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Doctor Who. BUGS. That creepy monster thing you might remember. Creator of Eleventh Hour and lead writer on Crusoe www.stephengallagher.com

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This isn't going away. Ben Jennings in The Guardian:

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It’s actually quite dispiriting to see supposedly ‘high agency males’ acting out like petulant entitled children

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They were careless people, Elon and Donald. They smashed up things and people, and then retreated back into their money and their vast carelessness.

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I wasn't kidding when I described AI as the Radium Toothpaste of our time; the AI bandwagon is much like Radium chic, with vendors pinning it to everything and people starting to realise it's more red flag than recommendation

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It shouldn't be down to the House of Lords to prevent a government from legitimising theft, but here we are

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The UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a fifth time over AI training data transparency. Please watch the electrifying end to Baroness Kidron's closing speech ahead of the vote. Creators have no greater champion. 🧵 1/2

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Blackwell's have knocked four quid off the signed limited novella with a further 10% reduction if ordered by tomorrow with the code TENOFF entered at the basket. Free delivery to the UK.

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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.

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And you’ll never guess what its founder did

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And you’ll never guess what its founder did

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I've switched off the comments... save the spam-swatter the trouble of fending off the bots that appear to have been triggered by the content. Didn't get this many on my Dracula post last week.

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Latest blog post, on the nature of creativity

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Expanding on a theme: "You sailed in blindly, driven by the excitement of your new idea, and you kept at it until it reached its form. You powered through the climb without being aware of the mountain... the labour itself was transformative" stephengallagher.com/uncategorize...

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Great piece here on AI... #PiggyBackWriters

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Expanding on a theme: "You sailed in blindly, driven by the excitement of your new idea, and you kept at it until it reached its form. You powered through the climb without being aware of the mountain... the labour itself was transformative" stephengallagher.com/uncategorize...

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Given that LLMs can't distinguish fact from fiction, eliminating works of fiction from their training would be a commonsense and logical first move

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Time is running out to make our Happiness Patrol Graphic Novel the happiest book it can be with an expanded SECOND COMIC BOOK plus eveh more bonus content! Find out more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

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It’s good to see me, isn’t it? 💜✨ Yes, yes, the rumors are true — we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky! In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires. Thanks for being here 🙌🏽

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@richardgmitchell.bsky.social was at Tate Britain a couple of weeks ago, saw this and thought of you

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Apparently you can strike a devastating blow to your enemy without the massacre of civilians and children. Who knew

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This isn't going away. Ben Jennings in The Guardian:

It’s actually quite dispiriting to see supposedly ‘high agency males’ acting out like petulant entitled children

They were careless people, Elon and Donald. They smashed up things and people, and then retreated back into their money and their vast carelessness.

I wasn't kidding when I described AI as the Radium Toothpaste of our time; the AI bandwagon is much like Radium chic, with vendors pinning it to everything and people starting to realise it's more red flag than recommendation

It shouldn't be down to the House of Lords to prevent a government from legitimising theft, but here we are

The UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a fifth time over AI training data transparency. Please watch the electrifying end to Baroness Kidron's closing speech ahead of the vote. Creators have no greater champion. 🧵 1/2

Blackwell's have knocked four quid off the signed limited novella with a further 10% reduction if ordered by tomorrow with the code TENOFF entered at the basket. Free delivery to the UK.

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.

And you’ll never guess what its founder did

And you’ll never guess what its founder did

I've switched off the comments... save the spam-swatter the trouble of fending off the bots that appear to have been triggered by the content. Didn't get this many on my Dracula post last week.

Latest blog post, on the nature of creativity

Expanding on a theme: "You sailed in blindly, driven by the excitement of your new idea, and you kept at it until it reached its form. You powered through the climb without being aware of the mountain... the labour itself was transformative" stephengallagher.com/uncategorize...

Great piece here on AI... #PiggyBackWriters

Expanding on a theme: "You sailed in blindly, driven by the excitement of your new idea, and you kept at it until it reached its form. You powered through the climb without being aware of the mountain... the labour itself was transformative" stephengallagher.com/uncategorize...

Given that LLMs can't distinguish fact from fiction, eliminating works of fiction from their training would be a commonsense and logical first move

Time is running out to make our Happiness Patrol Graphic Novel the happiest book it can be with an expanded SECOND COMIC BOOK plus eveh more bonus content! Find out more here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

It’s good to see me, isn’t it? 💜✨ Yes, yes, the rumors are true — we are OFFICIALLY launching here on Bluesky! In case you forgot, we’re a place to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores, not billionaires. Thanks for being here 🙌🏽

@richardgmitchell.bsky.social was at Tate Britain a couple of weeks ago, saw this and thought of you

Apparently you can strike a devastating blow to your enemy without the massacre of civilians and children. Who knew

Something from me for International Dinosaur Day... www.williammeikle.com/whychallenge...

Arm Ukraine, further diminish Russian capabilities, everybody wins

Giving this a last shout before I move on (I never move on)