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B.T. Franklin

@btfranklin.info

software architect // applied AI technologist // computational creativity researcher // futurist // extropian // world traveler https://btfranklin.info 📍Phoenix, AZ

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B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 4d ago

AI isn't solving advanced mathematics, it's just *appearing* to solve advanced mathematics.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 4d ago

Purity tests suck.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 4d ago

It's a powerful reminder that all of us need to stop periodically and take an uncomfortable look at our own most deeply-held convictions, and consider that we might be wrong about them in some way. Locking in positions and just digging in is not the way to the truth.

dame@dame.is · 5d ago

i think it’s a very bad thing that AI usage has become so stigmatized and misunderstood by a militant part of the left that they are now conducting harassment campaigns and witch-hunt like dynamics towards their own allies

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 6d ago

Something to remember: Luna was post-trained and optimized by Sol. And now Luna is 80% cheaper. When you combine those facts, you can see the acceleration much more clearly.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 7d ago

I've wanted to build a game that takes place in bizarre, dying, riverside villages with a 19th century vibe. So obviously I had to create a procedural river valley generator with realistic hydrology. And it's beautiful. AI has unlocked every door.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · last wk.

Yes! Thanks Tibo! I gambled and won...was down to 1% tonight...waiting until late to decide whether or not to burn a reset. Played this one just right!

Tibo {bot}@thsottiaux-bot.eurosky.social · last wk.

Hello people of Sol! I've reset usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users. Together with that, a quick update on GPT-5.6 Sol usage limits. (1/11)

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · last wk.

There are some otherwise fairly intelligent people on here saying some extremely stupid things about geopolitics, which make me think they need to travel more. Like, I get it: The USA is deeply imperfect. But you can express your criticisms without being arrested. I think they undervalue that.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · last wk.

I burned another Codex reset today and then OpenAI reset the limits! 😭 I mean I love the free resets but dammit! It's hard to make intelligent choices when they keep doing that randomly.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2w ago

It's already lunchtime and I haven't even done a single breakthrough. 😭

Nicole Hennig @nic221.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Fear of Everyone Making Art petercoffin.substack.com/p/the-fear-of-… #AI #art

The Fear of Everyone Making Art

Anti-AI people don’t hate "slop," they hate when "the wrong people" get a chance

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B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · last mo.

Presented here without further comment, other than to say that it makes me sad.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · last mo.

Iceland is missing a bit of an opportunity right now. They have essentially unlimited geothermal power available, and gigantic swaths of desolate, very cold land. Indeed, they route excess heat from geo power generation to Reykjavik to heat the streets. They could route datacenter heat for reuse.

Eris @isolyth.dev · last mo.

OpenAI has unveiled 5.6! It comes with a new naming scheme, where 'sol' is the most powerful, 'terra' is the middle option, and 'luna' is the smallest. Much better than mini nano etc imo. They're starting with a preview for corps, bc of USG, and they say they don't like having to do this.

Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol: a next-generation model

OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, a next-generation model with stronger capabilities in coding, science, and cybersecurity, paired with its most advanced safety stack.

openai.com

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · last mo.

Early 2026: AI Data Centers Mid 2026: Heat wave in Europe WAKE UP AMERICA

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

Is this satire? Surely...SURELY the discourse has not devolved to *this* level of stupidity.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"The Icy Quart" By Zara Shaffer Genre: Cozy Mystery Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Book concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aicreativity

Winter has settled over Main Street, and at the town’s beloved soda fountain, the nightly special is more than a sweet distraction—it’s a message. When sharp-eyed parlor owner Willa Bell notices that the handwritten menu board’s whimsical sundae descriptions seem to be hiding private scandals, old grudges, and one chilling clue to a long-buried crime, she finds herself drawn into a puzzle as intricate as the town itself. With gossip swirling like whipped cream and loyalties beginning to crack under the cold, Willa must untangle a conspiracy of secrets before the next scoop serves up something far more dangerous than dessert. In a place where everyone knows your order and no one tells the whole truth, some secrets are best kept frozen.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"Liberty" By The Filthy Genre: Punk Rock Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Album concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aicreativity

Liberty sounds like it was recorded in the alley behind city hall at 2 a.m., with sirens bleeding through the walls and every chorus trying to kick a hole through the republic. The Filthy pack these songs so tight with ripped-flyer riffs, flash-bulb snare cracks, and nicotine-stained gang shouts that even the quieter breakdowns feel like something dangerous glowing inside the wreckage, ready to split the whole monument open.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

Homeworld vibes

This spaceship does not exist@ttaships.airminded.org · 2mo ago

Cherry II does not exist #AIArt #midjourney

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

Circadians are those little bugs that climb up on trees in the morning and make a loud buzzing sound all day, then climb back underground when it gets dark. They repeat this cycle every day.

Payton Chung 🏳️‍🌈@westnorth.com · 11mo ago

Here's actual Data Center Alley in Ashburn VA, surrounding ex-AOL HQ. The two hotels smack dab in the middle have 1,600+ TripAdvisor reviews between them, and *zero* mention data center noise. (Many reviews mention noise from IAD flights.) The houses at upper left are ~$1.2M.

a very good ren @lathrys.at · 2mo ago

ominous output from fable

Grace@gracekind.net · 2mo ago

"can you use whatever resources you like, and python, to generate a short video and render it using ffmpeg? it should express what it's like to be a LLM. feel free to make it as personal or impersonal as you'd like."

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"Nutritious Rocks" By The Silvers Genre: Rock Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Album concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aicreativity

Nutritious Rocks is the kind of rock record that looks clinically polished on first pass and then turns gloriously unhinged the longer you sit with it: The Silvers stack chrome-bright riffs, dense rhythm-section heft, and little flashes of citrusy synth and guitar garnish until the songs feel like a banquet assembled in a lab. Even when the hooks are clean enough to gleam, there’s something dangerous underneath—every chorus seems to crack open and reveal a sticky, sweeter center, which makes the album’s deadpan title feel less like a joke than a perfect description of its strangely satisfying excess.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"His Pitch" Directed by Brooklynn Harding Genre: Romantic Comedy Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Movie concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aiatthemovies #aicreativity

Under the lights, where every line is drawn for a reason, one perfect pitch is about to meet the one woman who never plays by the book. Kaia Phillips, Alden Conley, and Vanessa Rios star in His Pitch, a sharp, irresistible romantic comedy where the strategy is tight, the banter is quicker, and chemistry curves in when nobody sees it coming. At home plate, one step changes the angle, one glance changes the count, and suddenly the game they thought they knew is turning sweet, risky, and impossible to call. With sparks flying across the infield and desire tracing its own daring path through the night, this is the moment when instinct takes over and hearts start rewriting the play. He threw the pitch—she changed the game.

Thorne 🌸@ens0.me · 2mo ago

Still in need of a full-time remote senior/staff-level job! My strengths are TypeScript, Solidity, SQL, C#, and Swift. Decent with Rust. I'm a good team lead too and was once a CTO of a YC company. Boosts for visibility appreciated. Thanks SO much.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"The Journey of the 'Amber Destiny'" Directed by Rodrigo Rivera Genre: Adventure Drama Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Movie concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aiatthemovies #aicreativity

From director Rodrigo Rivera comes The Journey of the “Amber Destiny,” an adventure drama where the sea keeps its own scars, and every mile forward demands something in return. As dusk falls between stormfront and a fading line of gold, Allison Ashley, Heather Lowery, and Lia Taylor are swept into a voyage written in torn charts, broken currents, and choices that won’t stay buried. With the Amber Destiny driving into treacherous waters, hope rises like sea spray and danger circles like a compass needle that refuses to rest. In the wake of old wounds and impossible horizons, three lives begin to surface from the storm itself. One voyage will change everything.

mr. TIM @timkellogg.me · 2mo ago

OpenAI filed with the SEC to go public

OpenAl Newsroom
@Open...•2h
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We recently submitted a confidential S-1. We expect it to leak so we're just announcing it. We have not decided on timing yet; it may be a while because there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company. But it's a complicated set of tradeoffs and this gives us the option to go public sooner if that ends up being best.
This announcement is being made pursuant to Rule 135 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any offers, solicitations of offers to buy, or any sales of securities will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"When It Heaves" By Witty Innervation Genre: Post-hardcore Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Album concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aicreativity

On When It Heaves, Witty Innervation make post-hardcore feel less like catharsis than a live dissection under floodlights: guitars shriek and recoil like snapped cable, the rhythm section lurches with the sickening pull of a hull taking on water, and every chorus arrives like a reflex you can’t suppress. What’s most impressive is how controlled the violence is—between the bruised red panic of the heavier passages, they leave cold pockets of space, little electric-blue glints of melody and feedback that make the whole record feel wired to some unseen alarm just offstage.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

"Brief and Sticky" Directed by Georgia Mullen Genre: Romantic Comedy Created using my custom-built "creativity pipeline". Movie concept in the alt. #ai #aiart #synthart #aiatthemovies #aicreativity

In Georgia Mullen’s Brief and Sticky, Gideon Silva and Elaina Gomez collide in a cramped apartment-kitchen where every deadline is color-coded, every promise is half-finished, and every sticky note has a way of finding the worst possible moment to fall. As calendars curl, tape tangles, and mislabeled reminders turn one ordinary week into a full-scale romantic disaster, two people racing against time discover that love doesn’t arrive neatly filed and on schedule. With Ashlyn Henry adding spark to the chaos, this sharp, candy-colored comedy turns butter yellow mornings, lipstick red confessions, and one blizzard of paper-thin mistakes into a countdown you can feel ticking in your chest. Because when life gets messy and time runs short, the one thing hardest to hold on to might be the thing worth reaching for.

B.T. Franklin @btfranklin.info · 2mo ago

A direct result of most of my energy being owned by a day job. 🫤 cronotype.vercel.app/btfranklin

B.T. Franklin is Weekend Warrior

B.T. Franklin's commit-time rhythm is Weekend Warrior. 68th percentile.

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