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Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Bill Gurley
“Great piece that helps explain the seemingly contradictory rhetoric emanating from the closed AI model companies. I agree the #1 actionable take is to hold the companies accountable for their product’s behavior. https://t.co/WQ60O1WlDr” evidence ↗
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Boaz Barak Eryk Salvaggio rat king 🐀 👑 Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis Bill Gurley Woodrow Hartzog Frank Pasquale Adam Becker +1
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Eryk Salvaggio: This is a good succinct summary of the intelligence-as-ideology effects I’ve also been talking about lately (Gift Link): www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
tweety fish: This is a good succinct summary of the intelligence-as-ideology effects I’ve also been talking about lately (Gift Link): www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
tweety fish: the amount of begging the question that has infected the discourse top to bottom when new models come out is uh well it's not my favorite
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4 experts · 16 posts · 20d ago
Eugene Vinitsky Ted Underwood tweety fish brennan
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“Yep. In this case, I think a significant number of people do have strong feelings, but the intensity on social media is also partly a consequence of the fact that they have no meaningful policy lev…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Policy & governance · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
Eugene Vinitsky: Very obviously the outcome of people mobbing those who publicly admit they use AI is everyone continuing to use it but hiding it
Eugene Vinitsky: This is a tool whose use is mostly unobservable. Solve for equilibrium
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3 experts · 4 posts · 5d ago
tweety fish Pavel Amy Hoy
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“Oh yeah Altman made that argument and it was intensely stupid. HOWEVER! It is very possible (with ai shit at least) to enforce common sense environmental laws on these buildings and have them make …” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Policy & governance · 1 Markets & investment · 1
tweety fish: there is nothing whatsoever inherent to data centers or the kind of computation necessary for LLMs that means they have to be polluting; they're a great option for green energy for various reasons …
Amy Hoy: the fact that it’s intentional evil makes it worse imo they could’ve done a lot of things in a respectful way
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2 experts · 8 posts · 20d ago
e.w. niedermeyer tweety fish
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“I think you pretty much have to depend on the government for a paycheck to set foot in a tilt-rotor craft” evidence ↗
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e.w. niedermeyer: we were promised flying cars, and we got pervert glasses and generative CSAM
e.w. niedermeyer: we were promised flying cars, which in retrospect was probably the first hint that we were being treated like marks
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