homesweethomeMrL

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Democrats Finally Ask Trump the $10 Million Question on Egypt in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

And yet corporate news is unable - unwilling and unable - to say that he lies.

Journalism is a farce.

Democrats Finally Ask Trump the $10 Million Question on Egypt in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Hey - don’t make them issue a statement!

Ohh ho, they’ll do it! And that statement will say they are very concerned!!

So - just watch your step, Clownface von Fuckstick

This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Adding to the self-harm, Vance indicated that the Trump health-care plan would allow insurers to resume denying coverage for preexisting conditions. Trump himself proclaimed that he would address high food prices by barring food imports—a policy guaranteed to raise costs instead. All but two Senate Republicans got baited into voting yesterday against a law to protect in vitro fertilization from state-level abortion restrictions. Meanwhile, Republicans in the House seem to be stumbling toward forcing a government shutdown because Trump vetoed their own plan to fund government operations through the November election. That’s all just in a single week.

Cripes. Remember when that was every fuckin’ week? FFS how are these cultists so goddamned stupid? Massive propaganda and cult brainwashing would seem to only go so far.

This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 83 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

We said that in 2016 too.

Oh, how we laughed.

Ha! Ha!

Jill Stein Is Killing the Green Party in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

And you’re completely aware that won’t work?

When you go to the store for one thing and see someone walk off with the last one... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Yes. The International Rule of Dibs.

When you go to the store for one thing and see someone walk off with the last one... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Hey I remember that guy! He’s in . . . South Africa?

Good fellow.

But seriously, I saw the owl first. So.

AI is working its way into smartphones, but some tools could be subverted for misinformation. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

s/could/will

[WIP] Yip Yip Hanging Basket in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

This is the greatest knitting accomplishment in the history of the world! I love these!

What does cognitive dissonance mean? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Thinking “Cognitive dissonance doesn’t exist”, is one way to experience cognitive dissonance.

So, you’re sure the presidential race will be close? - Roll Call in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I have no doubt the polls are off. I also have no doubt the election for President will be painfully close. Whether that’s in swing states, republiQan “State Elections Cheating Board”s, fake electors, or MAGA terrorism.

There is zero benefit to thinking it will be a walk-off home run for Harris at this time. I’ll be more than happy to revisit it after she is inaugurated.

“Model collapse” threatens to kill progress on generative AIs in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago

perhaps at one point, it will begin to understand

Nope! Not unless one alters the common definition of the word “understand” to account for what AI “does”.

And let’s be clear - that is exactly what will happen. Because this whole exercise in generative AI is a multi-billion dollar grift on top of a hype train, based on some modest computing improvements.

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How's it going? (lemmy.world)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19085346

https://lemmy.world/post/19085147

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That Rascal Scout (lemmy.world)
 

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Ego, Superego, Id (lemmy.world)
 

"After receiving a tip about a family of Burrowing Owls on the eastern edge of Cheyenne, a photographer rushed to the location in late June. The owlets seemed nearly ready to leave their burrows. Over the years, the photographer has perfected a method using a GoPro on a small tripod, set to take a photo every 5 seconds. They leave the camera behind, allowing the owls to feel comfortable. The challenge lies in the long wait to see if the effort pays off. This shot was taken on June 28th."

📷 Peter Arnold

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Voting Rights? Why Would We Need Those? (lemmy.world)
 
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The Dude Minds, Man (lemmy.world)
 
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More Lies Than Truth Social (lemmy.world)
 
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Google is no longer asking — feed the AI or you’re not in search results (pivot-to-ai.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://awful.systems/post/2178630

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New Satellite Will Track Methane Super Emitters (www.scientificamerican.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/13611

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New model (slrpnk.net)
 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12476536

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Cisco slashes thousands of staff, 7% of entire workforce, pivots into AI (www.theregister.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18670077

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AI stole my job and my work, and my boss didn’t know or care (www.theregister.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/39685922

Earlier this year I got fired and replaced by a robot. And the managers who made the decision didn't tell me – or anyone else affected by the change – that it was happening.

The gig I lost started as a happy and profitable relationship with Cosmos Magazine – Australia's rough analog of New Scientist. I wrote occasional features and a column that appeared every three weeks in the online edition.

It didn't. In February – just days after I'd submitted a column – I and all other freelancers for Cosmos received an email informing us that no more submissions would be accepted.

It's a rare business that can profitably serve both science and the public, and Cosmos was no exception: I understand it was kept afloat with financial assistance. When that funding ended, Cosmos ran into trouble.

Accepting the economic realities of our time, I mourned the loss of a great outlet for my more scientific investigations, and moved on.

It turns out that wasn't quite the entire story, though. Six months later, on August 8, a friend texted with news from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In summary (courtesy of the ABC):

Cosmos Magazine used a grant to build a 'custom AI service' to generate articles for its website.

The AI service relied on content from contributors who were not consulted about the project and, as freelancers, retained copyright over their work.

Contributors, former editors and a former CEO, including two co-founders, have criticized the publishing decision.

Cosmos had been caught out using generative AI to compose articles for its website – and using a grant from a nonprofit that runs Australia's most prestigious journalism awards to do it. That's why my work – writing articles for that website – had so suddenly vanished.

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Paramount shutters television studio, begins major layoffs ahead of Skydance merger (www.latimes.com)
 

No, “Star Trek” will not be affected. (CBS studios makes those; this is the PTVS studio).

Paramount leaders also announced last week that they would reduce their U.S.-based workforce by 15% in an effort to save $500 million in annual costs. On Tuesday, the managers said affected employees would be notified in three phases “starting today and continuing through the end of the year.”

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