New piece from 404 Media: Facebook Pushes Its Llama 4 AI Model to the Right, Wants to Present “Both Sides”
On a related note, Baldur Bjarnason has chimed in noting how he called this exact shit happening:
Remember when I told you that using these LLMs was like giving US tech a bigotry dial for all your writing?
>humanoid robot
They're called "clankers"
You're dead right on that.
On a wider front, I expect the bubble's burst will deal some long-lasting damage to the tech industry, on two major fronts:
Evaluations/stock prices will go through the floor, as investor assumptions of Endless Growth^tm^ are shattered, and the tech industry comes to be seen as "a stable, mature industry whose days of endless growth are behind it" (quoting Baldur Bjarnason), at best and deep in the throes of a serious malaise era at worst. One outcome is obviously better than the other, but both will lead to a lotta pain.
The tech industry's public image, already in the shitter for a litany of reasons, will likely take another significant blow as the industry's ability to generate hype for AI and/or counteract the boiling resentment towards it completely falls apart.
For the enterprise using it, yes. For the enterprise selling it, probably not so much.
"I should start the Butlerian Jihad"
Solid, high-quality sneer from Adactio - the end is a particular highlight:
The worst of the internet is continuously attacking the best of the internet. This is a distributed denial of service attack on the good parts of the World Wide Web.
If you’re using the products powered by these attacks, you’re part of the problem. Don’t pretend it’s cute to ask ChatGPT for something. Don’t pretend it’s somehow being technologically open-minded to continuously search for nails to hit with the latest “AI” hammers.
Considering PC Gamer bought the AI hype hook, line and sinker a few months ago, I'd say this is a particularly notable sneer.
This is pure gut instinct, but it seems AI bros' ability to bedazzle the press is fading fast.
TAKE ME BACK
Ran across a BlueSky thread that fits this perfectly - its a social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education.
If South Park ever does get around to TESCREAL, I imagine Parker and Stone would have a goddamn field day with them.
Mods, crush his skull /j