Reposted by adnanChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13hBREAKING: Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop DHS's pro-Trump propaganda ads immediately, including ordering the canceling of ads set to run as soon as this evening. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/doj-does-n... 8465501624
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In other words, it is the job of scientists to devise experiments that can test their claims, to always be cautious abt what they are claiming, and to critically evaluate the claims of other scientists. By these well-established standards, no serious science is happening behind Anthropic's claims. 141113170
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Thus, any evaluation of LLMs that involves looking at either language produced by some software, or language input into the system for that matter, needs to be done with extreme care to avoid projecting our interpretation of the language onto the system. >> 584163
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I will point out, however, that serious scientists are cautious with their claims. Furthermore, as we wrote in 2021 (in "On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?🦜"), p.616: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... >> 690889
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and I am not the one making the extraordinary claim, so it is not my job to specify what the evidence should be. >> 13118793
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/20263. Okay, so what would convince you that a piece of software (often phrased here as "an AI", gah) is conscious/can feel pain/etc? Honestly, I'm really tired of this extremely silly question, but here is my answer: >> 1082953
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's the job of the media to scrutinize such statements and decide whether there's a story here at all (maybe the story is Anthropic researchers have fallen into a fantasy-land and brought many policymakers with them), not to just platform them. >> 21252144
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/20262. But Anthropic researchers say they see patterns that suggest that Claude can. The employees at Anthropic are telling themselves stories based on the words they input into the software and the words that come back out. >> 131264151
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/20261. Can a language model feel pain? Clearly not. Large language models are computer software and they can no more suffer than any other human-created artifact can. >> 231152136
Reposted by adnanEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >> 471757590
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Pete Hegseth is the living embodiment of peak male insecurity 000
Reposted by adnanSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 03/10/2026My investigators have confirmed the Trump administration is hiding interview documents it conducted with some of Epstein’s banks, and there could be more. There’s no limit to how far Scott Bessent, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche will go to continue this cover up. 692419960
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What an embarrassing promotion of the idea that anthropic and open ai shouldn't be responsible for their software to not do illegal things. 040
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The @nytimes.com here doesn't even spend time trying to draw parallels to how citizens united effectively made executives not culpable for systemic transgressions. This is just another version of this bullshit. 000
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The goal of defining things as super intelligence and potentially as having a consciousness is just a way for these companies to try to avoid legal blame for anything bad happening. If they can blame it on 'Claude', they effectively can skirt any legal ramifications. 110
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 28/09/2026static.klipy.comCharlie Day as Charlie Kelly: Conspiracy BoardALT: Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly: Conspiracy Board 031
Reposted by adnanMolly White @molly.wiki · 28/09/2026i love that the doxxed guy's response is to tell the chatbot "you gotta never do that ever again" 281005134
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you like articles that blame tiktok and socialism and only find fault in the youth, you'll love this one 010
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's just marketing, if any of these companies really cared about security they would air gap things from the Internet. 180
Reposted by adnanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨🚨🚨 Sub-30% presidential approval alert 🚨🚨🚨 1413803584
Reposted by adnanThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 14825111219
Reposted by adnanGuy Oron @guyoron.net · 18/09/2026NEW: Seattle is about to ban supermarkets from using your data to set individualized prices and coupons to curb price gouging and discrimination. The big grocer lobby is pissed, and is spamming Seattleites with scary text messages. Read in @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...thestranger.comSeattle Is Poised to Ban Supermarket Algorithmic Price Discrimination - The StrangerThis coming Tuesday, in an effort to crack down on price gouging and discrimination, the Seattle City Council will vote on a bill prohibiting large grocery store companies from using customer personal... 11344871319
Reposted by adnanMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026Chief Oil Analyst for Gulf Oil: 23931051200
Reposted by adnanZahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comEPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power PlantsThe US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. 115754527
Reposted by adnanCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi... 46679473376
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Almost all supplements and wellness efforts have to prove nothing in their efficacy. Pharmaceuticals actually have a harder time, since they have to be based in real science. 000
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 07/09/2026MAHA is as big as it is because the 'wellness, industry is 3x as large as the 'big pharma' They're so big they can pay to make 'big pharma' scary, even though it's a regulated space compared to the wellness industry. www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...entrepreneur.comThe Wellness Industry Is Now Richer Than Big Pharma and SportsNorth American residents spend over $5,000 per year on wellness, according to a new study. The industry hit a record high in 2023. 101
Reposted by adnanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026under remarked on aspect of trump is his deep hatred of natural beauty and the natural world. 16658911180
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Being an adult, trying to take a break from - the dog getting cancer, again - parents seeping into dementia - work giving you the 4th manager of the year - existential crises ..only to find - the computer you built two years ago failing to post - 1h Steam game update - 30min Nvidia driver update 110
Reposted by adnanMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/09/2026Trump has found so many ways to use the presidency to enrich himself and his family that we had to narrow the list down. Here are 75 of the most staggering examples of Trump corruption in 2026. And yes, there were more. Read Ron Filipkowski’s full breakdown:meidasplus.comThe 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026So far. 19344052231
Reposted by adnanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/09/2026this sounds less like a plan to help stay-at-home parents and more like a one to punish working ones www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...nytimes.comTrump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working OnesThe proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents. 1402298478
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Man, huskers suck again. Why do I wake so early for sadness year in and year out. 000
Reposted by adnanBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 04/09/2026He truly got checkmated by a literal pawn 563305402
Reposted by adnanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/09/2026the most dudes rock thing i have seen i a minute. also yes this is what my algo serves me 1093407349
Reposted by adnanPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It really sounds like we're hurtling toward a crisis here. The USPS seems determined to disenfranchise MILLIONS of Americans, and there is no reason to believe the Supreme Court won't let them do it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...nytimes.comUSPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump OrderElection officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters. 25705237
Reposted by adnanAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/09/2026The brutality and inhumanity of ICE continues to grow www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...nytimes.comDeportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows (Gift Article)Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties. 511032494
Reposted by adnanReuters @reuters.com · 01/09/2026Jason Isbell, other musicians sue Suno over AI training reut.rs/4dhq05lreut.rsJason Isbell, other musicians sue Suno over AI trainingA group of musicians including renowned singer-songwriter Jason Isbell has filed a class-action lawsuit against AI music generator Suno in Massachusetts federal court for allegedly violating their publicity rights. 211038
Reposted by adnanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026the retconning is to support the argument that "trump won in 2024 because of anti-woke." but other than some nebulous "vibe shift" and the prominence of a few podcasters, there is vanishingly little hard evidence for this claim. 582683468
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Nothing has made people more overly confident than AI. I am over it. 000
adnan @decad3nce.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It's the same argument crypto bros have been making for... well decades at this point. 010
Reposted by adnanRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 129190418282
Reposted by adnanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Justice Jackson: This "violates well-established precedents concerning this Court's equitable discretion and needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections. It also lets another shoe drop in the Kafkaesque nightmare that our precedents have been steadily creating." 7629691184
Reposted by adnanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Apparently, some folks still want to do business in California. 👀 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/tech/ai/cali... 822302581
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