Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
From Richard Feynman’s 1974 commencement address at CalTech. It’s pretty amazing how relevant this still is, perhaps even more so!
Most AI researchers roll their eyes if you bring up the idea of consciousness. That’s for philosophers, not engineers, they say. Since no one has been able to define it, what’s the point in talking about it? I get this frustration. Few concepts are as elusive and seemingly circular as the idea of a subjective experience. Despite the definitional... See more
We must build AI for people; not to be a person
AI and AI AI Captain
This stuff is straight out of science fiction: being able to have an audio conversation with a capable LLM about things that it can “see” through your camera is one of those “we live in the future” moments.
Simon Willison • Gemini 2.0 Flash: An outstanding multi-modal LLM with a sci-fi streaming mode
Simon Willison on the release of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash and it’s multi-modal capabilities.
The Cows in the Coal Mine - Marginal REVOLUTION
marginalrevolution.com
Is there a doctor in the house? and
Happy New Year. Can’t wait for another pandemic.
The Most Popular Recipes of 2024
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Novak Djokovic Is Back For Another US Open. But Don’t Call It a Farewell Tour.
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Flighty is one of my very favorite apps. It’s exceptionally well-designed and extremely useful. They just pushed some big UX updates, including this cool year-end passport, which I thought was nice. I had many years of travel data in TripIt, which I was able to import. Cannot recommend this app enough. Because I travel somewhat infrequently, I just pay the monthly subscription before my flight and then deactivate it after travel is complete. Nice to have that as an option.
Your mind is programmable. If you’re not programming it, then someone else will program it for you
This is America and