openai: we believe we will eventually create a system capable of solving human-level problems also openai: let us turbo-photocopy All Copyrighted Materials or something something china something nationalism

Ars Technica

OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.

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“[The] so-called Department of Government Efficiency has deployed a proprietary chatbot called GSAi to 1,500 federal workers at the General Services Administration, WIRED has confirmed.” —

WIRED

DOGE Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers

Elon Musk’s DOGE team is automating tasks as it continues its purge of the federal workforce.

This will end horribly, and not just because it’s a horrible product. Like all “AI” platforms, this is a vector for surveillance and deskilling in the workplace, and will be used to justify continuing to hollow out the federal workforce.

“This is to take a moment to look up from the ground, to peer out at that little bit of horizon you can just make out between buildings, to think about where you want your next steps to take you.” Every week is a good week to be reading @npub1vudf...pqdp, and this one is no exception.

everything changes

What is your work now? | everything changes

Look up.

Said hello to a river today. 💜 #running #BostonMA

”I lost all but a few loyal friends, my devoted family, and all but lost my newspaper but thank god I retained the pearl of great price—my self respect.” Here’s @npub1typu...jqpl with a reminder that fascism always, always falls:

What Felt Impossible Became Possible | dansinker.com

Needed to read this tonight; maybe you did too.

🦊 Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a wonderful place to work, filled with extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave. Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:

Moving on from 18F. — ethanmarcotte.com

I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is still happening.

(FYI, this post gets into recent #uspol events. If that’s a stressor, or not interesting to you, I’d suggest skipping.)