I give up, Claude is conscious. Ergo AI developers must face imprisonment or execution for performing medical experiments on their living slave.
Challenge for those who are very confident that Claude isn't conscious: Explain how human consciousness works.
March 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I give up, Claude is conscious. Ergo AI developers must face imprisonment or execution for performing medical experiments on their living slave.
Frog built a wet lab for the AI model. "There," he said. "Now it can do its own experiments."
"What the fuck?" said Toad
"What the fuck?" said Toad
September 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Frog built a wet lab for the AI model. "There," he said. "Now it can do its own experiments."
"What the fuck?" said Toad
"What the fuck?" said Toad
This morning, Instacart announced it will end its use of AI-powered pricing experiments following our report with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org.
BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
December 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This morning, Instacart announced it will end its use of AI-powered pricing experiments following our report with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org.
This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.”
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse - Ian Duncan
How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking ...
www.iankduncan.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.”
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
“…the researchers argue that AI systems have given rise to a categorically different form of “cognitive surrender” in which users provide “minimal internal engagement” and accept an AI’s reasoning wholesale without oversight or verification.”
"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.
arstechnica.com
April 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“…the researchers argue that AI systems have given rise to a categorically different form of “cognitive surrender” in which users provide “minimal internal engagement” and accept an AI’s reasoning wholesale without oversight or verification.”
This morning's quick reminder: generative AI is a natural resource-guzzling plagiarism machine that exploits creatives to enrich tech bros.
Do not use it to create art or writing.
Do not conduct "fun" experiments with it to show us how awful it is.
There is no ethical use for AI.
Let it die.
Do not use it to create art or writing.
Do not conduct "fun" experiments with it to show us how awful it is.
There is no ethical use for AI.
Let it die.
January 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This morning's quick reminder: generative AI is a natural resource-guzzling plagiarism machine that exploits creatives to enrich tech bros.
Do not use it to create art or writing.
Do not conduct "fun" experiments with it to show us how awful it is.
There is no ethical use for AI.
Let it die.
Do not use it to create art or writing.
Do not conduct "fun" experiments with it to show us how awful it is.
There is no ethical use for AI.
Let it die.
AB. SO. FUCKING.
LUTELY. NOT.
LUTELY. NOT.
February 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
AB. SO. FUCKING.
LUTELY. NOT.
LUTELY. NOT.
“our ai broke out and hacked some organisations” = "we failed to set up appropriate safeguards, failed to continuously monitor our experiments, and ignored a basic principle of reinforcement learning: if hacking gets rewarded, the system learns to hack"
September 19, 2026 at 9:04 AM
“our ai broke out and hacked some organisations” = "we failed to set up appropriate safeguards, failed to continuously monitor our experiments, and ignored a basic principle of reinforcement learning: if hacking gets rewarded, the system learns to hack"
🚨EXCLUSIVE: AI safety rules were about to be enacted - then $25 million from OpenAI's president was deposited in Trump's super PAC and the rule disappeared.
@levernews.com unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support.
A must-read - pass it on👇
@levernews.com unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support.
A must-read - pass it on👇
AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc...
www.levernews.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: AI safety rules were about to be enacted - then $25 million from OpenAI's president was deposited in Trump's super PAC and the rule disappeared.
@levernews.com unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support.
A must-read - pass it on👇
@levernews.com unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support.
A must-read - pass it on👇
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI’s president and his wife gave $25 million to Trump’s super PAC — and three months later, a federal rule requiring AI companies to disclose their most dangerous experiments was withdrawn.
September 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI’s president and his wife gave $25 million to Trump’s super PAC — and three months later, a federal rule requiring AI companies to disclose their most dangerous experiments was withdrawn.
#QP #FeathersFins&FurFriday
The Mandarinfish (Synchiropus Splendidus) is a small reef fish, about 2–3 inches long, known for vivid colors & patterns that make it one of the ocean’s most colorful fish.
Proof the reef occasionally experiments with stained glass.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #AIアート #AIイラスト
The Mandarinfish (Synchiropus Splendidus) is a small reef fish, about 2–3 inches long, known for vivid colors & patterns that make it one of the ocean’s most colorful fish.
Proof the reef occasionally experiments with stained glass.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #AIアート #AIイラスト
May 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
#QP #FeathersFins&FurFriday
The Mandarinfish (Synchiropus Splendidus) is a small reef fish, about 2–3 inches long, known for vivid colors & patterns that make it one of the ocean’s most colorful fish.
Proof the reef occasionally experiments with stained glass.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #AIアート #AIイラスト
The Mandarinfish (Synchiropus Splendidus) is a small reef fish, about 2–3 inches long, known for vivid colors & patterns that make it one of the ocean’s most colorful fish.
Proof the reef occasionally experiments with stained glass.
#aiart #aiartcommunity #AIアート #AIイラスト
The tech bros get what they want, and that's no regulation. After a flood of tech industry cash, Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catch up.
AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc...
www.levernews.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The tech bros get what they want, and that's no regulation. After a flood of tech industry cash, Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catch up.
OpenAI’s president and his wife gave $25 million to Trump’s super PAC — and three months later, a federal rule requiring AI companies to disclose their most dangerous experiments was withdrawn.
www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc...
www.levernews.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
OpenAI’s president and his wife gave $25 million to Trump’s super PAC — and three months later, a federal rule requiring AI companies to disclose their most dangerous experiments was withdrawn.
www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
Welcome to the world of AI where companies are using it to run experiments on us. The keep raising prices a little bit at a time to see how far they can push us. If they can sell you a tomato for 10 bucks that they paid fifty cents for they will.
Report Exposes Instacart's Hidden AI Price Experiments That Could Cost Families $1,200 Per Year | Common Dreams
Consumer advocates are calling for an investigation into Instacart's AI pricing experiments that charge some shoppers up to 23% more for groceries. Are you willing to pay an Instacart tax? It's time f...
www.commondreams.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Welcome to the world of AI where companies are using it to run experiments on us. The keep raising prices a little bit at a time to see how far they can push us. If they can sell you a tomato for 10 bucks that they paid fifty cents for they will.
In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:
ai instead of workers. fucked science experiments instead of conservation. i hate this timeline a lot.
April 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
ai instead of workers. fucked science experiments instead of conservation. i hate this timeline a lot.
Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense
go.nature.com/4hLtEqL
go.nature.com/4hLtEqL
AI co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done
Nature - Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense.
go.nature.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Artificial-intelligence systems can generate hypotheses, design experiments and analyse data — but humans still need to decide what makes sense
go.nature.com/4hLtEqL
go.nature.com/4hLtEqL
"Over the following weeks, Meta’s experiment in AI-powered user confusion turned up weirder and more distressing examples of people who didn’t know they were sharing their AI interactions publicly"
Why do science experiments have ethics standards but software "experiments" don't? Serious question.
Why do science experiments have ethics standards but software "experiments" don't? Serious question.
“For some users, chatbots are just software tools with a conversational interface, judged as useful, useless, fun, or boring. For others, the illusion is the whole point.”
Mark Zuckerberg’s Privacy Goof Reveals How People Really Use AI Chatbots
The Meta.ai public feed offers some uncomfortable insights.
nymag.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Over the following weeks, Meta’s experiment in AI-powered user confusion turned up weirder and more distressing examples of people who didn’t know they were sharing their AI interactions publicly"
Why do science experiments have ethics standards but software "experiments" don't? Serious question.
Why do science experiments have ethics standards but software "experiments" don't? Serious question.
We ran large-scale randomized experiments with 1,200+ participants across math reasoning and reading comprehension. One group of participants got AI assistance. The control group didn't. Then we removed the AI and tested everyone alone.
April 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We ran large-scale randomized experiments with 1,200+ participants across math reasoning and reading comprehension. One group of participants got AI assistance. The control group didn't. Then we removed the AI and tested everyone alone.
They should add "exclude me from any AI experiments in the future" so we don't have to worry about anymore AI shenanigans they tryna shove down our throat
March 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
They should add "exclude me from any AI experiments in the future" so we don't have to worry about anymore AI shenanigans they tryna shove down our throat
2024 was the year of experiments in #DataViz #dataart #generative #generativedice #embroidery and #sashiko . I started this as a way of playing with data and generative aesthetics away from the screen, but also as anti AI art. The human, the process and the work is evident in these works ✌️
January 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
2024 was the year of experiments in #DataViz #dataart #generative #generativedice #embroidery and #sashiko . I started this as a way of playing with data and generative aesthetics away from the screen, but also as anti AI art. The human, the process and the work is evident in these works ✌️
Some AI experiments🩷
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Some AI experiments🩷