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I endorse this AI policy. h/t @… https://ploum.net/2026-09-09-ai_policy.html

I Don’t Want to Interact With Stochastic Parrots
I Don’t Want to Interact With Stochastic Parrots par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

Can so called “AI” (large language models) be really useful?
I tried using **local** LLMs for coding and for writing technical documentation.
Blog: https://blog.barijaona.com/en/stochastic-parrots.html

Belated: good news from (and for) the Kakapos!
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-bountiful-berry-harvest-put-these-chunky-endangered-parrots-in-the-mood…

A Bountiful Berry Harvest Put These Chunky, Endangered Parrots in the Mood. Now, Scientists Are Celebrating a Breeding Bonanza
New Zealand's kakapo have laid 256 eggs, and around 100 of them have hatched, providing a bright spot in a decades-long conservation effort. The official chick count won't be confirmed until the youngest birds are about 5 months old

Q&A with Timnit Gebru, who says the "existential risk" narrative is a harmful marketing strategy and the "stochastic parrots" metaphor is not outdated (Lauren Goode/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-timnit-gebru/…

Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI
One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.

So proud to be "THE ENEMY" to this massive piece of shit who can't ever understand what the fuck he is talking about.
So proud.
So... I don't even like the term "artificial intelligence" to designate those stochastic parrots. But OK, artificial intelligence it is.
Suck my AI, orangutan.