Ilandar
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- David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leaderwww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 26 minutes ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 0 comments
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- Comment on Jane Hume says 'we're missing the point' on OpenAI Medicare breach 2 days ago:
She [Hume] questioned whether OpenAI was at fault, adding, “the idea that we would only check an inbox once a day when that inbox is specifically set up to identify cybersecurity breaches is mind-boggling”.
Government Services Minister Katy Gallagher said that inbox is typically used by researchers to alert the government agency to possible vulnerabilities in its systems, and is only checked once a day.
Not that it’s surprising, but it sounds like the Coalition is trying to rewrite the facts to create a false narrative that suits their own agenda. The government has been pretty clear that OpenAI did not take appropriate steps to report the incident. If the method OpenAI used is for reporting potential vulnerabilities, not breaches that they know have already happened, then it sounds like the issue was indeed not raised with the urgency and seriousness it required.
- Comment on An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible? 4 days ago:
Very true. Unfortunately, the discourse is being shit up by some of the most ignorant and, frankly, stupid people in our society whose only real goal here is to make themselves feel smart on social media. Not everyone needs to be an expert on AI, I’m certainly not, but we should all at least be making an effort to read and learn about what is actually happening in reality before jumping in with some vitriolic one-liner or hot take designed to go viral and get attention. It has become a binary, us vs them political/ideological debate like any other and that is significantly impairing humanity’s broader understanding of the real problems and slowing our response to them.
- Comment on An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible? 5 days ago:
I agree insofar as AI companies and individuals should be held responsible for the actions their agents take. But it’s dangerous to frame this as just another “bad guys with guns” type scenario where there is no problem if you’re a responsible user.
The people who have created this technology don’t understand everything about it or even how it works because they have prioritised rapid advancement over all else in an attempt to “win” the race. It is a fundamentally dangerous and unreliable technology that needs to be put on ice until we have developed a clear framework that addresses all the real and current harms and prepares us for a future where it is embedded in daily life.
It doesn’t matter if AI is actually conscious or turns into Skynet. None of that is required for significant harms or even existential-level risk. The mainstream conversation really needs to move on from these binary, hyperbolic positions and start focusing on what is actually happening right now.
- Comment on Barnaby Joyce reveals more details on One Nation's plan to cut migration 2 weeks ago:
Kinda funny that the two main groups the typical One Nation voter is scared of being “swamped” by - Indians and Chinese - are not included in the proposed visa ban.
- Comment on 'Proud to be a houso': Anthony Albanese condemns Hanson's remarks on late mother 2 weeks ago:
Does it matter? Of all the people in the world to complain about, the one you choose is a dead old poor woman who was largely irrelevant. You have very strange priorities.
- Comment on Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’ 3 weeks ago:
This is the equivalent of those people that turn up in threads discussing generative artificial intelligence and try to correct everyone’s use of “AI” as shorthand for that specific technology. It’s pedantic grandstanding with no real purpose - everyone actually involved in the discussion understands what they’re talking about.
- Comment on One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election 4 weeks ago:
Just fuck my shit up fam.
- Comment on Australia should look 'very seriously' at UK-style ban on strangulation porn: minister 4 weeks ago:
Unless it encourages the US to follow suit, there is essentially no point. The kids aren’t watching ‘Made In Australia’ porn lol
- Comment on Zomi Frankcom: Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker 5 weeks ago:
Seems like performative outrage. I don’t think Wong is actually stupid enough to expect a different outcome after the years she and her government have spent coddling and defending Israel.
- Comment on The System does not work. 1 month ago:
Also curious to know why multigenerational households are something we’re supposed to be afraid of. This is normal practically everywhere else in the world.
Exactly my thoughts every time I read these fearmongering/shaming headlines about people living with their parents. The Anglosphere always pretends this is a global norm that everyone around the world aspires to.
- Comment on Why Australia Doesn’t Have Novelty Candidates like Count Binface 1 month ago:
Sorry Antony, but you’re wrong. Bob Katter is clearly a satirical character invented by a comedian.
- Comment on Jailed whistleblower David McBride walks free after becoming eligible for parole 1 month ago:
Was that really two years ago? Time flies…
- Comment on Deliberately misleading party name approved for Victorian election 1 month ago:
The sad thing is we all know this will actually work, too. So many voters are woefully uneducated about what they’re voting for, even if it’s a mainstream party.
- Comment on PM 'unequivocally' apologises for 'shag, marry, date' podcast comments 2 months ago:
Seems like as classy an answer as one can give. Let the moral outrage commence!
- Comment on Angus Taylor was installed to save the Coalition. But as One Nation rises, is he leading them to disaster? 2 months ago:
It really is looking likely we will be at a third Liberal leader before the next election, as many predicted way back. The saddest thing is that it wasn’t even a bold prediction, it was so incredibly obvious Taylor would topple Ley and then completely fail at the job himself.
- Comment on Pauline gets desperate and starts posting endorsement by foreign celebs 2 months ago:
Neighbours is huge in the UK, so I just assumed that’s why she’s remained somewhat relevant there. Definitely a complete nonentity in Australia.
- Comment on Pauline gets desperate and starts posting endorsement by foreign celebs 2 months ago:
Not really sure I’d consider Valance a celebrity, she is only really relevant in the UK because of Neighbours and her political activism there.
- Comment on One Nation senator Tyron Whitten could be in breach of constitution and ineligible to sit in parliament, expert says 3 months ago:
At least it’s not the dual-citizen eligibility crisis again lol
- Comment on Polling suggests one nation preferred over labor, negative perceptions and low awareness of budget blamed. 3 months ago:
I suppose I’m guilty of a lack of awareness regarding my own habits. I listen to longer form, discussion style podcasts about complex issues and I follow the ABC’s coverage of Australian politics reasonably closely. Maybe this is having a bigger impact on my understanding of current affairs than I thought, which is why the (I assume) majority who don’t have these habits are now in a completely different world to me.
- Comment on Polling suggests one nation preferred over labor, negative perceptions and low awareness of budget blamed. 3 months ago:
By reporting that Hanson is a popular candidate, they make her seem like a viable option, thus self-fulfilling their prophecy. Watch the same outlets guilt the public for voting her in when she wins seats based on their own bullshit reporting.
I don’t necessarily agree that it’s a case of “the news media” trying to "sway elections’, I think there’s a lot more nuance here than you’re suggesting. But I definitely agree that this constant fearmongering about One Nation in order to gain clicks is massively contributing to the mainstreaming of the party. I also agree that if One Nation finds success on election night, the panel of ABC journalists who have spent all their time discussing One Nation over the last few years will be predictably shocked and have absolutely zero self-awareness about the role of the national broadcaster here.
- Comment on Polling suggests one nation preferred over labor, negative perceptions and low awareness of budget blamed. 3 months ago:
I remain sceptical until an election gets closer. I don’t understand why the budget is being received so negatively, though. Is there something about it that is making people particularly concerned, or is just that there are no direct handouts or quick fixes so people remain entrenched in their doomerism? From everything I’ve read it does not seem to be at all deserving of this level of backlash.
- Comment on Can the second coming of Tony Abbott resurrect the Liberal party? Or is it another step toward ‘self-destruction’? 3 months ago:
It might improve things but only relative to where are now. Like he could well be an effective counter to One Nation but that doesn’t get them back into government.
- Comment on Former prime minister Tony Abbott elected unopposed as Liberal Party president 3 months ago:
We want the right to crumble so politics moves further left, no?
Why would the sole party of governance, Labor, move to the left if they can win elections unopposed? They haven’t given any indication that they plan to do this despite being in their second term whilst the Coalition dies out and the right fragments. Additionally, the main left wing party (The Greens) stalled at the last election and provides little threat.
The only semi-realistic threat right now is a far right cooker party in One Nation and Labor doesn’t need to move left to combat them either.
- Comment on lol 4 months ago:
Yeah, I used to use “LOL” more as a teenager on MSN, etc. At some point it became more exaggerated; people began using it to show genuine laughter or to mock others, and “lol” became a more relaxed acknowledgement of general humour.
Another interesting change is “lmao”. That also used to be capitalised and used to indicate a level of laughter greater than “LOL”, but at some point it became lowercase and very passive aggressive. I almost exclusively see it being used to taunt/mock others, often by Gen Z.
- Comment on lol 4 months ago:
It’s not, but if you’re seeing Boomers using it too it’s because their children are often Millennials.
- Comment on Uncovered ballots prompt new count in seat of Narungga won by One Nation 5 months ago:
i’ve been informed by the educated voters of Facebook that this is all a conspiracy on the part of Labor, who finished in fourth place with just a tiny gap of just 5000+ votes separating them from the One Nation candidate. Stop the steal!
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- Comment on Hastie’s break with neoliberalism puts business on notice 5 months ago:
I lol’d at that cartoon.