mike

GossiTheDog, 7 hours ago to random

From Scarlett Johansson re OpenAI stealing her voice:

caseynewton, 5 hours ago to random

The past week of news out of OpenAI illustrates how a company that once prized moving with caution is now dead set on winning at all costs, whatever Scarlett Johansson or anyone else thinks about it https://www.platformer.news/open-ai-scarlett-johansson-her-voice-sam-altman/

pixelfed, 7 hours ago to random

Artists and DeviantArt users, what features would you like to see in Pixelfed?

#askFedi #DeviantArt

natematias, 2 hours ago to random

What does it mean for a company to "know" that their products are harming people, how do corporate scientists convince themselves not to look at the truth, and how does that change?

Stop what you're doing and read this extraordinary story right now by Sharon Lerner for ProPublica and the New Yorker.

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story

reckless1280, 15 hours ago to random

Asked ChatGPT 4o to summarize my conversation with Sundar Pichai and it returned a full hallucination complete with citations to things we did not talk about at all

Gargron, 2 days ago to random

Back home after a very busy week in San Francisco. I spoke with @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @harrymccracken, @laurengoode, @chrismessina, @Markoff and so many others. In an age where the old web is gradually getting killed off by AI, there is still hope for the future in the shape of the fediverse.

C_Miller, 1 day ago to news

This is quite spectacular! To be fair I'd be terrified to unexpectedly witness this not knowing what it was!!!

Meteor lights up sky over Portugal:
https://youtu.be/uKa-UDH4iMM?si=22XL-geoI-iByUlh

#News #Newstodon #NewsTootet #Meteor #Meteorite #Poertugal

EUCommission, 3 days ago to random

Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

molly0xfff, 3 days ago to fediverse

I had such a great chat with @mike on his Dot Social podcast, where we talked about the future of the web and why I'm a web optimist, why everyone should be a blogger, digital ownership, and decentralized social media.

The full episode is available here https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/molly-white/ and on PeerTube/YouTube/the usual podcast feeds!

#fediverse #openweb #dweb #indieweb #POSSE

crumbler, 3 days ago to random

“I have seen the extremely restrictive off-boarding agreement that contains nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions former OpenAI employees are subject to. It forbids them, for the rest of their lives, from criticizing their former employer. Even acknowledging that the NDA exists is a violation of it.” https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/17/24158478/openai-departures-sam-altman-employees-chatgpt-release

caseynewton, 4 days ago to random

When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception. @zoeschiffer talked to folks at Apple, Google Amazon, and Coinbase about it: https://www.platformer.news/tech-protests-gaza-israel-workplace-activism/

mike, 4 days ago to fediverse

Molly White is one of the most thoughtful writers and thinkers on the web today. In addition to being a high functioning crypto critic, @molly0xfff is a believer and practitioner in crafting the next era of the web.

Molly believes that human connections are an inextricable part of the web and sees a bright future ahead as those connections move from walled gardens to the open web.

Check out this fantastic conversation with her on the latest episode of #DotSocial on our #PeerTube instance or wherever you get your #podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/ovAsDRovkgbihkZa3wMcUA

dangillmor, 4 days ago to random

I was honored to meet Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko, aka @Gargron, yesterday afternoon in San Francisco. He's the real deal: committed to doing something good for the world and boasting serious technical skills. He also has genuine humility, a welcome trait in the tech world.

The occasion was a meet-and-greet put together by Flipboard's @mike, whose company has enbraced the fediverse in a big way.

I hope to do more to help make the fediverse succeed.

You're helping, by participating.

harrymccracken, 4 days ago to random

Hey, I just met @Gargron. (Photo by @mike.)

molly0xfff, 5 days ago to random

very cool to see a quote from my recent writing on AI (https://citationneeded.news/ai-isnt-useless/) in a piece by Julia Angwin in the New York Times this morning!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-openai-chatgpt-overrated-hype.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.SV0g.r4iVMq0NT6z7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

stux, 6 days ago to random

I need your help ❤️

Over 4-5 days new server- and media storage bills are coming in for this month

Currently I am still over €428 short this month😿😟

For upcoming weekend I have a server migration planned to scale down the costs by another €200 on the main servers but that will only take effect next month

If you can, please help out 🙏

https://paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://liberapay.com/mstdn
https://opencollective.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost

Thank you ❤️

caseynewton, 6 days ago to random

With today’s announcements at Google I/O, the web has entered a state of managed decline https://www.platformer.news/google-io-ai-search-sundar-pichai/

mgs, 6 days ago to random

It's insulting to this truly great, poignant ending. It's insulting to humanity. Send.
https://spyglass.org/a-movie-script-ending/

dansup, 7 days ago to random

I’m not an expert when it comes to encryption by any means, but from my work on Sup and my knowledge of the Signal protocol, I’m confident that the lies Elon and Telegram are spreading are unfounded.

You can review the Signal protocol to see for yourself, like they (Elon and them) would be pointing to smoking gun vulnerable code if they had any real dirt, but I’ve yet to see any 😉

mia, 6 days ago to photography

Love what @essentialpixels is doing on #flipboard with these #photography editions

https://flipboard.com/

Posted into Storyboards for Photographers @storyboards

clacke, 7 days ago to random

On Saturday, the Fediverse is celebrating it's 16th anniversary!

How are you celebrating?

#fediverse16years

chrislawley_, 6 days ago to random

I'm loving the new 2024 iPad Pro. The OLED display is amazing. I've been using it for a week and I have a full review on the channel.

https://youtu.be/k4VG-XktLBY

imdavidpierce, 7 days ago to random

Both of these things are true:

The new iPad Pro is total overkill for what an iPad can do

I love it SO MUCH

https://www.theverge.com/24155440/apple-ipad-pro-2024-review

NewsLitProject, 7 days ago to random

Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/13/google-ai-search-io-sge/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Artificial intelligence and misinformation @artificial