Tom, I was happy to hear about Anthropic's brave stance. But let's not forget they're not always admirable, since they're also plundering and harvesting peoples' books to assemble their AI.
Since my own book was on their list, I recently received a lengthy claim form for my part of the class-action, copyright-infringement lawsuit that they've quietly settled, for billions (yes, with a B) of dollars, and will eventually receive a pittance for my forty years of research and original ideas.
Meanwhile, I've seen three long-form articles about Anthropic, including one in the New Yorker magazine, and none of them mentions this. I even went to the trouble of contacting the writer of the New Yorker piece, and he was singularly unconcerned with what Anthropic has done. He was alarmingly casual and dismissive about the theft of my life's work, and I know there's nothing to be done about it now - but at least it should be public!!!!
Anyone notice a pattern in our biggest problems? We’ve got Epstein-class people who don’t want any rules, AI corporations that don’t want any rules, oil companies successfully dismantling all the rules, and the Trump administration that follows no rules (oh, and don’t forget they are all fabulously wealthy). And isn’t this what Ayn Rand really admired—people who don’t allow themselves to be fenced in by rules? This really could be our path to self-destruction. I recommend Anand Giridharadas’ piece on “optionality” at The Ink: https://the.ink/p/epsteins-network-of-bystanders
Hegseth has no ethical principles about him whatsoever. Just another reason why he needs to be impeached immediately. He and Trump are both so full of this woke bullsh*t garbage that neither of them make any sense at all.
Tom, I was happy to hear about Anthropic's brave stance. But let's not forget they're not always admirable, since they're also plundering and harvesting peoples' books to assemble their AI.
Since my own book was on their list, I recently received a lengthy claim form for my part of the class-action, copyright-infringement lawsuit that they've quietly settled, for billions (yes, with a B) of dollars, and will eventually receive a pittance for my forty years of research and original ideas.
Meanwhile, I've seen three long-form articles about Anthropic, including one in the New Yorker magazine, and none of them mentions this. I even went to the trouble of contacting the writer of the New Yorker piece, and he was singularly unconcerned with what Anthropic has done. He was alarmingly casual and dismissive about the theft of my life's work, and I know there's nothing to be done about it now - but at least it should be public!!!!
We need not discuss Hegseth.
But I think it in the countries best interest to discuss Anthropic’s product.
I think we will be needing more than a few experts.
Anyone notice a pattern in our biggest problems? We’ve got Epstein-class people who don’t want any rules, AI corporations that don’t want any rules, oil companies successfully dismantling all the rules, and the Trump administration that follows no rules (oh, and don’t forget they are all fabulously wealthy). And isn’t this what Ayn Rand really admired—people who don’t allow themselves to be fenced in by rules? This really could be our path to self-destruction. I recommend Anand Giridharadas’ piece on “optionality” at The Ink: https://the.ink/p/epsteins-network-of-bystanders
And the push in Congress to federalize AI regulation, forbidding state laws and regulation, is to stop oversight.
Hegseth has no ethical principles about him whatsoever. Just another reason why he needs to be impeached immediately. He and Trump are both so full of this woke bullsh*t garbage that neither of them make any sense at all.