AI as Normal Technology
💡 The foundations of AI
ChatGPT, Claude and other language models have dominated the mainstream discussions and use. However the future of AI lies in models outside of language.
AI scaling myths
Scaling will run out. The question is when.
AI Has Become a Technology of Faith - The Atlantic
Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington told me that they believe generative AI can help millions of suffering people. I’m not so sure.
Unbundling AI — Benedict Evans
ChatGPT and LLMs can do anything (or look like they can), so what can you do with them? How do you know? Do we move to chat bots as a magical general-purpose interface, or do we unbundle them back into single-purpose software? What are the products?
Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. 'hallucinations' will ever go away: 'This isn’t fixable'
Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was skeptical a few weeks ago: "I probably trust the answers that come out of ChatGPT the least of anybody on Earth."
Critical Readings in AI: The Bigger Picture
A new series focused on AI literacy outside the hype-doom binary. For the first installment, Reality Studies looks at questions of labor in the context of generative AI.
The Age Of Mediocrity
After three months of striking, the AMPTP has reached out to the Writers Guild of America to resume negotiations this Friday. They’re looking to bring an end to a strike that has already cost the entertainment industry billions because entertainment executives refused to even negotiate with
AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born
The capacity of AI to generate content is overwhelming the web.