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divs4ever said:

Elon Slams Apple's Farcical "AI" Launch, Says Will Ban Tim Cook's "Creepy Spyware" Devices If They Integrate OpenAI​


Elon Slams Apple's Farcical "AI" Launch, Says Will Ban Tim Cook's "Creepy Spyware" Devices If They Integrate OpenAI | ZeroHedge

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sometimes i agree with Elon and sometimes i don't , it will be interesting to watch Apple's performance after this
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Elon has money and truckloads of it.
Money means power.
 
divs4ever said:
have worked previously where data centers kept Apple phones 'safe ' because of Siri

'leaky software ' is nothing new for Apple
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@divs4ever I do possess an Apple I phone, but that is all it is, just a receiver and sender of calls, the weather and stock market.
There is nothing, nooooothing on my phone that is of any importance to anyone, unless of course they want to run my business.
 
basilio said:
Elon Musk has been in ongoing discussions with Donald Trump about taking an advisory position in any new Trump administration.

The Trump-Musk Thugocracy​

Why do so many Americans support these super bullies?​

Robert Reich
Jun 05, 2024


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Friends,

Elon Musk and convicted felon Donald Trump have been in contact several times a month since their private meeting in March at the home of billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, according to The Wall Street Journal. They’re discussing an advisory role for Musk if Trump wins back the White House in November — potentially giving Musk influence over economic policy.

How Musk treats his employees

Consider Trump’s MO of treating underlings like dung. In 2022, Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including teams devoted to combating election misinformation — and did it so haphazardly and arbitrarily that most had no idea they were fired until their email accounts were shut off.

This was after Musk fired Twitter’s executives “with cause” to avoid paying them the golden parachutes they were owed. And after he taunted Twitter and the law firm it worked with in its lawsuit against him, suggesting he would sue all of them.

Musk’s concern about the dwindling number of people seeing his tweets prompted him to convene a group of engineers to discover why his engagement numbers were tanking. When one of the company’s two remaining principal engineers explained it was likely due to waning public interest in Musk’s antics, Musk fired the engineer.

A few weeks ago, Musk laid off 14,000 Tesla workers. They discovered they no longer had jobs only when their keys to the parking lot no longer worked. In order to receive severance, they had to agree not to participate in any lawsuit or mass arbitration against the company or publicly defame Tesla.
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The Trump-Musk Thugocracy

Why do so many Americans support these super bullies?
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The post poses a good question Bas, why do so many support bullies like Trump and Musk?
Maybe it is because so many feel bullied already, yet are powerless to defend themselves, so they support and enpower people who they feel can take on the current bullies.
Maybe that's why there is such a strong right wing swing worldwide, who knows?
But there has to be a reason.
 
sptrawler said:
The post poses a good question Bas, why do so many support bullies like Trump and Musk?
Maybe it is because so many feel bullied already, yet are powerless to defend themselves, so they support and enpower people who they feel can take on the current bullies.
Maybe that's why there is such a strong right wing swing worldwide, who knows?
But there has to be a reason.
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Bullies on the world stage Isn't there enough of them now.
Putrid probably being the worst of the present bunch of low lifes.
 
sptrawler said:
The post poses a good question Bas, why do so many support bullies like Trump and Musk?
Maybe it is because so many feel bullied already, yet are powerless to defend themselves, so they support and enpower people who they feel can take on the current bullies.
Maybe that's why there is such a strong right wing swing worldwide, who knows?
But there has to be a reason.
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This article explains it.

1) Populism: A strongman leader is bolstered by a cult of personality, appealing to common citizens and making them feel like he’s one of them. He manages to do this in paradoxical ways: While he may have a macho, alpha-male personality, he also plays the victim to gain people’s sympathy—for example, the US’s Donald Trump and Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi both claimed they were victims of a witch hunt. To give them a positive image both domestically and abroad, strongmen also hire public relations firms.

Additionally, Rachman (The Age of the Strongman) says that the new authoritarians tend to be “nostalgic nationalists”—they inspire nationalistic fervor by promising to bring back their country’s glory days. For example, Donald Trump’s stated aim was to “make America great again”; other leaders like Russia’s Valdimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have expressed similar sentiments for their own countries. According to some, one damaging by-product of this nationalist fixation is their tendency to be climate change skeptics: Their nationalist aims aren’t aligned with big issues requiring international cooperation, so they deny that climate change is a problem or downplay it by saying it’s a globalist plot to take advantage of the masses.

2) Polarization: Strongmen often trumpet an “us versus them” narrative; there is no longer a political middle ground. Anyone seen as disagreeing with them can’t be trusted and must thus be kept out of power by any means, write Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt in How Democracies Die. An example of this in action is the January 6 insurrection, which attempted to overturn the results of the US presidential election.

3) Post-truth politics: Many accuse strongman leaders of muddying the waters with disinformation—leveraging the internet and social media—to create public confusion about what is true. As Imelda Marcos, wife of deposed Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., says, “Perception is real, but the truth is not.” (It’s worth noting that the Marcoses themselves have apparently learned from their past mistakes. After being booted out of the country in 1986, the family is back in power: Ferdinand Jr. won the 2022 presidential election through a campaign that relied heavily on historical revisionism and misinformation. His sister is a senator, and his son—a rookie member of congress—is now the senior deputy majority leader.)



https://www.shortform.com/blog/strongman-leaders/
 
farmerge said:
Bullies on the world stage Isn't there enough of them now.
Putrid probably being the worst of the present bunch of low lifes.
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Yes, too many of them and everywhere. Social media has helped grow new types of 'bullies', like mushrooms in dark rooms, they keep sprouting and spouting. These 'bullies' will shout you down for expressing a view they don't like, they go on and on, posting continually from their high horse.

They don't like Elon because he puts his money where his mouth is and does not back down against the tirade from the new-wave social climate bullies.

Here's one of the current newsworthy bullies -

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CFMEU Victorian leader John Setka has threatened to impose a “work to rule” campaign against the AFL on any league-related projects, including the proposed Tasmanian stadium, unless the league sacks the former building watchdog Stephen McBurney as its head of umpiring.​
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Asked if the union campaign had implications for the proposed Hobart stadium, Mr Setka told The Australian: “I think it will have implications for the AFL right across Australia. We have an obligation to pursue anti-union, anti-worker f..kers like him and we will until the end of the earth.​
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“This is going to cost the AFL a lot of f..king money. I hope it’s worth it. Projects without our full co-operation are going to be a f..king misery for them.​
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“They will regret the day they ever employed him.”​
 
divs4ever said:

Elon Slams Apple's Farcical "AI" Launch, Says Will Ban Tim Cook's "Creepy Spyware" Devices If They Integrate OpenAI​


Elon Slams Apple's Farcical "AI" Launch, Says Will Ban Tim Cook's "Creepy Spyware" Devices If They Integrate OpenAI | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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sometimes i agree with Elon and sometimes i don't , it will be interesting to watch Apple's performance after this
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I'm not sure what security issues Elon is concerned about. Maybe it is because Apple is going to use a third party, ChatGPT, and allow its AI to access to users' phones. Which opens up a whole new line of security issues, such as; what are the rules for the AI, can the AI be hacked?

Apple devices will now be able to read personal information to find specific photographs of family members or friends, assess traffic and proofread texts.​
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Apple Intelligence was built in-house by the company to use “generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence”.​
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But Apple has also joined a growing list of companies which have decided that partnering with other AI developers is far more efficient.​
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If a user’s request is too complex for Siri and Apple Intelligence, she will provide the user with the option to ask ChatGPT instead.​


What Apple’s deal with ChatGPT AI means for iPhone data privacy​


The world’s richest man has threatened to ban iPhones at his companies, claiming the devices could lead to major privacy breaches.
Elon Musk made a slew of remarks at Apple overnight after the company announced an overhaul of its AI capabilities, a move the Tesla boss has described as “patently absurd”.

It arrived as Apple, at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), announced a raft of new AI features, some of which work in conjunction with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Those new features, which fall under the banner “Apple Intelligence”, include a major upgrade of the company’s 14-year-old voice assistant Siri, which would now be able to mine through mobile apps to “meaningfully help complete an array of tasks”.

What is Apple AI (Apple Intelligence)?​

Apple Intelligence is Apple’s first major move in the AI space which will have the company now competing with some of the world’s largest companies as it looks to stake its place in the consumer AI space.

Apple devices will now be able to read personal information to find specific photographs of family members or friends, assess traffic and proofread texts.

821a550a1b7802e4b6d8c8a3482fb51e.jpgMr Cook at WWDC. Picture: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images via AFP

Users will also be able to generate images and emojis – pictograms used in text messaging to show emotion – on demand with AI.

All these moves will significantly improve the way Apple users go about their day-to-day life, said Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook.

“We think Apple Intelligence is going to be indispensable to the products that already play such an integral role in our lives,” he said in a presentation.

Is Apple partnering with OpenAI?​

Apple Intelligence was built in-house by the company to use “generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence”.

But Apple has also joined a growing list of companies which have decided that partnering with other AI developers is far more efficient.

If a user’s request is too complex for Siri and Apple Intelligence, she will provide the user with the option to ask ChatGPT instead.

143a640f51cb9009f020e81db090ab47.jpgOpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks at WWDC. Picture: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images via AFP

Apple has integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT, allowing access to certain features and parts of the company’s operating system including writing.

ChatGPT can be used to generate other forms of content. In the compose feature, ChatGPT can generate text for different occasions, as well as images to “complement” the text it has generated.

Will my iPhone data be safe?​

While a lot of Apple Intelligence features will be performed on-device, ChatGPT queries will filter through OpenAI’s servers.

Apple has said that no user information would be shared with OpenAI, and that the company would not be able to identify queries from specific Apple users.

The company said that devices would always seek a user’s approval before any questions, documents or images are shared with ChatGPT.

b410d3a6f1c0dc6533a07f1ada716b83.jpgA man wearing Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Picture: Pau Barrena / AFP

“Privacy protections are built in for users who access ChatGPT — their IP addresses are obscured, and OpenAI won’t store requests. ChatGPT’s data-use policies apply for users who choose to connect their account,” Apple said.

One of the main goals for the integration was so that users could access ChatGPT’s “expertise” without “needing to jump between tools”.

Which devices will be affected by Apple AI?​

Musk has made some major claims overnight, describing Apple’s partnership with OpenAI as “patently absurd”.

“It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!” he wrote on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

Musk has also claimed that Apple would have no ability to control data from its device users once it has been accessed by Open AI.

“Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river,” he said.

Has Musk banned Apple?​

Musk has threatened to ban his employees from using Apple devices. He has also threatened to ban visitors from bringing Apple-made products inside.

“If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation,” he wrote on X.

“And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage.”

Will this affect other Apple devices like the Apple Watch and iPad?​

Apple has reserved its new AI features for its premium devices, making them available on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPad and Mac with the M1 chip or later.

The features will become available as part of a beta trial with iOS18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia later this year.
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Elon moves more of his companies out of California.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, reposted one of Musk’s posts on X and said that the SpaceX move “cements Texas as the leader in space exploration.” ​

Elon Musk says he will move X and SpaceX headquarters out of California

Elon Musk is fed up with California.

The billionaire entrepreneur said he is moving the headquarters of two of his companies, X Corp. and SpaceX, to Texas from California. His disclosures, on X, came after California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a new law Monday aiming to prevent schools from informing families if their children identify as gay or transgender.

“This is the final straw,” Musk wrote on X, the social-media platform he owns. He cited the law as well as “many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies.” The California law prohibits school districts from requiring employees to disclose information about a student’s sexual orientation or gender identity without the student’s consent. Proponents of the law say it protects children from being forced into being outed and creates a safe place for them in school. Critics say it infringes on the rights of parents to be informed.

Musk said his rocket company, SpaceX, would move its headquarters from Hawthorne, Calif., to Texas, where SpaceX has been expanding its Starbase manufacturing and launch site near Brownsville, in the southeast corner of the state.

He said X, the social-media platform, would move its headquarters from San Francisco to Austin, Texas.

“Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building,” he said about X’s current digs in San Francisco.

Representatives for SpaceX and Newsom didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. An X spokesman declined to comment.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, reposted one of Musk’s posts on X and said that the SpaceX move “cements Texas as the leader in space exploration.” The disclosures come after Musk on Saturday formally threw his support behind Donald Trump shortly after the assassination attempt, endorsing him for president in the coming US election. The Wall Street Journal on Monday reported that Musk has said he plans to commit around $US45m ($66.6m) a month to a new super political-action committee backing Trump’s presidential run, citing people familiar with the matter.

Musk’s social-media company, X, previously known as Twitter, has been based in the Mid-Market neighbourhood of San Francisco for more than a decade — long before Musk acquired the company in 2022.

Musk has criticised how San Francisco leaders have responded to problems such as crime. “Many Twitter employees feel unsafe coming to work in downtown SF and have had their car windows smashed,” Musk posted on X last year. “They also got such a null response from the police that they rarely even bother reporting crimes anymore, because nothing happens.” X has been expanding in Texas. Earlier this year, the company said it was hiring employees for a team based in Austin to focus on content safety issues.

It isn’t immediately clear what will happen to X’s headquarters complex in San Francisco. X could keep a presence in the area. That could lead to a setup similar to the one at Musk’s electric-vehicle company, Tesla, which is based in Texas but has an office called its “engineering headquarters” in Palo Alto, Calif.

Before Musk’s announcement Tuesday, X was making plans to sublease excess space that it was no longer using at its headquarters in San Francisco following staff reductions, people familiar with the plans said last week.

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather satellite lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in June. Picture: AFP

As for SpaceX, the rocket company has long had a footprint in Texas, and has been taking steps to increase its presence there. The company has filed paperwork to reincorporate in Texas, from Delaware, where a judge earlier this year ruled against Musk’s pay package at Tesla.

In McGregor, a city located near Waco, SpaceX tests engines and other hardware. Outside of Austin, it opened a new factory spanning more than 700,000 square feet to produce Starlink user terminals. Along a Gulf of Mexico beach not far from Brownsville, the company has been pouring resources into what it calls Starbase.

Starbase, soon to be SpaceX’s headquarters, sprawls over several parcels of land near tidal flats and parks. The company said in 2023 it directly employed more than 1,800 people at Starbase, making it the largest employer in the area.

The complex, which SpaceX has called the “Gateway to Mars,” includes a launch pad for the company’s Starship rocket, a factory, housing and other facilities tied to the huge vehicle, which SpaceX is still trying to demonstrate can fly as designed.

More activity is expected at Starbase. Earlier this year, the company said it planned to develop a five-story office as an addition to its factory there, according to a filing from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. It recently asked federal aviation officials for permission to launch Starship up to 25 times a year from Starbase, up from the five launches annually it currently has permission to operate.

SpaceX has won support from many members of the communities where it operates in Texas, but has generated pushback and frustration, too. More than a year ago, dozens of residents of Bastrop County took issue with SpaceX’s Starlink factory and expansion plans from Musk’s Boring Company, a tunnelling firm.

SpaceX, meanwhile, frequently closes down the beach adjacent to Starbase for Starship operations, and some environmentalists and residents say regulators haven’t done enough to mitigate the effect the operations are having on land and wildlife. The company has said it is proud to be an active part of the community near Starbase, touting its work in the region.

Shifting headquarters to Starbase from Hawthorne, Calif., marks at least a symbolic end of an era for the company. SpaceX, founded by Musk more than two decades ago, grew up in Southern California.

It occupies a large factory complex in Hawthorne, a city just southeast of Los Angeles International Airport, and has a significant workforce there. A towering SpaceX booster sits near one entrance of the building.

The Wall Street Journal
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qldfrog said:
And they do not care about co2 footprint,👍👍
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am not up to date with modern rocket fuels , but CO2 wasn't a by product when a classmate ( at high-school ) was messing with this stuff

( not 100% safe , but no carbon compounds used )
 

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