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Cirsium

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Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:24 PM

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Keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

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If you support unions (DUers should) but still think it's OK to post AI slop, see the hundreds of Bluesky replies [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

A lot of AI is ridiculously obvious; but some are not. hlthe2b Yesterday #1

Oops, wrong reply mike_c Yesterday #4

I saved my reply to yours, if you want to repost your "don't throw out the baby with the bath water" highplainsdem Yesterday #9

I know. But we have people here who are knowingly posting AI slop as if it's somehow a plus on a highplainsdem Yesterday #6

True -- and I'm pretty confident that was the root purpose of this OP. KPN Yesterday #35

So easy to spot, so awful. I've tried a few YouTube short NewHendoLib Yesterday #2

And those AI-slop documentaries are flooding YouTube now, making it harder and harder to find real highplainsdem Yesterday #16

And a lot of the AI slop that we see on social media PatSeg Yesterday #23

As far as the ones that are less obvious.. mdbl Yesterday #30

That's interesting PatSeg Yesterday #36

Is this video from George Conway real or fake? Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #59

Fake, and it's labeled "Altered or synthetic content" on the video thumbnail, and the YouTube channel highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #63

This very upsetting, Highplainsdem!! brakester 6 hrs ago #67

That youtube channel isn't affiliated with Conway at all. WhiskeyGrinder 6 hrs ago #68

Kick SheltieLover Yesterday #3

Thanks! highplainsdem Yesterday #17

Yw SheltieLover Yesterday #21

K&R. Thanks for your work. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #5

You're welcome! Thanks for everything you've posted about this, too. highplainsdem Yesterday #10

r&k MerryBlooms Yesterday #7

Thank you! highplainsdem Yesterday #18

Excellent responses in that thread. progressoid Yesterday #8

I'll Second That! ProfessorGAC Yesterday #13

Hundreds. There should be a link to see more replies when you get to the end of the first batch. highplainsdem Yesterday #19

I Thought I Did ProfessorGAC Yesterday #22

You have to click on her post here highplainsdem Yesterday #24

I Did ProfessorGAC Yesterday #41

Aren't they, though? As much as she upset her own union members and left them feeling betrayed, their highplainsdem Yesterday #14

Generated AI for content is slop...but AI technology is here to stay and will continue to exponentially grow. Melon Yesterday #11

GenAI is a technological dead end, inherently flawed with hallucinations, fundamentally unethical because of highplainsdem Yesterday #12

Microplastics are here to stay as well, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to eat less of them. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #15

Right! highplainsdem Yesterday #20

So what? Cirsium Yesterday #26

You can be against anything...like the protest over cars versus buggy's Melon Yesterday #50

Horrible Cirsium Yesterday #52

No it's not. The race for AI dominance is driving all the market volatility we see... Melon 22 hrs ago #64

It's a bubble Cirsium 9 hrs ago #66

No country is going to get to AGI, let alone ASI, building more data centers for genAI, which is the highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #58

Somebody tell Thom Hartman Bobstandard Yesterday #25

Has he changed it recently? Cirsium Yesterday #28

He shouldn't be using AI. It's an insult to real musicians and helps only AI bros. He could ask his highplainsdem Yesterday #40

DU ain't as pro-union as it likes to think it is. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #27

Well, we're all endangered by genAI now, and even if DUers aren't in unions, they need to understand highplainsdem Yesterday #33

Opposing that bill didn't have anything to do with being anti-union EarlG Yesterday #37

Thanks for explaining! Just googled the date for that and it was back when caregiving and highplainsdem Yesterday #42

I disagree, and I'm not going to argue , but I will say... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #43

I'm not opposed to meaningful legislation that would stem the tide of copyrighted works online EarlG Yesterday #46

As I've told other DUers who were professional musicians, we'd love to hear your music, if you highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #61

SOPA awful though Polybius 23 hrs ago #62

Thanks Cirsium Yesterday #29

You're very welcome! Thanks for the reply! highplainsdem Yesterday #44

What worries me The Madcap Yesterday #31

It's insane for companies to risk their own data that way. But I've never seen as much hype to highplainsdem Yesterday #45

Feel like we should bring back the un-rec experiment nilram Yesterday #32

Why would you want to unrec a post about how union members and supporters feel about AI slop? If highplainsdem Yesterday #34

Wasn't clear: wanting to unrec AI slop, not this thread. nilram Yesterday #48

Thanks for explaining! I'm relieved to hear that's what you meant. highplainsdem Yesterday #51

Kicked for visibility. Seems our species denial of unintended consequences KPN Yesterday #38

Thanks! And I agree that entirely too many people are unable to see or deliberately ignoring all the highplainsdem Yesterday #47

I have earned my living... GiqueCee Yesterday #39

I'm so sorry you ran into that. I agree that business types, suits, are often both too contemptuous of artists, and highplainsdem Yesterday #55

Would that the subject matter be in a glass jar, controlled. cachukis Yesterday #49

I'm outraged... WarGamer Yesterday #53

I'm amused that you think that's a good reply countering what all those people were saying. But hey, highplainsdem Yesterday #56

No way to block it on here, is there? TommyT139 Yesterday #54

A forum just for posting AI slop and talking about how wonderful AI is would be an even worse look highplainsdem Yesterday #57

Block what? Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #60

kick highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #65