Tony Elkins

first thing I did after returning from Singapore was open and finish @joeytainment.bsky.social’s book. Really heartfelt look at our people‘s experiences. The passage about being “native enough” really hit home For me. I left my tribal land after college and miss the land and people.

It's always "It has been 0 days since @futurism.com / @wired.com / @404media.co has written about AI and made me even more angry" around here. At this point I am only surprised when AI does something good, or half-baked even.

Meta simply can't be trusted, and why aren’t we fining them into oblivion, banning access to their platforms, and jailing the leadership that has let this clusterfuck of a company destroy our privacy and democracies?

I've learned I live a pretty mild life and AI reporting has informed me of so, so, so many things now taking up precious mental capacity instead of useful information about motorcycles, woodworking and hiking.

Incredible. No notes.

So glad I live on a mountain in the middle of the forest far away from people.

you guys broke watergate

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You didn't have me at "I had to trust Muse with my most personal data . . ."

Empathy, feedback and human connection is a huge part of my leadership curriculum at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social , so this is alarming. Also, reading @404media.co, @futurism.com and @wired.com in the morning wakes me up more than 10 cups of coffee. www.404media.co/sherry-turkl...

Who needs real Indigenous voices when you can just have AI create them? This is truly, truly, fucked. I don't have a better way to say it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I've been such an AI-Doomer and have thought many times, "Am I being too cynical and too much of a technophobe?" No, no I am not. Shit is awful.

Ok. Now there's this new story out of Alaska. Going to start calling a small group of white AI-tech-bros "A Vulture." anchoragepress.com/this-ai-agen...

Incredible story by @mharrisondupre.bsky.social & @jonchristian.net I know it seems like a never-ending slog, but this is just one example of amazing tech journalism being written in the ai-moment. Also, I'm so fucking angry this is happening, along with the giant side of colonialism thrown in.

@alexmahadevan.com : There's lots of AI news, let's talk about it (on video). Me: AI and capitalism are bad (reluctant to do video) @kellymcb.bsky.social: AI will kill us all. Watch the full conversation from @poynterinstitute.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZqf...

Now that Manning had apologized to Holly Rowe, what do we do about all the reporters that laughed along with him?

Deeply powerful, terrifying and anger-inducing reporting from @ejdickson.bsky.social and @wired.com I'm not surprised horrible young men are doing this and getting away with it so easily. But, it's so disheartening the systems of power and tech platforms protect these monsters.

Happy Labor Day weekend from the backyard bear.

It also caused my wife to get lost this morning and sent her up the wrong mountainside here in WNC.

So glad @katienotopoulos.bsky.social wrote abnout this. Ive been saving images for the last year to talk about in my sessions. The newest one I've seen is of an SUV for sale and the lead image is AI-generated image showing it totaled. This feels like the Marketplace version of the manosphere.

I wish every billionaire would see how Dolly is loved and mourned and decide to do good with their money instead of take. They won't, but I wish they would.

Done and done! Numunu.

NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...

RIP Airtable. You were a real one.

If your spouse has ADHD how many times a day do you have to call their phone for them to find it? Asking for a friend.

A nice reminder of two things I teach during almost all my @poynterinstitute.bsky.social trainings: - You cannot do more with less, you do less with less. - You are a limited resource. Don't let short-sighted decisions rob you of your valuable time and energy.

We bought our house sight unseen, but there were no dead bodies in it . . . at least not when we bought it. A previous owner did die in it from what we hear from neighbors. apple.news/ALJZ9Hv1wSwy...

So far I'm up to a total of 11 hours of delayed flights today. This is assuming my last flight actually leaves later tonight.

Blink twice if you need help!

And the Buffalo chooses the NPS tourist.

News outlets treating prediction markets like news are traitors to their mission and communities.

Spent my 4th enjoying our public lands in Pisgah National Forest. It’s one of the greatest gifts America has given its people.

BRB, gotta publish to @poynterinstitute.bsky.social without an editor.

Seeing more and more FB Marketplace car and motorcycle ads suddenly appear with AI-generated women in the stereotypical bikini/daisy dukes type dress. This is some Grade-A loser behavior.