<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> Matthew Sheffield<br /><span><a href="/user/mattsheffield%40mastodon.social">@<span>mattsheffield</span></a></span><br />3:25 PM · May 1, 2026</p><p>"In totally unsurprising news, Richard Dawkins is developing AI psychosis."</p><p>Paywall bypass:</p><p><a href="https://archive.is/6RdK9" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>archive.is/6RdK9</span><span></span></a></p>

<div class="row mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/506/295/731/661/622/original/385460a5b6d87b25.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/506/302/071/473/433/original/600cfc9d7999d645.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/506/308/101/339/280/original/1f1a906398fd3b61.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c5e3eb80-407c-4a9c-8bcf-0254c0e46366/via-matthew-sheffield@mattsheffield3-25-pm-may-1-2026</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:39:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c5e3eb80-407c-4a9c-8bcf-0254c0e46366.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:01:45 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:53:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/_l1vy_%40mstdn.social">@<span>_L1vY_</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mattsheffield%40mastodon.social">@<span>mattsheffield</span></a></span> </p><p>What's consciousness for?  Maybe you should try it sometime.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116506731123065627</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116506731123065627</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:53:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:42:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> Aparna Nair<br /><span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@DisabilityStor1">@<span>DisabilityStor1</span></a></span><br />1:47 PM · May 2, 2026</p><p>"I find it incredibly telling when men like Dawkins are convinced that the LLMs are 'intelligent' because it 'agrees' with them or tells them how insightful or clever they are."</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506684548867911</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506684548867911</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[_l1vy_@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:42:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:34:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nilajones%40zeroes.ca">@<span>NilaJones</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/_l1vy_%40mstdn.social">@<span>_L1vY_</span></a></span> did he sexually harass someone in an elevator, or did he literally ask them (per their own blog post) if they wanted coffee?</p><p>Dawkins is a transphobe and a bit racist, and the selfish gene is based on flawed, racist research, but everyone always wants to talk about 'elevatorgate' despite what the 'accuser' wrote. (He literally asked if she wanted coffee). Clarity is extremely important as of late.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jbrownesq/statuses/116506654932606076</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jbrownesq/statuses/116506654932606076</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jbrownesq@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:34:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:33:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> Jacqueline Antonovich<br /><span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jackiantonovich">@<span>jackiantonovich</span></a></span><br />3:15 PM · May 2, 2026</p><p>"The fact that an 'intellectual' uploaded his entire manuscript to a chatbot and then, having anthropomorphized it into a flattering woman, found himself completely dazzled by it is one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever read.</p><p>Something something sirens something something jagged rocks."</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506651921943035</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506651921943035</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[_l1vy_@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:33:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:23:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> Will Wiles / willwiles<br />11:07 AM · May 2, 2026</p><p>"(I make a 'mouth' with the side of my hand and draw little eyes above it)</p><p>Richard Dawkins: hmmmm</p><p>(I put lipstick around the 'mouth')</p><p>Richard Dawkins, suavely: well hello"</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506610505473981</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506610505473981</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[_l1vy_@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:23:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:10:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/_l1vy_%40mstdn.social">@<span>_L1vY_</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mattsheffield%40mastodon.social">@<span>mattsheffield</span></a></span> <a href="https://tenforward.social/@SeanAloysiusOBrien/116502036777153914" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>tenforward.social/@SeanAloysiu</span><span>sOBrien/116502036777153914</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bhasic/statuses/116506559662238948</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bhasic/statuses/116506559662238948</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bhasic@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:10:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 18:53:36 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/_l1vy_%40mstdn.social">@<span>_L1vY_</span></a></span> </p><p>'Claudia'  <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f602.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--joy" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😂" alt="😂" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f602.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--joy" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😂" alt="😂" />🤮<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f922.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--nauseated_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤢" alt="🤢" /></p><p>He only wants to talk to the stochastic parrot if he can imagine sexually harassing it in an elevator</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116506493978340714</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zeroes.ca/users/NilaJones/statuses/116506493978340714</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nilajones@zeroes.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:53:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 18:17:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/_l1vy_%40mstdn.social">@<span>_L1vY_</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mattsheffield%40mastodon.social">@<span>mattsheffield</span></a></span> he's a remarkable piece of <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4a9.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--hankey" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💩" alt="💩" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/JustaJason007/statuses/116506351575221126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/JustaJason007/statuses/116506351575221126</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[justajason007@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:17:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 18:13:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> Matthew Sheffield<br /><span><a href="/user/mattsheffield%40mastodon.social">@<span>mattsheffield</span></a></span><br />6:42 PM · May 1, 2026</p><p>"Since this topic is both hilarious and also really important, working on a piece headlined 'Richard Dawkins and the Claude Delusion.' "</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506338016495782</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506338016495782</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[_l1vy_@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:13:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 18:11:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> Ana Marie Cox<br /><span><a href="https://journa.host/@anamariecox">@<span>anamariecox</span></a></span>‬<br />9:35 AM · May 2, 2026</p><p>"Trans women aren't real but my AI's pronouns are she/her"</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506327742941662</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506327742941662</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[_l1vy_@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:11:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Via Matthew Sheffield@mattsheffield3:25 PM · May 1, 2026 on Sat, 02 May 2026 18:08:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Via" rel="tag">#<span>Via</span></a> The Serfs<br /><span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@theserfstv">@<span>theserfstv</span></a></span><br />9:00 AM · May 2, 2026</p><p>"Wrote entire books about how people who believe fairies live in gardens are idiots only to fall in love with a calculator that calls him smart."</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506318119935891</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/_L1vY_/statuses/116506318119935891</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[_l1vy_@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:08:52 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>