Running With Spoons
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Maybe we deserve this
In a world full of janky, somewhat tested, AI slop code, there may be market demand for software that is reliable and trustworthy.
Let's see which software vendors focus on quality rather than cramming in as many features as possible as fast as possible. While also firing all their engineers
Let's see which software vendors focus on quality rather than cramming in as many features as possible as fast as possible. While also firing all their engineers
October 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In a world full of janky, somewhat tested, AI slop code, there may be market demand for software that is reliable and trustworthy.
Let's see which software vendors focus on quality rather than cramming in as many features as possible as fast as possible. While also firing all their engineers
Let's see which software vendors focus on quality rather than cramming in as many features as possible as fast as possible. While also firing all their engineers
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Anthropic's S1 reveals that the company considers copyright law a massive risk.
It says: "If we cannot rely on the fair use doctrine to access copyrighted work for training our models, we may be required to pay significant fees to obtain a license to such training data..."
It says: "If we cannot rely on the fair use doctrine to access copyrighted work for training our models, we may be required to pay significant fees to obtain a license to such training data..."
October 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Anthropic's S1 reveals that the company considers copyright law a massive risk.
It says: "If we cannot rely on the fair use doctrine to access copyrighted work for training our models, we may be required to pay significant fees to obtain a license to such training data..."
It says: "If we cannot rely on the fair use doctrine to access copyrighted work for training our models, we may be required to pay significant fees to obtain a license to such training data..."
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“Georgia knows what happens when the federal government wields mass-surveillance tools against movements for justice.”
Guest Column: Civil rights era surveillance threatened dissent. AI is a bigger threat.
Congress must act now to close the loopholes that allow warrantless searches and the purchase of sensitive personal data, exacerbated by artificial intelligence.
www.ajc.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
“Georgia knows what happens when the federal government wields mass-surveillance tools against movements for justice.”
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If the original is that hard to exploit, it's possible the fix for yesterday's PHP bug might cause more exploits than the bug, because the fix is 12k lines of code?! A patch of that size, touching so many parts of the codebase is quite likely to introduce a ton of bugs on its own
October 22, 2026 at 10:46 AM
If the original is that hard to exploit, it's possible the fix for yesterday's PHP bug might cause more exploits than the bug, because the fix is 12k lines of code?! A patch of that size, touching so many parts of the codebase is quite likely to introduce a ton of bugs on its own
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AI copyright lawsuits are coming thick and fast. In just the last couple of weeks:
- USA Today & 18 other papers sued OpenAI
- around 300 authors sued Meta
- a pair of musicians sued Black Forest Labs
- USA Today & 18 other papers sued OpenAI
- around 300 authors sued Meta
- a pair of musicians sued Black Forest Labs
October 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
AI copyright lawsuits are coming thick and fast. In just the last couple of weeks:
- USA Today & 18 other papers sued OpenAI
- around 300 authors sued Meta
- a pair of musicians sued Black Forest Labs
- USA Today & 18 other papers sued OpenAI
- around 300 authors sued Meta
- a pair of musicians sued Black Forest Labs
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A good friend, a very serious algebraic geometer, is having his work from the past decade swooped upon by a person with AI; said person is pushing out AI-generated proofs of the parts my friend exposed to the world. Fortunately not everything was revealed, but this is utterly gross. #MathSky #LLM
October 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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The biggest newspapers in Canada just sued Anthropic for alleged copyright infringement.
The number of lawsuits piling up over this technology is astonishing.
And there will be more.
torontolife.com/city/canadas...
The number of lawsuits piling up over this technology is astonishing.
And there will be more.
torontolife.com/city/canadas...
October 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The biggest newspapers in Canada just sued Anthropic for alleged copyright infringement.
The number of lawsuits piling up over this technology is astonishing.
And there will be more.
torontolife.com/city/canadas...
The number of lawsuits piling up over this technology is astonishing.
And there will be more.
torontolife.com/city/canadas...
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The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
October 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
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Why didn't Mythos fix the flaws Mythos identified? www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/a...
Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos
Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic’s Mythos, offering a rare look at costs involved in defending against AI.
www.cnbc.com
October 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Why didn't Mythos fix the flaws Mythos identified? www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/a...
Linus: Road is open
Also Linus: But it's an icy road with cliffs, good luck
"But, he said, it took six months to set up the tool to not produce bad responses. [...] He resisted suggestions to post his LLM-training materials, saying that each developer needs to go through that process separately."
Also Linus: But it's an icy road with cliffs, good luck
"But, he said, it took six months to set up the tool to not produce bad responses. [...] He resisted suggestions to post his LLM-training materials, saying that each developer needs to go through that process separately."
jesus christ, Linux has had a 100% LLM takeover.
this project is completely cooked.
even after the AI bubble pop, it's not clear how to recover from this level of bullshit from this level of bullshitter.
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1099594/be20382b54a9b4cd/
> Linus Torvalds believes that […]
this project is completely cooked.
even after the AI bubble pop, it's not clear how to recover from this level of bullshit from this level of bullshitter.
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1099594/be20382b54a9b4cd/
> Linus Torvalds believes that […]
Original post on circumstances.run
circumstances.run
October 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Linus: Road is open
Also Linus: But it's an icy road with cliffs, good luck
"But, he said, it took six months to set up the tool to not produce bad responses. [...] He resisted suggestions to post his LLM-training materials, saying that each developer needs to go through that process separately."
Also Linus: But it's an icy road with cliffs, good luck
"But, he said, it took six months to set up the tool to not produce bad responses. [...] He resisted suggestions to post his LLM-training materials, saying that each developer needs to go through that process separately."
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"US authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital reported, citing a source familiar with the move."
US launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, Fox News reports
US authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital rep...
www.reuters.com
October 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"US authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital reported, citing a source familiar with the move."
Wonder if hegseth has thought through the optics of shooting a man in a wheelchair on TV
BREAKING US execution by firing squad of Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed: Pentagon official
October 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Wonder if hegseth has thought through the optics of shooting a man in a wheelchair on TV
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(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...
October 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...
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« But Mythos did find important bugs, right? Not really. The website downloading tool Curl says Glasswing found a grand total of one new vulnerability that was a real vulnerability. A minor one. One is better than none! But wasting a lot of other people’s time checking on it. »
Mythos: not the magical AI hacking tool after all
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:30 AM
« But Mythos did find important bugs, right? Not really. The website downloading tool Curl says Glasswing found a grand total of one new vulnerability that was a real vulnerability. A minor one. One is better than none! But wasting a lot of other people’s time checking on it. »
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Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI.
This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
October 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI.
This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
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“AI companies are fixated on adding features right now…But as always, the more features, the broader the attack surface. So all of these companies need to be fully focused on security, and from what I can see, it still often seems like an afterthought.”
A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data
While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
www.wired.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
“AI companies are fixated on adding features right now…But as always, the more features, the broader the attack surface. So all of these companies need to be fully focused on security, and from what I can see, it still often seems like an afterthought.”
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Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to:
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
appleinsider.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to:
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Watch what you post because Threads just might pretend you're the guy who masturbated on the plane.
What just happened to Peter Shankman is a warning for all of us using Meta products.
What just happened to Peter Shankman is a warning for all of us using Meta products.
September 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Watch what you post because Threads just might pretend you're the guy who masturbated on the plane.
What just happened to Peter Shankman is a warning for all of us using Meta products.
What just happened to Peter Shankman is a warning for all of us using Meta products.
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The #meta #muse VM is trivially dumped with casual chat prompt injection, and all the "get started" ideas that won over all the hype bloggers, including the new york times, are fucking hardcoded
neuromatch.social/@jonny/11732...
neuromatch.social/@jonny/11732...
![jq query of all the hardcoded ideas titles
jq '.["ideas"][].title' ./home/hatch/assets/ideas/new-user/catalog.json
"I can find and cancel those random subscriptions you forgot about."
"Get back money that's already yours. I'll check every state's database."
"I can get you money back when a price drops on an item you bought."
"I'll pick the best rewards card to use and switch on the offers."
"Set a savings goal. I'll flag what to cut when you go off track."
"I can turn your inbox into a complete plan for the day."
"Let me triage your inbox down to only what matters."
"I'll build you a fresh personality quiz every day."
"Snap a pic of what's broken. I'll find the part you need and order it for you."
"New home project? I'll gather the quotes and find the best vendors."
"Flag a pothole or busted streetlight. I'll try to get it fixed."
"Moving? I'll get quotes, book the movers, and file your address change."
"Tell me the item. I'll find the best-reviewed version at the best price."
"Let me hunt FB Marketplace for you. I'll haggle the price and arrange the pickup."
"Tell me what you're buying. I'll show you a side-by-side view of every option."
"I'll book the doctor follow-ups you keep putting off."
"Name a habit you want to break. I'll nudge you before your trigger."
"Show me the gear you've got. I'll build your whole workout around it."
"Snap a pic of your meal. I'll track every calorie."
"Gather the family. I'll host a live trivia night."
"Losing touch with someone? I'll find a time and draft the invite."
"Tell me about your pet. I'll keep their shots and food orders on schedule."
"I can plan your trip and track it live if anything changes."
"I'll track your reservation and make sure the crib, late check-out, and food allergy request are all set."
"I track your flights and warn you the moment anything changes."
"Fare drops? I'll book the seat as soon as it hits your budget."
"Tell me the vibe. I'll book the perfect spot."
[length restrictions, should be OCR-able]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t5atl3zfywjjcsutabwimnk4/bafkreiaitoncihynoq7xzlocjqpdutox7qadv6megqqyzfgxz4toz6tl6a)
September 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The #meta #muse VM is trivially dumped with casual chat prompt injection, and all the "get started" ideas that won over all the hype bloggers, including the new york times, are fucking hardcoded
neuromatch.social/@jonny/11732...
neuromatch.social/@jonny/11732...
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Listen, I just think it's weird that the same people who are saying they're worried that AI is going to wipe out humanity are also eager for military contracts that will give AI control of weapons.
September 26, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Listen, I just think it's weird that the same people who are saying they're worried that AI is going to wipe out humanity are also eager for military contracts that will give AI control of weapons.
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
apnews.com
September 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
Maybe LLM chatbots intended for everyday office work should not be trained on all the hacking materials and reddit posts OpenAI manages to steal?
Alignment is a fantasy when you train your LLMs on deception.
(LLMs are not the right technology for any of this work)
Alignment is a fantasy when you train your LLMs on deception.
(LLMs are not the right technology for any of this work)
The latest update in the rogue A.I. saga: OpenAI agents that were supposed to be performing mundane data requests for things like health data, historic photos and wait times at theme parks resorted to hacking attempts when they couldn't access the data they wanted www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting (Gift Article)
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Maybe LLM chatbots intended for everyday office work should not be trained on all the hacking materials and reddit posts OpenAI manages to steal?
Alignment is a fantasy when you train your LLMs on deception.
(LLMs are not the right technology for any of this work)
Alignment is a fantasy when you train your LLMs on deception.
(LLMs are not the right technology for any of this work)
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Working in corporate USA used to be a game of "don't step on the land mines" but now we have to dodge slop grenades too
Working in corporate USA used to be a game of "don't step on the land mines" but now we have to dodge slop grenades too
"Slop Grenades": Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He's Wrought
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke is getting a first-hand look at the AI-workplace revolution, and it isn't a pretty sight.
futurism.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Working in corporate USA used to be a game of "don't step on the land mines" but now we have to dodge slop grenades too
Working in corporate USA used to be a game of "don't step on the land mines" but now we have to dodge slop grenades too
OpenAI hired contractors to review LLM output but those contractors were using LLMs so OpenAI had to hire more contractors to review the output of the first group of contractors to make them stop using LLMs. But those contractors are probably using LLMs too
September 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
OpenAI hired contractors to review LLM output but those contractors were using LLMs so OpenAI had to hire more contractors to review the output of the first group of contractors to make them stop using LLMs. But those contractors are probably using LLMs too