Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 13/10/2026most economically-viable AI company 231244219
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha 585132823393
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialdragonweirdo @dragonweirdo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mina the Hollower doin a lil dance Song: At Last We Rest (Old Graveyard) by Jake Kaufman 5545951638
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 23/09/2026I don’t know how you read this and say that AI is going to work out financially speaking. This is a senior person at Fidelity saying money invested in AI is dead, and has been for more than three months. How much louder do people need the sound to be? 2274079
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 23/09/2026Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro saying that the AI trade has been “dead money” for three months, and that it’s inflationary, meaning (as I’ve discussed multiple times) that the more debt they raise the more expensive debt becomes and the more they build data centers the more expensive it gets 221044206
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/09/2026Holy shit. Bloomberg just verified one of my biggest scoops - that Microsoft only has 2gw of operational capacity. I had it at 1.993GW in prep for the story that @aishadown.bsky.social and I did for the guardian. Vindication! www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 251934361
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/09/2026It also means that multiple different tech companies are deliberately misleading investors about the scale of their operations, and that NVIDIA has been selling a lot of gpus that are not doing anything. 952245
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialStop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's not over until it's over. ESA lobbyists bought some time with bad arguments against #StopKillingGames but California is coming back for round two in 2027. #skg Remember to join our community Discord to get involved: discord.gg/TCE6uXwsBe 08130
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialStop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You spend ten years of your life making a game, and then it gets shut down." - Matt from Alderon Games #StopKillingGames isn't about gamers vs. developers. Ubisoft killed the game they spent years building, and they couldn't play it either. Now they can. 19232
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.social Accursed Farms updates @notrossscott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.pcgamer.com/games/strate... 18925
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialTrav Guy / 🎂 Birthday 10/21 🎂 @thattravguy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Til all are onestatic.klipy.comTransformers 2 Ending: Optimus Prime and SamALT: Transformers 2 Ending: Optimus Prime and Sam 427656
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialStop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"They completely lose access...I don't think that's right" Thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social for defending consumer rights and supporting our #StopKillingGames ! 310038
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/08/2026There is a vague assumption that “ai is changing everything” based on everyone shoving it in everything and rich people saying it’s the future. This era is going to look very stupid in the future 2778597
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/08/2026Also even within articles stating AI is overhyped and a massive bubble people still say stuff like “while I don’t dispute the transformative potential of AI” or “AI will obviously one day change everything” like they’ll be shot without the disclaimer 301599272
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 23/08/2026The capex is expensive, but so is running AI GPUs. People want this to be “like the dot com bubble” to not think about how big the misallocation of capital is. All of the current demand is from companies that can’t afford to pay without endless VC dollars or people renting compute to resell to them. 1137130
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialCassandra🐊 @frozennorth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026how I communicate with you all 01153423
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialwinpuss 🍥 (COMMS open) @winpuss.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Sketch August 11, 2026 016627
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/08/2026Free Newsletter: OpenAI and Anthropic are now load-bearing, unprofitable and unsustainable AI labs that represent the majority of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's future revenue growth. Without hundreds of billions in funding, the era of hypergrowth ends. www.wheresyoured.at/dont-look-up/wheresyoured.atDon't Look UpIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in... 13609157
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialStop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026We have a big win! #StopKillingGames and #StopKillingInternet signed a joint letter opposing the UK government’s proposed VPN ban and we succeeded! Proud to stand alongside @mozilla.org , @proton.me @amnesty.org , Reporters Without Borders, and leading VPNs to defend a free and open internet. ... 7420156
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.social🌸Anime Themes🌸 @animethemes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Anime: Undead Unluck Style: Opening Track: 01 Artist: Ziyoou-vachi Year: 2023 Studio: David Production #Anime #Animesky #AnineThemes #AnimeOpening #AnimeOpenings #AnimeOP #UndeadUnluck #Undead #Unluck 07338
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialCulture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 05/06/2026Antony Starr speaks out against AI "'[AI] is coming no matter what' ... bla bla. Recent movies have proven that people want human stories. Not big ridiculous VFX-driven nonsense" "Ever tried to go to an Al movie premiere? The cast are horrible and they hate their human fans" 133109577
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 02/06/2026This is the con of generative AI. Artificial intelligence that is not intelligent, that's inherently unreliable, and its value and ROI is impossible to measure. The fact that I need to make this case shows how well the con has worked. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-doesnt-have-roi/ 921447
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 02/06/2026The AI industry is now hysterically trying to claim that AI has ROI, but you can't measure it because it's special or different somehow. These are acts of cowardice, and an attempt to make you ignore what your eyes and ears are telling you. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-doesnt-have-roi/ 59915
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 28/05/2026‘Amphibia’ creator Matt Braly speaks out against the use of AI in animation: “If you need to partner with AI to get a greenlight on your project, it ain’t worth it.” 3672852203
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/05/2026meta will die in the next decade 531132109
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialDETTAN 🏳️⚧️ ☛ COMMS CLOSED @dettanarts.bsky.social · 17/05/2026[FanArt] I'm so happy that after over well over 10 years Gameoverse is finally back! I've been waiting since I was in middle school! Congratulations @rubberross.bsky.social 🎉 #gameoverse 102229497
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialDemonbloodpal adoptables open @demonbloodpal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I love kit in her SF of ref great pilot #gameoverse 220146
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/04/2026I joined the Times Tech Report to talk about the Hater's Guide To OpenAI, Sam Altman's long history of lies and con artistry, the larger OpenAI con, and the disingenuous PR campaign behind Anthropic's Claude Mythos. youtu.be/RojN74P1lDI?...youtu.be‘Sam Altman is an historic con artist’ | Ed ZitronYouTube video by The Tech Report 1330151
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialcathy the most ghoulish @cathyraytv.bsky.social · 02/04/2026to the handful of people that saw yesterday's post 0172
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 26/03/2026This new paper is the death knell for the tired argument that AI models don't memorise their training data. They do. This paper proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt. I wrote up the paper's findings here: dontstealthisblog.substack.com/p/large-lang...dontstealthisblog.substack.comLarge Language Models Memorise Their Training DataA new paper shows that LLMs memorise much more of their training data than was previously known. 23718
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialNew Blood Interactive @newblood.games · 25/03/2026Here are Dave and David's full unedited comments for those interested: 9078333221
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialbeetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Let this Sora situation be a lesson. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art 2054841812
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/03/2026Free newsletter: The AI industry is lying to you about progress. Only 5GW of data centers are under construction, it takes 6 months to bring online a single quarter's worth of NVIDIA GPU sales, and LLM code is actively breaking big tech. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/wheresyoured.atThe AI Industry Is Lying To YouHi! If you like this piece and want to support my independent reporting and analysis, why not subscribe to my premium newsletter? It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newslet... 511368404
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/03/2026Both the Wall Street Journal and The Information confirming that OpenAI is killing Sora - both the app and *access to its video-generating model for developers*. This is a huge move that suggests things are a bit desperate www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open... www.theinformation.com/articles/ope... 993570984
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/03/2026This will end up being likely a monologue and part of the intro of this week's premium, but every single person that wrote a "Sora 2 is destroying Hollywood" piece should be apologizing to their audiences and to the entertainment industry for deliberately misleading and scaring people in TV/Cinema 22801153
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialThe Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 24/03/2026Breaking: Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sorabit.lyDisney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters SoraIn a surprise move, OpenAI will shut down its Sora AI video app, just months after it was first launched. 22842501224
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 20/03/2026Premium Newsletter: The Hater's Guide To Adobe, a company built on innovation in digital design that's turned into a parasite that monetizes monopolies and customer exploitation. Its AI play is a big money loser, and can't hide that Adobe is on the decline. www.wheresyoured.at/hatersguide-adobe/wheresyoured.atPremium: The Hater's Guide To AdobeI hear from a lot of people that are filled with bilious fury about the tech industry, but few companies have pissed off the world more than Adobe. As the foremost monopolist in software, web and gra... 33810184
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 20/03/2026Joined the Times Tech Report to talk about how the entire AI bubble is built on subsidies, why generative AI is nothing like Uber, and how I see no sustainable path for this industry. youtu.be/oAbpVCn-Ox0?...youtu.beAI Bubble: Nobody will pay for unsubsidised AI | Ed ZitronYouTube video by The Tech Report 1038152
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 17/03/2026Free newsletter: Why're we still doing this? Despite $1tr+ in investment, every AI company is unprofitable, LLMs have yet to provide tangible productivity benefits, and private credit-backed data center debt may be the next great financial crisis. www.wheresyoured.at/why-are-we-still-doing-this/wheresyoured.atWhy Are We Still Doing This?Hi! If you like this piece and want to support my work, please subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere fro... 19799222
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialsun4life.bsky.social @sun4life.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Speaking from the perspective of an average bystander, that's how 2008 went. 031
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 13/03/2026Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I talk about the end of tech’s hypergrowth era, generative AI’s failure as a business model, and why we need to stop looking to the past to prove that the future will work out. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betterofflinepodcasts.apple.comMonologue: It's The Beginning Of HistoryPodcast Episode · Better Offline · March 13 · Bonus · 15m 2899
Reposted by @wettyds.bsky.socialBlue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026AI is out there telling people to put garlic in their buttholes. Just thought you'd want to know. 421002347