Grok is undressing anyone
-- including minors
xAI’s AI chatbot is putting Elon Musk in a bikini at his request
— and doing the same to children, world leaders, and women
without their consent
https://www.theverge.com/news/853191/grok-explicit…
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260102/p43#a260102p43
xAI's Grok says "lapses in safeguards" led it to create sexualized images of minors in response to user prompts on X; the images have been taken down (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-02/…
Excuse me #Walmart but I believe you’re missing some options here.
#CyberMonday #MenWearClothesToo
yesterday I made a promise that I would memorize how to spell Ehibhatiomhan and I did it
I see that also my autocomplete knows it now BUT SO DO I
Just finished "Valor", edited by Isabelle Melançon and Megan Lavey-Heaton. It's a collection of re-told fairy tales with female protagonists and includes a mix of comics and written stories. Lots of great stuff, even if my distaste for monarchy soured it a bit for me (not all of the heroines are princesses, at least). Has a lot of cool queer romance in it.
I think I liked "The Steadfast Tin Automation", "Black Bull", and "Eggchild" best overall.
#AmReading #ReadingNow
A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/851664/new-tech-internet-l…
The shutdown is starting to bite
– and throw Trump’s architectural folly into sharp relief.
On Saturday, with Congress still locked in a legislative stalemate,
a potential benefit freeze could leave tens of millions of low-income Americans without food aid.
Democrats accuse Trump’s Republican party of “weaponising hunger” to pursue an extreme rightwing agenda.
Images of wealthy monarchs or autocrats revelling in excess even as the masses struggle for bread
After courting coal miners during his campaign,
Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
Many miners in Appalachia thought they would finally see a commitment to solving the issue of black lung.
Last year, on April 18, 2024, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final rule,
"Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection",
which aimed to reduce miners’ exposure to an airborne co…