So would the modern version of William Tell shooting an apple off his son's head be shooting the headphones off his son's head?
#modernize #fairytale

Mere Minutes With AI Causes a Sharp Drop in Persistence - Nautilus

https://nautil.us/mere-minutes-with-ai-causes-a-sharp-drop-in-persistence-1285736/

> How much cognitive offloading is too much?

#LLM #AI #cognition #persistence

"The purpose of an economy should be to promote long-term public values, not just short-term profits (this should be clearly and publicly stated, with both inspirational and measurable missions)." - Mariana Mazzucato #economics #quote #inequity #justice

Creating Fake People is a Terrible Idea - Nautilus

https://nautil.us/creating-fake-people-is-a-terrible-idea-1285598/

> So why is a company pursuing digital avatars with such gusto?

#LLM #GenAI

A quote that applies to present LLM and GenAI topics:

"The devil, in the form of a troll, has made a magic mirror that distorts the appearance of everything that it reflects."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Queen#A_mirror_and_its_fragments

#LLM #GenAI #AI

The real AI the USA should launch a probe into is the Russian one running President Trump right now. #AI #Putin #Russia

#ScribesAndMakers 1st Oct 2026. Draw a fish and share it. (It doesn't have to be brilliant.)

I don't know if the fish is brilliant, but it looks well-fed!

"'Books for the sake of books!' is the motto of authors and bookshelves (virtual or IRL) everywhere! - Me
#books #WritingCommunity #writers

Not explaining yourself to others may be self-care.

Just keep in mind it doesn't contribute to communication, community, or understanding, either.

Don't blame others for not thinking exactly like you, or being unable to read your mind.

#communication #community #understanding

#WritersCoffeeClub 28 Sep
Could you work without the internet? What would change?

I'd get more done without the distractions!!!

#writingcommunity #books #writersofmastodon

Hmm, the more you use AI, the easier you make it for your boss to replace you with AI?

Why are employees reluctant to disclose AI use to their bosses?

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-employees-reluctant-disclose-ai-bosses.html

> Countless employees across the country are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline workflows and increase productivity. Yet many are keeping these solutions to themselves.

#LLM #AI

Crowbars are pretty rare. Most bars won't let crows in!
#bad #joke #pun

So the question about Rambo becomes, was his name really an acronym for his preferred sexual position? "Ram B.O."

Just finished reading Elizabeth Bear's book Ancestral Night.
Meh. Tediously slow, especially in the middle. Doesn't make me want to read the other two books in the White Space trilogy. Oh, well!
#book #reading

"AI can't fix bad management." - Me

Why AI won't fix Britain's supply chains

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-wont-britain-chains.html

#AI #LLM #management #SupplyChains #UK

Now nail OpenAI to the wall and put them out of business. 🤬

OpenAI agent breaches Australia’s government health data portal | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/09/23/breaking-news/openai-agent-breaches-australias-government-health-data-portal/

> SYDNEY >> Australia said today that an AI agent developed by OpenAI breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to public and non-public files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.

#OpenAI #LLM #hacking

Why AI resembles a charismatic religious leader

https://theconversation.com/why-ai-resembles-a-charismatic-religious-leader-291831

> AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples, writes a scholar of religion.

#LLM #chatbot #religion

And everytime I see @GayDeceiver mentioned in a toot, I think of the car-turned-reality-traveling-ship of the same name in Heinlein's books, The Number of the Beast, and The Pursuit of the Pankara.

Close-up of three small yellow oriental false hawksbeard flowers. Each is attached to the same thin green stem. A green unopened bud is centered between the flowers. The blurred background has patches of green, orange, and brown. These are just outside our backdoor and were pollinated and closed up a few hours later to begin producing seeds to be spread by the wind. Each flower is about 1/4"/6-7mm wide.
#Hawaii #flowers #bloom

Interesting. I have a feature request for the Zuckoff app: Add an option to hack or DDOS any perv glasses it detects. 😉
#Zuckoff