UK resident, computer programmer, TTRPG enthusiast
Really important to note that in no way shape or form did Anthropic’s models in this incident “escape containment,” and not just in the word-policing sort of way. The model stumbled through an open, misconfigured gap. From Anthropic’s incident report:
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of DebtAI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.futurism.com
Also a friendly reminder that we do NOT allow the use of generative AI for art and audio assets. And that includes your itch․io thumbnail. Don't worry, we'll know. Because it looks like complete shit.
TTRPG maker @chaosium.bsky.social has had to update its Time Without Tide quickstart to remove GenAI image descriptions it said were added "without our knowledge" by Adobe PDF software - and it's not the first. www.wargamer.com/time-without... #ai #ttrpgs #tabletoprpgs #callofcthulhu
D&D rival Chaosium removes AI errors added to new game "without our knowledge"The Call of Cthulhu maker has re-released its Time Without Tide TTRPG quickstart after cutting out automatic GenAI image descriptions.www.wargamer.com
@pcmag.com @pcmag.bsky.social 🇳🇴 Norway, one of the first countries to ban #smartphones in schools, is now imposing a ban on #AI in elementary schools, with children between the ages of six and 13 barred from using AI in schools entirely.
Norway Bans AI in Elementary SchoolsPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre argues that using AI could increase the risk that young children miss important steps in their education.ca.pcmag.com
Oxfordshire’s entrants for the ‘UK Town of Culture 2028‘ title have submitted postcards for the latest stage in the competition and… let’s just say that if you’re trying to convince judges about your arty little town, maybe lay off the ChatGPT a bit. A short thread:
The cooling system was installed by the village AC technician, Thermodynamix 😊
Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash!
here’s one write-up, it’s pretty interesting
Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user namesA higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names.theconversation.comkirecso like, I believe you, and "consistent" sounds both plausible and load bearing but you got any links to studies, man? I need em. it's been a bit. just a taste, man