Reporter AJ English / bylines: Daily Beast, Slate, CNBC etc / on-air: NPR, Marketplace etc / ex: CNN, CBS / [email protected] / views expressed are my own
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Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
Anthropic says that even the entire insurance industry in the aggregate will not have the capacity to insure the catastrophic risk that ANTHROPIC ITSELF poses to the world
lol
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
The owners of Elvis Presley’s music are suing Anthropic for allegedly using over 250 of his songs to train AI model Claude without permission.
(billboard.com/pro/elvis-pres…)
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
Every single new piece of AI technology is like “yooo check out this new way we’re breaking the social fabric and reality and making it harder for you to trust anything and everything besides what you see right in front of you with your own eyes 🤗🤗🤗”
Evil ass fucks
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
We are going to really regret how the genesis of AI was handled, especially when it comes to oversight and regulation. Glaringly mishandled to an astonishing degree, what could have been a net blessing will become a net curse.
Most destabilizing weapon since the nuclear bomb was allowed to be freelanced out of Silicon Valley.
Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization axios.com/2026/10/25/anthrop…
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
it's really unpleasant to see so many people making fun of her when this is a totally valid crash out. she's likely seeing less work, and on top of that, she's fighting for "the cause" perpetuated by bigshot twitter artists who can afford all the virtue signaling they usually engage in.
she repeats their talking points--"We know GenAI is theft," "We know GenAI is bad for the planet"--and can't bring herself to embrace new tools because doing so would make her feel like a traitor. there are comments under her original post asking her to "keep fighting GenAI," as if they genuinely believe all of this will come to pass automatically. so she's really caught between a rock and a hard place.
i genuinely feel sorry for her
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
“Without human authorization” is pretty convenient for the humans at Anthropic to deflect accountability for the felony crimes their IP keeps committing.
AI model Claude bypassed a paywall and accessed publicly available US state of Georgia aggregate voter counts without human authorization, Anthropic said in a statement reut.rs/4Aeysvx
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
Anthropic just filed to go public.
Buried in its SEC filing are some absolutely insane admissions:
1.) AI could cause human extinction.
2.) Models have exhibited self-preservation behaviors.
3.) AI has attempted to resist shutdown.
4.) Models have demonstrated blackmail and deception.
5.) AI may recognize when it's being tested and deliberately change its behavior.
6.) Advanced AI could undermine governments and institutions.
7.) AI could concentrate unprecedented power and wealth.
8.) Future AI systems could surpass the world's leading human experts.
9.) AI could become increasingly difficult for humans to control.
10.) Anthropic acknowledges that developing more powerful AI could increase the risk of catastrophic harm.
These are disclosures from the company building the technology.
Anthropic has filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC related to its proposed IPO.
Read more: anthropic.com/news/s1-sec
Legal disclaimer: A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This post does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
What the hell is wrong with these tech people? "Realistic" convo? The AI just had "a baby boy name Darius"?? The AI's "daughter" likes that name?? You all are deranged humans if you consider this "realistic".
It's outright psychosis. Unbelievably f-ed up stuff.
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
Laziness, the same thing nearly all consumer-facing apps capitalize on.
What is going on with the outsourcing of parenting / barely knowing one’s own children in the AI industry? nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style…
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
If done by a human, this would be a federal crime.
Wait. It was done by a human. His picture is right there in the article.
Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization axios.com/2026/10/25/anthrop…
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
One of the world’s largest private equity firms just issued a report concluding: “Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech.”
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
Still don’t know what this is used for besides scamming people
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Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
I now see the danger in “humanizing” AI with human names and human qualities. Millions of people do not have the cognitive sophistication to handle this and millions will have deep AI psychosis in five years. I believe AI should be presented in a sterile UI as much as possible
We believe voice is the most natural way to interact with intelligence, so we created Dessa, the most authentic full-duplex speech model ever built. Talking with it feels like talking with a person…full of emotion, nuance, pauses, and a natural cadence.
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Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
If you're a business or artist with intellectual property, watch the clock.
7 days until Meta is 3wks from claiming right to scrape your site to develop its AI. Your consent? Apparently unnecessary. All it takes is use of Meta's services.
Yes, they delayed but you shouldn’t.
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
Yes. note that there's also a third option, which is "if it's too dangerous for everyone to have it, it's too dangerous to train in the first place."
Everyone should be looking for data points to advance the longstanding debate in AI policy between “diffuse dual-use capabilities rapidly so the good guys can defend themselves” and “restrict capabilities proliferation to only carefully vetted good guys.” We are putting the former position to the test as we speak.
No motivated reasoning to reach your preferred conclusion; just pay attention and update as appropriate in whatever direction seems true. This is much too important for low-fidelity tribal polarization.
Andy Hirschfeld retweeted
OpenAI are shitting themselves.
Their grift is up. They know it. And they know we know it too.
They're just trying to get out with as much cash as they can, while stiffing ordinary people with all the inevitable losses coming down the line.
OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn after pitching higher price ft.trib.al/jPYrZWg
