Shawn Powers

The conversational tone is almost uncanny. But it’s not a sign that large language models are becoming human; it’s a sign that they have mastered pragmatics

What constitutes an excellent literature review? Summarize, synthesize, conceptualize, and energize

Avoiding Third-Party Bots for Meeting Help

Teams meeting participants must not use unapproved bots in meetings

“It’s still a lot of Alex behind it,” he said of the program. “It has to be fed with information from the restoration world, with the techniques.”

Capturing a comprehensive dossier of users’ lives may help AI become the perfect assistant, but it also gives these systems all the necessary tools for deep manipulation —redirecting our deepest longings into buying a product, say, or joining a political movement.

new technological animism

“a race to the bottom of the brainstem,”

To promise me superintelligence and deliver shrimp Jesus. It’s all just a lot of lobtailing. “Pay attention! I am important! Notice me!”