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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
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Comment on Which directors have a flawless filmography? in ~movies
Jordan117 Link ParentReally? I thought his character was portrayed rather refreshingly, clearly there for national security reasons but willing to hear out the experts and follow their lead (which is why that one...Really? I thought his character was portrayed rather refreshingly, clearly there for national security reasons but willing to hear out the experts and follow their lead (which is why that one conspiracy-addled soldier cracked). The CIA/NSA-type guy and the Chinese general were shown as much more aggressive and hostile (though even the general came around in the end).
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Comment on MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing in ~tech
Jordan117 LinkAs wild as the pro-AI hype is, there's an equally committed skeptic side that can be just as misleading, and this headline is a great example of it. Read the source article, or better yet the MIT...As wild as the pro-AI hype is, there's an equally committed skeptic side that can be just as misleading, and this headline is a great example of it. Read the source article, or better yet the MIT study it's based on, and the sentiment is much different -- basically, there's widespread use of general AI tools at the individual level, and they've significantly boosted productivity and in some cases saved millions in costs, but enterprise-level pilots that impose some sort of integration from the top-down are brittle, fail often, and rarely translate into measurable savings. Which makes sense, given ChatGPT itself is less than three years old and most CEOs are casting about for flashy customer-facing implementations without fully understanding how to get the most out of it internally.
IMHO, the more troubling thing is that the most effective/flexible approach (personal use of general AI tools in the workplace) requires handing sensitive internal material to a third party.
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Comment on Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down after Donald Trump-led cancellation of US federal funding in ~society
Jordan117 LinkThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced that it’s shutting down after nearly six decades.
The move to wind down by CPB — which has provided funding to PBS and NPR — comes after President Trump led a successful effort to defund public media. In mid-July, Congress approved Trump’s rescission package, which cut $1.1 billion in funding for CPB over the next two years that had previously been approved.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down after Donald Trump-led cancellation of US federal funding
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Comment on Eight Billion Genies - Issue 1 in ~comics
Jordan117 LinkGreat series. The ending really reminds me of the final lines of Roadside Picnic: [spoilers] The protagonist, after a harrowing journey through a dangerous alien landscape, finally finds the...Great series. The ending really reminds me of the final lines of Roadside Picnic:
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The protagonist, after a harrowing journey through a dangerous alien landscape, finally finds the wish-granting Golden Sphere. After dwelling on dark feelings of revenge against his enemies, he approaches it and pleads:
“I am an animal, you see that. I don't have the words, they didn't teach me the words. I don't know how to think, the bastards didn't let me learn how to think. But if you really are… all-powerful… all-knowing… then you figure it out! Look into my heart. I know that everything you need is in there. It has to be. I never sold my soul to anyone! It's mine, it's human! You take from me what it is I want… it just can't be that I would want something bad! Damn it all, I can't think of anything, except those words of his… HAPPINESS FOR EVERYONE, FREELY, AND LET NO ONE BE LEFT BEHIND!
There's something really beautiful about a person at the end of everything facing God, or a djinn, or some other limitless power, and just begging for something so artless and selfless.
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Comment on The America Party in ~society
Jordan117 LinkIf this party is meant as a confrontational alternative to Trumpism, why is the homepage of the affiliated PAC full of tweets glazing Trump administration actions?If this party is meant as a confrontational alternative to Trumpism, why is the homepage of the affiliated PAC full of tweets glazing Trump administration actions?
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Comment on US Senate passes Donald Trump’s megabill after pulling all-nighter in ~society
Jordan117 Link ParentDems don't have the votes to stop bills, lack the right's vast propaganda apparatus, and don't control any branch of government; they're only the Uvalde cops if they're also disarmed. I disagree...Dems don't have the votes to stop bills, lack the right's vast propaganda apparatus, and don't control any branch of government; they're only the Uvalde cops if they're also disarmed. I disagree with what (a handful of) centrists have said about the mayor's race, but they're doing it because they fear what's popular in NYC won't play well in their districts. (Billionaire donations go to campaigns, btw, not the candidate's wallet.)
Also, that political compass test is pseudoscientific horseshit designed to support self-defeating "both sides are the same" apathy. For example, compare their 2020 "analysis" with their archived version from 2008. They purport Biden '20 was significantly more auth/right than 2008 (putting him alongside fundamentalist Mike Huckabee and nativist Tom Tancredo) despite his 2020 campaign being objectively more progressive on every front. Yet they have the much more centrist Biden '08 primary campaign halfway between Harris and Warren. There's a reason they make these comparisons hard to find and refuse to explain their so-called methodology.
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Comment on Disney and Universal vs. Midjourney: A landmark copyright fight over genAI in ~tech
Jordan117 LinkIf Disney wins this, it won't destroy AI image generation as a whole, only models like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion trained on the entire web, limiting access to companies large enough to own...If Disney wins this, it won't destroy AI image generation as a whole, only models like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion trained on the entire web, limiting access to companies large enough to own or license their own training data. So all the downsides of AI media, but with bonus mandatory corporate gatekeeping and rent-seeking.
AI isn't going away, so the best outcome is distributing its power as widely as possible instead of concentrating power even further. IMHO, that means ruling that any AI media is, by definition, public domain. From the Commons it comes, and to the Commons it must return.
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
Jordan117 Link ParentPretty unlikely; they have among the most hardened security in the world and I don't think either of them have ever suffered a mass data breach. Credentials have been exposed, ofc, but only...Pretty unlikely; they have among the most hardened security in the world and I don't think either of them have ever suffered a mass data breach. Credentials have been exposed, ofc, but only through user-facing phishing, malware, etc.
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
Jordan117 Link ParentThat's generally pretty safe, but there is the possibility of your machine getting infected by malware or more often the website itself suffering a data beach.That's generally pretty safe, but there is the possibility of your machine getting infected by malware or more often the website itself suffering a data beach.
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
Jordan117 Link ParentNot misinfo, necessarily, just puffery. Sounds like an affiliate blogger slapping a sensationalist headline on AI-generated quotes about a bunch of existing (poorly-labeled) data dumps they found...Not misinfo, necessarily, just puffery. Sounds like an affiliate blogger slapping a sensationalist headline on AI-generated quotes about a bunch of existing (poorly-labeled) data dumps they found on Tor, or leaning on a freelance "researcher" who did the same. The lack of identifiable sourcing for the claims is a red flag, and the language ("This is not just a leak – it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation. [...] This is fresh, weaponizable intelligence at scale", not to mention all those em dashes) is pretty blatant ChatGPTese.
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Comment on Cybernews research team has uncovered over sixteen billion leaked records since the start of 2025 in ~tech
Jordan117 (edited )LinkFor perspective, the Have I Been Pwned service that has tracked data breaches since 2013 has "only" 15 billion accounts in its database. edit: This article could really use a copyeditor; that,...For perspective, the Have I Been Pwned service that has tracked data breaches since 2013 has "only" 15 billion accounts in its database.
edit: This article could really use a copyeditor; that, plus the somewhat vague (and ChatGPT-sounding) "researchers" mentioned in the "Cybernews" article it cites, makes me suspect this is largely collections of old breaches being puffed up for clicks. I'd wait for this story to be confirmed by HIBP or a more reliable source like Ars Technica or Wired before freaking out too much.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
Jordan117 Link ParentPretty dumb strategy given they just went out of session and won't be back till next year. (Seems more like revenge to me.)Pretty dumb strategy given they just went out of session and won't be back till next year.
(Seems more like revenge to me.)
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Comment on Spaceballs 2 | Announcement in ~movies
Jordan117 LinkWild that Brooks will be north of 100 if he makes it to the premiere.Wild that Brooks will be north of 100 if he makes it to the premiere.
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Comment on A24 sets horror movie ‘The Backrooms’ from 19-year-old Kane Parsons, youngest director in studio’s history in ~movies
Jordan117 LinkI thought they greenlit this over a year ago and it was already pretty well into pre-production?I thought they greenlit this over a year ago and it was already pretty well into pre-production?
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Comment on Can AI-generated photos be art? in ~arts
Jordan117 Link ParentWonder how you'd classify something like this, which is where I see the digital art field going once these plugins and tools become more mature and well-integrated into Photoshop et al.Wonder how you'd classify something like this, which is where I see the digital art field going once these plugins and tools become more mature and well-integrated into Photoshop et al.
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Comment on Can AI-generated photos be art? in ~arts
Jordan117 Link ParentYep. The average ChatGPT-generated image from a simple prompt is like an Instagram photo of a sunset or the Eiffel Tower: easy, cheap, disposable, uninspired. But it's also possible to work with a...Yep. The average ChatGPT-generated image from a simple prompt is like an Instagram photo of a sunset or the Eiffel Tower: easy, cheap, disposable, uninspired. But it's also possible to work with a variety of tools -- custom models, style transfer, inpainting, layering, curation -- to realize an actual artistic vision, same as with collage, found footage documentary, musique concrète, etc.
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Comment on Who do you think is the most cited author on Tildes according to the tags? in ~talk
Jordan117 LinkI'm surprised there's not a way to browse the tag hierarchy. Seems like a missed opportunity to build that structure with no easy way to explore it.I'm surprised there's not a way to browse the tag hierarchy. Seems like a missed opportunity to build that structure with no easy way to explore it.
Sinclair owns a bunch of local ABC affiliate stations (they were the ones responsible for mandating that creepy "This is extremely dangerous to our democracy" script on dozens of local news channels).