The Blind princess Diaries

Long Live Evil by Sarah Reese Brennan, page 254

(America never was America to me.)

Langston Hughes, jazz poet, playwright, social activist, leader of the Harlem Renaissance, was a major inspiration for Eric Mitchell, the Golden Cobra and wicked marquis formerly of New York. (And so was Lil Nas X, yes. The past isn’t dead, it’s not even past, and we do not know which songs will echo through the ages.)

‘I was unhappy for a long time, and very lonesome… Then it was that books began to happen to me,’ Langston Hughes said of his childhood, and I think we who love stories know what he means by ‘books began to happen to me.’

‘I am the young man, full of strength and hope, Tangled in that ancient endless chain Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land! Of grab the gold! Of grab the ways of satisfying need! Of work the men! Of take the pay! Of owning everything for one’s own greed! …

Yet I’m the one who dreamt our basic dream In the Old World while still a serf of kings, Who dreamt a dream so strong, so brave, so true, That even yet its mighty daring sings …

Sure, call me any ugly name you choose— The steel of freedom does not stain. From those who live like leeches on the people’s lives, We must take back our land again.’

the poem is really worth reading.

Forbidden Fruit

Apple and Darlingggg

1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.

2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.

3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."

4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.

Felt like drawing strawberries! 🍓🎀🌿

Mattel making Monster High: So yeah we'll do a fashion doll line themed around halloween monsters and goth fashion and little girls will love it because little girls love creepy things but don't get to indulge in it often, and like with our other doll lines (BARBIE HACK HACK) we will create movies and tie-in books and hell, even an animated TV show with fun character dynamics so the kids get attached to the characters and wanna buy the dolls. It will teach little girls to be kind and brave and good friends and is set in high school so they have something to aspire to. We can even make lore about all the different types of monsters and their cultures and they can go on fantastical adventures in between their slice of life stories. Good clean spooky fun, nothing too complicated!

Andras Pio is the voice of a generation.