accidental side blog

they/them

[segamascott]

[koutone]

he's my favorite gta girl

[gaybichon]

not even funny how true this is for me

[jackiesdowntheline]

everyones fine with me until i start talking about how i can fix dee reynolds knowing damn well shed wreck me instead. but its fine because its where i want to be

[phillip-bankss]

my transformers comic 10

[enki2]

[thebdelliumlady]

For anyone wondering, the PhD student's name is Myra Cheng.

Here's a link to an article about the study from the Stanford Report: link.

[chapscher]

Across three preregistered studies, participants interacting with sycophantic AI became more convinced of their own rightness and less willing to repair relationships. Yet at the same time, participants rated sycophantic AI models as higher quality, more trustworthy, and more desirable for future use, which may explain why this behavior has persisted despite its harmful impacts.

Myra Cheng et al. "Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence." Science 391, eaec8352 (2026).

[spade-lin]

[cakyon]

[dogpuppy]

[cactusinthedesert02]

I Wanted to make this post because KOSA (KIDS Act) was just passed by the House in the United States, and is moving onto the Senate. I know some folks don't know about this, so I'm going to attach links to the Act itself, as well as a link to a website explaining this without the legal jargon. Please look at the Act itself too if you can.

I'm not from the US but this will have ramifications for all countries moving forward.

US House passes the KIDS Act | IAPP

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act 29 June, advancing a broad package of online child safety

Actions - H.R.7757 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): KIDS Act

Actions on H.R.7757 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): KIDS Act

The second link updates all the time with new actions, so it's important to look at this too.

I don't know too much about the first source I linked so will update this post if I find anything as I look into it.

[dogpuppy]

[mevil]

um

[oneheadtoanother]

[ignisarrow]

[lambsonburn]

Reblogging again for all to see

[mamapostingdailysblog]

Let give mama all the attention!!

[dduane]

KOSA again, with a different name… and they’re trying to sneak it past you before July 4th. CALL YOUR REPS!

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online

Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation p

Like the man said…the shadow takes another form and ruses again. Time to make some calls and let them know we’re watching.

[depsidase]