Will Oremus: The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

strongest evidence that late gen-xers/early millennials are finally getting into strategic positions of power + authority

"show me where the people in their early 40s aren't taking shit anymore and became grownup policy latchkey kids"

This !

my brother what the fuck are you saying

more evidence: blog post headlines that reference elvis costello songs

Their aim is true

They write a book everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday

forgotten? But certainly not gone

FINALLY we’re making that Apple IIe time on oregon trail and carmen sandiego pay off

We’ve got only 5-10% fewer assholes than the boomers, but Xennial non-assholes have an extremely low tolerance for fuckery.

Yes!

strongest evidence that late gen-xers/early millennials still don't fact check - he's 56. www.linkedin.com/in/michael-a...

www.linkedin.com

Which makes him a Gen-Xer! Thanks for playing!

What happened to "late gen-xers" and "early 40s", Don? Clearly applying your "exceptionally creative and strategic thinking" skills here.

Clearly displaying reading comprehension in knowing my name, Jeeb!

lmao let’s keep this going. 56 is GenX Classic

who cares

Yep.

The chat bot version of “Hol’ Up I’m getting a call”

“Driving through a tunnel. You’re breaking up.”

New chatbot, who dis?

"Succor borne every minute" may be one of the most high-brow terrible puns I've ever seen.

Lina Khan is awesome. She probably didn't write that release herself, but her FTC is kicking ass and taking names.

Much like the President themself, a big part of running a large agency is staffing it. Top-rate executives hire top-rate department managers and thus down the line. Second-rate executives hire third-rate etc etc.

Brow so high it caught frostbite

“Outlook not so good” is the understatement of the year. Now do Teams.

“Please don’t make your communication app behave like malware”

Fascinating to contrast this with, say, the silence from CISA on "Recall"...

The most disappointing reaction was none at all from CISA.

I'm not surprised because CISA got absolutely gutted in the last couple of months of the previous administration so the entire recall fiasco may have started and then been finished before they ever got a chance to really do anything. Also, they were probably waiting to get a full preview build.

Possibly because Microsoft introduce some remediations very quickly after the launch?

#Alt4You

wait til they hear about this startup bsky.app/profile/brun...

Despite its name, “Full Self-Driving” can’t drive itself, and the company says human drivers must be ready to intervene at all times.

Elon Musk gets 77% approval from shareholders to get back his big, $44.9 billion Tesla pay packageapnews.com If they approve an all-stock compensation package for Musk that was thrown out this year by a Delaware judge, it would almost guarantee he would remain at the company.

Does the FTC have jurisdiction over car manufacturers? I would assume they would in a broad view, but would also not be surprised if there’s a carveout.

Head of the FTC is force of nature Lina Khan. Not the least bit surprising that it’s “absolute bangers”

I had read some about her pre-FTC and was legit surprised when Biden picked her for that role. Was amused when some corporate spokesdroid complained that - IIRC - she was biased against monopolies. Um ... yes?

Okay, it started bugging me that I wasn't sure I remembered that right, so I went looking. It was a different context and wasn't as stupid as I misremembered it, but it was still stupid. techxplore.com/news/2021-10...

Facebook wants US monopoly suit tossed due to biastechxplore.com Facebook on Monday urged a federal judge to toss out a US monopoly lawsuit, arguing that the regulator behind it has "an axe to grind" and it lacks supporting facts.

Like, literally our whole government should be biased against monopolies!

That's the point Bob.

God I love it when civil servants get to be pissed off officially. It is just 🤌

starting with a great pun! "Succor borne every minute"

The 1st commenter felt they had to explain it.

it's outside our daily register but great jokes demand a bit of stretch...

@arthfach.com You've been looking for some "good news" about the end of people getting AI pushed down their throats for as long as I've been aware of you, well here's hoping this is the start of a large victory!

"Succor borne every minute" holy shit, I am in awe, this person has a second calling as a poet or short story author

My ad lawyer friends say this guy is legendary for these.

Don't overlook:

My heart is warmed by the reference to Fidrych; I wasn't sure he was remembered much outside the Detroit fandom. His career was extremely brief.

Whoa, that is brutal. It smacks of a government body facing annihilation in Jan if things don't go to plan in November, so there are nothing to lose with enforcement

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