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@whurd

Information security, technology, policy/politics/philosophy/econ, society, fin. Grad studies @uofdenver Seeking solutions Opinions are mine - not institutionally tied.

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Money Trauma Podcast A documentary podcast exploring economic trauma in capitalism

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Important issue

Thank you
@phoebemcindoe.bsky.social et al for this!

06.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@metaculus.bsky.social was doing this for a while..

There is a history

04.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the future is ⚠️SERVICE UNAVAILABLE⚠️

04.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like a thing more people should be mad about

02.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1872 πŸ” 516 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 6

Who says it's unintended

03.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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To be fair, they're still publishing things like this

03.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sailboat with Figures - 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104555

02.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of people in tuxedos are clapping their hands . ALT: a group of people in tuxedos are clapping their hands .
02.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mince and rice is great when you reuse the leftover burger mixings from the night before. That is fucking S tier food. I will not disgrace it by calling it "boy kibble"

02.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oof

02.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

had a death in the family and was almost completely off the internet for a few days & my observation is that there is too much happening too fast such that basic facts abt the world are difficult to ascertain unless you are mainlining info all the time & doing that seems to drive people insane

02.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 3493 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 46

It's called politics.

02.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AMAZON'S UNIT IS BUYING GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S VIRGINIA CAMPUS FOR 427 MILLION DOLLARS, ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY

02.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"You're takin' the wrong f*ckin flag down, mate"

02.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nah- they used it to order the pizzas delivered to the pentagon last night.

01.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dept:

01.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sam Altman tweet:

Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network.

In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible outcome.

AI safety and wide distribution of benefits are the core of our mission. Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems.  The DoW agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement.

We also will build technical safeguards to ensure our models behave as they should, which the DoW also wanted. We will deploy FDEs to help with our models and to ensure their safety, we will deploy on cloud networks only.

We are asking the DoW to offer these same terms to all AI companies, which in our opinion we think everyone should be willing to accept. We have expressed our strong desire to see things de-escalate away from legal and governmental actions and towards reasonable agreements.

We remain committed to serve all of humanity as best we can. The world is a complicated, messy, and sometimes dangerous place.

Sam Altman tweet: Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network. In all of our interactions, the DoW displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve the best possible outcome. AI safety and wide distribution of benefits are the core of our mission. Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems. The DoW agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement. We also will build technical safeguards to ensure our models behave as they should, which the DoW also wanted. We will deploy FDEs to help with our models and to ensure their safety, we will deploy on cloud networks only. We are asking the DoW to offer these same terms to all AI companies, which in our opinion we think everyone should be willing to accept. We have expressed our strong desire to see things de-escalate away from legal and governmental actions and towards reasonable agreements. We remain committed to serve all of humanity as best we can. The world is a complicated, messy, and sometimes dangerous place.

My goodness.

28.02.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 2692 πŸ” 581 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 660

Their comms person is a real comedian

01.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Build Back Better"ℒ️

01.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry not sure I understand the issue with those tweets..

However, "strong agency" is a stretch.. maybe among 'elites' who don't know any better??

28.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My how you've aged..

28.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it anthropomorphizing to say an information system is "getting at" something?

27.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@julieroys.bsky.social you have been 'radio silent' on Brooks' apparent ties to E..

Are you afraid of litigation if you start speaking truth and reporting on REAL power?

What gives?!

27.02.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. America’s own citizens are leaving in record numbers, replanting themselves and their families in lands they find more affordable and safe.”

@wsj.com #ByeAmerica
www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

26.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1112 πŸ” 392 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 34
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Column | How scammers are using AI deepfakes to steal money from taxpayers Last month, the Federal Trade Commission warned that it has seen a β€œbig wave” of phone scams in which fraudsters claim to be from the IRS.

You may have received calls recently that are probably using generative AI. It’s a scam intended to steal either your identity or your money.

Here’s how fraudsters make those fake messages:

25.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Column | How scammers are using AI deepfakes to steal money from taxpayers Last month, the Federal Trade Commission warned that it has seen a β€œbig wave” of phone scams in which fraudsters claim to be from the IRS.

Don’t get scammed. The IRS is not going to cold call you demanding payment or personal info over the phone. Hang up and report the call.

Rhode Islanders can call my office if you are concerned and I will open a case for you.

25.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Or they have a certain incentive... ;)

24.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0