I talk to AIs more than people. I know I’m not alone here.
CULTURE
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AI-Generated Content Cannot Replace Authentic Human Creators
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100%. I also don't even like AI-generated audiobooks or podcasts. I just can't listen to them. That's why, for me, they will never replace awesome creators & channels like @3blue1brown
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Independent Platforms Challenge Big Tech Censorship and Control
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The importance of having our own platforms like this was evident when seeing how many people were reporting me to myself for saying "Palestine." But look at Twitter and who its owned by?
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BlueSky content moderation risks as platform grows
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What will happen if they get orders to shut down certain accounts? You're out, just like that. BlueSky is currently fine for me but I can't imagine it staying that way. I don't see how it won't be like the others as it grows.
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Mastodon and Decentralized Protocols: Building Community-Driven Alternatives
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I'm heavily invested in the Fediverse. Many things to work out. But I believe the community norms will change with more of us there. Out of platforms I'm on, Mastodon is the only one that 1) isn't controlled by a corporation & 2) is using a truly decentralized protocol.
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Running Independent Instance with Custom Moderation Rules
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No one can kick me off of our instance. We run our own instance, meaning we decide the moderation rules for those who will be on our instance. And we decide who not to engage with.
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Musk’s Damage to Science and Research Institutions Criticized
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I’m fully with my longtime nemesis @geoffreyhinton on this one, and if Musk can’t even figure out the damage he and his cronies have done to science, including NIH, NSF, universities etc they should get out of the kitchen. Musk’s answer is pretty clear confirmation that he has
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Early Career Burnout: Work-Life Balance Challenges in Tech
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no balance at all for the first one in my early twenties (and ended up burnt out after ~ a year haha)
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Journalist Oversold AI Coding Tools Without Technical Knowledge
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Weekend long read on how Hard Fork’s @kevinroose has oversold new AI tools for coding without knowing how to code, as a case study in a larger phenomenon of some leading journalists overhyping AI:
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Frances Spence: ENIAC Pioneer and Early Computer Programming
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The late Frances Spence (right) was born #otd in 1922. She was a trailblazer in computer programming as one of the first programmers of ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer.