All My Hobbies Are Getting Slopped Up, And It’s Exhausting https://aftermath.site/ai-slop-hobbies-in-software-emulation/ #AI #FuckAI
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Google’s AI pinned another man’s sex crime on a doctor, and a German court says Google must answer for it
Two German courts, in Munich and Aachen, have ruled that Google is liable for false claims in its AI Overviews and AI Mode, treating them as its own words.
“AI Skills” are worthless in 2026 https://lobste.rs/s/x1s5oq #ai-tooling #practices
https://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2026/10/26/ai-skills
That #IndieWeb irrelevant post by StarBreaker is looking more and more apt right now. Major IndieWeb Services Now Have genAI and Claude Built-in. What Do We Do? https://brennan.day/the-indieweb-now-has-genai-and-claude-built-in-what-do-we-do/ #AI
You know..
It’s quite ‘simple’:
AGENTS.md could contain something like:
“AI Agents of any sorts are NOT allowed to interact with this repository in ANY way.”
Fuck #ai
Re: https://toot.cafe/users/baldur/statuses/117342580037181280
The linked post takes this in a different direction, but I wanted to linger on how remarkable it is that folks aiming to boost LLMs reach for "it can reduce bureaucracy". In health care, the LLM is imagined to simplify all the complexities of submitting an insurance claim, for instance. In government services, the LLM is imagined to help people navigate otherwise-impenetrable rules and regulations. We're meant to welcome the introduction of LLM-based AI into these spheres because of how irritating red tape is, and how LLMs are expected, by these folks, to cut through all that.
I would have thought it's obvious that adding another layer of mediation on top of an excessively-mediated system would be expected to worsen the problems caused by excessive mediation. Not solve them. What LLMs really solve in these contexts is the scrutability problem. It's like someone reading Kafka's The Trial and declaring "we need more of that everywhere".
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #HealthCare #GovernmentServices
The linked post takes this in a different direction, but I wanted to linger on how remarkable it is that folks aiming to boost LLMs reach for "it can reduce bureaucracy". In health care, the LLM is imagined to simplify all the complexities of submitting an insurance claim, for instance. In government services, the LLM is imagined to help people navigate otherwise-impenetrable rules and regulations. We're meant to welcome the introduction of LLM-based AI into these spheres because of how irritating red tape is, and how LLMs are expected, by these folks, to cut through all that.
I would have thought it's obvious that adding another layer of mediation on top of an excessively-mediated system would be expected to worsen the problems caused by excessive mediation. Not solve them. What LLMs really solve in these contexts is the scrutability problem. It's like someone reading Kafka's The Trial and declaring "we need more of that everywhere".
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #HealthCare #GovernmentServices
This week's #NewBooks at the library: some books I hope to review soon!
- I received a review copy of Jessica Riskin's The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste #Lamarck, published by Riverhead Books. This will be the finale of an upcoming Lamarck-review-extravaganza.
- I received my preorder of Cody Dahler's The State of This! A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide to #BritishPolitics, published by Bonnier Books. This was supposed to be, but through some miscommunications ended up not being, a signed copy. Cody, let us know if you're ever in Devon on a speaking engagement, and I'll make an effort to come out and remedy that! :)
- Lastly, happy publication day to @parismarx Hyperscale: Ambition, Power and the Relentless Rise of Data Empires, published by Profile Books!
#Books #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #HistSci #EvolutionaryBiology #Evolution #Lamarckism #Politics #AI #NoToAi #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #Scicomm @bookstodon
A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has sued TikTok over videos he says feature an AI clone of his "lustrous" baritone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/japan/crime-legal/japan-voice-actor-court-fight-tiktok-ai-voice-cloning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #intellectualproperty #kenjirotsuda #ai #tiktok
I already admired Associated Press for its stand on on the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. And now I’m admiring its stand on reporting about AI.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-bros-meltdown-feelings
In the midst of heated discussions on AI safety and consciousness, the Associated Press Stylebook has reminded everyone of where it stands on the whole “anthropomorphism” debate.
“Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics,” it wrote Wednesday in a post on X. “This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.”
This didn’t go over well in the world of AI experts and adherents, whose nerves, shall we say, were collectively struck by what they characterized as a “completely insane” declaration.
MY NEXT PERIPHERAL
HAS LEGS 💎
I’ve been looking at one of the new AI-powered exoskeletons, and I realised something. For me, the interesting part isn’t really the exoskeleton.
IT'S THE AI.
I have left-side hemiplegic weakness after a major stroke. When I walk, one side of my body is doing something quite different from the other. I use a lightweight carbon fibre stick. Conscious balance matters and can be exhausting. So fatigue matters. The terrain also matters: flat concrete, slightly downhill, is perfect.
So why should an intelligent system simply sit in my computer talking to me? Why shouldn’t it come walking with me in a more practical way?
The AI would already know how I normally move. It would notice when my left leg is tiring or dragging and compensate by adjusting powered assistance, while keeping an eye on my balance, helping with navigation, and calling for help if something went seriously wrong.
MY EXOSKELETON WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER PERIPHERAL.
Like my headphones. Like a monitor or a camera. The intelligence should be the same intelligence I already talk to every day. That is what I mean when I talk about the "Star Trek Computer." #STC
I do not want another separate gadget that has “AI” just printed on the box as a sales gimmick.
One intelligence that knows me, my differences, and how I live could move with me through the day, every day, in the physical world. For a person with a disability, that could be the difference between AI being interesting and AI actually giving them new independence.
@3goodthings @DigitalCoup @meditation @economics_that_works @disability @pwd @joinin
#STC #Accessibility #DisabilityTech #AssistiveTechnology #AI #StarTrek #Exoskeleton #PWD #AIExoskeleton
Edited 40d ago
Scrawl: show an agent the problem https://lobste.rs/s/jqjioq #ai #ai-tooling
https://scrawl.kitlangton.com/
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NEW PAPER!
Thesis: Bc HHS Secy RFK, Jr's vaccine disinformation undermines all the major goals of the Free Speech Clause, it should be considered a free speech violation
Also discussed: how AI may address or more likely exacerbate the spread of vaccine disinfo
#vaccines #Kennedy #AI #disinformation #lawfedi #FediLaw #Health
Join us for the webinar on the Copyrightability of LLM-generated code, a legal education training seminar on legal questions arising from the use of LLMs in the creation of Free Software.
Gabriel Ku Wei Bin, Legal Programme Manager at @fsfe will give a talk followed by a Q&A.
October 29, 13.00 CET
For the link to the BBB room and more info, see https://nlnet.nl/events/20261029/index.html. No need to register, but if you'd like a ping in advance you can send an email.
Not by me. Meta’s Muse – early impressions from a blindness perspective https://blog.blackspheretech.com/?p=544 #AI #Blind #Blindness
I predict this will be more and more common 😢
Nonbelievers will be purged, and the remaining rats will fight each other to be the last person to be left prompting the machine.
https://www.404media.co/proton-to-re-interview-staff-about-ai-to-see-who-gets-to-keep-their-job/
Oof was I wrong about @protonprivacy
They all start with the greatest of intentions but always find ways to disappoint when they have enough of a customer base
Proton is just another example of ‘why we cannot have nice things’
Uji - Gentoo of Coding Agents https://lobste.rs/s/v7defp #ai #lua #rust
https://uji.sh
RE: https://mas.to/@markwyner/116184563372403595
Imagine trusting your privacy with a company who favors speed over integrity.
A Proton employee cautioned against releasing new code that wasn’t properly tested. Andy Yen responded to all Proton employees:
“That’s bullshit and loser thinking. Of course it’s possible to be fast and secure. Stop thinking always of how to be slower, and focus more on how to be faster. Only losers think like that. Stop lovingly handcrafting all our code and use AI more.”
Some of us keep warning folks to avoid Proton. Unfortunately, others, like trusted source @privacyguides, ignore the red flags and recommend it anyway. If you use Proton, you’re at risk.
https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/117214068793979843
This is the #LibreOffice reply everyone is talking about. #AI #FuckAI
I am forced to use cloud based LLMs through the screen reader vibe coded/agentic coded apps made by blind people because developers have failed me ever since I've been alive—but I don't know why other blind people don't understand that every single time I criticize tech or even the LLM companies directly, I'm not criticizing you for using the LLM willingly. These companies will never know you defend them. These companies don't need you on their defense team. They have venture capital. You do not. The fact I use tools and tech made by blind folks using cloud based LLMs also isn't the gotcha you believe it is. at least I'm willing to acknowledge my imperfections and the fact I live under and inside techno fascism. The religious framing is boring too. It's like someone that keeps doing the same combos in a fighting game. I know what's going to come next. None of that diminishes my critiques of the companies and the LLM makers. Now you know I use your vibe coded/agentic coded software and still hate the LLM companies, how does that sit with your brain? To make the hypocrisy easy for you, here's all the tools I use. https://sightlessscribbles.com/tools/ #AI #NoAI #Blind #Blindness
Pixelfed is now using AI, and I'm stopping recommending Pixelfed to anyone.
https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/65dff00e4fdf06be87e1122420d2ffec1d21f8a7