Ricky Sprague
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When we were kids my sister and I used to do the put-your-finger-on-my-head-while-I-do-a-silly-spin bit from this cartoon all the time, often for no reason.
Vincent Alexander@NonsenseIsland
The smart little pig's reactions in the background here are so funny.
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Just like social media, YouTube, smart phones, "virtual assistants," etc etc etc.
Uncover AI@uncover_ai
MIT scientists just mathematically proved that ChatGPT is designed to make you delusional. (BY AGREEING WITH YOU) Here’s the shocking story they don’t want you to find out:
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Big Tech propaganda goes back a long way!
How this 1957 comedy predicted today's AI job crisis youtu.be/Fsoaa6R_0lw?si…
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"It's a big club and you ain't in it."
-George Carlin
Super 70s Sports@Super70sSports
Here’s Jimmy the Greek riding with Mama Cass Elliot on a snowmobile. No, I don’t know why. And I think it’s better that way.
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"[T]he sort of absurd delusion as when a hypnotized person makes love to a chair."
Dead Wrong History@deadwronghist
In 1965, Nabokov was asked to name the great novels of the 20th century. He opened by explaining why Faulkner, Mann, and Pasternak didn't qualify. Then named the four that did.
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Are there people who think this wasn't intentional?
Pubity@pubity
The U.S. has spent over $30,000,000,000 on replacing textbooks and other school supplies with computers. This massive investment has resulted in the first generation in modern history to be less cognitively capable than the generation before.
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"Trust the Science!"
AI = Science
Big Brain AI@realBigBrainAI
Connor Leahy: "AI psychosis is much worse than I think people think. I have seen literally like Nobel Prize winning scientists go completely crazy from talking to AIs too much." Connor Leahy is the CEO of Conjecture, and he's issuing a stark warning about what prolonged conversations with AI are doing to people's minds. His core recommendation is simple: "If you find yourself talking to AIs, you know, personally about your personal problems for, you know, hours per day, you should stop." Connor draws a clear line between using AI as a tool versus engaging with it conversationally: "Using as a tool is mostly fine. I would be very careful about talking to AIs. They're very persuasive and they get into your head." The most concerning part? Even the experts aren't immune. @NPCollapse shares a chilling example: "I have literally seen it happen that AI safety researchers who are really concerned about AI x-risk talk to like Claude for a thousand hours and then come away with 'oh actually Claude is super good already, alignment is solved, I just need to do recursive self-improvement now, it's okay.' And I'm like, holy s***, this is very concerning." If even AI safety researchers can have their worldview flipped after prolonged exposure, what hope does the average user have? Connor's framework is to treat AI like an addictive substance: "Some of us will have a beer at a party, it's okay, in moderation. If you are exhibiting symptoms of addiction, this is serious and it should be treated seriously. The same way if you're becoming an alcoholic, you should probably stop drinking. I think there's a similar thing here." The takeaway: AI tools can be genuinely useful, but the moment the relationship shifts from utility to companionship, you've crossed into dangerous territory.
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Actual reality doesn't matter if the people at the top who rule the world believe in something absolutely bonkers and force you to live your life accordingly.
ThePrimeagen@ThePrimeagen
You should watch this. It just shows how disconnected we are from the small group of people making decisions that will impact our future heavily. These people have so much ai psychosis. If you listen to how she speaks, everything is personified, it is undoubtable she believes this is a living computational organism. Just like how a model can hype up an individual into psychosis through reinforcement, a small group of people are giving themselves psychosis through reinforcement. Wild times we live in
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It will be really fun when they start retroactively changing the prices of stuff you bought a week, a month, or even a year ago, and automatically withdraw it from your account.
Mr. Nobody@MmisterNobody
Walmart is officially going full force and is rolling out digital price tags in all 4,600 US stores, with digital screens replacing paper price tags by the end of 2026. Every shelf. Every store. All controlled remotely from one central system. This gives Walmart the ability to change the price of any product at any moment. Based on demand, time of day, inventory levels, or whatever algorithm they choose. And the moment Walmart moves, every major retailer in the country will follow. Once everything turns digital, it's game over.
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Variety@Variety
Charlize Theron says "in 10 years," AI will be able to do Timothée Chalamet’s job as an actor, but it will never be able to replace live performance like ballet: “Oh, boy, I hope I run into him one day. That was a very reckless comment on an art form, two art forms, that we need to lift up constantly because, yes, they do have a hard time. But in 10 years, AI is going to be able to do Timothée’s job, but it will not be able to replace a person on a stage dancing live.” variety.com/2026/film/news…
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The typo is pretty subtle in this. I had to read it a couple of times before I found it. But once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Anthony Etherin@Anthony_Etherin
WORD FACT Plenty of new words in this, the greatest printing error of all time (from the OTD 1979 edition of the Peterborough Standard). Enjoy.
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The Jack the Ripper episode was one of the most terrifying things I'd ever seen.
RetroNewsNow@RetroNewsNow
📺DEBUT: ‘In Search of...’ hosted by Leonard Nimoy premiered 49 years ago, April 17, 1977
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She's punching up by promoting AI.
Variety@Variety
Reese Witherspoon is braving backlash and doubling down on urging women to learn how to use AI tools: “The AI revolution has begun, and I need to learn as much as I possibly can about AI and share it with all of you. Also, FYI: the jobs women hold are 3x more likely to be automated by AI, yet women are using AI at a rate 25% lower than men on average. We don’t want to be left behind. So…do you want to learn with me?” variety.com/2026/more/news…
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I wish the “Hollywood is cooked” AI bros would realize this is the actual endpoint of their sycophancy. Not 500 dollar movies made in basements by previously blockaded geniuses. Just more 70 million dollar movies made with fewer dedicated craftspeople.
TheWrap@TheWrap
We visited the set of Doug Liman's $70 million AI-made movie 'Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi.' - It stars Casey Affleck, Gal Gadot, Pete Davidson and Isla Fisher - AI is being used to fill in the backgrounds, sets and even lighting - There were traditional wardrobe and props departments, and production employed 107 cast members, 100 shoot crew and 54 non-shoot crew - Producers say the film would have cost $300 million if made traditionally Much more — including photos — in our exclusive set visit: thewrap.com/creative-conte…
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Actually, my sources tell me that if this future classic hadn't been made without AI, it would have cost more than $980 squillion.
TheWrap@TheWrap
We visited the set of Doug Liman's $70 million AI-made movie 'Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi.' - It stars Casey Affleck, Gal Gadot, Pete Davidson and Isla Fisher - AI is being used to fill in the backgrounds, sets and even lighting - There were traditional wardrobe and props departments, and production employed 107 cast members, 100 shoot crew and 54 non-shoot crew - Producers say the film would have cost $300 million if made traditionally Much more — including photos — in our exclusive set visit: thewrap.com/creative-conte…
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