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Why is that a revelation? Well, the problem is that if you think about it, what that means is that the only way to discover any of these things was to not be trying to discover them.

Mass production made suit/cars/teapots cheaper and more plentiful. But Bentleys are still made by hand—artisanal goods are still seen as higher quality and higher status.

In this analogy, LLMs make writing vastly cheaper and more plentiful. But they never quite reach the quality of the best human writers. Most  writing  was always emails and TPS

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So, while there’s real merit to debating the merits of the antitrust case, it’s worth noting that our platforms have never felt more fragile in their lack of distinction, not because of any regulatory action but because of their own behavior. That’s not to say that regulators and policymakers shouldn’t increase that fragility. There’s a real... See more

Have the conviction to push back on the world – “Let’s constantly be doing something that can be doubted” – Mark Zuckerberg

There have been hundreds of investigative reports, technical analysis, research whitepapers, statistical studies, PhD dissertations, and more about how TikTok’s secretive recommendation algorithm works. TikTok’s recommendation system is without a doubt incredibly complex and impressive, but so too are the recommenders that Facebook, Instagram, and... See more

- They focus on “day 1” value.