Reposted by MCCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026The next five graphs are even less convincing, and the argumentation becomes even weaker. It was almost impossible for me to imagine how a seemingly intelligent person could have written it—but I found a secret clue buried in the text itself. 1636647
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like how accessible but thorough this write-up is. Really helpful bibliography at the end too, good resource. I've found myself in conversations with friends more on the AI doomer side lately, so background helps. 112
Reposted by MCFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 27/09/2026That’s pretty much my read on it - also, it supports the idea that worrying about dumb, unlikely bullshit like super intelligent dogs with thumbs using drones to kill us is just as valid as real, actual current problems like “will AI take my job”: little-flying-robots.ghost.io/why-we-cant-...little-flying-robots.ghost.ioWhy We Can't Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AIImagine if instead of regulating drones via the standard lengthy, boring, and bureaucratic process - which we did - we instead decided, in the name of fostering all-important American drone innovation... 318112
Reposted by MCSwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 27/09/2026Well, just had a leading LLM get an internal error processing a Material Safety Data Sheet I sent it, so it HALLUCINATED THE ENTIRE THING INSTEAD and created a fake version of the product... so it could give answers about the product. Oh lord. 2330367
Reposted by MCScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New Mexico v Zuckerberg round two also ends in verdict for the people and damages in the billions. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...santafenewmexican.comNew Mexico wins second suit against MetaA Santa Fe County jury found the social media giant lied to consumers about how their personal information was handled by the company and third-party users. 318456
Reposted by MCDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project? 15145891298
Reposted by MCProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202615/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 91815542
Reposted by MCDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026If you're wondering why I'm so het up about the "AI Doomerism" shit lately, it's because i have students who are actually scared about this shit from the credulous coverage the "AI" Bros' claims have been getting, & I've spent multiple hours trying to give them the tools to tear the fear-hype apart. 517744
Reposted by MCghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026but it's not the rate itself that matters, it's the change in cost to own. matched 22-month windows ending at rate peak: 131099
Reposted by MCFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That: 28860751590
Reposted by MCJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ouch... “Do you watch the news? Do you listen to the radio? Do you read anything about what’s going on in the world? Because the problem with lawyers relying on AI and hallucinations is an above-the-fold story - every single day” Justice Shannon Bacon asked ✏️ @krqe.comkrqe.comNew Mexico Supreme Court finds attorney in contempt of court for use of AI in murder caseNEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A prominent New Mexico attorney is in the hot seat after using AI to write a legal brief that made it into the court record, filled with errors. An appeal in a murder … 195
Reposted by MCBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I've attempted to take the "AI extinction" people at face value all weekend, like an idiot, and here's the only thing that makes sense: AI guys realized their tech is deployed to kill and surveil civilians by out-of-control (but human!) American defense contractors and stopping them is now hard. 2066659
Reposted by MCAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11477793640
Reposted by MCMolly White @molly.wiki · 12/09/2026i've gotten six of these emails today alone, and all of them are offering to cite the work that i've already researched and cited myself because i, y'know, wrote it 928651
Reposted by MC🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I wonder what people are thinking about The Bulwark. Lots of good reporting; appreciate Noam Kristol and the good analysis of Trump and the GOP. However, we now have a pattern: They helped kill a huge story about fundraising spam, let a data center guy hit The Nerd Reich book, & the anti-DSA focus.data4democracy.substack.comThe Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ SideThis is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so. 185317
Reposted by MCRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 06/09/2026I’m going to need everyone who’s reporting on AI psychosis and how it’s making people, especially men, come up with theories of everything to please talk with the scientists who have been getting multiple emails from “theory of everything” guys for decades 783699590
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026*Before* "I hate this group of people and wish all the worst things would happen to them, they're not human the way I am." *Gets included in group* "Oh this is terrible, I wouldn't wish this on anybody, it's inhumane." Sigh. 010
Reposted by MCBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/09/2026No fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you. 966135532214
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026After probably the 30th text in at many days (all from different campaigns or pacs), I finally deleted my ActBlue account today. I would have kept it open if they provided some controls over data sharing and contact preferences, but it's too exploitative and hostile to users and small donors. 000
Reposted by MCJeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com · 27/08/2026So the people launching a new Twitter under the name Twitter launched their thing so I signed up. Turns out they have an AI scanning tweets for "truth" and it currently has no idea what it's doing. Posted something innocuous about Star Wars Zero Company and it essentially blocked it from all feeds. 1153558853
Reposted by MCMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A lot of discussion about AI and its use in research (and teaching / learning) at the workshop I’m at. It’s made me think a bit more about my position, and I think where I’m at is: AI can be great for doing things, but I don’t think it’s great for understanding things, & that’s the business I’m in. 1201
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Just got reviewer comments back on a paper draft (another institution is the lead). Do you want to guess how many separate, numbered questions reviewer 2 had? No go on, guess. Tip: they're certainly AI generated. 100
Reposted by MCKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/08/2026I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam" 183142592640
Reposted by MCKrista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Very seriously, I blocked several hundred people over my VERY CUTE CHICKADEE QUILTED PLACEMATS and my Bluesky experience improved dramatically. 234512
Reposted by MCChris B-Eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 06/08/2026I would like to see more companies admit this - being a public company no longer means running a successful, thriving business. It strictly means delivering growth to investors, every single quarter, who do not care at all about the product the company sells or the people who produce it. 6063001901
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I made the mistake of donating to a candidate through ActBlue recently and now my phone is blowing up with nonstop texts from campaigns all over the country. I'm responding "STOP" but they just keep coming. Honesty this just makes me want to delete my ActBlue profile and drop donating entirely. 110
Reposted by MCJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026New Mexico has the worst child fatality rate in the West, with 14 deaths tied to failures by the state in the past 2 years CYFD isn't a new problem for the Gov who controls the agency or #nmleg who funds it. You can say you care about kids, but when all resources go to cops, we know the truthsantafenewmexican.com'This is obscene': Lawmakers express frustrations over systemic CYFD issuesLawmakers vowed to make changes to demand more accountability and direction from CYFD after session discussing troubling data. 0106
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Pretty grim. Leaves me with the impression we are entering a "dark forest" era of the internet. Only large corporations/sites will be able to spend the resources to defend against unregulated AI-driven attacks, while the rest of us lose access to free-flowing and unbiased information. 100
Reposted by MCErnie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 25/07/2026AI and prediction markets tag-team a legendary site. stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-...stephenfollows.comWhat just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us allIf you work in or around the film industry, there is a decent chance you have used the work of The Numbers this month, whether you realise it or not. 052
Reposted by MCOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I'm not even rooting against Argentina at this point I am rooting against FIFA 332747342
Reposted by MCRachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 09/07/2026related, I have sent this @drewmagary.bsky.social column to so many people lately. it really speaks to the moment of what ALL publishers — of any size, content type, funding model — are up against right nowsfgate.comGoogle hates you"The repercussions of Google's pivot to AI will be vast and horrid." 5809227
Reposted by MCJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Anyone who follows this account knows I’ve been warning about Waymo since they went live. Waymo willingly works with I.C.E. as well as cops. It’s NOT written explicitly in their policy, but Waymo’s actions are clear. I’ve personally witnessed evidence obtained from Waymo. This is very, very bad.futurism.comWaymo Takes Revenge, Dropping Drunk Teens Directly Into Squad of CopsA Waymo vehicle delivered two 15-year-olds, who were drinking alcohol and shooting small water beads out of the car, straight to police. 71827317
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I just love @dieworkwear.bsky.social's skill at throwing subtle shade. Best in the business. 000
Reposted by MCIoannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Today's NYT jobs report coverage (left) compared to exactly 2 years ago under Biden (right). Notice the numbers. 17551301826
Reposted by MCWhich Witch R U 🏳️🌈 @which-witch-ru.bsky.social · 30/06/2026RIP to RL Stoller. He was an incredible educator. His article on child predators is one of the best I’ve found - comprehensive and well-referenced. May he finally be at peace. bsky.app/profile/whic... 043
Reposted by MCLucidies (Comms Open) @lucidiesart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026You guys better contact reps. if this passes and any of you complain after not doing shit you can go to hell tbh if this passes the the internet is fucked 24955
Reposted by MCGeorge Hahn @georgehahn.com · 30/06/2026Every time I watch PBS Newshour, I’m swiftly reminded of what an actual news broadcast should be. 198102531591
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I'm is forced to use Microsoft products at work, and this week has been REALLY trying my patience. Everything recently updated to shove Copilot down your throat more aggressively than I thought possible. I'm so frustrated and sad for the future... 100
Reposted by MCKate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 18/06/2026This might be one of the funniest chart about energy scenarios I’ve seen. You can hardly see “actual” for gas 513152961
Reposted by MCdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026NEW: A trove of internal records from Dialog, the secret society cofounded by Peter Thiel, was left exposed online. WIRED obtained a second cache of records that reveal who's really attending, how they're screened, and what personal details they were promised would stay private.wired.comLeak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ SocietyMore than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. 26761762670
Reposted by MCFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/06/2026If you choose to live somewhere that gets cold in winter, you are choosing a LESS sustainable lifestyle than someone who lives in a warmer climate. Yes, I’m looking directly at you, morally superior Northerners. 3323239
Reposted by MCDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/06/2026"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).proelectrica.substack.comElite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy DisruptionNotes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026 241130934160
Reposted by MCsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 07/06/2026OK! So my suspicion here is that the role of AI in this fiasco is overexaggerated because the company is trying to find a scapegoat that isn't "Korean Starbucks is run by conservatives and Korean conservatives' brains have rotted from the inside out." 382827482
Reposted by MCEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 06/06/2026What the fuck did I just read? (h/t @erininthemorning.com) www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comUW diabetes researcher removed from conference by policeDr. Steven Kahn, director of the UW Diabetes Research Center, was removed by police from a national conference as he and others handed out copies of an editorial. 721073
Reposted by MCDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/06/2026These images posted by the Claude Code team are so amusing to me not because the perfect architecture is just Claude talking to Claude talking to Claude but instead that you have layers of Claudes whose job is to fix the errors and hallucinations of the other Claudes. 1761936320
Reposted by MCCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Overhead photos and analysis. Gift link.nytimes.comWhere Is Iran’s Highly Enriched Uranium? (Gift Article)The fate of Iran’s stockpile is among the biggest uncertainties surrounding a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran. 12514
Reposted by MCryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/05/2026if MAHA were a meat industry conspiracy to trick people with cardiac disease to choke down as many beef products as possible before they croak, it would be doing exactly what it's doing www.statnews.com/2026/05/22/s...statnews.comThe seed oil panic is hurting my cardiac patients“My patients are replacing olive oil with beef tallow, even if they don't tell me during cardiac rehab,” writes a clinical dietitian. 23996221
Reposted by MCHL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026From one of Nature's hella pricey OA journals. Springer-Nature is actively damaging the scientific enterprise. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comRETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP 2344
Reposted by MCjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/05/2026i have been writing about the virginia supreme court decision with a certain amount of analytical detachment but if i’m being honest i’m also fucking furious i took the time to go vote and then my ballot got tossed out by these dipshits 180113531731
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026All I have to say is, Jesus Christ: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8W...youtube.comRobot Dogs Are A Security NightmareYouTube video by Benn Jordan 000