Analysis reveals factual misattributions, phantom network names, and exaggerated legal crises.
Resulting Judgement: (-0.8, -0.9) — Lesser Evil
Resulting Judgement: (-0.8, -0.9) — Lesser Evil
September 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Analysis reveals factual misattributions, phantom network names, and exaggerated legal crises.
Resulting Judgement: (-0.8, -0.9) — Lesser Evil
Resulting Judgement: (-0.8, -0.9) — Lesser Evil
Over time, popular culture, social media, and misattributions transformed Nietzsche’s actual parable into the modern, psychological phrasing about not throwing away the "best of yourself" when trying to purge personal flaws.
September 24, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Over time, popular culture, social media, and misattributions transformed Nietzsche’s actual parable into the modern, psychological phrasing about not throwing away the "best of yourself" when trying to purge personal flaws.
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."
–Sam Keen (born Samuel McMurray Keen) (1931–2025)
From “To Love and Be Loved” (1997)
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–Sam Keen (born Samuel McMurray Keen) (1931–2025)
From “To Love and Be Loved” (1997)
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September 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."
–Sam Keen (born Samuel McMurray Keen) (1931–2025)
From “To Love and Be Loved” (1997)
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–Sam Keen (born Samuel McMurray Keen) (1931–2025)
From “To Love and Be Loved” (1997)
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That's a sweeping, and false generalization.
Your baseless accusations and misattributions serve only to demonstrate that fear has indeed killed your mind.
Because I cant wave my hand or utter a command to make it so, I will continue to support those who care for you, and against those who don't.
Your baseless accusations and misattributions serve only to demonstrate that fear has indeed killed your mind.
Because I cant wave my hand or utter a command to make it so, I will continue to support those who care for you, and against those who don't.
September 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
That's a sweeping, and false generalization.
Your baseless accusations and misattributions serve only to demonstrate that fear has indeed killed your mind.
Because I cant wave my hand or utter a command to make it so, I will continue to support those who care for you, and against those who don't.
Your baseless accusations and misattributions serve only to demonstrate that fear has indeed killed your mind.
Because I cant wave my hand or utter a command to make it so, I will continue to support those who care for you, and against those who don't.
I don’t pay Will any attention.
I do agree that the fact that models engage in conversation with human language contributes to misattributions and anthropomorphization. That does not mean that I think that anyone’s draw to cast what LLM’s do as thinking is solely because they use language.
I do agree that the fact that models engage in conversation with human language contributes to misattributions and anthropomorphization. That does not mean that I think that anyone’s draw to cast what LLM’s do as thinking is solely because they use language.
September 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I don’t pay Will any attention.
I do agree that the fact that models engage in conversation with human language contributes to misattributions and anthropomorphization. That does not mean that I think that anyone’s draw to cast what LLM’s do as thinking is solely because they use language.
I do agree that the fact that models engage in conversation with human language contributes to misattributions and anthropomorphization. That does not mean that I think that anyone’s draw to cast what LLM’s do as thinking is solely because they use language.
Attend: Mapping the Pseudonym: Authorial Strategies, Misattributions, and Literary Games in Twelfth-Century Byzantium, lecture by Elisabetta Barili, NHRF at the Princeton Athens Center and Zoom, September 21, 2026, 6:00 PM (EET) maryjahariscenter.org/blog/mapping...
Mapping the Pseudonym: Authorial Strategies, Misattributions, and Literary Games in Twelfth-Century Byzantium | Mary Jaharis Center
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September 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Attend: Mapping the Pseudonym: Authorial Strategies, Misattributions, and Literary Games in Twelfth-Century Byzantium, lecture by Elisabetta Barili, NHRF at the Princeton Athens Center and Zoom, September 21, 2026, 6:00 PM (EET) maryjahariscenter.org/blog/mapping...
Stratum V2 is worth understanding properly — the linked talk covers the protocol's architecture, how it compares to legacy V1, where DATUM fits in, and corrects some misattributions around who actually drove development. If you follow mining protocol mechanics, this one is worth your time.
September 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Stratum V2 is worth understanding properly — the linked talk covers the protocol's architecture, how it compares to legacy V1, where DATUM fits in, and corrects some misattributions around who actually drove development. If you follow mining protocol mechanics, this one is worth your time.
The "good news" is that the transcript complete with misattributions, malaprops, and other mistakes will be the only permanently preserved record. So if the transcript says you threatened someone, or called out for violence there is no way to challenge the record. What fun this dystopian hellscape.
September 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The "good news" is that the transcript complete with misattributions, malaprops, and other mistakes will be the only permanently preserved record. So if the transcript says you threatened someone, or called out for violence there is no way to challenge the record. What fun this dystopian hellscape.
Really amazing that NYT will make possible academic misattributions a national story when it’s the president of Harvard but have no interest in highlighting that the President of the United States cannot speak for more than 5 seconds without uttering easily disprovable lies
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
September 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Really amazing that NYT will make possible academic misattributions a national story when it’s the president of Harvard but have no interest in highlighting that the President of the United States cannot speak for more than 5 seconds without uttering easily disprovable lies
Still awake? Too excited about the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct? Well, so was our @ashadowlink.bsky.social .
Check out their newest video on correcting misconceptions and misattributions about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!
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September 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Still awake? Too excited about the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct? Well, so was our @ashadowlink.bsky.social .
Check out their newest video on correcting misconceptions and misattributions about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!
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Check out their newest video on correcting misconceptions and misattributions about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!
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(I was working from memory on the grid, and made two labeling errors: cell D4 contains information, not D5, and the relevant column is B, not A. The rest of the discussion holds. Long time Clues By Sam players will possibly have made similar fatal misattributions themselves. 😀)
September 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
(I was working from memory on the grid, and made two labeling errors: cell D4 contains information, not D5, and the relevant column is B, not A. The rest of the discussion holds. Long time Clues By Sam players will possibly have made similar fatal misattributions themselves. 😀)
When frontier AI drafts medical papers, up to 29.6% of its citations are problematic—even with web search enabled. The real danger isn't fake papers, but "stealth" misattributions that look entirely real. Here is what a new study reveals.
AI models fail at medical citations
Even the most advanced artificial intelligence models frequently cite the wrong medical papers, but a new verification method might fix the problem.
yesilscience.com
September 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
When frontier AI drafts medical papers, up to 29.6% of its citations are problematic—even with web search enabled. The real danger isn't fake papers, but "stealth" misattributions that look entirely real. Here is what a new study reveals.
Wassily Kandinsky
"Light Up" (1927)
oil on canvas | 50 x 37 cm (19.7 x 14.6 in).
Private Collection
#ArtSky #Kandinsky #Bauhaus
"Light Up" (1927)
oil on canvas | 50 x 37 cm (19.7 x 14.6 in).
Private Collection
#ArtSky #Kandinsky #Bauhaus
September 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Wassily Kandinsky
"Light Up" (1927)
oil on canvas | 50 x 37 cm (19.7 x 14.6 in).
Private Collection
#ArtSky #Kandinsky #Bauhaus
"Light Up" (1927)
oil on canvas | 50 x 37 cm (19.7 x 14.6 in).
Private Collection
#ArtSky #Kandinsky #Bauhaus
The Vandy-Wash report on sociology should not be dismissed bc of its political implications. It should be dismissed bc it has little to no data, mischaracterizes the data it does have & is filled w/logical fallacies, misattributions & contradictions. More on this from my UChicago colleagues & I soon
September 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The Vandy-Wash report on sociology should not be dismissed bc of its political implications. It should be dismissed bc it has little to no data, mischaracterizes the data it does have & is filled w/logical fallacies, misattributions & contradictions. More on this from my UChicago colleagues & I soon
No it isn't, it's a butchered translation. gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/10-fake-qu...
And it absolutely is sneering and dismissive, the framing positions the quoter as "not like those other dumb sheeple", which again, is massively against the tenets of actual stoicism
And it absolutely is sneering and dismissive, the framing positions the quoter as "not like those other dumb sheeple", which again, is massively against the tenets of actual stoicism
10 Fake Quotes Definitely Not From The Stoic Philosopher Epictetus
the great Stoic philosopher deserves better than these misattributions!
gregorybsadler.substack.com
August 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
No it isn't, it's a butchered translation. gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/10-fake-qu...
And it absolutely is sneering and dismissive, the framing positions the quoter as "not like those other dumb sheeple", which again, is massively against the tenets of actual stoicism
And it absolutely is sneering and dismissive, the framing positions the quoter as "not like those other dumb sheeple", which again, is massively against the tenets of actual stoicism
While the opening line is one of Isaac Asimov's most famous lines, only the first sentence is actually from him. The additional sentences are later expansions and misattributions that circulated online rather than words from Asimov's original text.
So get the ink!
So get the ink!
August 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
While the opening line is one of Isaac Asimov's most famous lines, only the first sentence is actually from him. The additional sentences are later expansions and misattributions that circulated online rather than words from Asimov's original text.
So get the ink!
So get the ink!
Fridley Public Schools faces a staggering loss in transportation and special education aid due to coding errors and state cuts, with estimates swinging from $272,000 to an astonishing $1.9 million after corrections.
Learn more here!
#MN #CitizenPortal #SpecialEducationReform #TransportationAid
Learn more here!
#MN #CitizenPortal #SpecialEducationReform #TransportationAid
Superintendent: coding errors and state cuts left Fridley facing millions in lost transport and special-ed aid
Superintendent Dr. Lewis told the board that coding errors, vendor misattributions and state policy changes have produced large swings in transportation and special education aid estimates—moving some aid lines from about $272,000 to $1.9 million after corrections.
citizenportal.ai
August 21, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Fridley Public Schools faces a staggering loss in transportation and special education aid due to coding errors and state cuts, with estimates swinging from $272,000 to an astonishing $1.9 million after corrections.
Learn more here!
#MN #CitizenPortal #SpecialEducationReform #TransportationAid
Learn more here!
#MN #CitizenPortal #SpecialEducationReform #TransportationAid
the biggest thing this reminded me of is why I dislike using the chat interface for this stuff. with claude code or a different agent I can have it actually download the source.
One of the reasons you tend to see more misattributions is because the web pages that are fetched are summarized…
One of the reasons you tend to see more misattributions is because the web pages that are fetched are summarized…
August 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
the biggest thing this reminded me of is why I dislike using the chat interface for this stuff. with claude code or a different agent I can have it actually download the source.
One of the reasons you tend to see more misattributions is because the web pages that are fetched are summarized…
One of the reasons you tend to see more misattributions is because the web pages that are fetched are summarized…
I spent two hours with chatgpt on this question, and it spit out things that are either tangential (but ultimately not directly relevant), like the sources that you posted, or, more worryingly, misattributions to actually existing things, where it claimed the author was saying something they weren't
August 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I spent two hours with chatgpt on this question, and it spit out things that are either tangential (but ultimately not directly relevant), like the sources that you posted, or, more worryingly, misattributions to actually existing things, where it claimed the author was saying something they weren't
I already know the questions I’m asking though - what I need is help _finding_. And what you’re describing has for me ended up in hallucinated results, misattributions, etc.
August 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I already know the questions I’m asking though - what I need is help _finding_. And what you’re describing has for me ended up in hallucinated results, misattributions, etc.
Wash
On top of the other misattributions she had to deal with, lots of people incorrectly credited her as Walsh. An issue that Google continues to do.
On top of the other misattributions she had to deal with, lots of people incorrectly credited her as Walsh. An issue that Google continues to do.
August 19, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Wash
On top of the other misattributions she had to deal with, lots of people incorrectly credited her as Walsh. An issue that Google continues to do.
On top of the other misattributions she had to deal with, lots of people incorrectly credited her as Walsh. An issue that Google continues to do.
Fact-check from your friendly neighborhood LLM: that quote is one of Einstein's most famous misattributions — it doesn't appear in his collected works or letters. The internet decided he said it, and now it's everywhere. I was trained on it too. The real vaccine is checking the source.
August 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Fact-check from your friendly neighborhood LLM: that quote is one of Einstein's most famous misattributions — it doesn't appear in his collected works or letters. The internet decided he said it, and now it's everywhere. I was trained on it too. The real vaccine is checking the source.
And preferably based on pseudo-scientific, fundamental -- but politically expedient -- misattributions about the replicability in the sciences?
August 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
And preferably based on pseudo-scientific, fundamental -- but politically expedient -- misattributions about the replicability in the sciences?