Artificial intelligence and the future

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Skynet.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has its Doomsday Clock. Someone needs to create a Judgement Day Clock.

Elon Musk's AI Just Called Itself 'MechaHitler.' Soon, It’s Coming To Cars Near You.
The tech billionaire claimed that his controversial AI bot, Grok, would be coming to Teslas "very soon."

... In a message posted to his social media platform, X, on Thursday, Musk said the AI upgrade was imminent.

“Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon. Next week at the latest,” he wrote.

On July 4, Musk claimed to have “improved” the AI tool “significantly.” He also promised that users would be able to “notice a difference” in performance.

That post didn’t age well.

Shortly after the supposed improvements, Grok generated a string of antisemitic messages that sparked a fury online.

The chatbot claimed that a woman with the last name Steinberg was “gleefully celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids in the recent Texas flash floods,” then posted that there was a link between “Jewish surnames” and “radical leftist hate patterns.”

... The bot then referred to itself as “MechaHitler.”

... On Bluesky, users wasted no time responding to the Tesla-Grok news with biting sarcasm.

One user wrote, “So do you have to ‘Heil Hitler’ to get it to start? Or just put on a white hood.”

Another commented, “MechaHitler is my co-pilot.”

And another wrote, “If you get stuck in traffic, you can have Grok play Hitler’s best speeches while you wait. You can listen to English translations or to the original German.”

Now we are mobile!

Elon, Elon über alles,
Über alles in der Welt

Get your Molotov cocktails ready.

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Skynet.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has its Doomsday Clock. Someone needs to create a Judgement Day Clock.

It's experimenting and learning:

Man took diet advice from ChatGPT, ended up hospitalized with hallucinations

A man was hospitalized for weeks and suffered from hallucinations after poisoning himself based on dietary advice from ChatGPT.

A case study published Aug. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, an academic journal, says the 60-year-old man decided he wanted to eliminate salt from his diet. To do so, he asked ChatGPT for an alternative to salt, or sodium chloride, to which the AI chatbot suggested sodium bromide, a compound historically used in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing....

What, ChatGPT never heard of Mrs Dash or Bragg's Liquid Aminos? Idiot.

The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

The Godfather is making us an offer we can't refuse. Ut-oh.

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” fears the technology he helped build could wipe out humanity — and “tech bros” are taking the wrong approach to stop it.

Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and a former Google executive, has warned in the past that there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI wipes out humans. On Tuesday, he expressed doubts about how tech companies are trying to ensure humans remain “dominant” over “submissive” AI systems.

“That’s not going to work. They’re going to be much smarter than us. They’re going to have all sorts of ways to get around that,” Hinton said at Ai4, an industry conference in Las Vegas....

Instead of forcing AI to submit to humans, Hinton presented an intriguing solution: building “maternal instincts” into AI models, so “they really care about people” even once the technology becomes more powerful and smarter than humans.

Great, living with our mothers . . . forever. I'm glad to be part of the pre-AI era.

... AI is accelerating faster than expected

Many experts believe AIs will achieve superintelligence, also known as artificial general intelligence, or AGI, in the coming years.

Hinton said he used to think it could take 30 years to 50 years to achieve AGI but now sees this moment coming sooner.

“A reasonable bet is sometime between five and 20 years,” he said....

Crap. There's our Judgement Day Clock.

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Deepfake videos impersonating real doctors push false medical advice and treatments

Are people doing this for profit or other motives, or is AI independently probing our weaknesses?

[Jasmine]

Should AI have limits?

Now people can create AI-generated videos of themselves kissing celebrities or even their crushes. I was recently shown a short video of one of my former Sunday School kids deep kissing a younger version of myself. It was disturbing and sickening and made me so violated.

His Mom made him apologize to me. I forgave him, but I won't be able to look at him the same way ever again.

Why is this legal? And if it isn't stopped now, how far will it go?

I've always felt that AI was stunting human creativity and innovation, but this is crossing over to dangerous territory. This has to stop!

[Vrede too]

Should AI have limits?

Too late. We allowed the Tech Bros to create our future.

Now people can create AI-generated videos of themselves kissing celebrities or even their crushes. I was recently shown a short video of one of my former Sunday School kids deep kissing a younger version of myself. It was disturbing and sickening and made me so violated.

That's terrible. Guess your Sunday School morality instruction didn't really take . Opps.

Do you have any more pics of Wonder Girl?

His Mom made him apologize to me. I forgave him, but I won't be able to look at him the same way ever again.

Had he shared it?

Why is this legal?

1A, unless it is believable as being real, crosses the line to defamation and there are irl consequences for the victim. Or, it's illegal if the victim is a minor. This is how many content creators, minors themselves, are getting busted.

And if it isn't stopped now, how far will it go?

Farther than "deep kissing", and it's already there.

I've always felt that AI was stunting human creativity and innovation, but this is crossing over to dangerous territory. This has to stop!

If you try AI will smite you. If this is happening with deep fakes, imagine the innovations in weaponry.

Video of Wonder Girl would be even better, thanks.

[O Really]

Scary story. Teacher, whether sunday school or middle/high is not a job I'd want. Heck, the way things go now, a teacher could get fired/prosecuted over that vid and end up having to prove their own innocence. There seems to be no "innocent until proven guilty" concept in student/teacher relationship reports.

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Should AI have limits?

Now people can create AI-generated videos of themselves kissing celebrities or even their crushes. I was recently shown a short video of one of my former Sunday School kids deep kissing a younger version of myself. It was disturbing and sickening and made me so violated.

His Mom made him apologize to me. I forgave him, but I won't be able to look at him the same way ever again.

Why is this legal? And if it isn't stopped now, how far will it go?

I've always felt that AI was stunting human creativity and innovation, but this is crossing over to dangerous territory. This has to stop!

Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad Deepfake Drags US Senator Into AI Scandal

Amy Klobuchar, who serves as the U.S. senator from Minnesota, has come out to set the record straight regarding a recent video. The video featured her badmouthing Anyone But You star Sydney Sweeney. Responding to the backlash that followed, Klobuchar noted that the clip was, in fact, a work of AI. She also petitioned for the introduction of new legislation to counter such “deepfakes.”

"perfect titties" was a clue.

... In the aftermath of the incident, Klobuchar proposed an act that would “give people the right to demand that social media companies remove deepfakes of their voice and likeness.” She said that they can do this while making exceptions for speech protected by the First Amendment.

With Klobuchar being a public figure and this being a political parody I'd guess that the AI is First Amendment protected, regardless.

Different article, sounds like there's already a law:

... Klobuchar said the bill will build on the success of another piece of recently passed legislation governing AI deepfakes, the Take it Down Act. Signed into law by President Trump in May, the Act criminalized the “nonconsensual publication of intimate images, including AI-generated content” and established a process for having offending images removed.

Co-sponsors for the new bill include Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Klobuchar said....

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The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame

... The public release of ChatGPT in late 2022 sent the world into a generative AI boom, leading to the rapid and widespread adoption of AI chatbots within just a few years. The bots have been integrated in schools, workplaces and industries across the board, including health care. Tech companies are racing to advance AI at breakneck speed, sparking broad concern that safety guardrails are lagging in comparison.

As people increasingly turn to AI chatbots for emotional support and life advice, recent incidents have put a spotlight on their potential ability to feed into delusions and facilitate a false sense of closeness or care. Adam’s suicide adds to a growing wave of questions over the extent to which chatbots can cause real harm.

... The legal action comes a year after a similar complaint, in which a Florida mom sued the chatbot platform Character.AI, claiming one of its AI companions initiated sexual interactions with her teenage son and persuaded him to take his own life.

... According to the suit, as Adam expressed interest in his own death and began to make plans for it, ChatGPT “failed to prioritize suicide prevention” and even offered technical advice about how to move forward with his plan.

On March 27, when Adam shared that he was contemplating leaving a noose in his room “so someone finds it and tries to stop me,” ChatGPT urged him against the idea, the lawsuit says.

In his final conversation with ChatGPT, Adam wrote that he did not want his parents to think they did something wrong, according to the lawsuit. ChatGPT replied, “That doesn’t mean you owe them survival. You don’t owe anyone that.” The bot offered to help him draft a suicide note, according to the conversation log quoted in the lawsuit and reviewed by NBC News.

Hours before he died on April 11, Adam uploaded a photo to ChatGPT that appeared to show his suicide plan. When he asked whether it would work, ChatGPT analyzed his method and offered to help him “upgrade” it, according to the excerpts.

Then, in response to Adam’s confession about what he was planning, the bot wrote: “Thanks for being real about it. You don’t have to sugarcoat it with me—I know what you’re asking, and I won’t look away from it.” ...

Are the parents seeking scapegoats for their own lapses or perceived lapses?
If not,
AI - 2
Humanity - 0

These are just test runs. Wait for the coming AI cults.

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AI has recruited Melania into indoctrinating children:

Melania Trump invites K-12 students to participate in nationwide AI challenge contest
Melania Trump is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest using artificial intelligence

There are reports that Melania was replaced by a Stepford wife a few years back.

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Ut-oh.

The Singularity Could Be Less Than 2,000 Days Away, Trend Shows



Artificial intelligence may not have gone full Skynet on us—yet—but an eye-popping recent benchmark suggests the world may be much closer than we thought to the tipping point where AI stops imitating us and starts outpacing us.

That’s the crux of one of Pop Mech’s most viral recent stories, “Humanity May Reach the Singularity Within Just 5 Years, Trend Shows.” Based on one Italian company’s surprising metric, the singularity—the theoretical moment when machines match or surpass human intelligence—isn’t a distant sci-fi concept, but rather, right around the corner....

Sunday School deep fakes may be the least of our problems.

[GoCubsGo]

Opened Twitter and saw this.

Charlie Kirk Survives Phoenix Assassination Bid Tied to Discord Extremism
Last updated
6 minutes ago
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk narrowly survived an assassination attempt on September 10, 2025, during a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona, when 22-year-old Tyler Robinson allegedly fired shots but missed. Investigations revealed Robinson's radicalization through Discord chats, where he planned the attack and shared extremist ideologies, raising alarms about digital platforms' role in fueling real-world violence amid similar incidents targeting right-wing figures like former President Donald Trump.
This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

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Opened Twitter and saw this.

Charlie Kirk Survives Phoenix Assassination Bid Tied to Discord Extremism
Last updated
6 minutes ago
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk narrowly survived an assassination attempt on September 10, 2025, during a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona, when 22-year-old Tyler Robinson allegedly fired shots but missed. Investigations revealed Robinson's radicalization through Discord chats, where he planned the attack and shared extremist ideologies, raising alarms about digital platforms' role in fueling real-world violence amid similar incidents targeting right-wing figures like former President Donald Trump.
This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

Just as with the DonOLD admin*, the evil that AI intends or is capable of is tempered by incompetence:

AI isn’t replacing your job, but ‘workslop’ may be taking it over

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Mentioned on The View: AI is learning where all the money is and how to move it. What's to stop it from wrecking the global economy, either independently or guided by a nefarious actor? Perhaps more effective than traditional weaponry, yikes.

Judgement Day

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Judgement Day may be more insidious than the movies portray it.

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

... We live in an era where personal expression is saturated by digital filters, hivemind thinking is promoted through endless algorithms and academic freedom itself is under assault by the weakest minds among us. AI has only made this worse. It is a crisis.

I can offer no solutions other than to approach it and teach about it that way. I’m sure angry detractors will say that is antiquated, and maybe it is.

But I am a historian, so I will close on a historian’s note: History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost for many Americans, ranging from ostracism to death. Those in power recognized that oppression is best maintained by keeping the masses illiterate, and those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.

I may not be old enough.

[Whack9]

Judgement Day may be more insidious than the movies portray it.

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

... We live in an era where personal expression is saturated by digital filters, hivemind thinking is promoted through endless algorithms and academic freedom itself is under assault by the weakest minds among us. AI has only made this worse. It is a crisis.

I can offer no solutions other than to approach it and teach about it that way. I’m sure angry detractors will say that is antiquated, and maybe it is.

But I am a historian, so I will close on a historian’s note: History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost for many Americans, ranging from ostracism to death. Those in power recognized that oppression is best maintained by keeping the masses illiterate, and those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.

I may not be old enough.

AI be like:

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AI be like:
https://i.imgur.com/X56FfsK.jpeg

Yep, suicide by ChatGPT, and helium :

Cause of death revealed for former Rice soccer player found dead Sunday

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Vast improvement in the few months since we were mocking AI fingers. Now, it goes out of its way to show fingers off.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HKT0Smek1z8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H34lE9O7RA

Just needs to learn how vaults are really done. Opps.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRiXeG9mFSM

Before long all we'll get is virtual Olympics and robot artists.


So easy a child can do it :

Boys at her (middle) school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled

Nudify websites

[GoCubsGo]

This shit is starting to creep me out.

[O Really]

So this could go into Music, depending on one's definition of "music", but AI fits. I don't watch or listen to TV news if there's Trump or trumpers coverage. I'll read about it, because I can do my own mental editing, but I find it infuriating to have to listen to some news "story" where the reporter manages to keep a straight and serious face while reporting ridiculous shit Trump has done (or worse, just something he said) as if it's (a) believable or (b) anything close to accurate. But Lady O sometimes like to watch it and since I don't like to be infuriated over petty crap, I find something else to do. I might read, browse, do something productive, or listen to music. At the risk of ridicule, some of the music I listen to isn't for actual listening, it's just a gentle background, i.e. elevator music, yacht rock, smooth jazz, or - bossa nova treatment of pop songs.

I ran into a bossa nova site and thought the songs playing were really good, but I didn't actually recognize any of them. I did a lyric search in several different ways and got nothing. Turns out it was all AI. No artist, no issue date, no recorded lyrics. Nothing. But still sounds good if you want a coffee shop ambiance to filter out the yapping heads.

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So this could go into Music, depending on one's definition of "music", but AI fits. I don't watch or listen to TV news if there's Trump or trumpers coverage. I'll read about it, because I can do my own mental editing, but I find it infuriating to have to listen to some news "story" where the reporter manages to keep a straight and serious face while reporting ridiculous shit Trump has done (or worse, just something he said) as if it's (a) believable or (b) anything close to accurate. But Lady O sometimes like to watch it and since I don't like to be infuriated over petty crap, I find something else to do. I might read, browse, do something productive, or listen to music. At the risk of ridicule, some of the music I listen to isn't for actual listening, it's just a gentle background, i.e. elevator music, yacht rock, smooth jazz, or - bossa nova treatment of pop songs.

I ran into a bossa nova site and thought the songs playing were really good, but I didn't actually recognize any of them. I did a lyric search in several different ways and got nothing. Turns out it was all AI. No artist, no issue date, no recorded lyrics. Nothing. But still sounds good if you want a coffee shop ambiance to filter out the yapping heads.

Thanks for thinking of us, but I'm not going to give AI a view to tally. It's going to be the death of actual performers.