@nixCraft the con man comparison is sharp -- the US in particular (unfortunately my only area of expertise) has always loved a con man. we're the land of MLMs and get-rich-quick schemes. melville's "the confidence-man"; gaddis's "the recognitions" -- it's a theme people have been calling for centuries, and it's only getting worse. now that you can claim the con man as an extension of yourself, of course we, at least, will love it
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Found myself wincing while reading this story about how Ars Technica fired a reporter over fabricated quotations generated by an AI tool.RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116165825763346603
this is a bummer too bc i always liked benj's non-AI-related work a lot -- his retronauts episodes are always great, and he's a treat to read/listen to on Old Computer Stuff. i sometimes wondered why he was even on the AI beat