Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Ancient Civilizations and Modern-Day Driving
This week, we discuss learning from civilizations past and learning to drive.
News
Big Tech Backed Trump for Acceleration. They Got a Decel President Instead
Effective accelerationists didn’t just accidentally shoot themselves in the foot. They methodically blew off each of their toes with a .50 caliber sniper rifle.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Shows Users the Names, Pictures, and Exact Locations of Random Children
"I would log in and I couldn’t see my children but I could see a kid in California. I refreshed and would see a different child.”
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Vibe Coded AI App Generates Recipes for Cyanide Ice Cream and Cum Soup
A Y Combinator partner proudly launched an AI recipe app that told people how to make “Actual Cocaine” and a “Uranium Bomb.”
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Iconic Look Used to Promote Knockoff Leather Jackets
Everyone wants to look cool in a leather jacket and lead one of the most valuable companies in the world, but not everyone can pull it off.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Foolishness and Breaking Through
This week, we discuss getting fooled, the 'one big story' of the week, and Ghibli.
News
Hayao Miyazaki, Who Said AI Is ‘Insult to Life Itself,” Reduced to AI-Generated Meme by OpenAI
The internet is flooded with AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli, whose founder said “I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.”
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Viral Audio of JD Vance Badmouthing Elon Musk Is Fake, Just the Tip of the AI Iceberg
AI-generated audio of Vance saying Musk is “cosplaying as a great American leader” has been played more than 2 million times on TikTok alone.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Vile Media and Fine Sciences
This week, we discuss doxed Teslas, the concept of "amplification," and how we'd much rather be looking at cooking videos than all this mess.
News
Meta Promises to Fight Misinformation in Australia With Same Strategy It Killed in the U.S. to Appease Trump
Meta is preparing for the Australian election by working closely with the government and news outlets that Zuckerberg said were “clearly political” and dismissed in the US.
News
People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell Nudes
Instagram’s unwillingness to moderate AI-generated content finds a new low.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Company Comments and a Party Recap
This week, we discuss companies' responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.