Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Joris Meys @JorisMeys@mstdn.social

2/23/2026, 4:18:36 PM

Public

I keep being baffled by whole industries using AI as a fancy search in a database. Yes, they memorize and reproduce, which is both a copyright and a privacy issue.

No, they're not 100% accurate in either memorizing or reproducing, which is a liability issue. Can we stop abusing these transformer based models as a fake solution to problems they're not made for? Not everything is a nail, so stop throwing your fancy hammer at it.

#AI #privacy #LLM

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/ais-can-generate-near-verbatim-copies-of-novels-from-training-data/

AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data

LLMs memorize more training data than previously thought.

www.ft.com · Ars Technica

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