AI fails

[Mr Celine]

A windowless cabin on a recent channel crossing had a fake window with a fake view of fake flowers in a fake garden.

Had a cabin like that years ago. The kids wouldn't go to sleep until I'd drawn the curtains.

 

[briantrumpet]

Had a cabin like that years ago. The kids wouldn't go to sleep until I'd drawn the curtains.

I'd be useless in such circumstances, as I'm rubbish at drawing.

 

[Mr Celine]

I'd be useless in such circumstances, as I'm rubbish at drawing.

They were actually real, rather than just drawn.

 

[Psamathe]

‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters
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On Thursday, the state legislature approved a one-year ban on the facilities powering the AI boom.

The measure now heads to Kathy Hochul, the governor, who will decide whether to sign it into law.
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Thursday’s vote comes as anger toward datacenters, and AI, sweeps the nation.

 

[briantrumpet]

What I don't understand is how, in effect, these datacentres are passing on costs of water and energy to the public via higher charges for water and electricity, because the datacentres are making them (in effect) scarce.

Shouldn't the business models meet these costs in full? Please don't use the excuse that it would make the financial models unsustainable, which has been the excuse for gross infringement of copyright as they've 'scraped' the internet, hoovering up copyright work with no recompense. "But we can't make money if we have to pay for the stolen work" isn't very convincing.

 

[briantrumpet]

Apparently from a Tiktok account that does AI history videos. This is medieval London, with great foresight from the medieval bridge builders. This is what we're using up the world's resources for.

 

[Psamathe]

US now not just trying to stop new datacentres but trying to stop some already being developed

Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah Yesterday at 16:46
Filed by the Alliance for a Better Utah and five unnamed residents of the Box Elder county area where the center is being developed, the lawsuit comes as Shark Tank co-host O’Leary agreed to scale back the physical footprint for the project.

The alliance and residents are contesting the constitutionality of the state’s military installation development authority (Mida) – a special entity that oversees the datacenter’s proposal – and its approval of the project, NBC News reported.

And the scale of these sites is staggering. From the same article "Initial proposals for the datacenter envisioned a 40,000-acre (16,200-hectare)..." (my bold).

 

[Psamathe]

Would be funny is it wasn't so sad/pathetic/pitiful

Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall
With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the technology secretary claimed that the government could shape the way it is adopted.

And "making it work for workers" apparently means

And she highlighted the launch of two schemes – in the north-east and north-west of England – to deliver summer skills camps for young people not in education, employment or training (Neets), or at risk of it.
These schemes will be delivered in collaboration with businesses and aimed at opening up the opportunity of an apprenticeship. They are very small – 60 places in the north-west initially and 20 in the north-east – but with the expectation of being scaled up.

So that's 80 youngsters getting training (summer skills camps) to address the challenges facing the entire workforce!

 

[Pblakeney]

🎶I am a one in ten a number on a list🎶
A new interpretation. The one in ten will be the number of jobs created compared to those lost.

 

[briantrumpet]

Would be funny is it wasn't so sad/pathetic/pitiful

And "making it work for workers" apparently means

So that's 80 youngsters getting training (summer skills camps) to address the challenges facing the entire workforce!

They are really f(l)ailing on this – they can't bear the thought that they might be 'left behind' or not ready to 'seize the 'transformational' benefits' of AI, and either don't seem to understand the risks, or have been hypnotised by the marketing (or $s) of the AI companies, and don't dare be publicly sceptical or cautious.

 

[Psamathe]

They are really f(l)ailing on this – they can't bear the thought that they might be 'left behind' or not ready to 'seize the 'transformational' benefits' of AI, and either don't seem to understand the risks, or have been hypnotised by the marketing (or $s) of the AI companies, and don't dare be publicly sceptical or cautious.

And just don't understand what it can and can't do, don't understand its limitations nor where it's going nor the impacts on so many aspects of society (not only the labour market but eg environment, energy supply, etc.).

It's Ministers with no relevant training, no business experience and not prepared to spend the time understanding making the decisions and at best advised by those they appoint, their friends and financial supporters with vested interests.

 

[briantrumpet]

And just don't understand what it can and can't do, don't understand its limitations nor where it's going nor the impacts on so many aspects of society (not only the labour market but eg environment, energy supply, etc.).

It's Ministers with no relevant training, no business experience and not prepared to spend the time understanding making the decisions and at best advised by those they appoint, their friends and financial supporters with vested interests.

Yup, all of that. Maybe they need to get on this thread, and off X.

 

[briantrumpet]

More 'oops':

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/07/ai-chatgpt-shopping-scams-fake-websites

You want to buy a new bag and so you ask ChatGPT for help. You have always liked Russell & Bromley so you ask ChatGPT what is popular there at the moment. The artificial intelligence (AI) assistant gives you cross body, shoulder, casual and formal options with the prices listed beside them. You click through from the sources to what looks like the official Russell & Bromley site and buy your new bag, which is conveniently on sale. The item will never arrive, however. You have handed money over to a scammer and your bank details have been harvested through an elaborate fraud where fake sites are created to look convincingly like real retailers.

 

[Psamathe]

I heard Martin Lewis (the consumer rights activist, financial journalist, broadcaster, etc.) on the radio talking about the vast number of scams being created "in his name, with his (fake) appearance) and he was saying sadly too many people are losing too much money falling for these scams.

Martin Lewis scam adverts
He doesn't do ads – so any you see are fake
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Unfortunately, lots of people have reported losing money to this scam. It's not surprising though, as AI is able to make very convincing videos of Martin.

And it's all made a lot worse as AI has enabled the scammers to make videos that feature a completely convincing but face Martin Lewis telling people to invest.

 

[briantrumpet]

That's some going by the Democrats to be so unpopular despite Trump being Trump!