#benjedwards — Public Fediverse posts

Techdirt: Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes. “There are several interesting layers here. The biggest being that AI isn’t an excuse to simply turn your brain off and no longer do rudimentary fact checking. At the same time, this can’t really be unwound from the fact that media ownership rushed to tightly integrate often under-cooked LLM models into an already very […]

Techdirt: Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes. “There are several interesting layers here. The biggest being that AI isn’t an excuse to simply turn your brain off and no longer do rudimentary fact checking. At the same time, this can’t really be unwound from the fact that media ownership rushed to tightly integrate often under-cooked LLM models into an already very […]

Techdirt: Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes. “There are several interesting layers here. The biggest being that AI isn’t an excuse to simply turn your brain off and no longer do rudimentary fact checking. At the same time, this can’t really be unwound from the fact that media ownership rushed to tightly integrate often under-cooked LLM models into an already very […]

Techdirt: Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes. “There are several interesting layers here. The biggest being that AI isn’t an excuse to simply turn your brain off and no longer do rudimentary fact checking. At the same time, this can’t really be unwound from the fact that media ownership rushed to tightly integrate often under-cooked LLM models into an already very […]

Techdirt: Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes. “There are several interesting layers here. The biggest being that AI isn’t an excuse to simply turn your brain off and no longer do rudimentary fact checking. At the same time, this can’t really be unwound from the fact that media ownership rushed to tightly integrate often under-cooked LLM models into an already very […]

Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/

Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/

Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/

Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/

Ars Fires Reporter For Accidentally Using Fake AI Quotes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/ars-fires-reporter-for-accidentally-using-fake-ai-quotes/

A Defense of Benj Edwards
Right up front, I want to emphasize that I have not suddenly decided in favor of LLMs. I don't think they're good things, I think they're mostly just the latest ploy by huge companies and the ultra-rich to gather up even more wealth and power to themselves, now to try to convince people, themselves more than anyone, that they don't need puny humans.
https://setsideb.com/a-defense-of-benj-edwards/
#news #ai #benjedwards #controversy #KickingTheBeehive #LLMs #news

A Defense of Benj Edwards
Right up front, I want to emphasize that I have not suddenly decided in favor of LLMs. I don't think they're good things, I think they're mostly just the latest ploy by huge companies and the ultra-rich to gather up even more wealth and power to themselves, now to try to convince people, themselves more than anyone, that they don't need puny humans.
https://setsideb.com/a-defense-of-benj-edwards/
#news #ai #benjedwards #controversy #KickingTheBeehive #LLMs #news

A Defense of Benj Edwards
Right up front, I want to emphasize that I have not suddenly decided in favor of LLMs. I don't think they're good things, I think they're mostly just the latest ploy by huge companies and the ultra-rich to gather up even more wealth and power to themselves, now to try to convince people, themselves more than anyone, that they don't need puny humans.
https://setsideb.com/a-defense-of-benj-edwards/
#news #ai #benjedwards #controversy #KickingTheBeehive #LLMs #news

A Defense of Benj Edwards
Right up front, I want to emphasize that I have not suddenly decided in favor of LLMs. I don't think they're good things, I think they're mostly just the latest ploy by huge companies and the ultra-rich to gather up even more wealth and power to themselves, now to try to convince people, themselves more than anyone, that they don't need puny humans.
https://setsideb.com/a-defense-of-benj-edwards/
#news #ai #benjedwards #controversy #KickingTheBeehive #LLMs #news

A Defense of Benj Edwards
Right up front, I want to emphasize that I have not suddenly decided in favor of LLMs. I don't think they're good things, I think they're mostly just the latest ploy by huge companies and the ultra-rich to gather up even more wealth and power to themselves, now to try to convince people, themselves more than anyone, that they don't need puny humans.
https://setsideb.com/a-defense-of-benj-edwards/
#news #ai #benjedwards #controversy #KickingTheBeehive #LLMs #news

Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in. - On Tuesday of last week, Ars Technica hosted a live conversa... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-recap-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-ed-zitron-weighs-in/ #largelanguagemodels #aiinfrastructure #powerconsumption #financiallosses #machinelearning #venturecapital #generativeai #aicriticism #aieconomics #benjedwards #datacenters #samaltman #aiagents #cerebras #edzitron #stargate #aichips #biz⁢ #bubble #nvidia

Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in. - On Tuesday of last week, Ars Technica hosted a live conversa... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-recap-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-ed-zitron-weighs-in/ #largelanguagemodels #aiinfrastructure #powerconsumption #financiallosses #machinelearning #venturecapital #generativeai #aicriticism #aieconomics #benjedwards #datacenters #samaltman #aiagents #cerebras #edzitron #stargate #aichips #biz⁢ #bubble #nvidia

Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in. - On Tuesday of last week, Ars Technica hosted a live conversa... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-recap-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-ed-zitron-weighs-in/ #largelanguagemodels #aiinfrastructure #powerconsumption #financiallosses #machinelearning #venturecapital #generativeai #aicriticism #aieconomics #benjedwards #datacenters #samaltman #aiagents #cerebras #edzitron #stargate #aichips #biz⁢ #bubble #nvidia

Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in. - On Tuesday of last week, Ars Technica hosted a live conversa... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-recap-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-ed-zitron-weighs-in/ #largelanguagemodels #aiinfrastructure #powerconsumption #financiallosses #machinelearning #venturecapital #generativeai #aicriticism #aieconomics #benjedwards #datacenters #samaltman #aiagents #cerebras #edzitron #stargate #aichips #biz⁢ #bubble #nvidia

Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in. - On Tuesday of last week, Ars Technica hosted a live conversa... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-recap-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-ed-zitron-weighs-in/ #largelanguagemodels #aiinfrastructure #powerconsumption #financiallosses #machinelearning #venturecapital #generativeai #aicriticism #aieconomics #benjedwards #datacenters #samaltman #aiagents #cerebras #edzitron #stargate #aichips #biz⁢ #bubble #nvidia

Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron. - As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT's debut, inspir... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-a-live-chat-with-ed-zitron/ #arsliveconversations #machinelearning #aicriticism #benjedwards #aibubble #edzitron #arslive #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron. - As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT's debut, inspir... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-a-live-chat-with-ed-zitron/ #arsliveconversations #machinelearning #aicriticism #benjedwards #aibubble #edzitron #arslive #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron. - As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT's debut, inspir... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-a-live-chat-with-ed-zitron/ #arsliveconversations #machinelearning #aicriticism #benjedwards #aibubble #edzitron #arslive #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron. - As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT's debut, inspir... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-a-live-chat-with-ed-zitron/ #arsliveconversations #machinelearning #aicriticism #benjedwards #aibubble #edzitron #arslive #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron. - As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT's debut, inspir... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/ars-live-is-the-ai-bubble-about-to-pop-a-live-chat-with-ed-zitron/ #arsliveconversations #machinelearning #aicriticism #benjedwards #aibubble #edzitron #arslive #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

Benj Edwards: The PC is Dead: It’s Time to Make Computing Personal Again

#PC #DRM #Surveillance #VintageComputingAndGaming #BenjEdwards

Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI - In the short-term, the most dangerous thing about AI language models may b... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/join-ars-live-nov-19-to-dissect-microsofts-rogue-ai-experiment/ #arsliveconversations #largelanguagemodels #microsoftcopilot #promptinjections #machinelearning #promptinjection #manipulativeai #simonwillison #benjedwards #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #arslive #biz⁢ #openai #gpt-4 #ai

Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI - In the short-term, the most dangerous thing about AI language models may b... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/join-ars-live-nov-19-to-dissect-microsofts-rogue-ai-experiment/ #arsliveconversations #largelanguagemodels #microsoftcopilot #promptinjections #machinelearning #promptinjection #manipulativeai #simonwillison #benjedwards #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #arslive #biz⁢ #openai #gpt-4 #ai

Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI - In the short-term, the most dangerous thing about AI language models may b... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/join-ars-live-nov-19-to-dissect-microsofts-rogue-ai-experiment/ #arsliveconversations #largelanguagemodels #microsoftcopilot #promptinjections #machinelearning #promptinjection #manipulativeai #simonwillison #benjedwards #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #arslive #biz⁢ #openai #gpt-4 #ai

Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI - In the short-term, the most dangerous thing about AI language models may b... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/join-ars-live-nov-19-to-dissect-microsofts-rogue-ai-experiment/ #arsliveconversations #largelanguagemodels #microsoftcopilot #promptinjections #machinelearning #promptinjection #manipulativeai #simonwillison #benjedwards #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #arslive #biz⁢ #openai #gpt-4 #ai

Ars Live: Our first encounter with manipulative AI - In the short-term, the most dangerous thing about AI language models may b... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/join-ars-live-nov-19-to-dissect-microsofts-rogue-ai-experiment/ #arsliveconversations #largelanguagemodels #microsoftcopilot #promptinjections #machinelearning #promptinjection #manipulativeai #simonwillison #benjedwards #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #arslive #biz⁢ #openai #gpt-4 #ai

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console - Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards)

Ars Technica AI Reporter and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017218 #virtualreality #benjedwards #bookexcerpt #virtualboy #josezagal #retrotech #nintendo #gaming #tech

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console - Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards)

Ars Technica AI Reporter and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017218 #virtualreality #benjedwards #bookexcerpt #virtualboy #josezagal #retrotech #nintendo #gaming #tech

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console - Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards)

Ars Technica AI Reporter and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017218 #virtualreality #benjedwards #bookexcerpt #virtualboy #josezagal #retrotech #nintendo #gaming #tech

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console - Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards)

Ars Technica AI Reporter and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017218 #virtualreality #benjedwards #bookexcerpt #virtualboy #josezagal #retrotech #nintendo #gaming #tech

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console - Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards)

Ars Technica AI Reporter and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017218 #virtualreality #benjedwards #bookexcerpt #virtualboy #josezagal #retrotech #nintendo #gaming #tech

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop - Enlarge / Benj Edwards' computer running The Cave BBS in 1994. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410 #vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #benjedwards #thecavebbs #features #biz&it #tech #bbs

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop - Enlarge / Benj Edwards' computer running The Cave BBS in 1994. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410 #vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #benjedwards #thecavebbs #features #biz&it #tech #bbs

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop - Enlarge / Benj Edwards' computer running The Cave BBS in 1994. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410 #vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #benjedwards #thecavebbs #features #biz&it #tech #bbs

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop - Enlarge / Benj Edwards' computer running The Cave BBS in 1994. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410 #vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #benjedwards #thecavebbs #features #biz&it #tech #bbs

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop - Enlarge / Benj Edwards' computer running The Cave BBS in 1994. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410 #vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #benjedwards #thecavebbs #features #biz&it #tech #bbs

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410

#Vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #BenjEdwards #TheCaveBBS #Features #Biz&IT #Tech #1992 #BBS

My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898410

#Vintagecomputing #comptuerhistory #BenjEdwards #TheCaveBBS #Features #Biz&IT #Tech #1992 #BBS