Wages start at $16/hour for generalist raters & $21/hour for super raters, according to workers. “They are people with expertise who are doing a lot of great writing work, who are being paid below what they’re worth to make an AI model that, in my opinion, the world doesn’t need,” 👇

Wait, are those donuts????

Some pictures aren’t just worth 1,000 words, they make me want to read (or write) them myself. 🥾🌳👀

this should be a bigger fucking story honestly.

The event was not about mask mandates nor did Violet advocate for them, it was about clean indoor air. Her comment “We can create clean air infrastructure that is so ubiquitous and so obviously necessary, tomorrow’s children don’t even know why we need it” is the main aim. Treat air as we do water.

I'm the reciecer for Doaa's fundraiser. Doaa and her three children have just been displaced to Deir al Balah. As the situation grows more desperate each day any support you can provide helps, including sharing Doaa's posts! 🙏

Gorgeous piece from @brianhioe.bsky.social that touches on international travel, activism, and late-night bar fights. flaminghydra.com/in-defense-o...

If I were in CA, this bar would immediately make my frequent-more-often list—and I’m not alone. "A lot of people have been saying, ‘I'm less likely to attend an event if the flyer's AI’.” 👇

Or hell, hiring them

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

“Travel has always been marketed as a gateway to new perspectives. But for too many people, the door is still closed. And the barriers aren’t just about race; they’re compounded by disability, queerness, gender expression, and class. A one-time DEI campaign can’t undo decades of exclusion.” 👇

Using LLMs in this context essentially guarantees that existing biases are maintained and reflected consistently. There’s no longer a way to seek out a “good doctor” if they’re all flattened into using the same poisoned data sets. There is no argument in favor of the ethics of any of this.

I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi. This is *not* normal. I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.

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How to hook me as a reader in six words 👀

This is precisely the problem, the refusal by centrist elites to differentiate between challenging ideas and debunked lies. It's not "challenging" to hear that black people are stupid or gay people are degenerates, it's just wrong.

“It doesn’t benefit us at all…Tourists arrive in their big 4x4s, eager to see wild animals, & we live under the threat of being expelled from our lands.” 👇

Immigrant/first-gen folks: Did you rely on PBS growing up to help you learn English? Or did PBS help normalize your bilingual/immigrant household in any way (or help you better understand "American" culture)? If so, message me for more info! (For an upcomming article assignment I'm on!)

Stephen Colbert's Emmy victory speech: "Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. I have never loved my country more desperately. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!"

Noah Wiley accepting his Emmy: To anyone coming off or going on shift tonight, thank you for doing that job! ❤️

I knew DYING FOR SEX wouldn't win anything but it's such a special show. Take the time to watch if you haven't.

“In times like this, neutrality isn’t enough.” Clear message to CBS from the Television Academy’s leader #Emmys

Andor winning an Emmy while CBS tries to censor winners making political statements…

guessing what got bleeped became a game — and now we know

I’m a sucker for soapy journalism shows. Would’ve loved to see where this one went in S2. 😢

‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms. ‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms. But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.

“Back in 2023, Unesco highlighted its concerns and called on Egypt to stop developments, check their impact and produce a conservation plan. This has not happened.” 😞

“It should also be noted that ‘transgender ideology’ is a term coined for and used in anti-trans political messaging. Reporters should be careful about using this term.” www.transjournalists.org/tja-urges-ca...

Just started a novel that has me wondering if product placement in books has become a thing? Like every item of clothing/accessory has a name brand attached (and most of the glowing descriptions sound like marketing copy). I keep picturing the characters turning to camera or zooming in on logos.

No people on the planet will ever be AI. This is Orwellian bullshit. Zero people will ever be AI. This is no different from saying half the people in the country are television characters. Do not let anybody convince you that you don’t know the difference between a human being and a machine.

Capitalist in the Gilded Age < socialist in the Internet Age. ❤️

Nora Ephron’s The Social Network

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lol

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

oh this whole thing is so good and cathartic, read it all anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

A moment of levity for the TL: try to count how many words do not translate across US/UK English in this adorable conversation 😅

Perfect time to be watching Upload as a cautionary tale.

Just finished reading The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. 👍 There are so many characters who I would read Suzanne Collins’ take on their backstory: Cinna Cressida Plutarch Heavensbee Johanna Mason Effie Trinket Tigress Beetee The Flickermans The old man in the crowd Who am I missing?

Why do we live in a world where vaccines need more research and AI needs faster deployment

I try to be rly visible & vocal when it comes to masking and it wrecks me every time I get responses from ppl who are thankful bc they feel so isolated and alone bc otherwise caring folks won’t do the bare minimum & wear a mask—reposted this old, but relevant read. Plz read & consider masking again.

Oh my god

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name a non-LOTR character who is a cool and good person but would nevertheless set land speed records for getting fucked up by the One Ring

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.