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So "X" - nothing to see here. Elon's in control - Part XXX

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  • #9242
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121697865#Comment_121697865

    Dribbling nonsensical attempt at "justifying" scumbags creating fake nudes of women that would never go near them...



  • #9243
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,786 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698063#Comment_121698063

    You must have missed this line ''I'm not agreeing with what is going on with digital art today, I'm just pointing out how it's going on since man learned to paint.''

    So no I don't agree with it, I'll TYPE IT LARGE FOR YOU, YOU CAN'T JUSTIFY IT. But it has been going on for 100s of years, which is my point.



  • #9244
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698077#Comment_121698077

    Not , it hasn't though.

    Care to give a few examples of "art hanging in the best Museums" where the nude is A) Created without the consent of the subject and B) A recognisable and identifiable person?

    Are there many paintings of Queen Victoria with her baps out hanging in the National Gallery?

    Painting a generic "nude lady" is not the same as creating a digital photo of Taylor Swift or some other recognisable female celebrity getting railed by a giant dildo...



  • #9245
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,786 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698096#Comment_121698096

    It's hard to argue with someone I agree with.



  • #9246
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121697865#Comment_121697865

    Give an example of a museum piece where the picture was made without the subject's consent. That's pretty impressive given it was often tough to paint a subject without them, ya know, sitting there in front of you. Cos I can't think of any and think you're playing devil's advocate for its own sake.

    And the almost indistinguishable fidelity, the mass distribution, and obvious exponentially more problematic specific that is porn, is the clear deliberating problem in all this. There's no real analog here despite claiming there is.

    Post edited by pixelburp on


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  • #9247
    eightieschewbaccy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,739 ✭✭✭eightieschewbaccy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698077#Comment_121698077

    Except ai images effectively mine existing copyrighted images to produce the result. So even ignoring the crassness of it and attempt to present these as real images. The actual images are built off real images of Swift. And it amounts to inputting a command to an AI, it wouldn't even legally be recognized as something they created iirc.



  • #9248
    McFly85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭McFly85


    https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1752098683024220632?s=46&t=RTezIGdvNh_98cu5QL82hw

    Elons wish for a nightmare dystopian future continues apace.

    And, predictably, a quick look at what neuron spike detection is shows it’s mostly gibberish, and at best can be described as a normal working brain. I recall him doing the same about Twitters “code stack” on multiple occasions - wanting to sound smart and coming off as clueless.



  • #9249
    VinLieger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,986 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698483#Comment_121698483

    Indeed what this amounts to is "we put something on/in the brain and it didn't kill them", while that in itself is an achievement there's nothing to show the neuralink has made any actual connection to the brain or is functioning in the way Elon is claiming it will do.



  • #9250
    Tony EH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,829 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121697865#Comment_121697865
    Untitled Image

    ....



  • #9251
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Those of the gaming persuasion will appreciate that canny internet people have already noted how eerily reminiscent Musk's tweet about the neuralink reads. Via the Gaming Humour thread here. To whit:

    https://twitter.com/MikeIrvo/status/1752123455125016839
    https://twitter.com/Jackablade/status/1752243723826848101




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  • #9252
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,741 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698508#Comment_121698508

    Also saw it noted online that the whole thing is technology that has been working for years, the only thing Musk's company has done is put the technology inside someone's head rather than it being fitted on the outside of someone's head. So all Musk's company has done is increase the chance of necrotising fasciitis.



  • #9253
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    Obviously hoping for the best from neural ink because hey why not help those that really need some independence but he has a history of exaggerating.


    More comedy than horror but he comes off as the ceo from apature science in portal.



  • #9254
    McFly85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭McFly85


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698603#Comment_121698603

    I wondered about that - if the goal is essentially telepathy - having a process or therapy where we can have a computer interpret someone’s thoughts into words accurately enough to be a significant benefit over current methods - why are they focusing on the invasive medical procedure?

    Surely the best way would be to use current methods to prove that the use case is viable, and all that needs to happen after that is to make the process smaller?

    Im probably giving Elon too much credit here though, and likely the latest announcement and trial is simply to secure more funding.



  • #9255
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,741 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121698669#Comment_121698669

    Unfortunately he also has a habit of "You need to pay a subscription fee to use your ring and small fingers, and if you experience any issues with your neural implant you can only get it fixed at one of our hospitals that we got government grants for at the expense of other general hospitals, and we'll shut all our hospitals down if we don't get more grants."



  • #9256
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,862 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121697865#Comment_121697865

    "For hundreds of years artists have been painting and creating nude images of women, and from their skills, and mind, and without consent of those women drawn"


    So you would be fine with an "artist" taking pictures of tour wife, daughter, sister and using her image to create porn?


    Artists have been making pics of naked children for centuries too, should we now allow pedophiles to create these images without risk of prosecution? Should they be able to use then"its art" defence?



  • #9257
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Meanwhile, away from bizarre attempts at moral equivalence: Musk has to hand back $55 billion it seems. Rich People's Problems, eh?

    DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.

    The ruling by Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick comes more than five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted Tesla CEO Musk and directors of the company. They were accused of breaching their duties to the maker of electric vehicles and solar panels, resulting in a waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment for Musk.

    The shareholder’s lawyers argued that the compensation package should be voided because it was dictated by Musk and was the product of sham negotiations with directors who were not independent of him. They also said it was approved by shareholders who were given misleading and incomplete disclosures in a proxy statement.

    I'm sure Musk took it all on the chin with the grace and maturity we're used to.

    But Musk reacted to the ruling on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that he owns, by offering business advice. “Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware,” he said. He later added, “I recommend incorporating in Nevada or Texas if you prefer shareholders to decide matters.”

    https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-tesla-compensation-pay-shareholders-e75687178d1175fba36ca55bd9c4c805




  • #9258
    francois
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,600 ✭✭✭francois


    Live feed of social media bosses being grilled https://www.youtube.com/live/HUjv2Ky7PcM?si=6YQDxn1I2-6TtAhh



  • #9259
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,434 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Not literally unfortunately

    I'm partial to your abracadabra,

    I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



  • #9260
    timetogo1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 892 ✭✭✭timetogo1


    Not sure if already posted. It's not that long since he gutted the moderation team.

    https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/29/x_moderation_hiring/



  • #9261
    Grayson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,816 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121699029#Comment_121699029

    It's worth noting that most big US companies are incorporated in Delaware because of very lax tax and finance rules. Putting it in Delaware is a very smart rule from a business perspective.

    The reason the judge rules against him is because all the directors were mates of his and they signed off on his compensation package so the judge said there was insufficient oversight.

    https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/incorporating-in-delaware/


    The most famous reason Delaware has attracted the eye of corporations across the world is the lenient taxes imposed by the state. Corporations registered in Delaware that do not do business in the state do not pay corporate income tax. Delaware also does not have a sales tax, investment income taxes, inheritance taxes or personal property taxes. While companies do have to pay a franchise tax to register in Delaware, this can be pennies compared to the income tax other states would charge. Nationwide companies that do conduct business in Delaware can still skirt the in-state income tax by establishing subsidiary or shell companies that hold various intangible assets but do not directly run business operations.


    So moving out of Delaware might be better for Musk and he'd get more money from Tesla, but it's worse for the company and shareholders because the company would pay more taxes.



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  • #9262
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121703796#Comment_121703796

    So moving out of Delaware might be better for Musk and he'd get more money from Tesla, but it's worse for the company and shareholders because the company would pay more taxes.

    Which is why he probably will move it , because it's all about Elon...



  • #9263
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121704068#Comment_121704068

    Yup...

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said the electric vehicle maker will hold a shareholder vote to transfer the company’s state of incorporation to Texas, after publicly lashing out at Delaware—where the company is currently incorporated—over a court decision that voided the billionaire’s massive $55.8 billion pay package.



  • #9264
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    So is "Taylor Swift" still blocked on Twitter's search? As always with these bushfires I do feel a degree of sympathy for the developers left in those offices, desperately trying to fashion a solution while operating on sub-standard info and access.

    In other news, remember how periodically it'd be mentioned how Musk ended the sharing of child-abuse images? Yeah. Can't have been that successful cos sure enough, the old Trust and Safety team is getting new hires after the 50% cull. The fact this announcement comes before an appearance in the US Senate on the same subject is entirely coincidental I'm sure.

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/27/24053003/x-content-moderation-office-child-sexual-exploitation




  • #9265
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    This is just fantastic.

    The guy that sued Musk/Tesla over his $56B pay check is a former thrash metal drummer that only owned 7 Tesla shares , worth about $1500..

    He just decided that the deal looked off and seemed unfair so he sued.

    Absolutely brilliant.



  • #9266
    thereiver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭thereiver


    theres no way he is worth a 55 billion paycheck, he works for twitter/x ,boring company,and spaceX , His attention is not fully on tesla.banks have wrote off alot of the money he borrowed to buy twitter as it is losing money .

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-55-billion-pay-package-delaware-judge-ruling/
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/01/tesla-upgrades-model-y-in-china-for-semi-autonomous-driving.html


    byd chinese company sold more electric cars than tesla in the last year.



  • #9267
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121710750#Comment_121710750

    Wait, that's what spawned the case? I hadn't realised it started from such humble origins. That does make it all feel a little funnier.



  • #9268
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121714899#Comment_121714899

    I know,

    I had assumed that it was a large institutional investor that had challenged it as well but no, just this single "regular" guy was responsible for it all.

    Magnificent.



  • #9269
    Tony EH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,829 ✭✭✭✭Tony EH


    That's a script for a movie right there. 😄



  • #9270
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121715621#Comment_121715621

    The Musk story is gonna guarantee a host of insane biographies in time: if we're lucky we'll get Michael Fassbender's "Steve Jobs"; if we're unlucky we'll get Ashton Kutcher's "Jobs". But you'd have to imagine a lot of producers will be looking at the crazier stories and just biding their time.



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  • #9271
    eightieschewbaccy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,739 ✭✭✭eightieschewbaccy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121716586#Comment_121716586

    The guy who made Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan is making the Isaacson book into a biopic. But he's been pretty poor movie wise in recent years. I'm picturing a more comedic version of The Aviator as what suits Musk.



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