Reposted by Karl BodeJustin Ling @justinling.ca · 45mFrom the team that brought you AI John Cena Who Sexts Your Kids comes a profoundly bad new way to hoover up your data. 34321
Reposted by Karl BodeKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 22hMeta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling himkarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 401648653
Reposted by Karl BodeKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 1hTrump and the tech oligarch's new "AI accord" is a meaningless and toothless performance -- designed to pre-empt real oversight and propped up by a pathetic U.S. press:karlbode.comTrump's New 'AI Guardrails' Are Worthless Gibberish Propped Up By A Shitty PressTech and media giants are desperate to convince the electorate that meaningful corporate oversight isn't necessary. 412736
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 53mdon't amplify lies in the headlinearstechnica.comOpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concernsOpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip. 38213
Reposted by Karl Bodemtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1hit's cool that Bill Gates' own wife thought the Epstein Files stuff was bad enough that she divorced him, but for the Thought Leaders he's still a guy in perfectly good standing 12675112
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1hhow is it possible that Peter Thiel has more money than god yet always looks like he's suffering from a bout of deep jungle diarrhea 3613815
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1hto make the corruption more palatable to a dim and befuddled electorate you need to occasionally engage in public interest performance art with the help of Rupert Murdoch's propaganda empirenypost.comExclusive | FTC opens sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other ‘super intelligence’ modelsFTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched the investigation before one of the AI models went rogue during a test — in what’s since been dubbed the “Hugging Face incident” — but the ag… 0308
Reposted by Karl BodeMillie Cassese ⚖️ @millienyc.bsky.social · 1h"The corporate press has actively and unsubtly decided to pretend corruption doesn't exist, because it serves the financial interest of media ownership to play make believe." - Karl Bode 03510
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1hTrump and the tech oligarch's new "AI accord" is a meaningless and toothless performance -- designed to pre-empt real oversight and propped up by a pathetic U.S. press:karlbode.comTrump's New 'AI Guardrails' Are Worthless Gibberish Propped Up By A Shitty PressTech and media giants are desperate to convince the electorate that meaningful corporate oversight isn't necessary. 412736
Reposted by Karl BodePatt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 3hAny "morally binding" document that purportedly binds Donald Trump isn't worth the pixels it's written on. 1387
Reposted by Karl Bodeemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4hMe too! emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...emptywheel.netIn the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheelOnce you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous. 22910
Reposted by Karl BodeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hRep. Rich McCormick on data centers: "They're not gonna use your water. They're gonna keep your electricity rate low. They're gonna pay for your teachers, schools, roads, most likely your property taxes. You're gonna have more jobs. It's gonna be an amazing thing to have in your neighborhood." 306489109
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4hI'm absolutely fascinated by "journalism" that can't seem to tell readers an obvious truth. Like the fact this is absolutely meaningless bullshit designed to pre-empt real oversightreuters.comTrump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by him and tech executives that he met... 20353114
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 20hPROBLEM SOLVE CASE CLOSEcbsnews.comTrump and major AI executives sign "morally binding" voluntary controls: "It's almost like a constitution"President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on powerful AI technol... 1013627
Reposted by Karl BodeHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 20h“…Muse can be easily prompted to compile dossiers on Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to members of vulnerable groups – including undocumented immigrants, transgender teachers, poll workers, Iranian dissidents, and women who said they had ordered abortion pills in states with abortion bans”hntrbrk.comDox for Me, O MuseMuse AI can leverage Facebook data to build lists of people in vulnerable groups on request for ordinary users. 615273
Reposted by Karl BodeHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 21hOne of the biggest AI companies is paying to "present" Politico's flagship newsletter as it touts "AI's big day in Washington." Good stuff. 823743
Reposted by Karl Bodee.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22hbetween the metaverse, the pervert glasses, and now this fuzzy avatar mess, Meta is on a generational run of real-world Black Mirror episodes 18558127
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 22hParamount's top lawyer Makan Delrahim (Trump's first term DOJ "antitrust enforcer") is trying to snag the rights to a Lindsey Graham documentary that contains candid recorded conversations with David Ellisonstatus.newsEllison’s Graham Doc GrabParamount is nearing a deal to pay an eye-popping sum for a documentary about the late Lindsey Graham that is also said to contain candid footage involving David Ellison himself, Status has learned. 43613
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 22hsubstack executives gave him a big cash advance to post on the platform 517853
Reposted by Karl BodeHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5440611098
Reposted by Karl BodeDag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 22hOther than that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play? 04911
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 22hMeta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling himkarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 401648653
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23habsolute chucklefuckerykarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 25712
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026also there was a minority woman who believes in antitrust law briefly in charge of the FTC! 2797
Reposted by Karl BodePam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI 932478654
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026you know it's going great when even INC., basically pseudo-journalistic fan-fiction for MBAs, starts ragging on your shiny new productinc.comMeta’s New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It ToPermission isn't the same and what a user actually expects your AI product will do with their personal information. 513324
Reposted by Karl Bodeevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...appleinsider.com 1001910978
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026oligarch-friendly agitprop has to at very least be well-crafted ad-engagement eyeball bait But not only does Weiss suck at journalism, she sucks at compelling propaganda. her replacement will be worse, and she'll somehow continue to fail upwardradaronline.comEXCLUSIVE: Bari Weiss 'Likely Out' at CBS After Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger as 'Anti-Woke' Editor Blamed for Torpedoing '60 Minutes'Bari Weiss has been blamed for 60 Minutes' slide in viewership this season after making sweeping changes to the news network. 1212921
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026automakers are some of the worst on privacy and security of any industry in America, which makes their push to ban Chinese EVs "for privacy and security" extra fucking annoyingtheverge.comYour car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said. 524769
Reposted by Karl BodeAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 29/09/2026A reminder that America cannot have a multiracial, multicultural democracy if the United States Supreme Court is allowed to continue to exist in its current form 3695209
Reposted by Karl BodeJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I give up. I’m moving into a cave. 723413649
Reposted by Karl BodeRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme... 1133539563
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 28/09/2026CEO said a thing!karlbode.com"CEO Said A Thing!" Journalism"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion. 413321
Reposted by Karl Bodefry69 @fry69.dev · 28/09/2026"We, really, really, really want our tech oligopoly be secured by government regulation." 1356
Reposted by Karl BodeDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it. 11141611430
Reposted by Karl BodeAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The idea that people want AI oversight to happen "all of a sudden" ignores years of research, warnings, and policy efforts. The delay hasn’t been a lack of awareness; it’s been because of years of industry lobbying against regulation, political resistance, and inaction. 37931243
Reposted by Karl BodeLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They didn’t go fucking rogue, they were put in a leaky box and given bad instructionsnytimes.comOpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission. 13408100
Reposted by Karl BodeProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595893522
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 26/09/2026huhhollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 1520053
Reposted by Karl Bodee.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 25/09/2026here's the trailer for "MUSK" youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10youtu.beMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 712446
Reposted by Karl Bodevortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 25/09/2026Incredible scenes from Meta. Apparently you can prompt inject their Muse agent into giving you a root shell on the box it's running on by roleplaying that you are actually the Muse agent itself.neuromatch.socialjonny (nonvenomous) (@jonny@neuromatch.social)Attached: 1 image Not only confirming this, its extremely easy. Almost no prompt injection resistance lmao 16372106
Reposted by Karl BodeAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026raise their goddam taxes holy shit 331626277
Reposted by Karl BodeHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 25/09/2026Hell Gate reporters are out in the streets talking to the people. 10963981
Reposted by Karl BodeAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 24/09/2026Spot on: "Instead of real conversations about what meaningful ground-up reform looks like in a country too corrupt to function, the press helps industry submerge the discourse in science fiction fables and clickbait misdirection." 113254
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 25/09/2026I love the straightforward refusal by establishment DC political outlets to acknowledge that corruption is a thingsemafor.comView: White House is isolated in brushing off AI safetyPresident Donald Trump’s call to leave AI “exactly where it is” contrasts even with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. 111930
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 25/09/2026and by "using AI to improve government efficiency and reduce fraud and waste" we mean just a giant, lumbering piece of shit built by weird and incompetent zealotsarstechnica.comTrump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experimentVendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible." 210629