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New AI field signal Signal 16h ago
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character.ai

10 experts across 5 network communities independently surfaced this.

10 experts 5 communities 1 sources clustered
2 experts discussed this · 12 posts
thebes: am sick so spent the night with opus 5.5 working on a chart (inspired by the one from lem's golem xiv) how did we got here / model genealogy / the heroic age of language modeling
Grace: am sick so spent the night with opus 5.5 working on a chart (inspired by the one from lem's golem xiv) how did we got here / model genealogy / the heroic age of language modeling
thebes: i think it's too late for the period i was focused on (i carried the branches to the modern day but only if they started in the period in question)
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Established AI business Development 3d ago
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AWS CFO AI financial toll internal recording

AWS's CFO joked about the financial toll of AI. An internal recording reveals why.

3 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

3 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Business Insider confirms it: Amazon has warehouses of GPUs that can’t be installed, and is buying them so far in advance that a supply chain team said they “didn’t have a clear forecasted path” to installing them. www.businessinsider.com/amazon-220-b...”

“AWS is acquiring so many GB300s per month that they can’t turn them on due to lack of power infrastructure www.businessinsider.com/amazon-220-b...”

Established AI field signal Resource 7d ago
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betteroffline music Linktree page

betteroffline Official Music - Listen to songs on Spotify | Check for Videos on Linktree

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

4 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered

“In this week's Better Offline monologue, I talk about how Anthropic’s big Q3 revenues underwhelmed an already-nervous market, and how the more of the real numbers we learn about AI, the worse things seem to get. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... linktr.ee/…”

2 experts discussed this · 4 posts
Ed Zitron: Had @author-calnewport.bsky.social on Better Offline to talk about AI companies “doom-trolling” consumers using scary stories about conscious computers, and how we need to make fun of those leading…
Ed Zitron: Cal is a legend
Ed Zitron: ya several times
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Established Safety & security Analysis 7d ago
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AI already in dangerous hands

AI Is Already In Dangerous Hands

3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

3 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing concern & critique.
Shared emphasis

Concern & critique

2 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

““The way that LLMs have been trained is harmful in effectively every way. It’s trained on theft, powered by expensive & power-intensive infrastructure & is both unprofitable & unsustainable. LLMs are not the tool for any kind of beautiful, automated future—…”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago

AI Had Better Work Out

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Allow me to finish with a question: Does any of this feel like the future? Are you witnessing the next industrial revolution? Or are you watching the spark that ignites the next financial crisis? And are you sufficiently angry at the people responsible? www…”

Established Models & releases Analysis 20d ago
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OpenAI existential failure scenario essay

What Happens If OpenAI Dies?

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered

“www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-hater... or www.wheresyoured.at/what-happens...”

“I do sometimes wonder if OpenAI not being able to meet its financial obligations is an extinction-level event for the current tech bubble, per this analysis from @edzitron.com www.wheresyoured.at/what-happens...”

Established AI field signal Analysis 20d ago
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The AI Hater's Manifesto essay

The AI Hater's Manifesto

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered

“www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-hater... or www.wheresyoured.at/what-happens...”

“Hey look at this * Why Political Moderates Are Losing www.thebignewsletter.com/p/why-politi... * Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway. arstechnica.com/science/2026... * The AI Hater's Manifesto www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-hater... 3/”

Established Models & releases Analysis 7d ago
Anthropic slowdown podcast analysis

Monologue: Anthropic Slows Down

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“In this week's Better Offline monologue, I talk about how Anthropic’s big Q3 revenues underwhelmed an already-nervous market, and how the more of the real numbers we learn about AI, the worse things seem to get. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... linktr.ee/…”

Established Safety & security Analysis 13d ago
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AI safety cult critique podcast

Stopping The AI Safety Cult ft. Adam Becker & Cal Newport | Better Offline

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Here's this week's Better Offline: I'm joined by Cal Newport and @adambecker.bsky.social to get the word out that the narrative about existential risk from AI is driven by a religious cult of effective altruists and rationalists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oV…”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“Having vanquished taxes, the ultra-rich are now committed to defeating death as well, making themselves easy marks for the world's weirdest cult leaders and grifters, who promise them a mix of physical and digital immortality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oVS...”

Established AI field signal Analysis 9d ago
AI company Enron economics critique

Annualized Enron Rate

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“The ambiguity of AI's economics is a weapon, and our best defense against it is to refuse to accept bullshit metrics and numbers as gospel. The media should stop using run rates immediately, if only to protect their readers from bad information. www.wheresy…”

Developing AI field signal Analysis 2d ago
Zitron Outpost AI newsletter essay

Outpost

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Friday's post will be the Hater's Guide to Blackstone -- one of the most evil companies to ever exist, and one whose fate depends on the outcome of the AI bubble. To read it, sign up for a premium membership. edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/publi…”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago

Live

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Joining @stephruhle.bsky.social about 9:35am ET to talk about the AI bubble, data centers and concentration risk on MSNOW www.ms.now/live”

Established AI field signal Signal 13d ago

Premium: The Hater's Guide To Junk

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Writing this piece made me feel even more alarmed at the AI bubble's centralized nature -- and the extent to which it's powered by high-interest, low-grade debt. And I'm increasingly concerned that its bursting may precipitate a financial crisis. www.wheres…”

Established AI field signal Analysis 20d ago
essay AI economic impact analysis

Premium: How Has AI Changed The Economy?

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“While I admit that the way we measure tech's economic impact leaves room for improvement, I must admit, the fact that AI sales have been an economic nothingburger makes sense when you recognize that it came from a tech industry that's run out of ideas. www.…”

What experts are discussing without an anchoring article

2 experts · 5 posts · 20d ago
Ed Zitron: I am not being hyperbolic: the current financial condition of Oracle is entirely untenable. It cannot afford its obligations with regard to these data centers. If it stopped here it would merely ha…
Ed Zitron: Surprised more people aren’t alarmed about the financial condition of Oracle. Revenue flat for 15 years adjusted for inflation, only real growth engine is unprofitable AI data centers, future entir…
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