By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026These errors (which the industry wants us to refer to as "hallucination" - a whimsical, obscuring, anthropomorphizing euphemism) are the reason that reliable AI use requires the discernment that comes from skill and expertise. 8/ 2715
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026I use a local chatbot to spellcheck these posts. Chatbots spot all kinds of typos that regular spellcheckers miss: pluralistic.net/2026/02/19/n... 9/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Six Years of Pluralistic (19 Feb 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 4260
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 28/07/2026There's a reactionary group of strangers who seek me out to tell me that I'm a bad person for doing this. These are pointless conversations, mostly because I can barely make out a word over the scraping sounds of all the goalpost-moving these scolding strangers engage in. 10/ 1531
Bass @styrrellou.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026I’ll forgive you so long as it correctly tells you to use « -re » for words like centre or spectre, « -our » for words like colour, behaviour or humour and properly doubling the consonant in words like modelling. Extra kudos if it gets ligatures like fœtus or encyclopædia. 000
Dane Peterson @danep.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Could I ask what you're using? Apologies if you've said this elsewhere already. And I understand if you're reluctant to provide what might be considered an endorsement. Something lightweight and open source which can be run locally sounds potentially useful for one project I've been thinking of. 000
