This story featuring swastikas crudely MS-painted onto protesters' phones is still online

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I find ChatGPT useful - it literally says "Searching..." while scanning various websites which it then links to when it quotes them. Its answers have an "According to..." format. Grok's appeal to common sense can go fuck itself.

Sometimes this can depend if the conversation was public or private, ie. You can link Grok back to its earlier self-contradicting claims and it may defer. But people forget it's not *just* an AI, but web interface software with all manner of Elon filters between the input and output.

Meanwhile, occasionally popping up on a temp burner account to use Grok to disprove viral information in the only form that its readers might accept is no longer viable - can't have real fact-checkers undermining its pretence of fact checking.

Meanwhile, occasionally popping up on a temp burner account to use Grok to disprove viral information in the only form that its readers might accept is no longer viable - can't have real fact-checkers undermining its pretence of fact checking.

While it was an interesting experiment to repeatedly counter Grok's claims with evidence that it couldn't refuse to accept without imploding, it's worth noting that Grok is now available for premium subscribers only. Ie. those unlikely to push back who just want their positions reinforced.

While it was an interesting experiment to repeatedly counter Grok's claims with evidence that it couldn't refuse to accept without imploding, it's worth noting that Grok is now available for premium subscribers only. Ie. those unlikely to push back who just want their positions reinforced.

Eventually, it was forced to admit that on the balance of probabilities, Graham was simply lying. At a certain point, an AI has to accept if evidence simply doesn't exist. But while a certain amount of source-based self-correction is normal, having to persuade an AI not to fabricate sources isn't.

I asked for links, and it provided random ones to his Substack that didn't mention me at all. Eventually, it was forced to admit it could quote no interaction or mention before 2021. When I asked it to explain Graham's completely contradictory accusations, it told me that trauma can affect memory.

Once I asked Grok "Does Graham Linehan have a stalker?" and it replied "Yes, Alan Driscoll has been stalking him since 2006." As we never interacted prior to 2021, I asked for evidence and interestingly, it cited claims that *Graham hadn't even made*, prior to this date.

Eventually, it was forced to admit that on the balance of probabilities, Graham was simply lying. At a certain point, an AI has to accept if evidence simply doesn't exist. But while a certain amount of source-based self-correction is normal, having to persuade an AI not to fabricate sources isn't.

I asked for links, and it provided random ones to his Substack that didn't mention me at all. Eventually, it was forced to admit it could quote no interaction or mention before 2021. When I asked it to explain Graham's completely contradictory accusations, it told me that trauma can affect memory.

Once I asked Grok "Does Graham Linehan have a stalker?" and it replied "Yes, Alan Driscoll has been stalking him since 2006." As we never interacted prior to 2021, I asked for evidence and interestingly, it cited claims that *Graham hadn't even made*, prior to this date.

I think I already linked this but Grok completely made up hugely biased, non-existent quotes from Glinner's harassment trial. AIs are plenty fallible but there's no excuse for claims that are immediately contradicted by the source it links. Grok is flooded with human interference and bias.

(Reminder that I aim to never speak "pro-actively" about trans issues because it's not my place or area of expertise... my take on what being trans "is" is not required by anyone, myself included, but I'm more confident in opposing ridiculous propaganda and saying "but it's obviously not that".)

The idea that people voluntarily become trans out of convenience and fear of bigotry is almost too idiotic for words. But hey, "common sense" according to Grok.

Being beaten up at school by homophobic classmates calling you queer? (A word, I'm reliably informed by gay male terfs, that has only ever been used in this context.) Simply announce your gender transition for an instant end to bullying.

It almost feels like it should be a comedy sketch... I'm imagining an old school homophobic working class father stereotype who's always suspecting their kid of being gay, meanwhile the kid is desperately trying to convince him that they're actually just trans.

I generally treat this kind of AI as a handy research tool with Wikipedia-level accuracy, ie. lots of replying, "Thanks, can you link me to a source for those stats?" There's no such thing as AI common sense, it's just "What does Elon reckon?"

I didn't like Heathcliff either, just walking around with stupid helmets with things like "Ham" written on then. Just surrealism for its own sake.

If ghosts were real, they would all be naked. Ghost clothing is an even sillier idea and a function of human visual storytelling. Something to think about.

"No precise tally exists, but common sense points to thousands of gay adolescents annually being medicalized rather than supported as homosexual."

That classic hallmark of unbiased artificial intelligence, "common sense".

I love how, from the point of view of a dog, life is exactly the same as it was in the 1600s.

Genuine question: Do cultures with languages that give gendered pronouns to inanimate objects have a comparable level of outrage to English-speaking cultures when people choose or use preferred pronouns?

Wishing everyone a "spooktacular" Easter!

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The cover of The Womb's album 'Suburban Violence (2026 Remaster)'.

The Womb's 2010 album 'Suburban Violence' has been fully remastered for 2026 and is out now as a free download from thewombmusic.com or pay-what-you-feel at thewombmusic.bandcamp.com. Coming soon to streaming.

“Pig Farm” by George Orwell is another book that relates to present times.

The funniest tweet of all time will never not be this reply. It's also great for demonstrating your intellect during literally any discussion of current events.

“Pig Farm” by George Orwell is another book that relates to present times.

The funniest tweet of all time will never not be this reply. It's also great for demonstrating your intellect during literally any discussion of current events.