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Newsletter: There is no AI Revolution. Consumer adoption of generative AI outside of ChatGPT is barely 100 million people, every single company in generative AI is deeply unprofitable, Microsoft is pulling capex, and OpenAI spent $9bn in 2024 to lose $5bn. www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...

Warren: In September, the Republicans are gonna need to get a budget through to keep the government open. And to do that, they're gonna need some Democratic votes. You want my vote, then by golly, you can restore healthcare for 10 million Americans

she's and chris van hollen are the senators who really seem to get what's needed right now.

I’ve been saying this for years now. 96% of donations made via Blue26.org go DIRECTLY to the SPECIFIC candidates listed. The other 4% is for the credit card processing fee. NONE goes to me unless you SPECIFICALLY choose to throw a tip my way AFTER you complete your donation to the candidates.

I am angry at the MAGA movement for being so effective in marketing hate to the exact demographic my dad represented. I am also angry at my dad for falling for it. jesspiper.substack.com/p/he-made-me...

I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.

ME, AFTER LOOKING UP HOW SOMETHING WORKS: Ah, so it’s like that. I see

If Mamdani had checked just Asian or say, Asian and white (bear with me) NYT would never have run that story. The only reason they ran that story is because of the cultural belief that being Black gives you leg up in society despite research that says that isn't true.

It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.

Elon being shocked that people still aren't buying Teslas and that guy insisting his giving Cuomo a quarter mil wasn't an endorsement are all part of how the capital class perceives the world: nothing is real, nothing matters, it's unfair for you to divine meaning from my words or actions.

👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers. That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value. It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The president just won a temporary victory in court on his troops in Los Angeles. His unhinged reaction to it reveals the true depths of his malevolent intentions toward—well, us. https://trib.al/XNAh6gI

Restaurant: uses LLM voice chatbot to answer caller questions LLM Voice: lies CONSTANTLY about things like opening times, patio seating, etc Customers: Angry, misled Setting aside ethics, many LLM applications sold now will do nothing but erode your community’s trust (easy to lose, hard to gain)

poker duel

ICE agent points gun directly at the head of innocent civilian—just for taking picture of his license plate. He drew his gun with one hand—while fumbling to open the car door with the other. The "agent" did not seem to be aware someone else was already recording his vehicle. Pasadena, California.

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

🧵I think it’s important to understand what disinformation like Sen. Mike Lee’s tweets are trying to do, psychologically/cognitively. In my disinfo class/Substack, I talk about how disinfo often uses “moral disengagement strategies” to manipulate people into accepting harmful conduct 1/

So the choices are: 1) Fight Trump and he'll back down 2) Give him everything he wants and he'll still screw you over

new written piece from me: Donald Trump: The Fertilization Administration

I made this when I learned that Hegseth’s proposed “cuts” to the military budget are just redirecting money from things Trump doesn’t like to things he does like

Complete boycott in Feb 28th. No gas, no nothing. Then, March 7 – 14 is when Bezos gets a longer taste of boycotting Amazon & Wholesale Foods. The 14th is also a national strike. And, of course, the 15th is the Ides of March.

Feeling... rough. Lately.

Around 2009 I worked at Borders, lady fell and hit her head hard. We called 911, she was disoriented for around an hour. I was so confused when she declined the ambulance’s help and seemed more afraid of them than the injury. This is not the way our system should work

Always 💖 Don't make me tap the sign

It seems like Twitter has utterly destroyed any reach I have over there when trying to share my latest videos or streams, it's been pretty devastating. I'm getting more traction here, but it's still not great, so if folks could share? I worked extremely hard on the script.

Would be cool to see this picture of Geddy Lee get reposted 2112 times