chris xu

you are So Brave

mols said it smarter

me: "AI" as a public or public-facing technology is primarily oriented toward the performance of plausibility and the post hoc rationalization/justification of a priori assumptions on the part of the user or audience.

cs people: nuh uh!!!

given that they have repeatedly demonstrated that they don’t give a fuck about hitting the wrong targets, all of this is just accountability laundering / war games larping at best

“The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death. They are treasonous to this world and its human and non-human inhabitants.”

sam altman has never had a moral concern in his LIFE

The angle of "the Iran strikes are bad bc they didn't ask Congress for permission" reminds me of the Norm Macdonald bit about people saying "the hypocrisy" of Bill Cosby's actions was "the worst part." Macdonald:"I disagree. I think all the raping was the worst part."

What's missing? The public. Decisions about whether AI can surveil American citizens or autonomously deploy lethal force are being settled in a contract dispute. No Congress. No democratic deliberation. No accountability. We've outsourced questions about the use of force to a corporate negotiation.

YouTube video by Bloomberg Television Trump Tells US to Stop Using Anthropic Products

I spoke with @bloomberg.com about the designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" by the Trump Administration www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCQ0...

MOSS — A Painting Toy Where Every Brush Is a Tiny Program A 128x128 pixel canvas with programmable brushes. Code a brush, see what it does, share it with your friends.

hello! meet MOSS, the newest painting toy from @brainfruit.bsky.social

MOSS is a pixel art creator with programmable brushes and shareable pads. it's kind of like if procreate and asesprite got together and made something weird together.

www.moss.town

oh

wow the corporate logos REALLY harsh the vibes

MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION to Trans Continental Pipeline right now.

They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate there and they are overwhelmed with requests. CO borders KS, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

GO DONATE.

tcpipeline.org

He survived the anti-Rohingya genocide in Myanmar only to be killed here, abandoned by Border Patrol to die.
(After being arrested for basically getting lost while being blind and not speaking English).

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

This is about "enrolling" new suppliers, not patients.

I think if you can tell that something is likely to be misread, you should include context to help prevent that.

www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’

weird* how this always happens

'the technology was revealed in December to produce a far higher rate of false positives for black (5.5 %) and Asian (4.0 %) faces than for white faces (0.04 %) at certain settings, according to Home Office commissioned research'

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

it's such a huge story and it's being so under-covered

How to help — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

We’re always on the lookout for researchers, writers, and editors to pitch in and help us make and maintain these pages. Here’s how to join us: unbreaking.org/how-to-help/

i mean if there was linguistic justice in the world, it’d be Ls OC

and isn’t that better

i mean each time there’s a new line of code, is that not an L for all of us

this thread!!

Meta workers demand transparency and safety from ICE Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

A group of organizers at Meta are circulating a petition with two demands: safety for Meta employees targeted by ICE, and disclosure of the company’s dealings with the agency.

If you’re a Meta worker, current or former, feel free to sign: tally.so/r/7RWNyL

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Conversation Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Conversation

Haha, this one was written about 5 years before chatgpt launched. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/conver...

til an italian theorist made up a fake chinese identity to publish as, in collaboration with an llm. ai is displacing even the dignified heritage craft of doing yellowface skskskskfjgfjfd

unfortunately this is sooooo funny

ayo WHAT

“We Belong to Each Other Now”: Lessons from Minneapolis “This extreme closeness, togetherness and intimacy — you cannot infiltrate your way into a space where you'll understand that," says May, a rapid responder in Minneapolis.

After months of relentless rapid response in Minneapolis, members of Defend the 612 had a moment to breathe and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, the grief they carry, and the citywide fellowship they hope will endure. The crisis is not over, and I’m grateful they made time to speak with me.

the real g move is getting on the LIRR for a smooth 20 min ride between Atlantic and Jamaica

absolutely STACKED lineup

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

El Grito de Nosotros

An immigrant living in New York who was detained at Federal Plaza months ago took on great risk to write a letter to spread awareness about the conditions he and so many others faced at Delaney Hall. Please read it.

www.lahuelga.com/elgrito