@jamoquanty @smutmag

We have not had generative "AI" for decades.

We've had machine learning and expert systems and neural networks. You can run those on powerful, but still obtainable, computers.

GenAI relies on extremely expensive and distributed external compute that only sprawling datacenters can provide and the only way even a government could afford it long-term would be to own it or completely conscript it and pay for it with our taxes while actively taking money away from other projects. You could bankrupt a country trying to feed the beast.

It is not sustainable.

The worst case outcome would be to make it illegal for anybody but the government to use so there is no longer competition for the necessary compute, nationalizing all the companies and technology, then classifying all research. I wouldn't be surprised if the United States tried that but I'm not sure the oligarchs would let that happen.

@jamoquanty @smutmag

The business model is unsustainable. The companies that sell "AI" are losing money hand over fist. Running the requisite future data centers takes more power than we can generate.

I'm not sure what the crash will look like, but it is physically impossible for it to continue at current levels.

Only creative (and very likely illegal if we had a functioning government) accounting has kept it from crashing at this point.

@kkarhan @mcc @EUCommission

I assumed they "went with Motorola" because they were the only ones to return their calls. It's not like there is a huge or vocal movement for de-Googled Android phones. It's still incredibly niche. I really hope the partnership with Motorola helps more people realize that such a thing is even possible.

I looked up "Device Attestation" for GrapheneOS.

https://grapheneos.org/articles/attestation-compatibility-guide

Is that what you are talking about? How they support and use a lower level of "attestation" so that people who make Android apps won't feel compelled to force their apps to only be valid when "attested" via the official Google Play Store? That sounds like a good thing. It sounds like a necessary thing before some developers will even consider supporting GrapheneOS.

@kkarhan @mcc

What's wrong with GrapheneOS now?

@JenJen

Oh, look! It's due to puritanical payment processors! They have far too much power. In a real country with actual free speech, they wouldn't be allowed to dictate terms like they do. It's on purpose. It's their goal. It's religiously motivated. It should be illegal.

@StaceyCornelius

I just signed up for Neocities. I'm giving it a go.

@footils @Jeroen89

I remember there used to be way more insects at night, even just 20 years ago, let alone 40.