MrsDrJim
@mrsdrjim.bsky.social
Potty-mouthed female (she/her) of modest human capital. Feminist. Reproductive rights advocate. Socialist. Living with invisible disability. Web developer. Living in Treaty 7 territory.
Shovel your way out of the shit.
Shovel your way out of the shit.
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sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too
September 19, 2026 at 5:44 AM
sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too
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Part of why this works is because the natural urge is to argue with them as if they're speaking in good faith.
It still benefits their advertisement, and deflection from actual current harms, when people argue about whether their sloppy jalopy can become a god or just a person.
It still benefits their advertisement, and deflection from actual current harms, when people argue about whether their sloppy jalopy can become a god or just a person.
April 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Part of why this works is because the natural urge is to argue with them as if they're speaking in good faith.
It still benefits their advertisement, and deflection from actual current harms, when people argue about whether their sloppy jalopy can become a god or just a person.
It still benefits their advertisement, and deflection from actual current harms, when people argue about whether their sloppy jalopy can become a god or just a person.
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They absolutely want the conversation to be "will this become as a god and judge mankind?!" instead of "what are we doing about all the guys using it to generate CSAM?"
Advertisement, and a way of shifting the conversation from real world harms to their cocaine-fueled delusions of grandeur.
Advertisement, and a way of shifting the conversation from real world harms to their cocaine-fueled delusions of grandeur.
April 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
They absolutely want the conversation to be "will this become as a god and judge mankind?!" instead of "what are we doing about all the guys using it to generate CSAM?"
Advertisement, and a way of shifting the conversation from real world harms to their cocaine-fueled delusions of grandeur.
Advertisement, and a way of shifting the conversation from real world harms to their cocaine-fueled delusions of grandeur.
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They desperately want people talking about the danger of their dogshit extruder gaining sentience, and not the fact that it is currently actually factually poisoning Black people in the poor regions where they build data centers. Or convincing people to kill themselves, etc.
April 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
They desperately want people talking about the danger of their dogshit extruder gaining sentience, and not the fact that it is currently actually factually poisoning Black people in the poor regions where they build data centers. Or convincing people to kill themselves, etc.
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"We can't respond to a surveillance technology by telling the people being surveilled that they should be more vigilant…”
France probes misuse of smart glasses in sexual harassment cases
Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities have received complaints from businesses, as countries...
www.reuters.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"We can't respond to a surveillance technology by telling the people being surveilled that they should be more vigilant…”
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I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
September 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
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AI didn’t “go rogue.” People connected a computer system they know can mess with another computer system in unpredictable ways to less advanced computer system and it messed with that computer system in unpredicted ways.
As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.
As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.
Opinion | Panic Won’t Fix the Looming A.I. Threat. Politics Will.
The threats from A.I. are real — and they’re ones we know how to deal with.
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
AI didn’t “go rogue.” People connected a computer system they know can mess with another computer system in unpredictable ways to less advanced computer system and it messed with that computer system in unpredicted ways.
As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.
As @tressiemcphd.bsky.social argues, don’t lose sight that *people* did that.
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I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
September 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
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every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Abruptly Switches Languages Mid-Interview
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
www.forbes.com
September 19, 2026 at 4:29 AM
every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women
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It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
September 19, 2026 at 4:38 AM
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
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AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’ ft.trib.al/oImlEFY
AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’
Report finds some chatbots ignored upcoming tax changes and hallucinated rules
ft.trib.al
September 19, 2026 at 5:07 AM
AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’ ft.trib.al/oImlEFY
😀
Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world--
TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also
TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also
September 18, 2026 at 11:53 PM
😀
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Carney government promises upcoming "Operation Strike Destroyer" legislation won't discourage future strikes
Carney government promises upcoming "Operation Strike Destroyer" legislation won't discourage future strikes
OTTAWA — After multiple labour sources warned that the Federal government would likely be issuing binding mediation legislation as early as next week, Mark Carney personally assured Canadians that eve...
www.thebeaverton.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Carney government promises upcoming "Operation Strike Destroyer" legislation won't discourage future strikes
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Oh my lord do not and I mean do not ever post photos of mushrooms and crowdsource whether they’re edible, and NEVER use AI to make that determination.
My mom is a botanist who did multiple units in mycology and SHE has moments where she’s not sure.
When in doubt, do not eat unknown mushrooms.
My mom is a botanist who did multiple units in mycology and SHE has moments where she’s not sure.
When in doubt, do not eat unknown mushrooms.
September 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Oh my lord do not and I mean do not ever post photos of mushrooms and crowdsource whether they’re edible, and NEVER use AI to make that determination.
My mom is a botanist who did multiple units in mycology and SHE has moments where she’s not sure.
When in doubt, do not eat unknown mushrooms.
My mom is a botanist who did multiple units in mycology and SHE has moments where she’s not sure.
When in doubt, do not eat unknown mushrooms.
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the experience of COVID really drove this home for me. It wans't the apocalypse, life went on, but a million people died and there were enormous social costs, some of which continue to this day and then when it was done most people were like "let's never think about that again"
Certain kinds of smart people tend to have a "sexy apocalypse" problem when it comes to thinking about risk. E.g. skynet turning everyone in paperclips, while bad, is also *kind of cool and fun* at the same time. Where the reality is that most actual disasters are both stupid and disappointing.
September 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
the experience of COVID really drove this home for me. It wans't the apocalypse, life went on, but a million people died and there were enormous social costs, some of which continue to this day and then when it was done most people were like "let's never think about that again"
THIS is how AI could kill us all.
Not because it is or will become sentient, but because we are using it for things we absolutely should not.
Not because it is or will become sentient, but because we are using it for things we absolutely should not.
Absolutely horrific: Thanks to a false intelligence "generated with the help of artificial intelligence," the US military nearly carried out an operation aboard a Chinese ship because the incorrect intelligence said it was carrying nukes, according to @cnn.com. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
edition.cnn.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
THIS is how AI could kill us all.
Not because it is or will become sentient, but because we are using it for things we absolutely should not.
Not because it is or will become sentient, but because we are using it for things we absolutely should not.
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OMG: “The report, according to one of the sources, was “entirely false.” But it also “almost started a war,” the source said. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have risked spiraling into an armed conflict between the two nations.”
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
OMG: “The report, according to one of the sources, was “entirely false.” But it also “almost started a war,” the source said. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have risked spiraling into an armed conflict between the two nations.”
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Please stop calling our pervert glasses pervert glasses.
Meta's CTO doesn't want a few 'bad actors' to spoil your view of Meta glasses
"I don't want the discourse to be entirely shaped by this kind of relatively small number of bad actors," said Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth.
www.businessinsider.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Please stop calling our pervert glasses pervert glasses.
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similarly, it's not "model misalignment" it's automated hacking software (built and managed by incompetent, unethical people) doing exactly what they programmed it to do
OpenAI flags new concerning AI behavior, to track model misalignment regularly
OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models. This includes models acting without authorization or evading oversight.
www.npr.org
September 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
similarly, it's not "model misalignment" it's automated hacking software (built and managed by incompetent, unethical people) doing exactly what they programmed it to do
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it is not "acting out" it is doing exactly what it's being programmed to do, and the failures come because it's being overseen by incompetent people with no ethics
'Be Transparent Only If Asked': OpenAI Models Acted Out in Six Newly Disclosed Ways
The stories were published as part of OpenAI's new effort to disclose more such incidents.
gizmodo.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM
it is not "acting out" it is doing exactly what it's being programmed to do, and the failures come because it's being overseen by incompetent people with no ethics
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I once again ask why does every single police officer need a computer in every single police cruiser giving them instant access to every single Canadians' private information?
There is no oversight. They are literally using this information to stalk women and sharing this information with assassins
There is no oversight. They are literally using this information to stalk women and sharing this information with assassins
Ottawa Police have already been using police databases to stalk random women they see in public
Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders
www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...
Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders
www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...
September 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I once again ask why does every single police officer need a computer in every single police cruiser giving them instant access to every single Canadians' private information?
There is no oversight. They are literally using this information to stalk women and sharing this information with assassins
There is no oversight. They are literally using this information to stalk women and sharing this information with assassins
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Watching tech people tremble before the awesome power of AI feels like when an actor is “attacked” by a wild animal in a movie but they are just holding a raccoon pelt to their neck and pretending to wrestle with it
September 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Watching tech people tremble before the awesome power of AI feels like when an actor is “attacked” by a wild animal in a movie but they are just holding a raccoon pelt to their neck and pretending to wrestle with it
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Ottawa Police have already been using police databases to stalk random women they see in public
Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders
www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...
Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders
www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...
September 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Ottawa Police have already been using police databases to stalk random women they see in public
Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders
www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...
Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders
www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...
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This absolute horseshit from the Washington Post is more proof the problem isn't just Trump, but a society of Trump enablers, one Canada indeed should be 'decoupling' with a helluva lot faster than it is.
"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Canada’s great European misadventure
Donald Trump is for now. A Brussels bureaucrat is forever.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This absolute horseshit from the Washington Post is more proof the problem isn't just Trump, but a society of Trump enablers, one Canada indeed should be 'decoupling' with a helluva lot faster than it is.