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The way out – is in // Virtual is not the opposite of real. The virtual IS absolutely real. It's real – because it shapes our reality, our lives, our thinking, our actions. Virtual instead is the opposite of 'physical' or 'material'.

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How many of you have seen Godzilla in real life?
I have my doubts it exists at all.

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While many reputable companies have pulled out of Russia long ago, American language learning company Duolingo has continued its business in Russia, reveals TASS.

In April, the company was told to censor its app, so Russians can no longer see ANY reference to the existence of persons, and instead of ending its business in Russia, the company chose to help the dystopian regime and comply, writes Latvian-based newsmedia Meduza.

Erasing a culture… for rubles.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/06/04/duolingo-reportedly-deletes-references-to-lgbt-people-in-app-s-russian-version

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@randahl Thanks for the reminder to erase my Duolingo account.

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A recent AI survey "emphasizes baseless speculation about human extinction ... Such vague, hyped-up notions are dangerous because they draw attention away from mundane but much more urgent issues that are happening right now” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-survey-exaggerates-apocalyptic-risks/ by @stokel

feliz ,
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@laurahelmuth @stokel

The alarmism around AI is just a marketing spin.

As @pluralistic wrote: that's "mystical nonsense about spontaneous consciousness arising from applied statistics".

Real problems we face with AI are:

Ghost labor, erosion of the rights of artists, costs of automation, the climate impact of data-centers and the human impact of biased, opaque, incompetent and unfit algorithmic systems.

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/27/10-types-of-people/

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