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    2 months ago

    Brownlee, who will take us through “mind-blowing demonstrations of AI’s capabilities,” is a curious addition — he’s previously complained of his work being stolen to feed AI. But a big enough check is a pretty convincing counterargument. [Twitter, archive]

    I’m disappointed but not at all surprised Marques is involved in this. I think he was caught by surprise by how popular his mildly AI-critical videos were, and this is him doing damage control and trying to get back into the grifters’ good graces.

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      2 months ago

      his production equipment is way too expensive to be making videos critical of tech

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    I mean honestly 200-proof Yud is a bit much for me too. Probably a bit much for most people.

    As someone who likes bunnies and sunshine I’m not even sure why I’m drawn to this forum so full of darkness but I just can’t look away.

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      I like to think of it as concentrating that draw of the void into someplace less irony-poisoned and openly destructive than many of the alternatives. This way I can avoid spreading the despair into the rest of my life.

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    I’d love to defend Oprah for her Blackness or her being a woman but she’s a billionaire.

    The untold insane wealth. It’s like being a cop. No matter who you were before, the unchecked power renders them all the same.

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      Horrible people are horrible people. Oprah has been an enabler of corruption and scams for as long as she’s been popular.

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    Article kind of covered it all. Not much I can add other than I can’t wait for all these apps to pull back their pointless ✨ buttons

    One thing I’m curious about is much of a mainstream trend signaller / kingmaker Oprah is these days.

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      She’s still a go-to for celebrities who want to be seen as telling raw, difficult truths; Harry and Meghan obviously being the flagship example. They’re surely trying to piggyback off that here.

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    Did ABC get AI credits to air this? Are they going to use said AI to justify laying off staff? Then use that money to pay Oprah?