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Will Oremus@oremus.bsky.social |
The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...
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Snarky Robot
@snarkyrobot.bsky.social
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“Outlook not so good” is the understatement of the year. Now do Teams.
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Cate 🐬
@catebridget.bsky.social
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brutal 😂
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CircusNoBread
@berkeleyeve.bsky.social
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starting with a great pun! "Succor borne every minute"
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☕️ Jeremy Diamond
@dmnd.me
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"Succor borne every minute" holy shit, I am in awe, this person has a second calling as a poet or short story author
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Stephen C. Rea
@stevierea.bsky.social
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Lina Khan & Co. FTW 🙌
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Dr. Damien P. Williams: Magus, Werewolf, Cyborg, Bi
@wolvendamien.bsky.social
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I mean, Alvaro's there.
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Ken Schneyer
@kenschneyer.bsky.social
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Love the snark in the last sentence.
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PlanetCarnival
@planetcarnival.bsky.social
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Ha!
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Kade Peregrine
@kadeperegrine.bsky.social
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Of all the bodies I might have expected to have a sense of humour, the FTC wasn't one of them.
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PV
@paulvschulte.bsky.social
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That last one is a banger. Magic 8 Ball ftw 🙌
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zenosAnalytic
@zenosanalytic.bsky.social
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the extent to which current corporate buyin on ~AI~ is an attempted end-run around fraud and liability law is really astounding.
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SciNrd
@scinrd.bsky.social
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@arthfach.com You've been looking for some "good news" about the end of people getting AI pushed down their throats for as long as I've been aware of you, well here's hoping this is the start of a large victory!
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John Kaprielian
@johnkaprielian.bsky.social
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Wow, I'm impressed. Hopefully their actions will indeed reflect their understanding, which is at a higher level than most of the government.
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Joanna Bryson
@j2bryson.bsky.social
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Did they cite me? joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2023/05/gene...
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Bruno J. Navarro
@brunojnavarro.bsky.social
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wait til they hear about this startup bsky.app/profile/brun...
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L
@noisybrooklyn1.bsky.social
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Love that they mention Mark Fidrych.
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Gavin Wilde
@gavinwilde.bsky.social
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Fascinating to contrast this with, say, the silence from CISA on "Recall"...
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BlueStreak @ Anthrocon
@bluestreak.bsky.social
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I will always respect a Mark Fidrych reference
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Cabe - GreggB
@cabe.shadowtek.uk
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That final line is *chef kiss*
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Christopher D. Brown Ph.D.
@cdbrow1.bsky.social
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Oh snap!
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Stephen Cobb, #FBPE
@zcobb.bsky.social
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My favorite 3LA!
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Comfortably Numb
@numb.comfortab.ly
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Yep.
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Walter Shapiro
@mrwaltershapiro.bsky.social
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This is the best government document of the decades. Kudos to the FTC.
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Dan Hon
@danhon.com
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strongest evidence that late gen-xers/early millennials are finally getting into strategic positions of power + authority
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Silly Sausage
@appallnepal.bsky.social
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I tried to leave a comment but the website wouldn’t let me - maybe there’s too many people trying to leave positive comments?? Or maybe the robots are trying to shut it all down…
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Dusty Poncho
@dustyponcho.bsky.social
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Thanks Biden!
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Uncle Zak
@masonicon.bsky.social
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Cuz Today's AIs are surprisingly dumb as hell
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(=_=) Hype Tornado /Capt. Nemo///
@joulesbyrne.bsky.social
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You wouldn't personalize a vacuum cleaner? Just because it can get down deep into your gross business - don't get parasocial about it.
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The future producer of “Himbo Heist”
@legalminimum.bsky.social
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My ad lawyer friends say this guy is legendary for these.
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Emi
@emiphemera.bsky.social
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God I love it when civil servants get to be pissed off officially. It is just 🤌
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Quangle-Wangle
@maryaed.bsky.social
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That's some lovely writing.
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@ericbrown13.bsky.social
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Don't overlook:
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First Wordle Problems
@fwordleproblems.bsky.social
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My heart is warmed by the reference to Fidrych; I wasn't sure he was remembered much outside the Detroit fandom. His career was extremely brief.
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Wonkish
@wonkish.bsky.social
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@lopatto.bsky.social Did you get a side hustle at the FTC?
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Locopells
@locopells.bsky.social
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Given the number of droids they have, I'm not sure that they can talk... Wait, oh, COMMISSION...
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@redwinterwolf.bsky.social
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HOW did I miss the Magic 8 Ball jab at the end? Je-sus 😂 Medic!
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Philip Eloy
@aegixdrakan.bsky.social
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Dayum, that is some quality SASS on that last line! XD
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meaghan
@meaghanallen.bsky.social
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written by a Tigers fan
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FilmWonk
@filmwonk.bsky.social
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"Succor borne every minute" may be one of the most high-brow terrible puns I've ever seen.
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Chris in NY
@chrisb2.bsky.social
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Chris in NY
@chrisb2.bsky.social
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Lina Khan is my favorite
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scenarist / Chris
@scenarist.bsky.social
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I'm confused. Talk of "gods" and "souls" is also snake oil. What's the point of this text?
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Patrick
@ronk.bsky.social
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@davidlsims.bsky.social making sure you see this
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hybrid havoc
@hybridhavoc.com
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Alison Smaalders
@vividwings.bsky.social
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The last line sent me, but this is absolutely devastating from top to bottom.
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Free Radical
@freeradical7.bsky.social
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The magic 8 ball comparison is on point.
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@tumulte.bsky.social
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Reading this from a government entity genuinely gives me hope
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Susan Chumsky
@susanchumsky.bsky.social
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Head of the FTC is force of nature Lina Khan. Not the least bit surprising that it’s “absolute bangers”
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catester
@catester.bsky.social
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Spoiler alert: The ending is kinda dark.
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TQ White II
@tqwhite.bsky.social
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But remember, it also does good. Fifteen minutes ago, I saved a half hour because of this:
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e.e. yikes
@eeyikes.bsky.social
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YES FTC! GET THEIR ASSES!
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Woodrow Peel 🆗🆒
@woodyluvscoffee.bsky.social
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Your griefbots have no soul” sounds like a Coldplay album.
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Bob Calhoun
@bobcalhoun.bsky.social
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Amazing! When you devalue writing, the writers are going to go where the jobs are.
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Pjörk
@nicoleconlan.bsky.social
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"Your therapy bots aren’t licensed psychologists, your AI girlfriends are neither girls nor friends, your griefbots have no soul, and your AI copilots are not gods." 🔥🔥🔥
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@tfuller3.bsky.social
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Sarah Clarke
@trialbytruth.bsky.social
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Whoa, that is brutal. It smacks of a government body facing annihilation in Jan if things don't go to plan in November, so there are nothing to lose with enforcement
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