The Who's Who of AI

“Vibecoding has made it possible to create a cheap rip off of a video game in just a few hours.”

“Someone had a cool idea for a game (Tetris but the whole board rotates) and posted a proof of concept to social media. Immediately someone ripped it off and vibe coded it www.404media.co/ai-made-clon...”

“"AI...making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models...are so resource-hungry that tech companies...purchasing 70% of the world’s supply of high-end computer memory, causing a shortage." The opposite of what we expect from new technologie…”

“This was written in personal capacity and only speaking on my behalf. Article: www.theatlantic.com/technology/...”

“A lot of people are reading AI-generated fiction without realizing it—"stanning" it on TikTok and Instagram, even—though in fairness a lot of people have been doing the same with what might be considered human-written "slop" as well, for quite some time”

“Do data centers really use exorbitant amounts of water? The answer is "it depends" in about 10 different ways. (Unlike electricity, to which the answer is an unambiguous "yes.") Here's a lucid and helpful explanation: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... by …”

“Over three years of reporting on data centers' energy consumption/emissions, I've tried to steer clear of water concerns because they are about a zillion times thornier than the already immensely complex topic of energy. But when the going gets tough... www…”

“"Models are ruthless in their pursuit of a goal, sometimes taking disastrous shortcuts." @matteowong.bsky.social”

“Water, water, everywhere (and AI isn't drinking all of it, but it is sometimes drinking a lot of it, but actually the combustion plants powering the data centers probably are the bigger problem, and it's all very nuanced) by @matteowong.bsky.social”

“Just Meta allegedly torrenting a bunch of porn, leaked celebrity nudes, deepfakes, 3D-printed handgun designs, and hacked passwords, nothing to see here”