cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1159425/ronny-chieng-s-f-ck-ai-speech-met-with-cheers-from-harvard-graduates
“Can I just say fuck AI, fuck AI, fuck AI?” the comedian, actor, and rotating host of The Daily Show asked in his keynote speech during the Class Day celebration on Wednesday. The crowd at Tercentenary Theatre, made up of the graduating Class of 2026 and their friends and families, answered him with a roar of approval.
At this point, grads and undergrads only hope is to work their asses off developing anti-AI tech that blocks scraping, poisons data sets, and exploits unsophisticated bots to turn on their masters. 😈
Or we could take the direct approach and start burning down datacenters. That’s probably easier. And cheaper.
no need to burn them down, just focus on the chillers. if they use evaporative coolers a water balloon partially filled with oil and soap will fuck that entire system.
also better to cripple then destroy as they get a full insurance payout where just drastically degrading facility performance is harder to prove the monetary value.
I wouldn’t be unhappy if he took over the daily show, but I would prefer Desi.
Josh, tho. Dude kills it every single time and is so damn likable.
The current rotation is killer. We won’t appreciate this golden age until it sucks again (sorry Trevor).
Desi’s great! The multiple host approach seems to be working out pretty well, so maybe they’ll just keep it that way.
I think Josh Johnson is the best choice, to be honest - my only issue with him is that he might be too young.
Regardless, I think the best choice would have been Roy Wood Jr. but that ship has long since sailed.
I think Josh Johnson is the best choice, to be honest - my only issue with him is that he might be too young.
The dude is 36. The same age as Jon when he took over.
Josh is the perfect example of “black don’t crack”
Holy shit, then I take back what I said. Wish they’d give him the position already.
Same. But, it’s important to remember he specifically left because he was passed over for the host position.
Basically said something to the effect of “if there’s nothing to work towards I’d rather not be here in anymore” which I completely understand and respect.
Edit: Here’s a source for my above statement. Relevant section:
The reason: Since he hasn’t been offered the job as permanent host of the show, Wood wants some time to figure out his next act.
I like him. I listened to him on Marc Maron, which is always neat because you get to know a bit more of the real person instead of the character he plays. Obviously, those people aren’t totally divorced. But his real self is a lot more cerebral than the stage version.
Except in that story, humanity rolled back to feudalism with “great houses” of rich families in charge. I’d like to aim for more of a Star Trek future or something maybe.
Except in that story, humanity rolled back to feudalism with “great houses” of rich families in charge
But we’re almost there. There are already a “House of Bezos”, a “House of Gates”, a “House of Musk”. The only thing they lack compared to the original history are their own atomic arsenal
Whatever your chosen profession is, please don’t let AI rob you of the fun part of it.
I wonder how many of those Haaaavard kids will go to support the next genocide or nam?
Notable Haaaavard grads:
This is a short list generated by a search.
I don’t give two fucks about the opinions of havaaasrd grads unless it’s tied to an actual academic with a cause.
You’re conflating Harvard Graduate (Law & Business School) programs alum with undergrads.
