on the one hand, this is objectively horrifying and nobody should do it. on the other hand, we’ve got to consider that, for these specific kids, listening to AI instead of actual sam altman is a harm reduction strategy
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Foz Meadows
Профиль Vivelyqueer SFF author, essayist, poet. he/they 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com
my schedule for @laworldcon.bsky.social is now up! I'm looking forward to participating in a slew of awesome panels, and I can't wait to see people there! :D guide.lacon.org/people/513d3...
LACon V Program GuideLACon V Programme Guideguide.lacon.orgfor a fleeting singular moment I alone of everyone on planet earth had guessed today’s wordle in one!
Foz MeadowsWordle 1,867 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
This, but intensified to the level of "this product is likely a scam," owing to how many visible, well-documented instances there's been of AI-generated flyers/ads/promos turning out either to be for something that either didn't exist, or which in no meaningful way resembled what was advertised.
Django WexlerThis absolutely. The AI image ad is the modern equivalent of "Comic Sans with MS Clip Art illustrations", carrying the implication that you spent neither money nor effort
I know in my spirit that trump was seething about the idea of a heavenly mar-a-lago being bigger and better than HIS mar-a-lago
Aaron RuparHannity: "My President, Lindsey probably has a heavenly version of Mar-a-Lago. It may even be a little bigger. I wouldn't be surprised if he added one big beautiful ballroom and an arch somewhere on the property. Because he would want to obviously duplicate his dearest friend in life. You."
I've just read @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social's excellent review of The Odyssey in the LRB and, aside from having enjoyed it immensely as a piece of writing in its own right, feel extremely vindicated by the degree to which her take aligns with mine www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
in which I have written a very long review of nolan's odyssey fozmeadows.substack.com/p/film-revie...