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'Demons Don't Like Jesus': Evangelist Preaching to 'Captive Audience' Booted From Alaska Airlines

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/evangelist-re ... on-1811885

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Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/influ ... xury-trip/

The commenter pointed out that many Americans have a negative view of AI and that there needs to be a conversation about how to use the technology more responsibly. “These posh influencers’ events are, again, giving people ammunition to have negative opinions,” she told TechCrunch. “The world is on fire. It’s not a great time to brag about your $5,000-a-night suite.”

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Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/influ ... xury-trip/

The commenter pointed out that many Americans have a negative view of AI and that there needs to be a conversation about how to use the technology more responsibly. “These posh influencers’ events are, again, giving people ammunition to have negative opinions,” she told TechCrunch. “The world is on fire. It’s not a great time to brag about your $5,000-a-night suite.”

Literally the perfect example of what I said in the other thread just now

And it's just... like... beguiling? It's like watching a creature that utterly lacks any sense of self preservation, and you're increasingly left in a daze how it managed to survive long enough for you to even be able to see it.

It's why I just don't engage with AI discussion whatsoever unless I absolutely have to, and usually come down against generative AI but for AI in general (which to be fair is my actual opinion, at least until generative AI proves itself more). It's a clusterfuck, it's all hysterical, and the pro side has never done itself favors. The pro side has to rely on actual deeds and examples, and we've literally only just started seeing such in the past few DAYS. Better to just avoid the minefield altogether, because AI-bros are determined to step on every mine they can and act wide-eyed why they keep exploding

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Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/some- ... s-classes/

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https://bsky.app/profile/rollingstone.c ... qqwocaoc2v

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'Venecky' instead of Kentucky: JCPS middle school parents suspect school agendas are AI-generated

https://www.wdrb.com/news/venecky-inste ... 6178d.html

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The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry

https://www.wired.com/story/the-manosph ... -industry/

However, in post-2024 focus groups, Reset Tech found that young men could demonstrate a “striking lack of self-awareness” when it came to their sources of news and perspectives on current events, considering podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience essentially unbiased. They also “believed women were trapped in echo chambers looking at makeup and lifestyle content while they themselves received information from neutral, verified sources,” the researchers write.

"Unlike these stupid females, I get my information from a totally reliable source"
"ok, how are these verified?"
"uh..."

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