“#Meta, #Google and #Microsoft have all baked [generative AI] deep into their systems,” Joshi says. “I see this all as very much part of the tactic of trying to embed these systems into society and instil dependency in a fashion similar to the growth of single-use plastics in the 1970s.” […]

Linkedin text: "add an identity verification to build more credibility"

in case you ever considered #Verification
of #Identity on #LinkedIn

thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-...

#IdentityVerification #AI #thereIsNoAI #OpenAI #Microsoft #Microslop

The general failure that is Trump.
The general failure that is #AI.

Brute force AIs surging need for #hardware drives US #tradeDeficit to new heights.

Not only factor of course.
#China also now unrivaled as leader of the #energy #transition.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ge4yxwnlno

#thereIsNoAI

At first, the #machines only came for our drinking #water, and we thought "oh, well ..." - but now they have come for our hard drives and it s getting serious ...

www.thegamer.com/western-digital-sells-ev...

#AI #thereIsNoAI
#hardDrives #storage […]

Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for Sciences (SAINTS) 2026
March 6, 2026 • Copenhagen, Denmark

.. first workshop serves as a collaborative forum for advancing the discourse on the sustainability of AI. We will focus on the growing computational demands of recent AI models, efficiency […]

"Updates to OpenAI's Privacy Policy We wanted to let you know that we're updating our Privacy Policy to give you even more information about what data we collect, how we use it, and how you can control it. Here’s what’s changing: Finding friends on OpenAI services You can now choose to sync your contacts to see who else is using our services. This is completely optional. "

Such a friendly lot they are.

"Updates to OpenAI's #Privacy #Policy

We wanted to let you know that we're updating our Privacy Policy to give you even more information about what data we collect, how we use it, and how you can control it.

Here’s what’s […]

[Original post on social.itu.dk]

BBc news screenshot showing the AI-altered image, creating false narrative of the arrested person crying, looking helpless.

#Ai in action:

How the #Whitehouse uses AI image #manipulation for #propaganda

explained here by US civil rights lawyer and activist #Nekima Levy Armstrong, who it was used against

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c86v6p1djvqo

#thereIsNoAI

White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue" Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."

#WhiteHouse posts AI-altered arrest photo to discredit #ICE opponents

#thereIsNoAI but #US #fascism
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

#WhiteHouse posts AI-altered arrest photo to discredit #ICEland opponents

Solving a #Numbword for n given letters is a trivial task, seen from a compute angle.
#ChatGPT can not do that, because no human has done it before and published, for exactly those letters.
Just a scraper.

#thereIsNoAI

After raking in billions and trillions based on the #AI #hoax, #techbro s and #CEO s are now garnering public sympathy and understanding for the fact that their profiteering will take the whole economy down.
Without a doubt, they will be #TooBigToFail and tax money will be needed to bail them […]

Graphical representation of the circular deals in so-called AI, aka the bubble - centered somewhat around NVIDIA Source: Bloomberg News reporting Bloomberg

The circular nature of the #AI hoax / #bubble

"OpenAI, Nvidia Fuel $1 Trillion AI Market With Web of Circular Deals
A wave of deals and partnerships are escalating concerns that the trillion-dollar AI boom is being propped up by interconnected business […]

[Original post on social.itu.dk]

Proof of delivery by photo -
it was really a nice idea.

Show the parcel in front of my door, show my colleague's signature.

Thanks to " #AI " (#GAI) that s now a thing of the past too.

#ThereIsNoAI #scam #fake
#PlanetOrAI

Post-boom #AI (i.e. after the #GAI boom)

Baumann, Joachim, et al. "Reduced AI Acceptance After the Generative AI Boom: Evidence From a Two-Wave Survey Study." arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.23578 (2025).

https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.23578

".. before and after the launch of ChatGPT. We find that the […]

The levels of BS reached here are simply breathtaking:

literally,
"for the first time a software defined programmable computer
that is able to communicate wirelessly and do AI processing at the same time."

but without a doubt, some investors, bros, presidents, felons - and even people who […]

Stay ahead of the curve -
stay clear of #AI in your products, research, development, art, whatever ...

don't get washed down the river of slop along with the mAInstream

mastodon.cc/@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.ex...

#thereIsNoAI

There might be some auto-corrective comfort to be found in the fact that

those who believe in #AI are probably the most likely to be replaced by it

as their concept of "intelligence" does not go beyond that of these primitive machines.

but while they might go away together with the #AI hoax […]

#openAI - record losses (reported 12 billion US$ in Q3), record deals (with #amazon for "#cloud" services)

a self sustained bubble and hoax with the main function of keeping economy and fossil energy industry from collapsing […]

#AISlop killing open submission -

blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/attention-aut...

"arXiv’s computer science (CS) category has updated its moderation practice with respect to review (or survey) articles and […]

@rikefranke.bsky.social

Is it not wonderful how AI extends our scientific horizons?

(= where bullshit becomes hallucination)

#thereIsNoAI #AIisnotresearch

#ChatGPT explains the magic of #cloud computing and why switching off cloud services, including itself, does not really save #energy:

"I don’t exist as a single physical machine — I run on shared servers that also host countless other things. Turning me off wouldn’t shut down those servers, so […]

chatbot message: Leider ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal. (E425). (destructured parameter) is null

all i wanted was to book a time for a haircut.

but, alas,
the destructured parameter is null.

i shall try again later to talk to the #AI.

#thereIsNoAI

And it shows ...
(although, it was crap already before)

#Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s #code was written by #AI

techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/microsoft-ceo...

#thereIsNoAI

"we find that participants who had access to an AI assistant based on #OpenAI's codex-davinci-002 model wrote significantly less secure code than those without access. Additionally, participants with access to an AI assistant were more likely to believe they wrote secure code than those without […]

#OpenAI declares #AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

National security hinges on unfettered access to AI #training #data, OpenAI says

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/open...

#thereIsNoAI

"#OpenAI’s most expensive rumored agent, priced at the aforementioned $20,000-per-month tier, will be aimed at supporting “#PhD-level #research,” according to The Information."

techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/openai-report... […]

New paper from researchers at #Microsoft & #Carnegie #Mellon #University finds that as humans increasingly rely on generative AI in their work, they use less critical thinking, which can “result in the #deterioration of #cognitive faculties that ought to be preserved.”
Lee, Hao-Ping Hank, et al […]

#AI #AIAct #ThereIsNoSpoon #ThereIsNoAI #OnlinePrivacy #PersonalData #Wednesday

AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the relationship between AI tool usage and critical thinking skills, focusing on cognitive offloading as a mediating factor. Utilising a mixed-method approach, we conducted surveys and in-depth interviews with 666 participants across diverse age groups and educational backgrounds. Quantitative data were analysed using ANOVA and correlation analysis, while qualitative insights were obtained through thematic analysis of interview transcripts. The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage and critical thinking abilities, mediated by increased cognitive offloading. Younger participants exhibited higher dependence on AI tools and lower critical thinking scores compared to older participants. Furthermore, higher educational attainment was associated with better critical thinking skills, regardless of AI usage. These results highlight the potential cognitive costs of AI tool reliance, emphasising the need for educational strategies that promote critical engagement with AI technologies. This study contributes to the growing discourse on AI’s cognitive implications, offering practical recommendations for mitigating its adverse effects on critical thinking. The findings underscore the importance of fostering critical thinking in an AI-driven world, making this research essential reading for educators, policymakers, and technologists.

Cognitive Offloading.

I like that term.

AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6

#cognitiveOffloading

#thereIsNoAI