Saturday 19 October 2024

Here’s an organized theme breakdown of the comments section provided: ### **Humor and Satirical Commentary** - "No, the Kremlin didn't pay me to change my content into propaganda, they liked my propaganda so much already they just paid me to spread it." — @stilltoomanyhats - "Imagine you're a Russian soldier and when you get home you discover your rations were reduced greatly because the money that was supposed to go to your food ended up going to make New Norm." — @TheNerdWithASuit - "Tim Pool fake slamming his desk in fake rage...is still one of the funniest things he's ever done." — @scruffopone3989 - "Can someone victimize me by paying multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars to me?" — @MyMagnificentOctopus ### **Geopolitical Criticism** - "It's funny how we used to think that Russia constantly being the villains in media was dated, yet today, Russia itself seems to actively want to prove them right!" — @aliminator1310 - "The ideology of the Russian government is directly dictated by American far-right Republicans." — @franslair2199 - "But now they think the battle is woke versus un-woke. And in that fight, Putin is an ally to the right." — @RobertVlcek - "Russia isn't the USSR, the USSR itself was an imperialistic state..." — @lorenzomeulli750 ### **Cynicism and Disillusionment** - "They don't really care that much about what they say, they just want to make money." — @fernandodecarlosmalcher7977 - "Victims don't get paid millions of dollars Tim. That is the exact opposite of what happens to victims." — @robertpayne6781 ### **Algorithm and Media Influence** - "There's a functional misalignment between human psychology...and these algorithms which are designed simply to maximize engagement." — @hughobyrne2588 - "We've reached the logical conclusion of the thought-terminating 'but muh free speech!' argument." — @Slysheen ### **Commentary on Grift and Right-Wing Media** - "One of my favourite things to come out of this is Glenn Greenwald getting all mad like 'how DARE you suggest I get paid to spread Kremlin propaganda? I do that shit for free!'" — @Yoshimitsu4prez - "I used to watch Lauren Chen back in 2016. I fell into the 'attractive woman regurgitates your right-wing views to you' trap." — @rouge939 - "Are you saying these free thinkers and independent journalists didn't do a background check by using Google? I am shocked." — @badrhetoric5637 ### **Empathy and Hope** - "Humanity has endured and adapted countless times before, and we will again." — @thetelleroftales4808 - "Thank you so much for taking the psychic damage to make this an accessible and comprehensible narrative." — @TheLeftistCooks This breakdown reflects the humor, cynicism, commentary on geopolitics and media, as well as a sprinkling of hope and empathy in the responses.

Thursday 10 October 2024

Toronto star warns of AI

 

Toronto’s new Nobel laureate has a dire warning for us

Canada’s latest Nobel laureate has a grim message about his own creation. Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning “godfather of AI,” quit Google last year to warn the world about the technology he helped create. “These things could get smarter than us and might go rogue,” he said earlier this year. “That’s not science fiction...That’s real.” Kate Allen chronicles Hinton’s fascinating life — and his urgent warning.

  • Go deeper: Hinton told reporters AI has great potential, like revolutionizing health care. But for all its virtues, the technology needs more guardrails against misuse. Immediate risks range from “fake videos corrupting elections” to sophisticated cyberattacks, he said.
  • Meanwhile: Hinton also used his new platform to blast Doug Ford for his decision to close the Science Centre, which he once offered $1 million of his own money to repair. Here’s what he had to say.