Warner Crocker

Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Boosts offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand…

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2026-03-23 12:10:34 UTC

Good morning. Head down heading into the week. #Photography #Today #Chicago
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2026-03-22 11:40:04 UTC

Epidemics of reading, opinions, and the wild ways of artists.
Sunday Morning Reading
With writing from @nprofile…fetz David Remick, Chris Castle, Carlo Iacono, and more.
H/T to @nprofile…egn4
#SundayMorningReading #AI #politics #culture #comics
https://warnercrocker.com/2026/03/22/sunday-morning-reading-147/
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2026-03-20 00:13:25 UTC

No one is surprised.
Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job
#oolitics
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/father-servicemember-killed-iran-war-never-told-hegseth-finish-the-job-rcna264297
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2026-03-08 22:26:58 UTC

Rest in peace, good sir.
'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84 https://apnews.com/article/country-joe-mcdonald-vietnam-protest-woodstock-hippie-b4eca4ef494e4d78916eb1e8ef229eb7
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2026-01-31 15:01:30 UTC

Chicago last night supporting the general strike #Chicago #Minneapolis #iceout
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2025-10-10 13:02:25 UTC

This part of the Nobel committee's statement hits.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2025/press-release/
#politics #NobelPeacePrize
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2025-08-11 12:29:54 UTC

Good morning. Summer summers along. #Photography #Today #Summer #Chicago
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2025-08-03 13:08:03 UTC

Some things defy understanding. Others appear less murky. Occasionally some hit the target. Tomatoes and potatoes may be involved.
Sunday Morning Reading
with writing from
@nprofile…fdtf
@nprofile…qgtr
@nprofile…s852
@nprofile…5t3w and more.
#SundayMorningReading #SocialMedia #Tech #culture #politics #writing
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/08/03/sunday-morning-reading-114/
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2025-07-17 12:23:02 UTC

Good morning. The Dog Days of Summer summer along. #Photography #Today #Summer #Chicago #Flowers
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2025-07-15 12:24:20 UTC

Good morning. Summer summers along. #Photography #Today #Summer #Chicago #Flowers
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2025-07-10 21:02:11 UTC

Monarch-ing around. #Photography #Monarch #butterflies #Summer
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2025-05-23 13:14:43 UTC

The lack of imagination in the media is only surpassed by the lack of integrity. #media #politics #tech #journalism

2025-04-25 14:34:21 UTC

Not good.#politics
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2025-04-01 14:49:42 UTC

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@nprofile…lvhv I'm working on a strategy to do similar. My stumbling block is that many of the places I work for/with aren't, for a myriad of reasons, able to shift in ways that allow me to ditch some things I'd like to ditch. Going to be a tough challenge. But that's the trap we've built for ourselves.
I've been following, both with envy and interest your journey so far.

2025-04-01 12:55:25 UTC

EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
#politics
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-tariffs-counter-strike-big-tech-us-banks-donald-trump/
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2025-03-20 21:33:18 UTC

Crazy weather transitions on this first day of Spring. #Photography #Winter #Spring #Chicago
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2025-03-15 21:45:42 UTC

Last night I read a paper one of my nephews had turned in for one of this college classes. I caught a factual error and then looked a bit deeper. There were at least two more.
He says he used AI to create the paper.
The grader didn't catch the errors either. He got an A. #AI #WASF

2025-02-23 13:07:34 UTC

Good morning. Winter winters on. #Photography #Today #Winter #Chicago
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2025-02-15 13:39:20 UTC

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@nprofile…s852 Late is always preferable to never at all. I've been fine until I picked up a bout of pneumonia that I'm dealing with currently. Not fun. Hope things are well with you.

2025-02-12 13:35:34 UTC

Good morning. Winter winters on with snow shoveling on the horizon. #Photography #Today #Chicago #Winter #Snow
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2025-02-02 14:10:54 UTC

Bogus science, finance, politics, and tech dominate this Groundhog Day edition of Sunday Morning Reading
With writing from @nprofile…s852
@nprofile…fq0p and more.
Sunday Morning Reading
#SundayMorningReading #Culture #Finance #AI #Politics #BlackHistoryMonth #GroundhogDay
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/02/02/sunday-morning-reading-88/
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2025-01-16 13:45:44 UTC

Good morning. Winter winters on. #Photography #Today #Winter #Chicago
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2025-01-15 23:52:09 UTC

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@nprofile…qgtr I was in the audience for the opening in Chicago for the US production prior to it heading to BWay, featuring Joe Mantegna in the lead among an incredible cast including Bob Prosky and Mike Nussbaum.
The audience was shocked when Joe went up on his lines in the opening monologue, (structure of the play is different than the film) stopped the show, apologized and said the show needed to restart. Curtain came down. We took a break. Started again
Quite a night of theatre

2024-12-30 21:19:19 UTC

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@nprofile…nnc3 The big thing about life is it is made up of the little things.

2024-12-10 00:42:59 UTC

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@nprofile…qgtr @nprofile…0swg I wouldn’t bring charges.

2024-12-09 14:28:54 UTC

FWIW I don't think any baseball player (or anyone else for that matter) is worth $765 million in salary for their talents. #JuanSoto #Baseball #MLB

2024-12-09 14:24:21 UTC

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@nprofile…p703 They nailed the fundamentals. OF HYPE.
And that typically comes back to bite you in the ass to stall innovation.

2024-12-09 13:46:12 UTC

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@nprofile…qgtr Yes, it does. And so do we.

2024-12-09 13:42:46 UTC

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@nprofile…qgtr @nprofile…s852 We can only hope.

2024-12-09 13:42:06 UTC

Life cycles. Today would be my mother’s birthday. I’m spending it with my daughter, her granddaughter, and my daughter’s daughter and son. #photography #family
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2024-12-09 13:30:10 UTC

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@nprofile…qgtr @nprofile…s852 I missed the obvious one earlier. Perhaps Witch Doctor.

2024-12-09 13:26:09 UTC

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@nprofile…qgtr @nprofile…s852 Wait. I thought she was already a witch. So, I guess we refer to here as Dr. Witch now.

2024-12-08 13:24:15 UTC

Sunday Morning Reading is on the road but there’s still plenty to share. With writing from @nprofile…6ytr
@nprofile…at8a
and more.
#SundayMorningReading #healthcare #politics #AI #theatre #Haiti #BrianKrebs
Sunday Morning Reading https://warnercrocker.com/2024/12/08/sunday-morning-reading-80/
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2024-12-05 18:07:25 UTC

Not seeing the “reasoning” in this move
OpenAI is charging $200 a month for an exclusive version of its o1 ‘reasoning’ model
#AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24314147/openai-reasoning-model-o1-strawberry-chatgpt-pro-new-tier
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2024-12-04 19:12:31 UTC

Lowering the bar, goal post moving or treading water?
Sam Altman lowers the bar for AGI
#AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/4/24313130/sam-altman-openai-agi-lower-the-bar
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2024-11-27 16:39:03 UTC

As the AI Girlfriend Industry Takes Off, These Feminist Artists are Hacking the System
#AI #arts #culture
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/ai-girlfriend-feminism-ann-hirsch-arvida-bystrom-maya-man-1234724822/
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2024-11-26 22:54:19 UTC

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@nprofile…s5mn Thanks for the boost. Now this summary makes more sense.
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2024-11-15 15:58:42 UTC

I understand the reaction to Twitter's move to train content for its AI. Justifiable.
Just going to say this, given that all the LLM training so far seems to be feeding on itself and degenerating with each meal, this move can only accelerate with the garbage diet Twitter posts were long before Elon took over. #AI #Twitter #X

2024-11-14 21:08:55 UTC

Phone network employs AI "grandmother" to waste scammers' time with meandering conversations
#AI
https://www.techspot.com/news/105571-phone-network-employs-ai-grandmother-waste-scammers-time.html
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2024-11-14 18:05:09 UTC

Somehow I just don’t find this headline comforting.
ChatGPT can now read some of your Mac's desktop apps | TechCrunch
#AI #OpenAI
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/chatgpt-can-now-read-some-of-your-macs-desktop-apps/
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2024-11-04 22:59:46 UTC

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@npub1xpc…3t05 They’re hitting us all up tonight.
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2024-10-27 12:25:15 UTC

Sunday Morning Reading
Jokers to the left and right, but things feel increasingly unfunny.
with writing from @npub1hyp…aehm @npub1vq3…kp63
@npub1xpc…3t05
@npub1q36…pysa and more.
#politics #AI #sundaymorningreading #tech #humor
http://warnercrocker.com/2024/10/27/sunday-morning-reading-74/

2024-10-25 13:13:49 UTC

Sadly, there’s some truth to this but Adobe can go f**k itself for saying it.
Adobe execs say artists need to embrace AI or get left behind
#AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24278715/adobe-artists-embrace-generative-ai-creative-community
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2024-10-22 21:52:40 UTC

Lordy.
Judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case on list of proposed candidates for attorney general
#politics
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-tossed-trumps-classified-docs-case-list-proposed/story?id=114997807
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2024-10-22 17:28:37 UTC

Who’d a thunk it?
AI is already making it easier to spread election lies
#politics #AI
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/ai-bots-disinformation-clemson-research
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2024-10-19 21:42:41 UTC

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@npub1vhe…33f8 I shouldn’t be, but I always am suprised at home many similar exits I’ve taken.

2024-10-19 13:26:50 UTC

Not sure why there is surprise at this. Trump/Vance have been Musk/Theil's maskirovka since the beginning.
What Elon Musk Really Wants
#politics
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/10/donald-trump-is-elon-musks-trojan-horse/680309/
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2024-10-18 12:42:09 UTC

Good morning. Fall is painting some interesting looks as cooler temps take their toll on the remaining blooms. #photography #Fall #Today #Chicago #bloomscrolling
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2024-10-17 17:42:48 UTC

Trump says Tim Cook called him to complain about the European Union
#politics #Apple
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/17/24272648/donald-trump-tim-cook-complain-european-union-fines
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2024-10-17 12:46:37 UTC

Good morning. Fall is taking its toll on the remaining blooms. Photography #Fall #Today #Chicago #bloomscrolling
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2024-10-17 03:37:46 UTC

Lordy. The decaying orange convicted felon is trying to hush up Stormy Daniels again.
https://youtu.be/64005s7cKOQ?si=5kzxUEV1a3pemItn

2024-10-16 22:37:30 UTC

Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification
#politics
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-election-rules-court-challenges-e24b1e6ecbdb44d97f81c91a4238d579
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2024-10-16 13:27:54 UTC

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@npub189n…satx Yup. Concur. Endorsed.

2024-10-15 15:52:57 UTC

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@npub10hk…d9wy I concur. For my use case it’s the perfect tool.

2024-10-15 15:51:18 UTC

Is there such a thing as reverse projection or is it just karma?
Trump Chickens Out of CNBC Interview After Bashing Harris’s Media Coverage
#politics
https://newrepublic.com/post/187171/donald-trump-interview-kamala-harris-media-coverage
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2024-10-15 12:34:58 UTC

Good morning. Fall has fallen and so have the temperatures, taking a toll on the blooms that remain bloomin.’ #photography #Fall #Today #Chicago #bloomscrolling
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2024-10-14 12:52:30 UTC

Good morning. Fall is sinking in, but some Blooms remain a bloomin’. #Photography #Fall #Today #Chicago #bloomscrolling
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2024-10-14 11:56:52 UTC

I don’t know if this info is “mis-”, “dis-“, or real
but it is concerning.
Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/10/13/federal-officials-nc-temporarily-relocated-amid-report-armed-militia-email-shows/
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2024-10-14 00:56:48 UTC

Kicking back on a Fall Sunday night.
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2024-10-14 00:52:51 UTC

Kicking back on a Fall Sunday night. #baseball #Today #Fall
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2024-10-13 15:59:45 UTC

Ya think?
Opinion | Lawyers Should Not Assist Trump in a Potential Power Grab
#politics #legal #ethics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/opinion/trump-lawyers-election.html
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2024-10-13 14:38:10 UTC

The morning after the house warming. #Photography
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2024-10-13 13:15:33 UTC

Sunday Morning Reading
Fears rise as the election nears in this week's Sunday Morning Reading
http://warnercrocker.com/2024/10/13/sunday-morning-reading-72/

2024-10-13 12:59:49 UTC

Good morning. Fall continues to take its toll on the Blooms that remain a bloomin’. #Photography #Fall #Chicago #Today #Bloomscrolling
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2024-10-12 16:28:12 UTC

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 Everytime I see one of your update posts I cheer you on, but at the expense of reliving the summer we just went through doing the same thing. I’m not sure we’re done yet, (does it ever end?), but we’re holding the housewarming/thank you for helping with the move party tonight.

2024-10-11 19:54:41 UTC

The Federal Reserve may have pretty much just hit its 2% inflation target https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/11/the-federal-reserve-may-have-pretty-much-just-hit-its-2percent-inflation-target.html
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2024-10-11 15:04:06 UTC

Suburban Chicago police use tracking dart to catch burglary suspects
#Chicago #Crime
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/suburban-chicago-police-tracking-dart-burglary-suspects/
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2024-10-11 13:43:49 UTC

Recommended read on recommendation engines.
My $.02? We’re not much better off than throwing darts.
Social media tells you who you are. What if it's totally wrong? https://link.wired.com/view/5c5b265a3f92a46844ab723em1w0u.lw/92f22091
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2024-10-11 12:20:57 UTC

Good morning. Fall may be closing in but some Blooms remain a bloomin’. #Fall #photography #Today #Chicago #bloomscrolling
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2024-10-10 20:33:31 UTC

Emotional North Carolina Man Blames Trump for MAGA Father-in-Law Refusing Hurricane Help Over FEMA Conspiracy: ‘It’s A Cult!’
#politics
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/emotional-north-carolina-man-blames-trump-for-maga-father-in-law-refusing-hurricane-help-over-fema-conspiracy-its-a-cult/
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2024-10-10 15:26:04 UTC

Threads and Bluesky are having a moment.
(Looks around here.)
Carry on.
#SocialMedia

2024-10-10 14:52:06 UTC

Opinion: Trump says he’ll expel a million immigrants. Believe him — it happened before
#politics
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-10-10/donald-trump-immigration-repatriados-depression
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2024-10-10 14:50:19 UTC

How Chicago’s Last Independent Costume Shops Have Thrived Amid Big-Box Retailers, Internet
#Chicago #Halloween
http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/10/chicagos-last-locally-owned-costume-shops-thrive-thanks-to-huge-selections-loyal-customers/
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2024-10-10 13:47:13 UTC

At this point it fells like the NYTimes headline writers are just too envious of the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene. Or maybe it’s just genetics. #politics
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2024-10-09 17:01:55 UTC

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@npub1grx…uxfe Apparently so does the media.

2024-10-09 16:47:02 UTC

Call me an insensitive SOB but I have no sympathy for anyone getting swindled on a website owned by a swindler.
‘I haven’t told my wife about this blunder’: How Truth Social users are getting scammed out of thousands of dollars https://www.fastcompany.com/91205133/how-truth-social-users-are-getting-scammed-out-of-thousands-of-dollars
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2024-10-08 22:10:53 UTC

FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US
#politics
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-afghanistan-justice-department-election-2e13aac1b28342be32513eaf58212ada
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2024-10-08 21:51:36 UTC

Damn.
Powerful ad from the Lincoln Project. Send it to everyone who has a ever had a daugther, knows a daughter, is a daughter.
Damn.
#politics
https://youtu.be/bkaqA0KHj98?si=6v9YKXlj7CLxyBrX

2024-10-08 18:35:58 UTC

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@npub1tzk…phly Inspired by your experiments I did the same with my posts on iCloud Migraines.
Lots of inaccuracies.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rby4rv1dsthrnrjccwwbx/iCloudMigraines.wav?rlkey=p1e2pfespi1iilu5d10hcqw9b&st=e4slz0tu&dl=0

2024-10-08 17:11:34 UTC

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@npub1tzk…phly I’m listening now. My question is what did you think about the final audio “product?"

2024-10-08 13:15:17 UTC

A report of what we already knew long after the damage has been done.
FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds
#politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/kavanaugh-trump-white-house-fbi-report/
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2024-10-08 12:55:05 UTC

Exclusive: Virginia congressional candidate creates AI chatbot as debate stand-in for incumbent
#politics #AI
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/virginia-congressional-candidate-creates-ai-chatbot-debate-stand-in-incumbent-2024-10-08/
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2024-10-08 12:48:55 UTC

I hear tell that the MAGAt campaign is having trouble keeping the decaying orange convicted felon/child rapist on message.
Sounds like the message, though garbled at times, is pretty clear and disciplined: Racism, misogyny, oppression, Fascism, and delusion.
What am i missing? #politics #Trump

2024-10-07 21:54:53 UTC

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@npub1xpc…3t05 Who says I’m recovering?

2024-10-07 21:49:26 UTC

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@npub1xpc…3t05 I remember it well.

2024-10-02 17:51:20 UTC

"Art is dead, dude. It’s over. AI won. Humans lost": A controversial artist is reportedly losing millions of dollars because the US Copyright Office refused to register his AI-generated collection — it lacks 'human authorship'
#AI #Arr
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/art-is-dead-dude-its-over-ai-won-humans-lost-a-controversial-artist-is-reportedly-losing-millions-of-dollars-because-the-us-copyright-office-refused-to-register-his-ai-generated-collection-it-lacks-human-authorship
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2024-09-26 12:43:41 UTC

Good morning. Blooms a bloomin’ and a bee or two still buzzin’. #photography #Fall #bloomscrolling #today #Chicago #flowers
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2024-09-25 19:46:54 UTC

Who knew C-suite employees would also be replaced so quickly by AI?
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces she's leaving the company
#OpenAI #AI
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/25/openai-cto-mira-murati-announces-shes-leaving-the-company.html
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2024-09-18 13:37:56 UTC

Don’t look under the hood!
OpenAI Threatens to Ban Users Who Probe Its ‘Strawberry’ AI Models
#AI
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openai-threatens-bans-for-probing-new-ai-models-reasoning-process/
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2024-09-16 14:21:21 UTC

Seattle Based The Feast Theatre Company Casts ChatGPT in Latest Production
#AI #theatre
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Seattle-Based-The-Feast-Theatre-Company-Casts-ChatGPT-in-Latest-Production-20240916
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2024-09-12 13:59:32 UTC

No cupcakes for you!
Apple Intelligence Promises Better AI Privacy. Here’s How It Actually Works
#Apple #AppleIntelligence #AI
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-private-cloud-compute-ai/
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2024-09-07 12:45:03 UTC

Good morning. Blooms a bloomin’ #Photography #flowers #BloomScrolling #Chicago #Today
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2024-09-03 17:59:28 UTC

Someone needs to create an AI tool that summarizes User Terms and Conditions agreements with variable input for the categories and subjects we know or suspect they hide in legal mumbo jumbo.
#AI

2024-08-30 16:40:53 UTC

OpenAI searches for an answer to its copyright problems
#AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/30/24230975/openai-publisher-deals-web-search
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2024-08-30 16:35:10 UTC

Your (now twice) weekly reminder that we’re still in a Civil War.

2024-08-30 00:40:28 UTC

California legislature passes sweeping AI safety bill
#AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/28/24229068/california-sb-1047-ai-safety-bill-passed-state-assembly-governor-newsom-signature
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2024-08-29 13:20:08 UTC

Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping
#AI #Apple
https://www.wired.com/story/applebot-extended-apple-ai-scraping/
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2024-08-26 17:59:38 UTC

Man Receives World's First Lung Cancer Vaccine https://www.extremetech.com/science/man-receives-worlds-first-lung-cancer-vaccine
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2024-08-19 21:37:33 UTC

It’s still early in the game but this deserves a “Who’d a thunk it?”
Investors Are Suddenly Getting Very Concerned That AI Isn't Making Any Serious Money
#AI
https://futurism.com/investors-concerned-ai-making-money
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2024-08-16 20:12:19 UTC

OpenAI shuts down election influence operation using ChatGPT | TechCrunch
#politics #AI
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/16/openai-shuts-down-election-influence-operation-using-chatgpt/
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