The latter
It is remarkable how much clearer the air is in Silicon Valley than it was ten years ago. Electric cars have made a huge difference
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
ChatGPT boss Sam Altman on AI
"We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter"
Right wing Republicans make this argument all the time. So you agree with right wingers?
Meta is holding off on the launch of its new model due to performance concerns: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/t...
Truly a perfect news alert
Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions www.reuters.com/world/anthro...
Anthropic’s Claude reigns atop the iOS App Store, where it dethroned ChatGPT earlier this week.
OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…
“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”
It was a bad faith question.
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.
“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Trump’s war on Anthropic. @Anne Applebaum on today’s ‘To the Contrary” Podcast. Subscribe to get the full video when it's released.
Remember, when we wanted more renewable energy to reduce fossil fuels and tackle the climate crisis, we were sneered at and dismissed as ‘fantasists’.
Yet, when tech billionaires want solar to power the AI data centres stealing people’s jobs, the right can’t get enough of it.
Big technology companies scored a win in Olympia on Monday, as a sweeping bill to regulate data centers lapsed in the Washington state Legislature. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/02/i...
@garymarcus.bsky.social Marcus points out the profound dangers of the government getting unfettered AI to engage in mass surveillance or make military decisions open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Who could? Love her
Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged, according to a former employee.
With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/11/h...
Privacy laws should have a private right of action. Read my argument as to why: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Commercial Surveillance marketing shaped online operations since start, now enables role Gen AI plays in disinformation. As AI by Platforms/Brands unleash real-time personalized media omnichannel, fake will become more commonplace. Digital media reform req'd. Background ex: bit.ly/3M4h09u
Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
Punxsutawney Phil predicted an already long and cold winter across much of the United States will go on for another six weeks when he saw his shadow. nbcbay.com/KarzqRQ
And East Tennessee…..
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
Just ask Al Gore….
Yes, and no lol.
I feel like people always misinterpret this poem. It’s a wailing moan from someone agonizing over a misspent, shallow life, but too late, IMHO.
I’ll be happy for his latest spawn when he shuts up about single women. So….
