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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Moreover, pretty much every time they say 'this larger model hallucinates less' that's turned out to be unfounded optimism as less biased research came out.

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

“OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws – Computerworld”

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4059383/openai-admits-ai-hallucinations-are-mathematically-inevitable-not-just-engineering-flaws.html

> OpenAI’s own advanced reasoning models actually hallucinated more frequently than simpler systems.

An observation I made in my book, even in the first edition two years ago, was that research gave us reason to believe that hallucinations got worse with increasing model size

So, y'know... I literally told you so

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

If you've ever wondered if there's anything to the critique that some browsers "ship whatever they want" or "don't follow standandards", here's the long-form explanation of why those arguments fail on their own terms:

https://infrequently.org/2025/09/standards-and-the-fall-of-iamus/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
mbjones@social.lol ("Brandon") wrote:

🖊️ I just posted a new article to krrd.ing!

organization, movement or a catch-all scapegoat? https://krrd.ing/organization-movement-or-a-catch-all-scapegoat/

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I think this is the most relaxed "interview" I've ever seen David Byrne give. It's fun to hear his takes on some of the music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MEjVfThmn4

(I admit I haven't seen every interview ever with him, but the interviews when he was younger gave off "I am uncomfortable" vibes. Kinda how I assume I would've been at those ages, actually.)

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

The audacity of having children: "You know what this planet is missing? A smaller, louder, less housetrained version of me!"

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ThinkingSapien@mstdn.social wrote:

#politics

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

SUNDAY: We’re offering a training on how to identify, defuse, and prevent the spread of political violence. By standing up in defense of democracy and in opposition to violence, we spread the courage for more to do so. https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/844942/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
blogdiva ("your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦") wrote:

looks like there is one person posting #indivisible links, buried in sites controlled by USA fascist techbros because the USA corporate media controlled by fascist mediabros isn’t covering the protests.

YET!

isn’t it funny when there’s a deluge of #indivisible protests posts on Mastodon, those protests do get covered by INTERNATIONAL big media?

@indivisibleteam need to be 2 things:
- the seed for growing protests nationwide
- the firehose of news & media coverage they aren't getting

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:

BREAKING: Trump ends annual report on hunger in America

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
br00t4c wrote:

AOC taunts Trump's border czar with four-word reply after report he accepted bribe

#BorderCzar #MSNBC #Corruption #PoliticalTaunt #ImmigrationPolicy

https://www.rawstory.com/aoc-homan-illegal-now-bribe/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:

Putin can violate Estonian airspace with mid 31s. Putin can violate Polish and Romanian airspace with drones. But when NATO talks about enforcing a no fly zone over Ukraine, Putin threatens a nuclear war because NATO is too close to his airspace.

Screw Putin

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SharonCrockett@toot.community ("Sharon 🤦🏾‍♀️ Persists") wrote:

This meme is so on point. These were not "terrorists". The terrorists were the fascists -- i.e., the Nazis. #dday #antifa #ww2

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social ("Imogen") wrote:

I have just signed an executive order stating Lake Michigan will be renamed Lake Mastodon.

Also the Mall of America will be renamed The Mall of Southern Canada.

Finally I have created the Provence of Minnesota Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve.

My cat will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:

The San Francisco Police Department broke the law when it provided non-CA agencies direct access to the city’s ALPR database. We’re urging SFPD to do a thorough audit of its ALPR database, institute new protocols for compliance, and assess penalties for any employee sharing ALPR info out of state. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/eff-aclu-sfpd-stop-illegally-sharing-data-ice-and-anti-abortion-states

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:

“Trump’s social security chief says ‘everything’ is on the table and retirement is about to get a ‘different set of rules’”

Trump himself promised hands off Social Security, so he either 1) tells SS commisioner Frank Bisignano to STFU or 2) is asked from now until the day he dies why he lied to millions of Americans.

Your choice, Donald.

https://fortune.com/2025/09/19/trump-social-security-chief-warning-everything-is-on-the-table/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
mei@donotsta.re ("mei | fully hingeless architecture now in production") wrote:

@wren6991 @lofty one trick i've seen for dealing with fpga toolchains that i really like is to LD_PRELOAD this bad boy. makes them much less flakey.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net ("Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:") wrote:

Decentralisation is the biggest enemy of authoritarianism. So #SelfHost. Buy solar and batteries. Heat pumps. Get an electric car. Electric bicycles. Use #OpenSource and #FreeSoftware. Store your data at home. Get a Canon Selphy to print the pictures you take. Buy books. Vinyl or CDs. Join your local library. Do. Don’t discuss. And help your neighbours to do the same things. Sharing is caring. Avoid getting lost in discussions about what’s best. Do. Fail. Share. Learn. Repeat.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social ("ophiocephalic 🐍") wrote:

There's a certain kind around here who insists on referring to Zuckerberg's Threads as a "fediverse instance". OK, that "fediverse instance" is nonconsensually using the photos of real children in their schoolgirl uniforms to market itself to adult men. Do you think that "fediverse instance" should be defederated?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/20/parents-outraged-meta-uses-photos-schoolgirls-ads-man

#DefederateMeta #FediPact #Meta #Zuckerberg #Threads #Facebook #Instagram

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

The guy funding #SocialWebFoundation and other #OpenSocialWeb groups is becoming real chummy with Donal Trump. I'm sure it's nothing.

#USPol #Microsoft #Google #Meta #oracle #SocialWeb

Attachments:

• video: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Trump having a laugh together

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

"I think this is the most exciting time in America ever"

Fascism is Capitalism in crisis.

#USPol #Microsoft #Google #Meta #oracle #bigtech

Attachments:

• video: Big tech CEOs praising Trump

jwz wrote:

Who do I know who is local and has a drone? I need some brief, specific, outdoor aerial video of DNA Lounge, for important comedy purposes. Email me, please.
https://jwz.org/b/ykvo

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
dr_a wrote:

@babe

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
arnemart@snabel.party ("Arne Martin ‮") wrote:

@LinuxAndYarn @dannotdaniel become unmonetizable

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud ("ɹ uɐp :antifascism:") wrote:

re-posting for alt text and vibe check

FEDI or BUST, BABY :fediverse:

jwz wrote:

Once again current events have forced me to confront the difficult fact that Larry Ellison and John McAfee are actually two entirely different people and only one of them is dead.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

Every statistic about how bad the economy is getting is going to be buried or cooked by the end of the year.

Quarterly earnings reports shifting to semi-annual earnings will ensure private companies don’t inject reality too often by talking about declining sales, etc.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trump-administration-cancels-annual-hunger-survey-ca3d3793?st=At9WPB

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
servo@floss.social ("Servo") wrote:

In 2025 we already have more PRs merged than in the whole of 2024!

2024 PRs: 1,771
2025 PRs: 1,983*

*At the last count of the data this month.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with the Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6) and the Phase One back, shifted vertically a bit to maintain geometry.

This is a straightforward composition showing the front of the Smithsonian Castle, which is not actually a castle, and, despite being part of the Smithsonian, not actually a museum, either (it houses mostly offices and a small visitor center). It sits on the National Mall, which, despite the name, is not a shopping center. Lies and deceit are everywhere in DC!

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Smithsonian "Castle", National Mall, Washington, DC, 2021.

All the pixels, with anything that hints at slavery or racism hurriedly covered up, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221570481

#photography