One of my favorite AI image apps is promoting Elon Musk today. Have uninstalled and left a 1 star review explaining why. Is there a site or someplace where people are keeping track of all these companies that are supporting the new Nazis?
I don’t know about other tech companies, but if you run a local AI you at least won’t have to worry about that. You don’t need a high end computer if you only use it sparingly anyway.
Otherwise, stick to open source or privacy friendly tech as much as possible and you’ll avoid him pretty well. Linux software alternatives are definitely not supported by him I’m sure (like Krita, GIMP, and Libre Office).
Email is a bit tricker with the news about Proton, but I think Tuta and Posteo are alright. Again, this could also be something that can be run on a local mini server if you’re interested.
If it’s about the phone, I suggest either a used Pixel with Graphene, used Samsung with /e/ if you have the tech know how, or a Murena’s new phone (if it’s available yet where you are - if not let me know), or if you have the money, a Fairphone 5.
I can also help you out with setting up non-cloud stuff if you want, like security cams if you’re interested.
For smart home automation you can do Home Assistant , which now also has pre-made hardware available (could be useful if you need to control/ automate grow lights, sprinklers, or chicken coop heaters).
You deserve to suffer for using AI art.
Try prompting “Elon Musk being castrated and beheaded by an angry mob”
It’s pure magic!
I’d also be interested in a list of companies that advertise on X.
Maybe not that guy specifically, but the Goods Unite Us app is basically a big list of brands and products and which parties they’ve donated to.
nice! just found out my bank supports nazis. time to switch.
This is awesome. Haven’t heard of this one yet so certainly going to check it out.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Unrelated question: is that GrapheneOS?
I wish. It’s just the dark mode for standard Android that shipped with my cheap REVVL 6 Pro.
looks pretty standard android
Just look for all the companies that roll back their DEI initiatives
Oh yes. I’ve been paying attention to those as well and theys are certainly on my no support list. But most of them were already ones I avoid. It is a good suggestion though. Thanks.
Ai by definition scrapes up data from everywhere left and right for its dataset. If Elon is gonna fuck around a lot during his great replacement tour, there’s gonna be a lot of data in these banks with his name on it
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised if AI based software used advertising created by AI that just grabbed top recent search terms.
But if they can’t keep their software from promoting oppression and hatred, then I have no interest in it, AI or not.
Maybe stop using AI bullshit?
This isn’t really about AI, I’m more interested in dropping any company that wants to pick the side of oppression.
I do understand your point, just not an answer to my actual question.
My apologies. My reply wasn’t helpful. If you don’t mind I’d like to try again:
I wouldn’t even bother with this exercise considering any large tech company is now pandering to the conservatives, and to Elon. Unless you want to give up literally all tech, I wouldn’t bother. By design every company is selfish and I’m sure most CEOs are pieces of shit. Just use whatever services work for you and don’t worry about it. If I had to boycott every company that was unethical, I’d have to grow my own food and generate my own electricity. It’s just not practical.
If I had to boycott every company that was unethical, I’d have to grow my own food and generate my own electricity. It’s just not practical.
It isn’t easy. But it is possible. And yes sacrifices have to be made (as I respond using a cell phone because I can’t function in society without one). The irony is not lost on me.
But I stopped eating meat that I didn’t hunt or raise myself over 25 years ago. I spent years living in the woods using a second hand solar system that barely functioned. I’ve been growing as much food as I can for over 3 decades.
It is possible. But I don’t expect everyone to make the same sacrifices that I have, and I do my best not to judge. But one of the biggest differences you can make in the world around you is who you support and who you give your money to.
Just shrugging your shoulders and saying ‘oh well, it’s easier to just go with the flow’ is the opposite of solving the problem. I don’t expect everyone to just live the way I do. But I do push those around me to think about the difference they could make by choosing alternatives.
Having a list of companies that support Musk is something I could use to help leverage others to make the first step in that direction.
I would also be very interested. :)
Could try this prompt to feel a little better: Elon musk is on an anvil with a magnificent dwarf blacksmith hammering away on it.
I was listening to an audio book the other day and it mentioned Elon Musk and Kanye West unironically within three sentences of each other. The book was written in 2018, but still pretty cringe. I refunded today, the book was already pretty ick to begin with and those two put it over the top.
What’s the book?
It was Book 2 of the Extinction series called Extinction Countdown by James D Prescott. The whole series was available for 1 credit so I thought I gave it a try.
Book 1 was very cliche and over the top, but enjoyable enough. Kinda dumb and predictable but good enough. Pretty short as well, so for a credit per book it would have been too expensive. However Book 2 doubled down on all the bad parts of Book 1 and turned the cringe to 11.
It said: “If even 10% of the predictions made by Elon Musk om Ai are true…” I rolled my eyes so hard I think I hurt myself. Then three sentences later they went on about Kanye West’s new fashion line. So I turned it off for then, thought about it today and refunded. The author probably meant well, but oof.
I think Star Trek has done the same thing.
Stop referencing real people, sci-fi writers. They might turn out to be an asshole after you’ve published your story.
I mean, a lot of sci-fi writers also turn out to be assholes :(
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Try “Elon musk getting his balls smashed with a smithing hammer on an anvil” instead
I have looked all over the internets and found nothing. You probably need to compile this yourself. I do believe Luigi has a list, but he’s unavailable at the moment
OpenAI is probably the only AI company that doesn’t like Elon, and only because Elon is trying to sue them for turning into a for-profit company and whining about them doing shit he didn’t think of first.
Jut to add, he was otherwise a part of OpenAI and contributed to their evolution until it threatened his own business model.
