In Kenya, we spoke to the data labelers powering U.S. AI companies. They include someone who had to watch porn all day, annotate it, then had to flirt and sext with people over an AI chatbot. The users thought they were sexting an AI. It was actually a person. www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back

Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

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You Can Now Import Your ChatGPT Data to Claude for Free Claude adds more features to its free plan, hoping to win over users fleeing ChatGPT. Telegram AI Digest #chatgpt #claude #gpt

You Can Now Import Your ChatGPT Data to Claude for Free

Claude adds more features to its free plan, hoping to win over users fleeing ChatGPT.

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It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

[WARNING: This is a bit graphic.] A Marine Corps veteran protesting Trump’s War on Iran had his arm broken by Capitol Police and GOP Senator Tim Sheehy. It appears to be a compound fracture.

highly recommend coming to Kenya during mango season. they're so yummy and cheap. I've been eating so many, I might turn into a mango. 🥭

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autono… Telegram AI Digest #ai #anthropic #openai

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

We want to proudly announce that the Hackers On Planet Earth conference is now officially a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation! hope.net

Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) Conference

HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) is an annual conference for hackers, makers, and tech enthusiasts based in New York City.

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I would like to go one month without some kind of notification of a #DataBreach notification or #FraudSettlement from some company I've done business with in the past. JUST ONE MONTH.

a man says that 's enough okay in a snl ad

Alt: a man says that 's enough okay in a snl ad

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very grateful I remembered to seal off the drafty window with 4mm plastic sheeting and xfasten window weather sealing tape today ❄️🌨️

In short, we just watched the US put a gun to its head and commit the equivalent of hegemonic suicide on the world stage. Nothing will be the same ever again. "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"

ty claude code for helping annotators f̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶e̶a̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶c̶l̶a̶r̶i̶t̶y̶ look at data ... I'm planning to throw this up on github once i test it thoroughly and write artisanal docs for it

ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.

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Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo via Reuters)

The account of how/why the movement worked is deep in this book. But I had to order a physical copy, because it is not an ebook. Origins of the Civil Rights Movement, Aldon D. Morris

Apple celebrates Martin Luther King Jr Day in annual homepage homage

Apple celebrates Martin Luther King Jr Day in annual homepage homage

In an annual tradition, Apple is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr Day on its homepage, with quotes from the civil rights champion. This year’s featured quote is “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” … more…

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I remember them from SF when I was growing up. The establishment was so scared of them it was why Reagan introduced gun control laws. Because the Panthers dared to also legally carry weapons for defense. californialocal.com/localnews/st...

California Gun Control: How Ronald Reagan and the Black Panthers Started a Movement

The state’s first major gun control law was signed in 1967 by Gov. Ronald Reagan.

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This is how to resist. None of these cops want any part of that. They want to get home every day like we all do. This is how to remind them that the people will get down if necessary.

found some tejocote in the grocery store I bet it would make yummy 冰糖葫芦

For many years #Palantir and #ICE. have been partners. Palantir has also been contracted by many EU member state governments. Palantir is making a profit with European tax payers’ money. Do we feel okay about that? (spoiler: we shouldn’t). No European government should work with Palantir

Internships @ National Gallery of Art. FT, 34 wks from 9/22/26-5/15/27 Stipend: $34K + travel; relo; housing support, health ins urance & transit subsidy. For grad students or undergrads who have completed degree (or will by Spring 2026) Apply by: April 6, 2026. Great opportunity.

Academic Year Internships | National Gallery of Art

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The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10K in 1971 to $106k today, an increase of 10x. However, the median cost of a house has gone from $25K to $445k, an increase of 17x. And the median cost of a car has gone from $3.6K to $50k, an increase of 14x.

Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.