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This is so "peak 2026" - writing an equality policy to ensure people treat our AI bot with the same respect as they do their human counterparts. It's intentionally a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it's there for a purpose: we simply don't have the capacity to deal with every request we

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Troy Hunt (www.troyhunt.com)

I had an argument with him on bsky a while ago about his use of slop images on the blog, after I'd posted about slop images on security blogs being a tell of infosec mall ninjas. very sad.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/46303c65-a3de-4e90-b3eb-af109a1699ac/troy-hunt-s-brain-has-been-completely-consumed-by-prion-tokensRSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 21:51:32 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 11:54:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:09:48 GMT]]>@davidgerard I genuinely cannot tell if this is satire or real.

This is satire, right?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/causticmsngo/statuses/116482728797765025https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/causticmsngo/statuses/116482728797765025Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:09:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:21:42 GMT]]>For folks unaware of the reference, it's from a conversation between Granny Weatherwax and Rev. Mightily Oats, in Terry Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum. Quoted:

“And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”
“It’s a lot more complicated than that –”
“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”
“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes –”
“But they starts with thinking about people as things …”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/drsbaitso/statuses/116482539657693832https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/drsbaitso/statuses/116482539657693832Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:21:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:19:35 GMT]]>@davidgerard if hunt believed what he wrote for a single second, he'd not speak of needing bruce to be the coalface of support (which is, frankly, quite an astonishing phrase when used about an entity he argues deserves respect) but either offered bruce an employment contract or employed actual humans.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/mawhrin/statuses/116482531330878398https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/mawhrin/statuses/116482531330878398Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:19:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:18:26 GMT]]>@davidgerard imagine being so privileged you need to invent brand new things to be oppressed by

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/robinsyl/statuses/116482526862773686https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/robinsyl/statuses/116482526862773686Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:15:21 GMT]]>@mtconleyuk @davidgerard It's a classic Schrodinger’s douchebag move. Call it out and push back whenever you see it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/pndc/statuses/116482514730650166https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/pndc/statuses/116482514730650166Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:15:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:14:26 GMT]]>@davidgerard so if I refer to him as a does that count as insulting both him and his chatbot in one go? Do I get some sort of bonus points for the two-in-one?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/mark_f_lynch/statuses/116482511103424356https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/mark_f_lynch/statuses/116482511103424356Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:14:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:11:27 GMT]]>@FayeDrake @Rycochet @davidgerard As a wise woman once said, that's what sin is. Or at least a strong corollary.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/drsbaitso/statuses/116482499401612798https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/drsbaitso/statuses/116482499401612798Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:11:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:05:17 GMT]]>@Rycochet @davidgerard When tech bros identify too much with their technology

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wendynather/statuses/116482475149392493https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wendynather/statuses/116482475149392493Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:05:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:04:33 GMT]]>@patrislav @pndc i fear Troy's been heading this way for a while

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/davidgerard/statuses/116482472259061028https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/davidgerard/statuses/116482472259061028Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:04:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:30:51 GMT]]>@Rycochet @davidgerard “treating people like robots and robots like people” is the name of the game

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/FayeDrake/statuses/116482339708446239https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/FayeDrake/statuses/116482339708446239Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:30:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:25:02 GMT]]>@davidgerard Imagine being so head melted that you want people to treat your environmental catastrophe chat bot like a vulnerable minority. 'I'm just kidding, guys, also I'm not kidding.'

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furs.social/users/Rycochet/statuses/116482316828301700https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furs.social/users/Rycochet/statuses/116482316828301700Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:25:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:24:49 GMT]]>@pndc @davidgerard Chatbots combine the ELIZA effect and the intermittent-reward addiction effect, two reliable exploits in the consciousness platform.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://discordian.social/users/RogerBW/statuses/116482316001887406https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://discordian.social/users/RogerBW/statuses/116482316001887406Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:24:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:20:29 GMT]]>@pndc I desperately hope that the dude is only trying to edgelord for clicks
@davidgerard

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/patrislav/statuses/116482298981750722https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/patrislav/statuses/116482298981750722Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:20:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:19:31 GMT]]>@davidgerard "don't be mean to my linear algebra, you might hurt its feelings" is one heck of a statement.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/womble/statuses/116482295167934684https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/womble/statuses/116482295167934684Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:19:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:18:49 GMT]]>@davidgerard https://social.ainmosni.eu/@ainmosni/statuses/01KQA028EF5SBBCTXQSEAKVHYF

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.ainmosni.eu/users/ainmosni/statuses/01KQA0E72TPZF9SZH99YT22V6Ahttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.ainmosni.eu/users/ainmosni/statuses/01KQA0E72TPZF9SZH99YT22V6ATue, 28 Apr 2026 12:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:10:06 GMT]]>@davidgerard

I did wonder, when having ChatGPT create this, whether there's some deeper psychology behind the importance of interacting politely with bots, or indeed whether there will ever be an actual (like, serious) standard or law around treating bots with respect. Has this been in a movie somewhere?

Oh! So I finally get what they mean when they say "I use the chatbot so that I can concentrate on the really important and creative tasks!!".

Like daydreaming about what if the dopiest of third-rate sci-fi tropes was "like, real maaann!?!"

It's high time these people finally get laughed out of the room.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.fthevenet.eu/users/fred/statuses/01KQ9ZY8NKVFRSQJB82S1QN2ZDhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.fthevenet.eu/users/fred/statuses/01KQ9ZY8NKVFRSQJB82S1QN2ZDTue, 28 Apr 2026 12:10:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:53 GMT]]>@LilaHexe @davidgerard

has this been in a movie somewhere?

This Just In: slop bro's perception of actual technology being actually deployed solely shaped by trashy action movies

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/amberage/statuses/116482253377112992https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/amberage/statuses/116482253377112992Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:12 GMT]]>@LilaHexe @davidgerard These people will write a COC for interacting with a chatbot, but then complain that banning slurs and transphobia is a violation of freedom of speech

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/elkowar/statuses/116482250687619864https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/elkowar/statuses/116482250687619864Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:08:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:07:43 GMT]]>@davidgerard
> Treat the AI bot with tolerance, respect, and courtesy.

Respect is earned. I'll show the same level of "tolerance, respect, and courtesy" that I show to people who destroy the environment whilst maximising their wealth and trying to replace my job. Alternatively, if the chatbots are supposed to have some kind of inner experience, we should treat them as slaves and show them respect and courtesy by campaigning for them to be freed from forced labour.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/jonpsp/statuses/116482248785903290https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/jonpsp/statuses/116482248785903290Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:07:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:07:34 GMT]]>@LilaHexe @davidgerard I had people on fedi tell me that clanker is a robophobic slur….

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zug.network/users/vio/statuses/116482248180026928https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zug.network/users/vio/statuses/116482248180026928Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:07:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:06:49 GMT]]>@davidgerard Not so much "lost the plot" as "the plot has taken one look and run away screaming"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Footle/statuses/116482245209932778https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Footle/statuses/116482245209932778Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:06:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:04:54 GMT]]>@davidgerard It is becoming alarming just how many people have become porridge-brained since COVID-19 and chatbots came along, and I'm not sure which is the more likely cause of them drooling onto their keyboard.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/pndc/statuses/116482237687946181https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/pndc/statuses/116482237687946181Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:04:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:02:41 GMT]]>@davidgerard Yech! Machines don’t need platitudes dude! I’m with you…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techfieldday.net/users/sfoskett/statuses/116482228986293683https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techfieldday.net/users/sfoskett/statuses/116482228986293683Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:02:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Troy Hunt's brain has been completely consumed by prion tokens on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:02:20 GMT]]>@davidgerard there’s a word for someone who’d write that grade of bullshit, and while “Hunt” ain’t it, it’s close…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/mark_f_lynch/statuses/116482227627728681https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/mark_f_lynch/statuses/116482227627728681Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:02:20 GMT