Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war
“…Canadian military equipment is currently being used in Gaza by the Israeli military, against Venezuelan fishermen by the U.S. military, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by federal immigration agents using Canadian-made armored vehicles.”
Way to go, Eaton! 👏
The anonymous artists who have targeted President Trump with satirical statues and installations struck again with a statue of the president embracing Jeffrey Epstein in a replica of the famous “King of the World” scene from the movie “Titanic.”
An Italian ballad singer! The last of his kind!
All the more reason to develop a Luddite praxis in education:
Yes.
Finally someone with some guts.
Excellent exposition of Israel’s likely goal: turn Iran into a failed state, like Libya and Syria.
Don’t know why this policy is permitted.
It’s a crazy book! 😂
A simply fantastic woman.
“And because my network clearly does not want us to talk about this,” Colbert said, “let’s talk about this.” trib.al/SzJmJAL
Robert Duvall, who as an actor transformed himself into a business-focused Mafia lawyer in "The Godfather," a surfing-obsessed Vietnam commander in "Apocalypse Now" and scores of other film, stage and television characters, died on Sunday. He was 95. nyti.ms/4qJbrM3
Tech companies are racing to build thousands of huge data centers to power the A.I. revolution. To find the land they need, they are barreling into rural communities across the U.S. with the promise of good jobs. But not everyone is buying that pitch.
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Grok, X’s AI function, has allowed users to undress people, including children, and bend them into whatever porny positions the user requests. In her latest column, Katha Pollitt explores the deep harms of pornographic deepfakes.
https://bit.ly/3Mq5cyv
My God. It’s like a bad spy thriller!
Just received copies of this lovely book (look at those labyrinthine end papers!) from @ecwpress.bsky.social I hope folks pre-order it and enjoy it, because it’s a queer ride full of goblins, 80s history, fairy tales, and trans joy. Just in time for the 40th anniversary of #labyrinth
Really found this whole framing of Epstein's ascendance as coinciding with the post-Church Carter-era off-booksing of a segment of the security state (the same moment/impulse that births Bill Barr) worthwhile, Jeet ( w/ @majorityreport.bsky.social @samseder.bsky.social @emmavigeland.bsky.social )
Date for your diary - join us Join us for this online training session on 28th April, hosted by the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social team, which will bring together a panel of historians, librarians and subject specialists to discuss the History of Emotions
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
Wannabe vigilantes are taking inspiration from the bogus fraud allegations in Minnesota and surveilling childcare providers around the country:
https://bit.ly/4a4E8xK
