Post #2094030

2026-05-05 15:11 UTC

@cyno My understanding of the situation is a little different. The dbzer0 crew don't characterize themselves as ancaps, but as real anarchists. They're interested in other anarcho-adjacent tech subjects like file-sharing "piracy". The last time I looked, they were taking the sort of contrarian view of AI that champions local models and open source - a figleaf if you ask me, and one they can't hide behind if they're now embracing shit like ChatGPT. The Nivenly connection is all about a grant the admin took, to build... an AI-based moderation tool for the threadiverse @violetmadder

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@cyno@novo-atlantis.null.media 2026-05-05 16:27

@ophiocephalic @violetmadder i think they’re connections go back a bit longer as I became aware of it like 2-3 years ago, i remember their Lemmy instance used to say in the sidebar “be an anarchist, pirate content, create AI Art” so they’ve been AI enthusiasts basically as long as they’ve existd.

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@db0@hachyderm.io 2026-05-13 09:17

@ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social @cyno@novo-atlantis.null.media @violetmadder@kolektiva.social The amount of misinfo I see randomly proliferating freely on microblogging is staggering. AnCaps? FFS! For the record, the instance has never "embraced" stuff like ChatGPT or any corporate GenAI content or clients. There was no grant from Nivenly. Haidra (a completely different project ecosystem from the lemmy instance) attempted to utilize Nivenly as a fiscal host, until microblogging outrage and rampart disinfo made Nivenly capitulate and throw Haidra under the bus. We've never received anything from Nivenly. They just wasted our time and money before discarding us. The FOSS anti-CSAM tool we developed **on our own**, from our experience working with the AI Horde, has been shared for free, with all fediverse owners, to help them guard against CSAM attacks. We have not received a single penny for this work other than random donations. Stop spreading random bullshit. Be better

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