Olives @olives@qoto.org

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06137-x Apparently, people are no less moral now than they were in the past.

It's really weird how someone from the E.U. reckons the U.S. is going to "ban" hate speech.

There's this little thing called the First Amendment (which protects a whole bunch of things, not just that) which would get in the way.

The world is not Europe (or more specifically, it's not Germany).

From what I remember, Facebook's algorithm for determining if someone is a "woman", therefore should be subject to greater censorship is really wonky.

For instance, if you have long hair, that means you are a woman.

Apparently, OpenAI is based in Utah. It certainly explains the puritanism and Karen streak.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/17/free-the-nipple-meta-facebook-instagram
"Meta’s oversight board has called for an overhaul to the company’s rules banning bare-chested images of women – but not men."
"Meta" might be sick enough to "equalize" that ban by banning that for both. Lol.

I don't know what they will do.

Obviously, everyone is hoping they'll make progress to unwind some of this puritanical censorship, although it is Facebook after all.

A scammer could probably just use a lower tech method (or pay someone in a third world country next to nothing) to type out a draft message.

They don't need a language model. That seems more like Sam trying to sell his brand.

Scammers also tend to focus more on gullible people, rather than someone who has their wits about them.

That's my view, at least.

Any technology can be abused, of course, but it's not worth living in fear of bad people doing bad things.

Also, always a "threat" which has no practical impact in reality and which someone can do a lot of works on to check a bunch of boxes.

Another wave of "AI threats" which are conveniently framed from Sam Altman's perspective, as are the "solutions" (centralized control?).

I seriously doubt censoring drugs in a video game has a real impact on drug markets.

I imagine the dynamics involved there are relatively independent from that. But, it is an annoying incursion on free expression and fun.

1) Video games are not linked to violence. The science shows this clearly.

One study even showed there is less violence after a game is released, presumably because people who'd be out committing crimes are instead preoccupied.

2) Come on, people are responsible and mature. They can handle a few pixels on a screen.

3) It's probably not even this. There are probably drugs or something in some obscure corner inside the game which is setting them off.

One title which is currently banned by the Australian Classification Board baffles me.

Dirty Wars: September 11

This is a historically themed game set during the Cold War in South America. It is essentially a political critique of Pinochet.

It does contain scenes of "torture" and "dead bodies, but come on, it's a video game.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/13/facebook-incorrectly-removes-picture-of-aboriginal-men-in-chains-because-of-nudity
Here's a classic. Facebook censors a news article because it contains "nudity" but has important political commentary.

This game was banned by the Australian Classification Board, because it "contains drugs", until the ban was reversed a month? later.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/17/free-the-nipple-meta-facebook-instagram I never understood why Facebook is so scared of boobs...

https://reclaimthenet.org/saudi-arabia-reminds-social-media-users-that-criticism-of-the-regime-is-illegal Not good.

https://www.raadvanstate.nl/actueel/nieuws/juni/samenvatting-strafbaar-kindersekspoppen
Right wing echoes much? That's very much a bad idea.

It's just going to pit some people and make them suffer horribly. They're not all demons who want to exploit someone. This is not just.

It is also nebulously vague, sets a dangerous precedent, and is a threat to freedom of expression far more broadly.

We should be looking to expand the frontiers of free expression, not looking to constrain it.

Do you enjoy playing video games which contain a character using drugs or references thereof?

Well, it sucks to be you, because the nanny board is going to show up whenever it feels like it to give you a very hard day.

That's not what they're doing in this case. It's an example of how annoying they can be.

The infamous Australian Classification Board, Karens and nannies to an degree thought unimaginable, has convened again to determine whether Gender Queer should be banned.

It says it right in my bio. I'm a huge fan of free expression.