In case you needed more evidence that Sam Altman is a total psychopath, here's him explaining how he throws his crumpled up notes all over his floor and lets his maid clean them up (start at roughly 26s)
What's an extra $1,500 per adult? I'm sure all Americans would gladly give an extra $1.5k to the military
Material Religion retracted what was most likely an AI-generated review of _Moved by the Dead_, complete with hallucinated chapter titles
John Galt's uncle
Yes, universities are definitely to blame, even though a) Utah Valley University was hosting Charlie Kirk, and b) Tyler Robinson wasn't a college student in any generally accepted sense of the term. He was an electrical apprentice at Dixie Technical College
And if they did read, they'd probably have serious questions about your completely random assortment of old novels, atlases, and Reader's Digest collections
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But I really thought Thiel would be, I dunno, smarter. Not impressed
Presidential Penn professors don't get offices?
serious Jim Jones vibes in that opening shot
Don’t say things like this then: “Reports of unrest outside the city, including in Paramount, are deeply concerning. We’ve been in direct contact with officials in Washington, D.C., and are working closely with law enforcement to find the best path forward.”
ChatGPT is now citing this review when I ask it to summarize the book. AI doom loop
A review of my book was just published, and the author, a prominent anthropologist, used AI. Giveaways: they refer to the book's four chapters (there are five), call the final chapter "Archives of Affliction" (hallucination), and refer to "my" concept of the "sensory archive" (hallucination). Wild
And what do universities get in return? I genuinely don't know, other than low faculty salaries
Also though, regional and area studies seems like it could just leave room for everything else
That said I do think we should figure out how to survive without relying on rich international students who can pay full tuition, which seems, I dunno, exploitative
But are you actual democrats? Or are you going to take the money and run?
I’m not sure what or who AI will replace, and the boosterism is out of control, but I think we’re kidding ourselves if we don’t think it’s going to cause massive social upheaval and make some jobs irrelevant. And I’m saying this as a humanities professor who has plenty on the line
Can't answer your question, but I'm glad conservatives are so eager to point out that socialism has been a disaster and then see no problem embracing fascism
his soul still exists, its just temporarily residing in Breg Gockman, who lives in the cloud and subsists on mist
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Book cover, Moved by the Dead, by Michael Amoruso
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