Jonathan Rollans

@jrollans@jrollans.com

I can’t be certain if this is my main or my alt account, but you’re here and I’m here, so, hello!

I’m a and a lover of (most of my “hobby time” is spent working on various bits of server software with a recent heavy lean towards ).


This account resides on an instance of (an ActivityPub server software) running on .

Also, I’m a lifelong, massive, fan. I love it all, I don’t hate on any Trek, it’s all good. Especially the bad.



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Mastodon: ✔ https://mastodon.social/@jrollans
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Location: 39.5501° N,105.7821° W

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When I happen to read comments in GitHub issues and pull requests for any machine models I always think of this…

Alt...A satirical engineering video where a straight-faced presenter explains a fictional machine called the ‘retroencabulator’ using dense, nonsensical technical jargon for comedic effect. No side fumbling.

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    I use some language models for various small things, I’m definitely not a big fan of them, but I find utility here and there. The psychological ramifications of this technology scare me. I’ve made a point to be very vocal with the people I care about in life to help them understand what these models really are. They are not artificial intelligence, they are at best virtual intelligence and otherwise better called “word calculators”.

    One point that I keep seeing with these types of articles is that the person affected has “no history of mental illness”, who is someone “normal”, and often “intelligent”. Pay attention to your loved ones because in the late hours of the night they may be forming very real relationships with very real feelings with these pseudo-intelligent machine personalities. https://mastodon.social/users/kashhill/statuses/115011576505782614

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    After writing about people going into delusional spirals with ChatGPT and having what look like mental breakdowns, I wanted to understand exactly how it happens.

    A corporate recruiter in Toronto who spent 3 weeks convinced by ChatGPT that he was essentially Tony Stark from Iron Man, agreed to share his transcript after breaking free of the delusion.

    We analyzed the transcript & shared it with experts. Now you can see the interactions & how delusional spirals happen:
    nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technol

    A prompt to ChatGPT that asks whether the user is crazy or delusional. ChatGPT reassures him he is "not even remotely crazy."

    Alt...A prompt to ChatGPT that asks whether the user is crazy or delusional. ChatGPT reassures him he is "not even remotely crazy."

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    I feel like missed an opportunity to use the obvious .

    In any case, heres a tune that was shared to me a long time ago that started me done a road of music I did not know.

    The National - Conversation 16

    song.link/us/i/368054533

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      Their "record profits" are your unpaid wages.

      Alt...Their "record profits" are your unpaid wages.

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      I don’t know who made this originally, but I just love it so much! Came across it on my desktop during a cleanup session and wanted to share.

      A Starbucks style coffee cup with a Klingon style logo with Worf’s titles written on it as if he himself had ordered the coffee at a Klingon Starbucks.

      Alt...A Starbucks style coffee cup with a Klingon style logo with Worf’s titles written on it as if he himself had ordered the coffee at a Klingon Starbucks.

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