Reposted by Roger Lancefield
It's staggering that millions of people now routinely have private conversations with - and trust the outputs of - fancy chatbots owned by some of the most immoral and irresponsible people on the planet.
Roger Lancefield
@spudger.bsky.social
193 followers 183 following 148 posts
Humanist and Dorset denizen. Born back when atmospheric CO2 was at 321 ppm. Computers, archaeology, stargazing, bicycles, environment. (I won't be submitting a scan of my face or my credit card details to KWS, so no DMs I'm afraid.)
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu)
