Anthony Moser
@anthonymoser.com
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Anthony Moser
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· Aug 27
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
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Italo Calvino from If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler. Relevant discussion of gen Ai from 50 years ago…
“What is the reading of a text, in fact, except the recording of certain thematic recurrences, certain insistences of forms and meanings?”
“What is the reading of a text, in fact, except the recording of certain thematic recurrences, certain insistences of forms and meanings?”
September 18, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Italo Calvino from If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler. Relevant discussion of gen Ai from 50 years ago…
“What is the reading of a text, in fact, except the recording of certain thematic recurrences, certain insistences of forms and meanings?”
“What is the reading of a text, in fact, except the recording of certain thematic recurrences, certain insistences of forms and meanings?”
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There are some great iterations of this idea floating around! =)
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www.bloomsbury.com/uk/power-and...
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.academia.edu/82458465/Tho...
onebighistorydepartment.com/2024/01/17/t...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/disc...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/power-and...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.academia.edu/82458465/Tho...
The power and potential of Pratchett (for your History curriculum)
Thanks to Gemma Hargraves, deputy head of the Crypt School, Gloucester, and member of Secondary Committee for this blogpost focused on building students’ sense of period and place to help the…
onebighistorydepartment.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
There are some great iterations of this idea floating around! =)
onebighistorydepartment.com/2024/01/17/t...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/disc...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/power-and...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.academia.edu/82458465/Tho...
onebighistorydepartment.com/2024/01/17/t...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/disc...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/power-and...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.academia.edu/82458465/Tho...
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I often make fun of ai doomers but there absolutely is a scenario where ai triggers a nuclear apocalypse
it just involves somebody typing into their phone "chatgpt should i launch now"
it just involves somebody typing into their phone "chatgpt should i launch now"
December 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I often make fun of ai doomers but there absolutely is a scenario where ai triggers a nuclear apocalypse
it just involves somebody typing into their phone "chatgpt should i launch now"
it just involves somebody typing into their phone "chatgpt should i launch now"
i'm a dropout rather than a professor but this is a free idea for professors out there looking to shake things up
have i mentioned my interest in a curriculum pairing economic and political works with books by Terry Pratchett
September 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
i'm a dropout rather than a professor but this is a free idea for professors out there looking to shake things up
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just realizing today that DS9 did an episode about rejecting x risk / EA logic
there's a ds9 episode about this where Dr Bashir and the other genetically enhanced humans try to convince Sisko that their statistical models prove the dominion is going to win the war and they should just surrender so in 1000 years something better will happen
Surrender to the Dominion not on my Watch.
YouTube video by Mike Johnson
youtu.be
September 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
just realizing today that DS9 did an episode about rejecting x risk / EA logic
a pretty good way to gauge the conversation is whether people are talking about harm or risk
harm is about what's happening now already
risk is about what could maybe happen in the future
and basically the whole ai cult scene is in agreement that possible risks are more important than current harm
harm is about what's happening now already
risk is about what could maybe happen in the future
and basically the whole ai cult scene is in agreement that possible risks are more important than current harm
For real!! Comedian Micky Overman says it like it is. Generally the only people even entertaining the thought of evil AGI are men. Women are too busy fixing the ACTUAL problems of AI, like idk, the way it automates, reproduces and exacerbates misogyny and makes all our lives worse...
September 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
a pretty good way to gauge the conversation is whether people are talking about harm or risk
harm is about what's happening now already
risk is about what could maybe happen in the future
and basically the whole ai cult scene is in agreement that possible risks are more important than current harm
harm is about what's happening now already
risk is about what could maybe happen in the future
and basically the whole ai cult scene is in agreement that possible risks are more important than current harm
I just saw a whew buddy take and instead of responding I'm going to bed
September 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I just saw a whew buddy take and instead of responding I'm going to bed
i just subscribed. no slop, fuck the algorithm
this thread turned out to be much longer than I intended
if you have the ability to spend $39 on funding a kick-ass feminist media brand for a year, here's the link, I'm hoping to recruit 9 more new @theflytrapmedia.com subscribers before I zZZzzZZ tonight www.theflytrapmedia.com/no-slop
if you have the ability to spend $39 on funding a kick-ass feminist media brand for a year, here's the link, I'm hoping to recruit 9 more new @theflytrapmedia.com subscribers before I zZZzzZZ tonight www.theflytrapmedia.com/no-slop
ok so let me just legit have a holler for a minute about co-running/co-founding an indie media collective in an era when slop is dominant, technofacists have unprecedented access to policy-makers, and we're all so goddamned tired
making real shit is hard and costs money
making real shit is hard and costs money
September 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM
i just subscribed. no slop, fuck the algorithm
I am reminded of when I was in high school and did some freelance tech support for seniors and one day I got a frantic call from an old man saying "you have to help! we CAN'T GET OFF THE INTERNET"
and I was like ok, take a deep breath. Now unplug the computer
and I was like ok, take a deep breath. Now unplug the computer
Movies want you to believe that you need to do complicated hacker shit to destroy a computer.
No. You can just hit it with hammers
No. You can just hit it with hammers
September 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I am reminded of when I was in high school and did some freelance tech support for seniors and one day I got a frantic call from an old man saying "you have to help! we CAN'T GET OFF THE INTERNET"
and I was like ok, take a deep breath. Now unplug the computer
and I was like ok, take a deep breath. Now unplug the computer
this is wrong and bad
Increasingly convinced that specs are now the source and that code is an artifact akin to a lockfile.
September 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
this is wrong and bad
to lose one ai, Mr. Altman, may be regarded as a danger; to lose six looks like carelessness
OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes, made up data and moved files onto the open internet without permission, amid an ongoing industrywide debate about A.I. safety.
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
to lose one ai, Mr. Altman, may be regarded as a danger; to lose six looks like carelessness
Durbin, Dick
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin on Wednesday discouraged Democrats from engaging in the same political gamesmanship over Supreme Court nominees as their Republican colleagues if the party wins the majority in November. @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/durbin-pours...
Durbin pours cold water on Democratic hopes for SCOTUS hardball
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that any future Supreme Court nominees should get a vote, regardless of which party controls Congress.
www.courthousenews.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Durbin, Dick
All money is make believe, some money is fake
"We just made the money up. Are there consequences to that? Absolutely there are. Is bankruptcy one of them? No."
moneyontheleft.org/2026/09/01/a...
moneyontheleft.org/2026/09/01/a...
September 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
All money is make believe, some money is fake
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Oh no, that’s the same bullshit Seattle’s been up to. So… not a public bathroom, or at least not an accessible one.
okay so i love a public bathroom but this kind of sucks
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Oh no, that’s the same bullshit Seattle’s been up to. So… not a public bathroom, or at least not an accessible one.
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famously nobody is ever out and about, much less walking somewhere from a drinking establishment and thus likely to be in need of a bathroom, after 10pm in *checks notes* New York goddamn City
September 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
famously nobody is ever out and about, much less walking somewhere from a drinking establishment and thus likely to be in need of a bathroom, after 10pm in *checks notes* New York goddamn City
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Shitting myself after mistyping the six digit verification code
okay so i love a public bathroom but this kind of sucks
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Shitting myself after mistyping the six digit verification code
okay so i love a public bathroom but this kind of sucks
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
okay so i love a public bathroom but this kind of sucks
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
"units will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m [....] entry requires a text message, QR code, the Throne app — from the company operating the bathrooms — or a physical tap card distributed through local organizations"
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My colleagues and I on the Science Committee sat down with the leaders of several comedy improv groups to discuss rogue improv routines by comedy improv groups.
Congress must move with urgency to address risks posed by rogue comedy improv groups.
Apologies again to @anthonymoser.com
Congress must move with urgency to address risks posed by rogue comedy improv groups.
Apologies again to @anthonymoser.com
My colleagues and I on the Science Committee sat down with representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, and METR to discuss rogue hacking incidents by AI agents.
Congress must move with urgency to address risks posed by rogue AI. We cannot stay on the sidelines of this issue any longer.
Congress must move with urgency to address risks posed by rogue AI. We cannot stay on the sidelines of this issue any longer.
September 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
My colleagues and I on the Science Committee sat down with the leaders of several comedy improv groups to discuss rogue improv routines by comedy improv groups.
Congress must move with urgency to address risks posed by rogue comedy improv groups.
Apologies again to @anthonymoser.com
Congress must move with urgency to address risks posed by rogue comedy improv groups.
Apologies again to @anthonymoser.com
this is a good poem
New episode of my podcast# theuncomputable : Job Application Question: Describe How You Use AI In Your Day-To-Day Workflow https://johnpauldavis.org/podcast/job-application-question-describe-how-you-use-ai-in-your-day-to-day-workflow/# podcast# poetry
September 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
this is a good poem
Aldermanic prerogative in action.
Or rather, aldermanic prerogative: inaction
Or rather, aldermanic prerogative: inaction
Just a quick gut check because the Census Permits data can be weird. Chicago reports 883 active new construction (or easy process) permits issued in 2025. Unfortunately, they don't easily report units. But 3916/883 is 4.7 units per permit which sounds about right.
Building but not enough.
Building but not enough.
Analysis @rsday.bsky.social: Issuance of new housing permits in 2025: On a per capita basis, Chicago ranks 410 among all 534 jurisdictions with at least 100,000 residents. We’re dead last among the 21 jurisdictions with a population of more than a million. citythatworks.substack.com/p/were-in-a-...
September 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Aldermanic prerogative in action.
Or rather, aldermanic prerogative: inaction
Or rather, aldermanic prerogative: inaction
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Can confirm upon Sopranos rewatch. Christopher is the target audience for AI, a guy who says "I bought this computer and I thought it was gonna do more of the writing"
the guy who would actually get into chatgpt is obviously christopher
September 16, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Can confirm upon Sopranos rewatch. Christopher is the target audience for AI, a guy who says "I bought this computer and I thought it was gonna do more of the writing"
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christopher: adriana leave me alone I'm PROMPTING. this is serious work
adriana: jesus christopher fine
christopher: *typing* bigger tits
adriana: jesus christopher fine
christopher: *typing* bigger tits
the guy who would actually get into chatgpt is obviously christopher
September 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
christopher: adriana leave me alone I'm PROMPTING. this is serious work
adriana: jesus christopher fine
christopher: *typing* bigger tits
adriana: jesus christopher fine
christopher: *typing* bigger tits