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A practical downside of AI slop : We, a company sometimes referred to by "AA" (or a near variant of) are now getting a really quite large number of complaints and contacts for "the AA" (the automobile association) because Google's shit AI keeps telling people that our email addresses are for the AA. It's more than one a day. Given it is google who is sending out duff info causing us costs, we should be able to get them to correct, or bill them for our costs. I see no path for either. --> cont

How should I feel about this potential mandated block on X AI? On the one hand I am not in favour of a blocking requirement being dumped on eyeball networks. On the other hand, clearly X AI is making problematic and illegal content. How to navigate this, morally and ethically? I feel people are often too willing to bend their preciously-held principles when the target is someone they don’t like. And I’m trying to be careful not to be that kind of person.

Nonbelievers: don’t be a cunt to nice religious people who come to your door at this time of year. This is the first time, in a year and a half since moving here, that we have had a religious door knocker. Mother and youngish daughter, she started with a smile and after I had said “Hello!” said, “Sorry do disturb you! I won’t keep you!” And held out a small “free bible class” business card. 1/n