsky.social on a Kafka-esque nightmare of the new economy: futurism.com/uber-ridesha...

Yep they knew. Heinous fucks. Please listen to my interview on @onwithkaraswisher.bsky.social with the mother of the 14 year old boy who did just this after being obviously and repeatedly manipulated by a chatbot (link below)

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Look, if fucking up a Tesla is now domestic terrorism, keying my e30 should be punishable by death

NEW: Pinterest is the latest social media site to update its TOS + privacy policy to outline its use of user data and images to train AI. That said: Pinterest was *already* using platform data for AI training, including for a text-to-image AI used by marketers. futurism.com/pinterest-da...

The arc from “freedom fries” to “hitler fries” is a good encapsulation of how American conservatism has evolved in my lifetime

alternate plan: the "f*ck around vs find out" index

NEW: Google repeatedly promoted an AI slop "science" site in top search results, including in coveted spots in its News tab + "Top Stories" feature. The site, featuring fake authors + AI images, was beating out real publishers to rank alongside CNN + NBC, among others. futurism.com/google-ai-fa...

The teenagers of the East Village used to taunt me because MTV played too much Backstreet Boys. Teens are cruel, NYC teens more so. It hurt! Big deal. Pushback is part of a public-facing job. Handle it like adults, you pathetic bunch of cowards. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Not gonna lie: Extremely excited to see how he reacts to “Trumpcession”

NEW: Pinterest is engulfed in AI slop, which is crowding top search results and sending users to unhelpful AI spam sites created to cash in on ads. Pinterest users are frustrated. The AI-happy SEO spammers fueling the slopageddon, meanwhile, say they're raking in cash. futurism.com/pinterest-ai...

The AI slop has stormed the PINTEREST gates, yes, somehow, PINTEREST. A Futurism report: futurism.com/pinterest-ai...

SLACKOPOCLYPSE NOW

This man is the absolute apotheosis of chutzpah, my god

Ah! Well, nevertheless.