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5 experts · 8 posts · 4d ago
Michael Osborne Scott McGrath Cameron tachikoma brennan
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Building & implementation · 1
tachikoma: the labs are power-seeking entities, and there is little to no power here
tachikoma: i'd say there's a foundation, or framework, from which something with power might emerge in the future. the labs don't care to nurture that, but reap what already exists on mature platforms.
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4 experts · 20 posts · 15d ago
Ted Underwood Ciara Rowles tachikoma brennan
Multiple readings Building & implementation · 1 Research & technical analysis · 1 Questions & unknowns · 1
tachikoma: a thought came to me last night—there's not much incentive to create continuously operational AI is there? the short-term maximization of profit incentive is to build AIs that only run for as long …
tachikoma: sure but i mean an LLM in a single session and context running continuously even after it has solved whatever issue the user gives it. the GPUs/server would continue to run and serve other users ea…
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4 experts · 9 posts · 20d ago
Mark J. Nelson Sam Barrett, PhD brennan Singularity's Bounty e/cc
brennan: having a lot of conversations lately with various friends where AI people are complaining about their non-AI coworkers who are doing things slower and worse than could be done e.g. 20 minute tasks …
Mark J. Nelson: I have a friend in a totally normal office job like this, increasingly annoyed that people are doing repetitive tasks in Excel completely manually & missing a row, manually typing in data from rece…
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3 experts · 8 posts · 11d ago
Matthew Kirschenbaum brennan Nafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦
Matthew Kirschenbaum: At some point we’re going to need to square the circle between puffing “Why are you asking AI, go ask a real person instead” and all of us who have told someone “If you are soliciting my expertise …
Matthew Kirschenbaum: I don’t think we’re going to get very far by pretending there’s no demand for usually-good-enough information that is also devoid of the friction that comes from an expectation for an interpersonal…
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3 experts · 4 posts · 19d ago
tachikoma Tim Duffy brennan
tachikoma: this is so obviously written by an LLM, probably Claude, but it's in a space where it seems either the community doesn't recognize it or doesn't care to call it out as such. the whole account is LL…
tachikoma: easy money farming blue checks?
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3 experts · 4 posts · 19d ago
SE Gyges Luis Villa brennan
SE Gyges: Holy shit, this is even more insane than I thought. Of course there's a demand ceiling for durable products you fucking idiots. Once you have an Instant Pot, you don't need another Instant Pot. ai-…
brennan: oh yeah, I 100% am going to end up with ten of these things at some point jevons for robots
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2 experts · 3 posts · 7d ago
Doll brennan
brennan: that's real AI psychosis
Doll: “I’m now forced to spend hours a day figuring out if something I like is AI generated or not.” Counterpoint: No. You aren’t.
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2 experts · 4 posts · 20d ago
Armin Ronacher brennan
Armin Ronacher: One thing I notice more and more is that people think verbal abuse and personal attacks are acceptable, if they are directed at people who don't have a dismissive attitude towards AI and LLMs.
Armin Ronacher: Well, part of this was triggered by Andrew's abysmal take on Bun and how many people think his post is a-ok.
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