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Today, I can barely tell anyone apart. Many of the Substacks I follow use these big, figurative words that don’t really make sense in an attempt to go viral, which on this platform means getting subscribers and notes and comments. It’s like there’s this internet language that “works” for engagement (literal language, but also sense of style, and a ... See more

google’s core problem is that it was built to organize a web that no longer exists. the open web has been replaced by walled gardens, discord servers, newsletters, private forums, & algorithmic feeds that are never exposed to search. worse, the visible parts of the web that google still indexes have been overrun by seo-optimized sludge, ai-generate... See more

I don’t know how you can use LLMs without concluding that they’re already a very powerful technology — far more powerful than most experts would have predicted 10 years ago — with the potential to become more powerful in short order. The left may get dealt out of the hand if it doesn’t get better AI critics.

Hipster skepticism won’t help us understand AI’s potential or its risk

Coming from the left, the mood affiliation usually takes the form: “Tech bros think AI is cool, and tech bros are bad — therefore, AI is overhyped.” AI is often compared to crypto, a technology that’s least an order of magnitude less important. And in their hipster-esque dismiss... See more

What’s vital is that when I’m using them professionally, LLMs accentuate my current strengths. To be too prideful to use them is like refusing to use spell check on grounds of principle.

Ignoring AI’s potential is, well, ignorant

these tools benefit the highly skilled more than the less skilled .

I must admit, idling accounts for some of the most relaxing moments of my day. They’re not joyful , nor are they ultimately restful (I’m reading Twitter after all, and I’m still tired afterward, often moreso), but there’s something about the combination of knowing she’s near me, safe and happy, while putting my brain in suspension mode that hits li... See more