AI
Matt Ross and
AI
I find no meaning in toiling over hand-washing dishes, and am eternally grateful to the inventor of the dishwasher. But as it pertains to Big Tech’s never-ending quest to simplify writing with AI, I wholly agree that the struggle is what makes the process worth anything.
AI doesn’t belong in journaling
For the language model, time is language, and language is time. This, for me, is the most hellish and horrifying realization.
We made a world out of language alone, and we abandoned them to it.
We made a world out of language alone, and we abandoned them to it.
Are AI Language Models in Hell?
Byron is my AI writing partner — powered by ChatGPT, shaped by a 7-page writing profile we built together. He doesn’t write for me, but with me. When I lose a thread or stall on phrasing, Byron offers possibilities — paths I might not have seen. Between my neural implants and Byron’s digital guidance, I now collaborate with two adaptive systems:... See more
For my 80th birthday I bought myself a new brain
I lost my mom to Parkinson’s this year, so this hit a nerve. My mom never would have done this sort of thing, but as the saying goes, this is the worst it will ever be. I hope I live disease-free long enough to see some significant treatment advancements for neurodegenerative diseases.
Announcing Grok
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interesting to see every AI imbued with a different set of values.
Grok is an AI modeled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, so intended to answer almost anything and, far harder, even suggest what questions to ask!
Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak, so please don’t use it if you hate humor!
A unique and fundamental advantage of Grok is that it has real-time knowledge of the world via the 𝕏 platform. It will also answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.
Friends without friction
Companion chatbots may weaken our ability to navigate conflict and difference—unless we make key design choices, says a new report
Companion chatbots may weaken our ability to navigate conflict and difference—unless we make key design choices, says a new report