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[couldtransitionsaveher]

Testing something: who are your favorite canon trans women in fiction?

[sztupy]

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previou

[ayeforscotland]

Let’s fucking go

[made-in-manetheren]

This is HUGE.

1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.

2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.

3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."

4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.

TL;DR Google reeeeeally stepped in it this time.

[polarity-disturbed]

I think one of the funniest ongoing fandom debates is when people try to “disprove” the idea that the Doctor could be asexual or on the ace spectrum. Like, someone will say, “They can’t be ace—they made a horny joke once,” or, “But they said they had a wild summer with Houdini!” And every time I hear it, I just want to cup my hands over my mouth, close my eyes, and sigh in deep disappointment.

Because, first of all: a) Asexuality isn’t a binary switch. Ace people can and do have sex, enjoy it, and make dirty jokes. Being ace doesn’t mean you’re allergic to the concept of horniness—it just means your relationship to it is different. And b) Have you met any ace-spectrum people? Because some of the filthiest, most shamelessly raunchy individuals I know are ace or demi. Myself included. I’m demi, one of my best friends is ace, and the sheer number of cursed, unhinged conversations we’ve had would make Casanova blush.

People get so wrapped up in the idea that being ace means being emotionally distant, sexless, or repressed—and that’s just… not true. At all. The Doctor could absolutely be ace, demi, gray-ace, or anything else on the spectrum and still flirt, make suggestive comments, or even engage in relationships. One doesn’t cancel out the other.

Ace folks contain multitudes. So does the Doctor. Let’s not pretend those things are mutually exclusive.

[sarcastic-sketches]

Wear your colours with Pride~

Static images under the cut:

These are the flags I associate with the Eighth Doctor - the fact I also share these flags is genuinely a coincidence. The writing on the tea cup says "Universe's Best Driver" on it btw

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Pose Ref by mellon_soup

[heres-to-all-that-is-mine]

They wandered into a parade and just started Grabbing Stuff 💕

[roseimtryingtoresonateconcrete25]

Posted this to my twitter as well lol

[ballroomfitz]

Beatles Tumblr blogs will be like 'one time Paul McCartney lactated and Yoko stole his breastmilk to create a stew" and you'll be like "that must be from a fanfic" then you'll look it up and the source is Ringo

[collettologist]

Harry Collett as Ollie Hide Casualty — S36 E33 Road to Nowhere

[abigaillazaar]

THE HUNGER GAMES APPRECIATION WEEK [1/7] favorite book/movie: catching fire

[imgdist0000]

drawing people i see in the city (55/?)

[thedarklinkfell]

And whilst I'm at it, re: the uncritical portrayal of UNIT in recent series of doctor who, it would be nice if they stopped glorifying the military.

They gave a thirteen year old boy and (presumably) a seventeen year old girl guns. In what world would the Doctor be okay with UNIT ordering a 13yo to shoot at a god of death

[thedarklinkfell]

Right well now we're talking about it I can express openly that The Giggle had absolutely nothing to say. It was an emotionally empty episode that masqueraded a character arc (what part of that episode, exactly, brought the Doctor to the emotional conclusion to forgive themself for past mistakes? What part of that episode engaged with the idea of past companions deaths?) and continued glorifying the military aspects of UNIT in a way that previous seasons had already matured past. There were definitely fun elements but the whole thing was extremely unearned.

[irrationalplanets]

The BBC needs to get a whole lot less precious about their IP if they want another crop of 20-30 something weirdos to come and build them the foundation for another 20+ year run

[sl-an]

In light of recent developments

[katestewartt]

Don't you just love it how rtd came back to "save" the show, and then fucked over every single character he touched, pissed everyone off and got the show canceled. Amazing work.

[bravelittleocelot]

"I never wrote a script"

Not the flex you think it is my guy

[pixeldinostorytelling]

Everyone make a doctor who oc and play extra hard with it right now.