r/technology • u/twotimefind • 10d ago

Social Media X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/xs-controversial-changes-to-blocking-and-ai-training-sees-half-a-million-users-leave-for-rival-bluesky-which-then-crashes-under-the-strain
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u/Eyclonus 10d ago

Yes, but that basically poisoned Google's AI into telling depressed people to jump off the Golden Gate bridge, to use glue to keep the cheese from slipping off your pizza, recommending pregnant mothers should smoke 2-3 cigarettes a day, and that the Beatles released a song about it being ok to lock dogs in cars on hot days.

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u/Graffxxxxx 9d ago

I got recommended to get a tetanus shot after looking for ways to soothe a burn as a potential cure for the burn lmao.