if you are dismissive of AI use you should consider that I need it to help manage my disability (AI psychosis)
Luigi Ray-Montañez
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A world class expert in all domains. My intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world.
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Introduction - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: The Decade Ahead
Leopold Aschenbrenner, June 2024 You can see the future first in San Francisco. Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trill...
situational-awareness.ai
The marketing message that LLMs are magical genies is really frying brains here. LLM agents are just software! Built by people! The people who built software that does some hacking (even inadvertently) are responsible for the hacking!
WIRED@wired.com · 5d agoBoth major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be against them. But a bot? www.wired.com/story/openai...
The AI labs emphasizing the need for AI safety, citing examples of their AI doing unsafe things.
I met some civic tech colleagues in San Francisco yesterday and was glad to hear that they found this memo useful:: jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/can-ai-red... In case you missed it, I’m sharing it again.
Can AI Reduce Administrative Burdens?
Six Heuristics for AI Adoption in Government
jaeyeonkim.substack.com
I know we all just experienced a FIFA World Cup™️, but this thread shows why college football remains the greatest sport in the world.
Lucy Rohden@lucyrohden.bsky.social · last wk.my takeaways from media days is that i dont think any college football head coaches have ever worn sunscreen in their lives
Bluesky and Leaflet are in the Atmosphere!!! ...wtf does does that mean? Here's a little explainer, written for everyone. No tech experience or prior knowledge required. All you need is 4 minutes or less :D
What is the Atmosphere?
An explainer for everyone in 4 minutes or less.
lab.leaflet.pub
Tornado watch in effect, thanks MD for setting me straight forever on this
In this 1990 film adaptation of The Odyssey, we see Odysseus listening to the song of the Sirens.
I think only Millennials should be allowed to use generative AI. Boomers: Too credulous of everything they read/see online. Gen X: Being in leadership positions across society, AI psychosis too risky. Gen Z: Still need to develop their tastes and sense of quality. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
Opinion | If You’re Over 40, You’re Ready to Use A.I. (Gift Article)
A.I. should work like this mystical Jewish practice.
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Arabella Crawford & I have a paper for @searchlightinst.bsky.social's Tech Viaduct on the need to harmonize definitions for programs. When words like income & homelessness change depending on the program - it makes improving the safety net difficult. www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/sta...
Standard Definitions: Reducing Administrative Burden by Ensuring Interoperability
Simplifying definitions is necessary and the sensible first step to making technological solutions possible.
searchlightinstitute.org
Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with them
Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company
Ghosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews.
didtheyghostyou.com
Why yes, I'd like a whale-looking speaker that sounds great in my home. boingboing.net/2026/07/23/t...
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Pro is a near-perfect speaker
You will have to work very hard to find a wireless speaker that sounds as good, no matter what sort of music you dig, as the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin…
boingboing.net
I recently took 2024 CES data and mapped out clusters of the American electorate that may form parties if reform were to happen. You can find the simulation here where you can map out different scenarios in the House and see profiles of the different parties: usmultipartysystem.pages.dev?tab=house
If America Had Ten Parties
An interactive simulation of US elections under proportional representation, built from 45,707 CES 2024 survey responses.
usmultipartysystem.pages.dev
When the coding agent passes the work back to me…
Dan Weiner@danweiner.bsky.social · 2w agoRocco Rios Novo with the howler of all howlers MLS IS BACK FOLKS.
Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan
The Definite Ranking of Todos Las Pausas de Hidratación of the World Cup: boulderbugle.com/the-definite...
The Definite Ranking of Todos Las Pausas de Hidratación of the World Cup
All 216 reviewed and rated
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Petition to rebrand it to the Shakira World Cup. Along with the Waka Waka Peace Prize.
Things I plan on never knowing: 1. What happens to plastic bags I “recycle” at the grocery store. 2. The name of Lindsey Graham’s sister. 3. The difference between Jake and Logan Paul.
Some domains I used to own and never did anything with: selfstat.com (quantified self) hackahome.com (DIY smart home) autodriveamerica.com (self-driving cars) flyspry.com (nationwide concierge for luggage)
Obvious nerd ✅ Picture with dog on homepage ✅ Won lots of votes in his primary ✅ shahformaine.com
Nirav Shah For Maine Governor
Dr. Nirav Shah, former Director of the Maine CDC during COVID-19, is running for governor to fix housing, fund healthcare, feed kids, fuel growth, and fight back against the Trump Administration.
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There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · last mo.People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.