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there's 5 main reasons they want you to think AI is now self-aware and "goes rogue" 1. product marketing misrepresentation 2. props up insane valuations for a sector not making money 3. scares lawmakers into trash legislation 4. distracts from technofascism 5. distances execs from accountability

but every single time you see a story that claims AI "went rogue" entirely on its own it almost always boils down to somebody either being a dumbass or actively trying to be misleading

29/7/26, 4:24 pm25 reposts127 likes

that second sentence doesn't make for an ad-engagement driving, attention-grabbing headline

Jon Scop

@jscop.bsky.social

karlbrode.comkarlbrode.com

Karl, Bluesky won't let me message you. Is karlbrode.com just blocked in Canada or what? Been this way a couple of weeks now. Blocked using Brave, Firefox, etc.

Radical Centrist

@procedurepols.bsky.social

karlbode.comThe Fine Print*A newsletter by Karl Bode covering tech, media, politics, and consumer rights.

You've got the wrong URL: karlbode.com

Jon Scop

@jscop.bsky.social

No, i'm just linking from your posts, to karlbode.com. And i consistently get this, using either Brave or Firefox.

Anita Lettink

@anita.bsky.social

@derrelldurrett.bsky.social

It’s frustrating how people just repackage press releases as news.

Derrell Durrett

I love that they knew how to turn off the guardrails, but couldn't be bothered to air gap the damn machine.

@derrelldurrett.bsky.social

Yeah it's fascinating to me that this isn't included in the lede for most of the stories about it

Derrell Durrett

30 July

I'm not gonna try to track them down, but I'd swear a few didn't bother to mention it, never mind not in the lede. If ever there was "one simple trick" to accomplish a task that for some reason we can't be bothered to use, it seems to be that one....

Rarian Rakista

@rakista.bsky.social