🤑 Grindr trials premium $500 per month plan to become 'AI-first' app
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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AI Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For? Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine. | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/health/ai-chatbots-doctors-medicine.html
RE: https://mastodon.world/@bermaninstitute/116042102578384740
this ia bullshit propaganda. #AIslop is never going to be a substitute to a good doctor; but the #EpsteinClass investing in the #AI #ponzi want to create an air of eugenics inevitability.
don't believe the fascist hype.
AI Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For? Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine. | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/health/ai-chatbots-doctors-medicine.html
RE: https://mastodon.world/@bermaninstitute/116042102578384740
this ia bullshit propaganda. #AIslop is never going to be a substitute to a good doctor; but the #EpsteinClass investing in the #AI #ponzi want to create an air of eugenics inevitability.
don't believe the fascist hype.
Cory Doctorow
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Browsed through #Amazon #Books yesterday to see what the current landscape of #Ubuntu books was. Sorting by publication date, I'm pretty sure most if not all of the new books were #AISlop. Digging into some of the "authors", this became even more obvious. OTOH, books by real authors (e.g. “mastering Ubuntu server”) have not been updated since 2022.
Let's support real tech publishers like @mwl https://nostarch.com but also more philosophical authors in our bubble like @pluralistic - otherwise the self-digesting heaps of silicone from moltbook will push us into intellectual slavery.
David Gerard
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Do you really think we need help deciding on the name of a group of tabs???
"AI-enhanced tab groups: When you create a tab group, we use generative ML to understand the tab titles and suggest a name for the group. We use generative AI to understand what other tabs are open and suggest related tabs be added to the group. Both help you better organize your tabs. Learn more."
What utter rubbish, creating work for a feature that absolutely nobody needs.
Browsed through #Amazon #Books yesterday to see what the current landscape of #Ubuntu books was. Sorting by publication date, I'm pretty sure most if not all of the new books were #AISlop. Digging into some of the "authors", this became even more obvious. OTOH, books by real authors (e.g. “mastering Ubuntu server”) have not been updated since 2022.
Let's support real tech publishers like @mwl https://nostarch.com but also more philosophical authors in our bubble like @pluralistic - otherwise the self-digesting heaps of silicone from moltbook will push us into intellectual slavery.
@alextecplayz here's the help page, so you can judge for yourself https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-ai-controls. We mostly refrain from using "opt-in" because people have different definitions of opt-in, e.g. some have said it's only opt-in if it's in a separate binary.
I asked for UI that shows downloaded models, but there wasn't time for that in 148. I'll keep asking for it 😀
Do you really think we need help deciding on the name of a group of tabs???
"AI-enhanced tab groups: When you create a tab group, we use generative ML to understand the tab titles and suggest a name for the group. We use generative AI to understand what other tabs are open and suggest related tabs be added to the group. Both help you better organize your tabs. Learn more."
What utter rubbish, creating work for a feature that absolutely nobody needs.
Investors Concerned AI Bubble Is Finally Popping
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/investors-concerned-ai-bubble-popping
#tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #finance #economy #aislop #aibubble
Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉
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We used to "type" code that was then pushed to production
We used to "type" code that was then pushed to production
About a year ago we setup our own Mastodon instance
Our team is not highly technical, but with Masto.host we were able to do it fairly easy – we may even self host eventually (TBD on that)
We have not regretted the decision, because even though Big Tech's social media apps & platforms can be hard to leave, they have only gotten worse in the last 12 months
Meta/FB/Instagram are over run with fake profiles, bots and #AISlop, TikTok is now suppressing our content, etc.
gittaca
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How to Play Accordion: Beginner Step-by-Step Guide:
Someone posted a link to an introduction to playing the accordion on mastodon last night
The article seems to be either really poorly translated, or very badly mangled and unfiltered AI slop
Or probably both: a bad translation run through AI?
Or AI fed on bad translations?
Anyways. The internet will soon be entirely useless. This is all we’ll see:
(1/?) #accordion #AIslop #AI
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sie/116023055885692531
More spicy death wiring instructions!
Inspired by the last thread and @tautology , I actually went and asked #Bing how to wire #Yorkshire plugs, combining both ideas.
#MicrosoftCoPilot first suggested that I ask it about the differences between Yorkshire and U.K. plugs. So I did that. MS CoPilot in response confidently and authoritatively bullshitted me that 'Yorkshire plugs' are a name for older #BS546 electrical plugs.
Champion! (-:
Joking aside: It's the medical doctors who trust this stuff, which I've actually seen happen, that are scarier.
@thejessiekirk You're right. That's also why we do not add AI features to Tuta. Yet, this is to show there are better alternatives to Big Tech, in regards to AI, the alternative is not perfect, though, you're absolutely right.
There is no such thing as ethical AI. There's no right way to do the wrong thing, don't compromise on the pollution of the information sphere and denigration of art and culture and proliferation of consciousness-impersonating political agents
A mate searched for 'Olympic snowboard halfpipe final 2026' using #AI in #BraveBrowser, and it came back with the following:
"The men's snowboard halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina took place on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. EST (19:30 Milano Cortina time) at the Livigno Snow Park in Valtellina.
The qualification round occurred on Wednesday, February 11, with the top 12 athletes advancing to the final.
Australia’s Scotty James emerged as the standout performer, securing a record-extending fifth Laax Open victory in January 2026, which positioned him as a top contender.
Canada’s Éliot Grondin won the World Cup silver in snowboard cross shortly before the Olympics, adding to the competitive depth.
The final was broadcast live on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network, with re-airings available on Peacock and USA Network.
For viewers, the event was accessible via Peacock, NBC Olympics, and the NBC Sports app, with live streaming available on mobile, tablet, and connected TV devices."
Note the dates and past-tense 🙄
Fucking bullshit machines 🤬
Le minimum syndical...
Firefox 148 : un bouton pour tuer toute l’IA (Mozilla a finalement écouté la fronde)
https://goodtech.info/firefox-148-bouton-bloquer-ia-controles-mozilla/
