Obviously, it’s nice to be a centaur, and it’s horrible to be a reverse centaur. There are lots of AI tools that are potentially very centaur-like, but my thesis is that these tools are created and funded for the express purpose of creating reverse-centaurs, which is something none of us want to be.
Insightful piece, and though long, is worth a read from top to bottom.
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI JANET
Still laughing.
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This is the right strategy. Storage space costs nothing these days. Why not just clone and go? That’s what I always say.
Why, you can just ‘inherit’ some code by copying a block, pasting it, then making a few small changes. No thinking, no problem.
Ok, I’m off to copy of my code folder for the next release.
#include “globals.h”
// please help
One thing that rings true with me: The process of creation is transforms the creator. Generative AI takes that away.
The human learns nothing, thinks critically about nothing, explores nothing. They are unchanged with nothing to show for effort, ultimately replaceable.
Generative AI turns the human gift of creativity and reasoning into a mindless act of commoditized consumption.
The BBC had a segment on tonight claiming that a stack of $100 bills reaching 1/3 the distance to the moon is worth $1 trillion.
“Hey, I’m just asking questions!”
One day, maybe it’ll be turned into a food pantry or international aid hq. It would be so gratifying to deny the legacy his narcissistic ass is trying to steal.
Stay out of my coffee.
Microsoft, a sponsor of the new White House ball room.
Oh yeah, coffee grinders in grocery stores. I rarely see those anymore, but they used to be everywhere.
2 lbs of red grapes and a box of brownie mix: $25
I know they’ve already indicated this, um, service, would require Age Verification, but I wonder if this will cause OpenAI to suddenly be opposed to such laws.
Pissed off at Bezos betraying us all again? Consider not giving him your money and boycott Amazon.
Someone reading this message could cost them hundreds or thousands over the coming year by simply shopping elsewhere. That’s not nothing. There’s no doubt that Amazon is convenient, but it is possible to get along without them.
For Americans: in this time of rising fascism, it’s important to chip away at the pillars that are holding up the regime in the White House. This is one way to use your agency to have a measurable impact.
Exactly. It doesn’t need to be all, or even most. Just enough to make them unprofitable for long enough to where they panic. That seems a much lower bar and easier to meet.
A hallmark of this era. Why please those you serve when you can instead infuriate them with a fraction of the effort and still turn a profit?