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Met some freshly peeled alpacas today

The world record for biggest bagpipe ensemble was broken in Melbourne, with 374 pipers playing in unison. Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

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Image of a Sanseviera (snake plant) in flower

One of my Sanseviera is flowering for the first time. Small victory seized!

This Halloween I’m dressing up as generative AI. I’m going to show up to the party without a costume and just start stealing pieces of other people’s outfits.

Staircase leading up through gum trees at Lane Cove National Park

Staircase leading up through gum trees at Lane Cove National Park

Staircase between boulders surrounded by gum trees at Lane Cove National Park

Picnic day at Lane Cove National Park

AI – you cannot escape it! And now the internet claims many people don’t even care. What is going on?! | First Dog on the Moon The main benefit of AI is that I have another thing to complain about * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

AI – you cannot escape it! And now the internet claims many people don’t even care. What is going on?! | First Dog on the Moon

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

"Thanks to those conversations, the investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that because of it, his grim prediction may not have been cynical enough."

Thou shalt not make AI videos of dead people saying what you want. You wouldn’t dig them up and use their skull as a puppet, would you?

The people doing these things must be shamed into oblivion.

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of “talent” in art/artist discourse.

Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’ Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’

Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

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And now I’m being haunted by Danny Kaye

I honestly had no idea until I’m seeing it everywhere everyday.

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

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Not today scurvy

The ‘3-30-300 rule’ is a proposed rule in urban planning that stipulates that everyone should be able to see at least three trees from home; there should be a 30% canopy cover in each neighbourhood; and 300 metres should be the maximum distance to the nearest park.

Doctor Teeth

Not a fan of that plan.
Nap with a cat instead.

Pelican patrol

I bought a second hand Time Machine next Sunday.
They don’t make them like they’re going to anymore.

Favourite phrase seen today: ‘live action satire’

The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed.

There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.

"Curious. What ritual is this?"

"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"

"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.