Notices by Will Oremus (willoremus@mastodon.social), page 2

I wrote about the single biggest constraint on the AI boom that no one wants to talk about—the enormous computing cost—and how it's quietly shaping every aspect of the industry that's supposed to revolutionize our lives. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/05/chatgpt-hidden-cost-gpu-compute/

Really interesting discussion of how copyright law might apply to generative AI. https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/04/22/copyright-showdown-ais-next-frontier

Asked for examples of sexual harassment at law schools, ChatGPT named a GW law prof accused of touching a student on a class trip to Alaska, citing a 2018 Washington Post story.

The law prof is real. The rest was made up.

We wrote about what happens when AIs lie about you: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/05/chatgpt-lies/

If this goes how I expect it to go, get ready for another big surge in Mastodon's popularity.

Antisemitic tweets have more than doubled on Twitter since Elon Musk took over, a new study finds.

Asked for comment, Musk's press department auto-responded with a poop emoji. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/20/antisemitic-tweets-soared-twitter-after-musk-took-over-study-finds/

at this point, signing up for pretty much anything "digital" or "smart" that doesn't have to be digital or smart to perform its basic function is just asking to be surveilled by someone https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn9vx/researchers-track-reviver-digital-license-plate-gps-location

One thing that Mastodon newcomers may not realize is how easy it is to turn Mastodon for web into essentially a Tweetdeck clone, with columns for search/compose, home, notifications, and any lists you've set up. It takes literally seconds.

Here's what mine looks like right now:

From Donald Trump’s son-in-law to the president of Turkey to an infamous Russian propagandist, here’s a visual breakdown of who Elon Musk was seen hanging out with at the World Cup final in Qatar. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/12/20/elon-musk-spotted-world-cup-final/

Another little sign of Mastodon's progress: The tech news aggregator Techmeme, which links to the day's most talked-about tech news stories along with relevant commentary on Twitter, has added a Mastodon section. https://www.techmeme.com

One of the dumbest things a smart person can do is to start thinking they’re smarter than everyone else.

@Gargron really appreciate this transparency. any chance you have updated figures on growth since thursday?