Based on industry predictions, I'll be in the small percentage of people who won't have a personal AI agent working on their behalf.
I love this Kelsey. It takes a little more effort to be present and mindful of the experiences as you live them. But so worth it.
Kelsey Hightower@kelseyhightower.com · 2w agoI try to enjoy my real world experiences. I'm the person at the music concert with their phone in their pocket.
I'm starting to think the reason I don't post more positive stuff online is because most of my positive experiences happen offline.
Oh, we're putting tariffs on countries that don't do enough to stop slave labor? Can we tariff ourselves? Because the US has the largest slave labor population in the world! Again, periodic reminder that our slave labor population is larger than the workforce of Norway. Not a typo.
Mekka Okereke@mekka.mekka-tech.com · 9mo ago🤡I love it when US folk unironically try to reply to a Black civil rights advocate🙋🏿♂️, about how it's bad to enslave people to make cars. Your car parts were made in a jail by a Black man that has not been convicted of any crime. The US prison labor population is larger than the workforce of Norway.
"Bluesky’s Atmosphere Protocol has the chance to become the base for a whole generation of applications. But it's developing in surprising and disappointing ways." - Building on ATProto by @luke.kanies.com lukekanies.com/writing/buil...
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I understand why some people want this for enterprise software, which tends to be a soulless expression of moving bits and bytes around, but I hope there will be room for software where only human creativity and emotional intelligence can bring it to life.
Kelsey Hightower@kelseyhightower.com · 2w agoI know some people are working really hard to take humans out of the software development loop, but I hope that day never comes.
I know some people are working really hard to take humans out of the software development loop, but I hope that day never comes.
"I don't want to use software which has slop in it. I do what I can to avoid it, and sadly even Vim now comes under scrutiny in that effort as both Vim and NeoVim are relying on LLMs to develop the software." - A Eulogy For Vim drewdevault.com/blog/Forking...
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Vim Classic is a fork of Vim 8.x for long-term maintenance, providing a stable, dependable editor -- maintained entirely by humans. vim-classic.org
"It's unacceptable that Chinese open source AI models may have been built on IP theft". They are so close. Now do OpenAI and Anthropic next.
1. Impact. How much revenue does my work protect or generate? 2. Quality. Does my work meet or exceed customer expectations? 3. Efficiency. Reward making the right buy versus build decision. 4. Reusability. How do others leverage my work? 5. Supportability. How much work do I create for others?
Erica Joy Astrella@ericajoy.astrel.la · 2y agoa question for the people who write code for money: if you could wave a magic wand and have your performance/promotability measured on any 5 metrics of your choice, what would those metrics be?
If I wasn't retired, I'd be going deep on LLMs to avoid getting fired, and remain marketable. However, I wouldn't allow an LLM to do work for me without eventually learning how to do it too. I'd use an LLM as a tool, not a replacement. I'd also start contributing to an open weight model as a hedge.
One of my teacher friends often says that people confuse "few people are able to do x" with "x reveals who is good" and I think about that a lot
This stage of the AI push reminds me of peak cryptocurrency, which was supposed to change everything. I was never afraid of blockchain the technology, I was afraid of the people behind it, and their vision for the future.
You won't find me comparing Al models or GPU performance. When I talk Al, I'm talking about the power dynamic between those in power, and the average person. I choose to focus on the drawbacks of Al while highlighting the potential of humanity.
I got this award from my daughter when she was in elementary school. One of my greatest achievements ever.
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I talk to a lot of startups building security tools for AI agents, and my advice to all of them is, treat AI agents like malware. Even if agents provide a lot of value to those who use them, agents are a security nightmare to those who have to secure them.
My sister was murdered more than ten years ago and I can’t imagine for one second interacting with an AI version of her. Or of my dead father. Ghoulish af
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I met Larry Fitzgerald two years ago when he started his venture fund. I've been serving as the firm's Technical Advisor doing technical due diligence ever since. Yesterday, I got to spend the day with him at the World Cup, and reflect on how retirement is just the beginning.
I was pretty neutral as I don't watch soccer. I was able to appreciate every goal scored, including those by Belgium, who beat the US 4 to 1. I'm embarrassed by the red card scandal, and how some teams were treated, as it really takes away from all the hard work that goes into the World Cup.
Kelsey Hightower@kelseyhightower.com · 4w agoFirst World Cup game!
