The idea isn’t to be hyper specialized to a specific task. It’s to be hyper generalized to fit into spots already being filled by human workers. The goal is for the machine to be placed in the role of a paid human worker without the need to specialize anything else in the environment, a drop-in automation solution.

Friends call her Zaza

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My issue is that I have no reason to think AI will be used to improve my life. All I see is a tool that will rip, rend and tear through the tenuous social fabric we’re trying to collectively hold on to.

In this case it’s a name brand product (dishwasher pods) which are only more expensive by a few cents per unit. All the Aldi store branded products are priced affordably.

At this point I do 90% of my grocery shopping at Aldi, it’s the closest thing I’ve got to a decent local option. I’ll even pay slightly more for some of the specific items both they and Dillons have if only so I can avoid giving more money to fucking Kroger.

You are in my brain

Five years ago I could get a foot long spicy italian combo with chips and a drink for less than $10.

… and by putting himself in contention for public office he has elevated his position in society to require actual malice for purposes of a defamation legal suit. The bar would be lower if he was not running for public office.

As a public figure he would need to prove actual malice to win his defamation suit.

Clone Teddy Roosevelt.