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iryna 🇺🇦<p>My website visits surged by a lot from an IP from the US with no further location information in June, when I was on vacation. Now I am paranoid my website was scraped for AI :(</p><p><a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/AISUCKS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISUCKS</span></a></p>
Steve Williams<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davidgerard</span></a></span> <br>Reminded of the famous advertising maxim about walking into a room with an orange in your mouth:</p><p>“You’ll immediately get everyone’s attention, but be unable to say anything, because of the orange in your mouth. “</p><p>That’s where we are today.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/aisucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aisucks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>This article is from 2022, but I'm sure the problem has gotten way worse! Also, any <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HUD</span></a> studies about this have disappeared off of government websites, and of course, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> has had their funding cut!</p><p>Investors Snap Up Affordable Homes, Especially in Black Neighborhoods</p><p>October 15, 2022 6:32 AM<br>By Dora Mekouar </p><p>Excerpt: "The housing situation in Parramore isn’t unique. It’s being repeated in major U.S. cities across the country. More than 13% of all homes sold in 2021 were sold to investors, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). First-time homebuyers are 30% of the market right now. In a healthy market, 40% of buyers are first-time homebuyers, NAR says.</p><p>" 'It's been very difficult for homebuyers to find affordable or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StarterHomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarterHomes</span></a>. And when they're buying lower cost homes, they're competing with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> who are coming in with cash offers and that's difficult to compete with,' says Anne Ray, a researcher at the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida.</p><p>"It’s a trend that accelerated during the pandemic, according to NAR.</p><p>" 'We have seen, during the pandemic especially, that investors, whether it's a mom-and-pop investor or an institutional investor, are coming into the marketplace for rental properties,' says Jessica Lautz, NAR’s vice president of demographics and behavioral insights. 'Investors are jumping into the market understanding there's demand for rental properties and this allows them to actually increase rents and to have this as an investment property that can be income generating.'</p><p>"And technology is making it easier for investors to buy affordable homes on a large scale.</p><p>" 'I think what's relatively new is these large investors picking up lots of properties and using a lot of automated tools and working at scale to acquire properties,' Ray says. 'That used to be harder to do.'</p><p>"When prospective buyers can’t afford to buy, the ripple effect can extend to the rental market.</p><p>" 'It also makes it more difficult for other people to find affordable rental housing,' Ray says, 'because people who would have moved on from a rental to an ownership unit are staying in the rental unit.' "</p><p><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/home-investors-buy-into-black-neighborhoods-displacing-long-time-residents-/6786585.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">voanews.com/a/home-investors-b</span><span class="invisible">uy-into-black-neighborhoods-displacing-long-time-residents-/6786585.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HousingForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingForAll</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unhoused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unhoused</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AffordableHomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableHomes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnaffordableHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnaffordableHousing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateLandlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateLandlords</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greed</span></a></p>
Doppel Draconius<p>you cannot build solid infrastructure with just "vibes"</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/ai-coding-assistants-chase-phantoms-destroy-real-user-data/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/information-te</span><span class="invisible">chnology/2025/07/ai-coding-assistants-chase-phantoms-destroy-real-user-data/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dragonchat.org/tags/vibecoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vibecoding</span></a> <a href="https://dragonchat.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://dragonchat.org/tags/aisucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aisucks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> unveils his plan to put <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> in everything </p><p>The administration wants to clear the way for a rapid AI revolution.</p><p>by Lauren Feiner<br>Jul 23, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "The plan recommends deleting 'references to misinformation, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>' in federal risk management guidance and prohibiting the federal government from contracting with large language model (LLM) developers unless they 'ensure that their systems are objective and free from top-down ideological bias' — a standard it hasn’t yet clearly defined. It says the US must 'reject radical climate dogma and bureaucratic red tape' to win the AI race."</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/712513/trump-ai-action-plan?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/712513/trump</span><span class="invisible">-ai-action-plan?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeIsReal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeIsReal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsAFascistDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsAFascistDictator</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BorderPatrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorderPatrol</span></a> Wants Advanced <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spy</span></a> on American Cities</p><p>A U.S. Border Patrol “Industry Day” deck also asks for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a>, seismic sensors, and tech that can see through walls.</p><p>by Sam Biddle<br>July 23 2025 </p><p>Excerpt: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection, flush with billions in new funding, is seeking 'advanced AI' technologies to surveil urban residential areas, increasingly sophisticated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/autonomous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autonomous</span></a> systems, and even the ability to see through walls. </p><p>"A CBP presentation for an 'Industry Day' summit with private sector vendors, obtained by The Intercept, lays out a detailed wish list of tech CBP hopes to purchase, like satellite connectivity for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceTowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceTowers</span></a> along the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> and improved radio communications. But it also shows that state-of-the-art, AI-augmented surveillance technologies will be central to the Trump administration’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiImmigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiImmigrant</span></a> campaign, which will extend deep into the interior of the North American continent, hundreds of miles from international borders as commonly understood. </p><p>"The recent passage of Trump’s sprawling flagship legislation funnels tens of billions of dollars to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity</span></a>. While much of that funding will go to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to bolster the administration’s arrest and deportation operations, a great deal is earmarked to purchase new technology and equipment for federal offices tasked with preventing immigrants from arriving in the first place: Customs and Border Protection, which administers the country’s border surveillance apparatus, and its subsidiary, the U.S. Border Patrol.<br> <br>"One page of the presentation, describing the wishlist of Border Patrol’s Law Enforcement Operations Division, says the agency needs '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AdvancedAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdvancedAI</span></a> to identify and track suspicious activity in urban environment [sic],' citing the 'challenges' posed by 'Dense residential areas.' What’s considered '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuspiciousActivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuspiciousActivity</span></a>' is left unmentioned.<br>Customs and Border Protection did not respond to questions posed about the slides by The Intercept."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/23/cbp-border-patrol-ai-surveillance/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/07/23/cb</span><span class="invisible">p-border-patrol-ai-surveillance/</span></a> </p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/ohLtM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/ohLtM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThoughtCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtCrime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceDrones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceDrones</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Disappeared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disappeared</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orwellian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orwellian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinorityReport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinorityReport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectronicBigBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicBigBrother</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrotherEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrotherEye</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoublePlusUngood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoublePlusUngood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrotherIsWatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrotherIsWatching</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrotherIsWatchingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrotherIsWatchingYou</span></a></p>
Steve Williams<p>Essential reading, unless you had plans to be optimistic about where things a going. Laughing in the dark. </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/aisucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aisucks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-tech-bros-are-making-themselves-sick" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">garbageday.email/p/the-tech-br</span><span class="invisible">os-are-making-themselves-sick</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://assemblag.es/@inquiline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>inquiline</span></a></span> Thank you for posting this! I'm so sick of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a>! I hope more of these pop up!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RealArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealArt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RealPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealPhotos</span></a></p>
David Scott Moyer<p>Every time you do a google search, type -ai at the end of it. You will no longer get the ai bullshit up front of your results.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/aisucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aisucks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/noai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noai</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
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Sturmflut

I also want to add that the e-mail in question was written in Italian. My website only has content in German and English. I do speak Italian, but there is no way for this person to have known that just from looking at the website they have the e-mail address from.

It would have been their job to translate the mail to German or English before sending. They pushed that burden onto me as well. These people truly have no respect for other people's time.

#ai#aisucks#shitgpt
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Chewie

Hey you, your normal #kettle sucks, buy an #AI designed one instead, you losers!

All you morons that bought 180° bases for your old kettle - you were scammed!! No wonder it was tipping over and you were scalding yourself - No More!

This one has a 360° base!

I've always had problems with my kettle - it just sits there, boiling water, and nothing else! boring!

Get the future now! Only a bargain 3x the price of your current one!

#AISlop#KitchenAppliance#AISucks
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Steve Williams

Decent Animation =
nailing a good script, clean & simple storyboarding, not overloading the viewer by use of good spacing and supportive design.

Your Movement leads Their eyes to the good stuff.

With that in place, you finesse and complete. It gets easier as you near the finish line.

AI generated stuff is like:
fuck that; Here’s the result.
It’s shit?
Pick the bones out of that.
Oh, you can’t?
Spin again, sucker.

#aisucks
#animation

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