Jon Wilson
@buzzingmonolith.bsky.social
A large, smooth-sided chunk of granite emitting an ominous buzzing sound, manifesting at random at sites across the West Country.
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October 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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I do think you basically charge a few of them with the cybercrimes they're committing and the "alignment" problem does suddenly start to disappear.
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage
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September 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I do think you basically charge a few of them with the cybercrimes they're committing and the "alignment" problem does suddenly start to disappear.
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Virgin AGI risk vs Chad Global Warming
September 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Virgin AGI risk vs Chad Global Warming
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I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
September 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
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Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been writing about inflammatory AI predictions for years. Message below is that systems are being deployed & given the ability to do real things on the network, without adequate testing or guardrails. The systems have zero intentions. medium.com/@doctorow/ll...
LLMs are real, AI is fake
No, it didn’t “go rogue.”
medium.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been writing about inflammatory AI predictions for years. Message below is that systems are being deployed & given the ability to do real things on the network, without adequate testing or guardrails. The systems have zero intentions. medium.com/@doctorow/ll...
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Whatever happens, whether frontier AI is 'paced' or not, Britain needs to get more serious about building what we need to compete/survive further down the stack.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-case-f...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-case-f...
The case for Nightingale Datacentres
Britain isn’t prepared for the looming AI national security crisis
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
September 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Whatever happens, whether frontier AI is 'paced' or not, Britain needs to get more serious about building what we need to compete/survive further down the stack.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-case-f...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-case-f...
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I know that face
Our empress is learning so much about Warhammer tonight 
Our empress is learning so much about Warhammer tonight 
September 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I know that face
Our empress is learning so much about Warhammer tonight 
Our empress is learning so much about Warhammer tonight 
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Quite incredible that the richest man on earth who has legitimately done all sorts of things from paying people to vote and purchasing media in order to twist it to his will is... claiming that Soros (who is not nearly as wealthy) has done the very things Musk absolutely does.
September 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Quite incredible that the richest man on earth who has legitimately done all sorts of things from paying people to vote and purchasing media in order to twist it to his will is... claiming that Soros (who is not nearly as wealthy) has done the very things Musk absolutely does.
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“I remember googling the word ‘stupid’ for the first time, reading the definition, and thinking, ‘Holy shit—this is me,’ ” — Derrick Henard
Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
CARY, NC—Describing the experience as “a revelation,” 38-year-old Derrick Henard told reporters Wednesday that everything had finally clicked for him after he was given a diagnosis of stupid. “I remem...
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September 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“I remember googling the word ‘stupid’ for the first time, reading the definition, and thinking, ‘Holy shit—this is me,’ ” — Derrick Henard
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Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
September 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
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I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
September 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
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Commentary: When I Die, Feed Me To Something Majestic. By David Attenborough. https://theonion.com/when-i-die-feed-me-to-something-majestic/
August 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Commentary: When I Die, Feed Me To Something Majestic. By David Attenborough. https://theonion.com/when-i-die-feed-me-to-something-majestic/
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You're all contractually obligated to read this comment Rob Paulsen made on a Tim Curry interview in 2025
August 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
You're all contractually obligated to read this comment Rob Paulsen made on a Tim Curry interview in 2025
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“At your age, it’s perfectly normal to notice some changes—your metabolism slows down, your hair starts thinning, and occasionally your body begins assembling unused cartilage and tissue into a smaller, extremely wet person.” — Dr. Alan Keller
Doctor Reassures Patient That Lump Probably Just Body Making Extra Guy
COLUMBUS, OH—Telling the 54-year-old there was no reason to panic over the fist-sized bulge that had recently begun shifting beneath the skin of his abdomen, local physician Alan Keller reportedly rea...
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August 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“At your age, it’s perfectly normal to notice some changes—your metabolism slows down, your hair starts thinning, and occasionally your body begins assembling unused cartilage and tissue into a smaller, extremely wet person.” — Dr. Alan Keller
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USAIN BOLT: Runs 100m in 9.58s. Is really cool and fun. Lots of great chat. Can slow down so doesn't smash in to crash mat at the end of the race like a proper prat.
ROBOT: Runs like a cunt. Zero personality or autonomy. Smashes in to crash mat at the end of the race like world's biggest fanny.
ROBOT: Runs like a cunt. Zero personality or autonomy. Smashes in to crash mat at the end of the race like world's biggest fanny.
A Chinese humanoid robot outran Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record on the opening day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, posting a time of 9.39 seconds — 0.19 faster than Bolt’s pace in 2009.
August 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
USAIN BOLT: Runs 100m in 9.58s. Is really cool and fun. Lots of great chat. Can slow down so doesn't smash in to crash mat at the end of the race like a proper prat.
ROBOT: Runs like a cunt. Zero personality or autonomy. Smashes in to crash mat at the end of the race like world's biggest fanny.
ROBOT: Runs like a cunt. Zero personality or autonomy. Smashes in to crash mat at the end of the race like world's biggest fanny.
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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
August 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
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robot olympics when
August 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
robot olympics when
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Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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Man Who Skipped Airport’s Moving Walkway Immediately Realizes What An Arrogant Fool He’s Been https://theonion.com/man-who-skipped-airport-s-moving-walkway-immediately-re-1819579777/
August 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Man Who Skipped Airport’s Moving Walkway Immediately Realizes What An Arrogant Fool He’s Been https://theonion.com/man-who-skipped-airport-s-moving-walkway-immediately-re-1819579777/
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I was in one of these recently and it was no big deal. I'm still a closed loop individual of individual sapience. There's definitely no humming of the collective mycelium spirit in the back of my mind. Don't worry about these
August 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I was in one of these recently and it was no big deal. I'm still a closed loop individual of individual sapience. There's definitely no humming of the collective mycelium spirit in the back of my mind. Don't worry about these
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Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
August 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
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i've run the numbers three times now and it's always the same
July 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM
i've run the numbers three times now and it's always the same
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The price hikes and the product disappearances were not the blips of supply and demand – they were the results of behind-the-scenes pressure by Amazon, according to internal emails reviewed by the Guardian and court claims against the world’s largest company.
From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet
Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says i...
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The price hikes and the product disappearances were not the blips of supply and demand – they were the results of behind-the-scenes pressure by Amazon, according to internal emails reviewed by the Guardian and court claims against the world’s largest company.
From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
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"Third Way" liberal politics involves *saying* things that working people love, but *doing* things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works ...right up until voters notice that you're not *doing* the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen.
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May 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
"Third Way" liberal politics involves *saying* things that working people love, but *doing* things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works ...right up until voters notice that you're not *doing* the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen.
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