Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 18th May 2025
Soundcloud claims the right to train AI on all your songs — but swears it hasn’t yet, honest
Theranos: First Blood Part II
Study: Your coworkers hate you for using AI at work
Shocked to hear ‘prompt engineer’ is not a real job
Christopher Pelkey — AI ‘victim testimony’ from beyond the grave
AI computers aren’t selling because users don’t care
A report by IBM explains part of the hype around GenAI:
OpenAI tries a new scheme to go for-profit — but Elon Musk isn’t convinced
OpenAI scuttles for-profit transformation
UK backtracks on AI ‘opt out’ scheme for creative works
Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 11th May 2025
Duolingo replaces its contractors with AI, courses with slop
"Regulations are NOT the solution to low-quality food. Bitcoin is." - this guy.
In 2025, venture capital can’t pretend everything is fine any more
your U Toronto CS degree has been replaced with a colour-in place mat from McDonalds
No, Microsoft did not state ‘strong AI demand’ in Q1 2025 — the FT is wrong
Seattle Worldcon science fiction convention vets panelists with ChatGPT
Doctors personally liable if mandatory NHS AI transcriber gets it wrong
Generative AI: ‘no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation’
