Random Thoughts
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Artificial Intelligence
GPT-4o Is Dead—Good Riddance
It’s time for the most dangerous model to have been released to die, hopefully freeing many from their AI psychosis
Business
Having a Seat at the Table is No Longer an Excuse
A lot of people write off their staying on Twitter or giving Trump useless trophies as doing what they need to do to have a seat at the table; that maybe if they stay they can do something to make things better. That time is gone, we need to move to a better system.
Apps
Own Your Ideas
Don’t just hand all of your ideas over to some company, publish them somewhere that’s sustainable and a place that you can control
Business
Elon Musk Cannot Spend His Entire Net Worth (And Neither Can You)
Let’s talk a little bit about how to stop wealth hoarding
Business
It’s Time for Equal Opportunity Securities Fraud
Usually this kind of fraud is reserved for Elon Musk, but not anymore!
Technology
Seriously, What the Fuck, OpenAI
What exactly made you think that releasing Sora as a social media app was a GOOD IDEA
Social Issues
“They Win By Making You Think You’re Alone”: Why All of This Matters
There are a lot of things we do in protest that are to show people they are not alone
Apps
‘Revealed Preference’ Is Really Just Playing on Addictions
There’s a concept in the world of algorithms that they show a ‘revealed preference’; that, even if someone says they want a particular thing, the algorithm is able to look past that and show what a person “truly” wants
Social Issues
Know Thy Enemy
It’s important to understand the systems you are trying to dismantle so that you can do it without unintended consequences
Artificial Intelligence
On: The State of Artificial Intelligence
There’s a lot of shit going on with AI, let’s talk a little bit about it
Social Issues
On: Choosing How You React
Sometimes people like to conflate “choose how you react” with “ignore the problem” but that’s just not it