Josh Butler

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[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

Phil Haines thanks people sending flowers, but asks if people want to support Helen, to consider donations to Save The Children

"Please keep sending Helen your love"

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

Helen Haines' husband, Phil, speaks from hospital: says she has lost both legs

But "both her heart & mind are in good shape"

thanks her staff, locals who responded, paramedics, hospital staff

"Helen's road to recovery will be long & difficult, but we know she is a fighter"

[Lincoln Michel @TheLincoln]

This was so foreseeable (indeed my early prediction when ChatGPT came out) but a lot of tech people have a hard time understanding that the hypothetical enriching use of a tech loses out to the lazy corner cutting use 99.9% of the time https://t.co/PASjUiFkUF

[Andrew Orlowski @AndrewOrlowski]

Everyone predicted this except The Management.

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

Police charge driver after Helen Haines struck by vehicle - charges include dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally cause serious injury and causing harm to Commonwealth public official

"Police will allege the incident was targeted"

Court hearing tomorrow

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

@cwillobilly Whats selective?

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

literally yesterday Hanson told Lambie to “get over it" and suggested Lambie "have a good look at it, have a bit of a laugh"

today she's claiming "the video went up without my actually seeing it and I was not aware of the content"???

[News24 Australia @News24Aust]

Pauline Hanson has apologised and ordered the edit of the controversial One Nation cartoon which mocked Senator Jacqui Lambie's prolapsed vagina.
https://t.co/OssIhnuVxD

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

have a good look at it, get over it!!!! [one day later] ok yeah after having a good look at it myself, it's not real good is it

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

Victoria Police on Helen Haines: 43yo man arrested "after a woman was struck by a vehicle...The woman was taken to hospital with critical injuries."

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

live updates: https://t.co/3WGI4dqw1Y

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

🚨 PM Albanese says independent MP Helen Haines was "attacked" outside her office today, and a suspect is in custody

Says the joint counter terror team has been activated, but notes no motive identified and it's "too early" to talk about

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

New statement from David Shoebridge's office, re Jordon Steele-John:

Shoebridge says he believes Steele-John taking leave is "appropriate" and he believed "leave was agreed" - in contrast to JSJ's statement overnight that "I am not on leave"

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

NACC news: Labor government proposes Robert McClelland (deputy chief justice of Federal Court, former Labor MP & attorney-general) as National Anti-Corruption Commissioner and Christopher Savundra (executive at ASIC) as a Deputy Commissioner

[Matt Murray @murraymatt]

To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Employers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up costs https://t.co/CeCNYfhKSb

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

of all the problems the Liberal Party needs to fix, I'm not sure "expelling Malcolm Turnbull" would be near the top of priorities

[The Australian @australian]

One simple thing would be to expel Malcolm Turnbull from the party. If he wants to play martyr, let him. It can’t be any worse than it is right now, writes Janet Albrechtsen. Read full story:

[Hugh Riminton @hughriminton]

Hard to believe the ABC would punish a journalists’ union official, who happens to work for the ABC, for doing union work. 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/GjpSLXJTv3

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

No, Mr. Altman. We won’t accept a severe AI cyberattack in exchange for “liberty.”

74% of the American people don’t trust Big Tech Oligarchs. And for good reason.

Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, recently said: “There is a coming tidal wave of cybersecurity problems that are going to come from these open source [AI] models … We're going to, as a society, I think, have to just accept some fairly severe cyber incidents from open [AI] models, in exchange for the liberty that comes with that."

Mr. Altman: What do you mean by that?

Should we “accept” a global financial breakdown and massive economic pain if AI models hack into the international banking system?

Should we “accept” patients dying if hospitals are forced to shut down because AI models hack into the power grid causing massive blackouts?

Should we “accept” another Chernobyl if AI models hack into nuclear power plants?

No, Mr. Altman. The American people are not willing to accept disaster “in exchange for the liberty” of making Big Tech Oligarchs even richer and more powerful.

Let me be clear: The creators of any AI model — open-source or not — are not above the law.

If you and other Big Tech Oligarchs make products that commit crimes or disasters, we will hold you accountable for breaking the law — no matter how much wealth and power you have.

We must PAUSE advanced AI and permanently BAN artificial superintelligence before it is too late.

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

@JustinJ78406667 Haven't!

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

the news cycle of every Australian story eventually comes around to one thing:

[News24 Australia @News24Aust]

Sam Wood's recent arrest on domestic violence charges has thrown his impressive property portfolio into limbo.

https://t.co/AoPcoUrtOe

[Marcus Strom @strom_m]

Defend @withMEAA Media President Michael Slezak!

If you are ABC staff please sign this form calling on ABC management to back off from threatening disciplinary action. Unionists must be able to express the opinion of their unions without harassment.

https://t.co/lJlqlrK8t7