Brownlee, who will take us through “mind-blowing demonstrations of AI’s capabilities,” is a curious addition — he’s previously complained of his work being stolen to feed AI. But a big enough check is a pretty convincing counterargument. [Twitter, archive]
I’m disappointed but not at all surprised Marques is involved in this. I think he was caught by surprise by how popular his mildly AI-critical videos were, and this is him doing damage control and trying to get back into the grifters’ good graces.
I like to think of it as concentrating that draw of the void into someplace less irony-poisoned and openly destructive than many of the alternatives. This way I can avoid spreading the despair into the rest of my life.
She's still a go-to for celebrities who want to be seen as telling raw, difficult truths; Harry and Meghan obviously being the flagship example. They're surely trying to piggyback off that here.
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self@awful.systems · 14 pts · 1y
I’m disappointed but not at all surprised Marques is involved in this. I think he was caught by surprise by how popular his mildly AI-critical videos were, and this is him doing damage control and trying to get back into the grifters’ good graces.
fasterandworse@awful.systems · 8 pts · 1y
his production equipment is way too expensive to be making videos critical of tech
sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems · 10 pts · 1y
I mean honestly 200-proof Yud is a bit much for me too. Probably a bit much for most people.
As someone who likes bunnies and sunshine I'm not even sure why I'm drawn to this forum so full of darkness but I just can't look away.
YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems · 8 pts · 1y
I like to think of it as concentrating that draw of the void into someplace less irony-poisoned and openly destructive than many of the alternatives. This way I can avoid spreading the despair into the rest of my life.
blakestacey@awful.systems · 9 pts · 1y
(in the voice of Zoidberg taking careful notes) "Avoid ... spreading ... despair ..."
beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y
I’d love to defend Oprah for her Blackness or her being a woman but she’s a billionaire.
The untold insane wealth. It’s like being a cop. No matter who you were before, the unchecked power renders them all the same.
swordgeek@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y
Horrible people are horrible people. Oprah has been an enabler of corruption and scams for as long as she's been popular.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 1y
Article kind of covered it all. Not much I can add other than I can't wait for all these apps to pull back their pointless ✨ buttons
One thing I'm curious about is much of a mainstream trend signaller / kingmaker Oprah is these days.
istewart@awful.systems · 7 pts · 1y
She's still a go-to for celebrities who want to be seen as telling raw, difficult truths; Harry and Meghan obviously being the flagship example. They're surely trying to piggyback off that here.
dgerard@awful.systems · 4 pts · 1y
That's a good question. But certainly she still provides significant hype.
HotGarbage@awful.systems · 7 pts · 1y
Did ABC get AI credits to air this? Are they going to use said AI to justify laying off staff? Then use that money to pay Oprah?
istewart@awful.systems · 4 pts · 1y
Aww, how nice, Sam got his hair done professionally. And they gave him the Nimoy cut!