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   Max Leibman (maxleibman@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 26-Jun-2025 03:21:11 JST Max Leibman

   Look, I know AI is controversial, but just for a moment, let's set aside our preconceived notions, our biases, the environmental impact, the massive cost to train and run models, the labor exploitation, the intellectual property theft, the inaccuracies, the mania it causes in users, the destruction of search, the deskilling of professionals, the devaluation of creative work, job losses, and lack of economic value from enterprise implementations.
   
   Wait, what were we talking about?

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 26-Jun-2025 21:49:47 JST 翠星石

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     @maxleibman Imaginary property does not exist; https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html
     
     Just because you imagine that theft has occurred doesn't mean it has.
     
     Artificial stupidity like LLMs are indeed rampant copyright infringement and can sometimes include the publishing of information considered a trade secret (but patent law and trademark law and a bunch of other laws are not relevant).
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     Nicole Parsons (npars01@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Jun-2025 04:19:40 JST Nicole Parsons

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     These investors seek ways to create wasteful energy demand & thwart an urgently necessary fossil fuel phase out.
     https://www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/ai-energy-demand-can-keep-fossil-fuels-alive-tech-backers-promise-worlds-two-biggest-oil-producers/

     https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech

     https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116272/ai-natural-gas-data-centers-energy-power-plants/

     https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

     https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/10/power-hungry-ai-data-centres-seen-driving-demand-for-fossil-fuels/

     https://www.utilitydive.com/news/data-centers-bypass-clean-energy-gas-fossil-fuels-nuclear-load-growth/720562/

     It's already stressing a fragile electrical grid & raising utility rates.

     https://www.404media.co/a-black-hole-of-energy-use-metas-massive-ai-data-center-is-stressing-out-a-louisiana-community/

     https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116272/ai-natural-gas-data-centers-energy-power-plants/

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     Nicole Parsons (npars01@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Jun-2025 04:19:41 JST Nicole Parsons

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     State surveillance platforms to support dictatorships.

     https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

     https://aimmediahouse.com/ai-startups/palantir-started-by-spying-on-a-city-now-sells-ai-for-war

     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech%E2%80%93industrial_complex

     https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1226561708

     https://prospect.org/power/2025-05-20-trump-and-tech-oligarchy/

     https://www.ft.com/content/6cfdfe2b-6872-4963-bde8-dc6c43be5093

     Koch Network investments
     https://www.marketwatch.com/story/disruptive-technology-solutions-accuses-morgan-stanley-of-front-running-block-trade-in-palantir-stock-11649121496

     https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2024/04/03/koch-disruptive-venture-capital-funding-ai-invest.html

     https://kochdisruptivetechnologies.com/koch-industries-launches-a-venture-capital-group/

     https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/automation/koch-venture-arm-leads-125m-round-for-data-center-automation-startup-mesosphere

     https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/29/koch-brothers-launching-new-firm-to-invest-in-disruptive-tech.html

     https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cpm-holdings-announces-400-million-investment-from-koch-equity-development-302042249.html

     https://iconnect007.com/article/110007/genesis-robotics-enters-into-strategic-venture-with-koch/110010/ein

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
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     Nicole Parsons (npars01@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Jun-2025 04:19:42 JST Nicole Parsons

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     Military contracts for automated warfare & international state surveillance systems.
     https://cepa.org/article/should-elon-musk-decide-who-wins-wars/

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/30/elon-musk-starlink-bangladesh-tariffs/

     Musk gets to pick who wins wars.
     https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/us/politics/trump-arms-sales-drones.html

     Accusations are Confessions...

     https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2024/12/17/trump-muses-about-drones-wars-and-tiktok-in-first-news-conference-as-president-elect

     https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2021/03/10/Saudi-drone-attacks-highlight-a-new-era-of-war-by-remote-in-the-Middle-East-Expert

     https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/us_army_drones/

     https://www.jpost.com/science/article-858662

     https://kyivindependent.com/trump-administration-redirecting-anti-drone-tech-from-ukraine-to-us-forces-in-middle-east-wsj-reports/

     https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/saudi-arabia-in-talks-to-buy-as-many-as-200-mq-9-drones-general-atomics-says/

     https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/politics/trump-administration-uae-drones-sale-intl

     Rockbridge Network investments
     https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elon-musk-doge-trump-silicon-valley-oligarchs/

     https://newrepublic.com/post/197149/stephen-miller-palantir-stocks-immigration-report

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     Nicole Parsons (npars01@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Jun-2025 04:19:43 JST Nicole Parsons

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     @maxleibman

     We were talking about the fossil fuel investors who are funding this unwanted product for their own agenda, and expect everyone else to go along.
     https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-saudi-arabia-ai-b2750164.html

     https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wall-street-mbs-saudi-al-rumayyan/

     https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/techs-favorite-saudi-despot-may-have-finally-crossed-the-line

     https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

     https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-has-big-ai-ambitions-they-could-come-at-the-cost-of-human-rights-256793

     https://www.forbes.com/sites/kolawolesamueladebayo/2025/05/20/what-the-us-saudi-partnership-really-means-for-the-future-of-ai/

     https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2025/05/14/musks-saudi-trip-caps-gulf-dealmaking-spree/

     https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/google-is-opening-an-ai-hub-in-oil-rich-saudi-arabia/

     https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/google-backs-saudi-ai-fund-as-trump-mbs-tout-new-investments

     https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-13/trump-mbs-tout-1-trillion-saudi-deal-commitment

     https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/07/heres-a-look-at-who.html

     Their agenda? War.

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