Dalbir

Give me an occupation or I shall run mad.

Occupational therapist. Birmingham.

[Anuj @anujcodes_21]

A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT.

He knows his time is running out.

So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour.

He died 5 months later.

This is that lecture.

The most important hour you'll watch this week.

Bookmark it for later!

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone.

And it's making you a worse person because of it.

Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would.

That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear.

It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on.

Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one.

The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started.

Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product.

This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens.

Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing.

You're right. They're wrong.

Even when the opposite is true.

[Chidanand Tripathi @thetripathi58]

If Google wants you to pay for Gmail storage, do this first.

I went from 14.9/15GB to 4GB in one night.

I hope this helps you as it has helped me:

[Sandwell Council @sandwellcouncil]

⚠️ URGENT SAFETY NOTICE ⚠️
The Government has issued an urgent safety alert: some integrated heat-pump tumble dryer models manufactured by Haier may pose a fire risk.

Affected brands include:
Baumatic • Candy • Caple • Haier • Hoover • Lamona • Iberna • Montpellier

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Probably the most scared street dog we’ve ever had.

Jada hides in the corners looking at walls and trying to be invisible.

Her recovery has been incredible… (1/8) 🧵

[Holly @SocialistHB]

Bottom of the pile.

@theRCN straight to strike ballot please!

[Stephanie Heughan @RCNi_Steph]

BREAKING: NHS pay announcement in

Nursing staff on AfC in England will see a pay rise of 3.6% says government

[Doctors and teachers to get a 4% rise]

[Vertigo_Warrior @VertigoWarrior]

Thread of Heart-Breaking Moments in History When a Disaster Strikes 🧵

⚠️(Don`t open if you are soft-hearted)

[Big Certy @FruitpunchL]

these racist are super stupid! man got a ww2 poppy on his jacket and Hitler swastika tattoo 😭 that's like supporting spurs n arsenal

[Dalbir @dalbiroo]

💜

[Refaat in Gaza 🇵🇸 @itranslate123]

Breaking: Israel punishes Al Jazeera and its chief correspondent in Gaza Wael Al-Dahdouh by killing Wael’s wife, son, and daughter.

#CeaseFireInGaza #GazaGenocide
https://t.co/NJolWHqskF

[R8 🚜🌾 @Nabyllionaire]

Nothing could have prepared me for what music they used

[Dalbir @dalbiroo]

Starting home renovations whilst at the start of my maternity leave may not have been the best idea

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

wait…

[Dalbir @dalbiroo]

Strongly underestimated how hard and stressful moving house would be

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Witnessing your parents with regret at the end of their lives is a heartbreaking experience. No one talks about how hard it is to grieve the life their parent never got to live.

[Dalbir @dalbiroo]

My babies 💜

[DaMetalMessiah @DaMetalMessiah_]

Some Rare Link Ups (Thread) 🤝

Starting off with Big Narstie spudding King Charles in the late 90s.

[Gautam S. Mengle @NotMengele]

I was 7-8 years old when a group of drunk men from our building came to our door on #RangPanchami , ringing the bell incessantly, armed with water balloons and sprays. They knew my mother was a single mother. They saw the closed door. But they kept ringing and knocking.