Jayson Massey @jaysonmassey@qoto.org

Our dystopian AI future.

"AI tools will take the industry into “a new era of debt collections,” according to New York and Bangalore-based Skit.ai. A digital voice agent—the new incarnation of a robocall, using AI chatbots and text-to-speech capabilities for dynamic, responsive conversations—could make millions of outbound calls in just a few days, the company claimed, contacting and requesting payment from a collection agency’s entire portfolio of debtors at a far lower cost than human staff."

#ai #debtcollection #chatbots #voiceai

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjmm5/debt-collectors-want-to-use-ai-chatbots-to-hustle-people-for-money?utm_source=VICE_Twitter&utm_medium=social+

This is an interesting thing to think about.

"a city study found in 2020 that the opening of new Dollar General stores drove other companies out of business, deterring potential grocers from investing there."

https://capitalbnews.org/dollar-stores-black-communities/

Save the date: Wear Orange is June 2-4

During National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, join us as we honor survivors of gun violence.

#wearorange #gunviolence #guncontrol #June2

https://act.everytown.org/event/wear-orange-2023/search/

There's an interview live now about it on WURD FM now!

https://wurdradio.com/

We needed this yesterday! Let's work on getting Ranked Choice Voting in Philadelphia!

#voting #rcv #Philadelphia #philly

https://fairvote.org/new-philadelphia-mayoral-poll-shows-potential-impact-of-ranked-choice-voting/

https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2305/2305.06972.pdf

"Gavin had unwittingly become a victim of sexual extortion, or “sextortion,” a crime the FBI warns is increasingly targeting underage boys. Sextortion cases have gone up in the past year, federal officials said"

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/13/us/brandon-guffey-gavin-sextortion-law-cec/index.html

“You can’t measure anything being better when someone’s loved one dies by gun violence. It should be zero. One is too much.”

--Christopher Worrell,

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/05/12/we-are-tired-of-inaction-a-new-anti-violence-movement-rises-in-boston

"“Here is Mary Seacole, who did as much in the Crimea as another magic-lamping lady, but, being dark, could scarce be seen for the flame of Florence’s candle.”"

https://lithub.com/the-problematic-myth-of-florence-nightingale/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

"n 2020, most of the net proceeds — $92,000 — did not go toward Uplift’s programs. Instead, the nonprofit used these funds to reimburse Brown’s supermarket chain for scores of food donations and small grants to community groups"

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philly-mayor-candidate-supermarkets-uplift-solutions-20230510.html?outputType=amp

Pay attention. Tons of cash to spend on...inflaming progressives into voting! That's all this does. A waste of time and money, and honestly, it might actually help MAGA if it means Dems don't vote. Good job jackasses!

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/06/deconstructed-dmitri-mehlhorn-democratic-party/

@austinkocher Simple!

"While AI generators are useful for writing believable, human-like text, they are also prone to including erroneous information, and even citing sources and academic papers which don’t exist. This often results in text summaries which seem accurate, but on closer inspection are revealed to be completely fabricated."

#wikipedia #ai

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bdba/ai-is-tearing-wikipedia-apart

"Rapid transit on Roosevelt Boulevard is so close to becoming a reality, but we need your help.

Yesterday we launched a petition to make @BlvdSubway happen. Join us."

https://secure.ngpvan.com/Llbsbnk5vk68d3eglIRVkg2?emci=2911a036-34e8-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=

This is a great point!

“The real question of who is qualified for the job to be the next leader of this city hasn’t really been focused on,” Domb said. “On Council, you are a legislator. As the CEO of the city of Philadelphia, you are now over a budget of $6 billion”

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/mayorsrace/philadelphia-mayoral-candidate-allan-domb-says-hes-ready-to-be-citys-ceo/article_72043eb4-11a5-520f-a35c-6cb2ec790ed6.html

@flexghost We really need an age limit on politicians

If you're wondering how Allan Domb became the condo king, watch this five minute video. He lays out the simple plan he used to build his incredible wealth.

Watch! 👀

#philadelphia #mayor #candidate

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-mayor-candidate-allan-domb-2023-20230504.html?utm_source=t.co&cid=Inquirer+Twitter+Account&utm_campaign=Inquirer+Twitter+Account&utm_medium=social

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These people are AI. Don't believe the hype.

https://time.com/6275995/chatgpt-facebook-african-workers-union/