SoftBank is relying on costly hybrid bonds to fund its $30 billion OpenAI investment, amid rising debt, cash flow issues and AI competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/26/japan/softbanks-openai-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #softbank #openai #artificialintelligence #bonds #masayoshisons
Jim Killock
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🇺🇸 ⚖️ **Federal judge in Mississippi admits staff used AI to draft inaccurate order**
"_Wingate acknowledged that his law clerk used an AI program to compose an order that paused the enforcement of a state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi public schools._"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #Legal #Mississippi
Raúl Chouza
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No one should be surprised that Guillermo Del Toro, master of craftsmanship and practical effects, eschews AI, but it's still nice to hear. The Oscar-winning filmmaker, whose new take on "Frankenstein" is in theaters now, told @npr's Terry Gross that he would rather die than use the technology. "AI, particularly generative AI — I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak." Here are the interview highlights.
#Film #Movies #Cinema #Frankenstein #GuillermoDelToro #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
🇺🇸 ⚖️ **Federal judge in Mississippi admits staff used AI to draft inaccurate order**
"_Wingate acknowledged that his law clerk used an AI program to compose an order that paused the enforcement of a state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi public schools._"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #Legal #Mississippi
No one should be surprised that Guillermo Del Toro, master of craftsmanship and practical effects, eschews AI, but it's still nice to hear. The Oscar-winning filmmaker, whose new take on "Frankenstein" is in theaters now, told @npr's Terry Gross that he would rather die than use the technology. "AI, particularly generative AI — I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak." Here are the interview highlights.
#Film #Movies #Cinema #Frankenstein #GuillermoDelToro #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
David Meyer
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Cleaning out some old magazines, I came across an article I wrote for "The Accountant" about #artificialintelligence dated 19 July 1984 - a mere 41 years ago.
It concluded: "as it progressively makes machines more like humans, it could well shape the acceptable face of computers and computing" hmmm #ai
Cleaning out some old magazines, I came across an article I wrote for "The Accountant" about #artificialintelligence dated 19 July 1984 - a mere 41 years ago.
It concluded: "as it progressively makes machines more like humans, it could well shape the acceptable face of computers and computing" hmmm #ai
Even if AI solves the problem of rich countries’ anemic economic growth, it will almost certainly lead to a much higher share of capital in output, and a correspondingly lower share for labor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/20/world/will-ai-pay-off-global-debt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #artificialintelligence #debt #taxes
Aral Balkan
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"The danger of #AI is not that it will achieve consciousness and hit the big red button. The end is much less flashy, far more stupid: The resource-intensive advertisement tools of AI will increasingly overtax the grid, leaving us to cook alive in sweltering darkness. The AI hype is part of a larger, false narrative justifying fossil fuel expansion. Let’s not get fooled."
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/ai-data-centers-climate-change/
#ArtificialIntelligence #tech #techFutures #BigTech #dataCentres #energy #climateChange
"The danger of #AI is not that it will achieve consciousness and hit the big red button. The end is much less flashy, far more stupid: The resource-intensive advertisement tools of AI will increasingly overtax the grid, leaving us to cook alive in sweltering darkness. The AI hype is part of a larger, false narrative justifying fossil fuel expansion. Let’s not get fooled."
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/ai-data-centers-climate-change/
#ArtificialIntelligence #tech #techFutures #BigTech #dataCentres #energy #climateChange
Tom
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What do most people who have technical roles in the tech industry think of AI? @anildash sums things up.
What do most people who have technical roles in the tech industry think of AI? @anildash sums things up.
AI slop is threatening journalism by churning out clickbaity versions of original stories, capturing web traffic, and destroying readers' trust in media. NiemanLab's Ben Paviour takes a look at how it's proliferating, with the help of Google.
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Slop #Journalism #Media #MediaIndustry #Google #Technology #Tech
Can we, uh, NOT?
Tim Chambers
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From @npr: OpenAI has essentially rebranded deepfakes as a light-hearted plaything and recommendation engines are loving it. "It's as if deepfakes got a publicist and a distribution deal," said Daisy Soderberg-Rivkin, a former trust and safety manager at TikTok.
From @npr: OpenAI has essentially rebranded deepfakes as a light-hearted plaything and recommendation engines are loving it. "It's as if deepfakes got a publicist and a distribution deal," said Daisy Soderberg-Rivkin, a former trust and safety manager at TikTok.
Greg Lloyd
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🚨 Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati just launched Tinker, a new service from Thinking Machines Lab.
Tinker strips AI training down to 4 simple functions — you focus on data + algorithms, it handles the GPU chaos.
Is this the Kubernetes moment for AI training?
https://dropletdrift.com/ex-openai-cto-mira-murati-launches-tinker-to-simplify-ai-model-training/
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #AIresearch #LLM #OpenSource #Tech #Innovation #DataScience #NeuralNetworks #FutureOfAI #AIcommunity #AIethics #Startups #OpenAI #Developers #Research #Computing
"In a recent study, gastroenterologists who used A.I. to detect polyps during colonoscopies got significantly worse at finding polyps themselves."
Dhruv Khullar for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/29/if-ai-can-diagnose-patients-what-are-doctors-for
#Longreads #Medicine #AI #Doctors #HealthCare #ArtificialIntelligence
🚨 Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati just launched Tinker, a new service from Thinking Machines Lab.
Tinker strips AI training down to 4 simple functions — you focus on data + algorithms, it handles the GPU chaos.
Is this the Kubernetes moment for AI training?
https://dropletdrift.com/ex-openai-cto-mira-murati-launches-tinker-to-simplify-ai-model-training/
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #AIresearch #LLM #OpenSource #Tech #Innovation #DataScience #NeuralNetworks #FutureOfAI #AIcommunity #AIethics #Startups #OpenAI #Developers #Research #Computing