Allan Asp
allanasp.bsky.social
Allan Asp
@allanasp.bsky.social
Definitely not a bunch of JavaScript modules in a monorepo – Dad, Frontend Enthusiast with a passion for UX, Open Source Fanboy, Growth Hacker including AI... and a music lover.
What a wonderful world! Hackers are now going after open source foundations run by volunteers.

Apache OpenOffice just got hit by Akira, 23GB allegedly stolen from a project with no security budget, no employees, just people who code for free.

www.scworld.com/brief/apache...
Apache OpenOffice data allegedly stolen by Akira ransomware
Apache OpenOffice, a free alternative to the Microsoft Office suite developed by the Apache Software Foundation, had 23 GB of data purportedly exfiltrated by the Akira ransomware-as-a-service operatio...
www.scworld.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Just read about the Singularity.

Ray Kurzweil predicted in the 90’s chess computers, smartphones, and AI hitting human-level by 2029. Now he says we’ll merge our brains with AI and become immortal by 2045.

His track record is annoyingly good so… YOLO

time.com/7012871/ray-...
https://time.com/7012871/ray-…
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just refreshed my memory about “second screen viewing” - the academic term for why I can’t remember who died in that prestige drama I “watched” while scrolling Instagram. 🙄

techcrunch.com/2018/12/12/n...
Nielsen: the second screen is booming as 45% often or always use devices while watching TV | TechCrunch
Americans are regularly checking a second screen while watching TV, according to a new report from Nielsen that examined the media consumption habits of
techcrunch.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Suno: “Our AI doesn’t sample, it generates NEW sounds!”

Also Suno: “We just trained it on millions of copyrighted songs first.”

Totally different, guys. Totally 🤥

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-argues-...
Suno argues none of the millions of tracks made on its platform ‘contain anything like a sample’ - Music Business Worldwide
Company argues that independent artist lawsuit fails as a matter of law under unique sound recording copyright rules…
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
RIP robots.txt (1994-2025)

Died when AI companies discovered "please don't" isn't legally binding.

ClaudeBot has a 70,900 crawls per referral, GPTBot has a 1,700:1 and Perplexity CEO: "lol, not a legal framework tho"

Turns out we're all just unpaid contributors

www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de
October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Google is dead.

60% of searches now end without a single click.

80% of users already trust AI summaries in search results.

Zero-click search is the new normal. Visibility must be built where answers are served in AI summaries, on social platforms, and through video.

www.bain.com/insights/goo...
Goodbye Clicks, Hello AI: Zero-Click Search Redefines Marketing
As consumers rely more on AI-based search and summaries, how will brands adapt their strategies?
www.bain.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I love rebellion with a stand ♥️

Bands like King Gizzard, Deerhoof, Hotline TNT & Xiu Xiu are pulling out of Spotify over Daniel Ek’s defense AI, called Helsing.

It’s not about royalties (they don’t get enough anyways), it’s about refusing war.

www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...
Musicians keep leaving Spotify in protest of CEO's defense investments
In the last few months, bands including Hotline TNT and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have pulled music from Spotify in a new wave of artist-led protests against the platform.
www.npr.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kaj Grønbæk nails it!!!

Chatcontrol isn’t just ethically flawed, it’s just technically impossible.

One day of WhatsApp images = 14,583 workdays of manual checks.

Instead of policing everyone, invest in investigating the truly suspicious as he says

www.linkedin.com/posts/kgronb...
Vil vi huskes for at beskytte vores børn eller for at starte århundredets masseovervågning? | Kaj Grønbæk
❗️14.583 arbejdsdage skal en Chatkontrol-organisation bruge på manuelt at checke ÉN dags detekterede børnebilleder fra bare ÉN tjeneste som WhatsApp – det skalerer ikke! 👉 Ud over de mange etiske og ...
www.linkedin.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A hyped MIT study says ChatGPT weakens our brains.

BUT!: 54 people, confounding factors, no real stakes, not peer-reviewed.

Like calculators & GPS. Every tool reshapes our brains, and what matters is adapting wisely, not resisting change.

www.media.mit.edu/publications...
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …
www.media.mit.edu
September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
FINALLY

mmBERT proves that multilingual AI can scale beyond the “big 10 languages.” Imagine a digital world where Faroese, Greenlandic or Danish have equal access to search, knowledge and innovation.

That’s not just progress — that’s blue sky-like potential in my mind

huggingface.co/blog/mmbert
mmBERT: ModernBERT goes Multilingual
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
September 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What a Napster moment

It costs’ Anthropic $1.5B. 500k authors cash out at $3k each for pirated book data. Fair use if you buy, illegal if you steal.

Painful precedent.

I wonder what will happen to OpenAI and Google

I’m in favour

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Wow!!! Tough times to work in customer service

Salesforce just cut 4,000 costumer support roles even after strong earnings. CEO Benioff: “I need less heads.” AI now handles 1M conversations

efficiency wins over human touch

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Automation comes for tech jobs in the world capital of AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has made himself a cheerleader for AI’s potential to disrupt work while also laying off staff.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
370k private chats leaked to Google/Bing due to terrible "share" feature - passwords, medical info, illegal content all searchable

Ex-engineer allegedly stole entire Grok source code, uploaded it to OpenAI servers, then sold $7M in xAI stock

Talk about having a bad "grok" week 😬
#AI #Privacy #Grok
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Today, Denmark hides real company owners from public view following EU Court ruling from 2022. Only lawyers, banks get access via bureaucratic hurdles.

EU chose “privacy” over transparency despite ongoing money laundering scandals.

Public trust requires insight into ownership.
September 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
RAG vs fine-tuning LLMs aren't the same thing.

Simple difference:
RAG = knowledge
Fine-tuning = language

Want a bot with internal company knowledge? Build RAG.
Want one that speaks like your customer service? Consider fine-tuning.

Start with RAG - it solves your actual problem!

#AI #RAG #LLM
September 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Denmark’s Culture Minister: “If you want to use other people’s rights, you need permission and a license - especially for AI on European level.”

Finally! Tech giants train AI on stolen music, then flood us with AI slop competing against the original artists.

And now with the EU presidency in mind
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Copenhagen picks for September:
- Agnes Obel – Koncerthuset, Sat Sep 6
- Hængemulen – Loppen, Thu Sep 11
- Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners – Pumpehuset, Tue Sep 16
- Oppidan – Hangaren, Thu Sep 25 (house/techno)
- The Upbeats – Rust, Fri Sep 26 (dubstep)
- Lera Lynn – Hotel Cecil, Sun Sep 28
August 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The EU wants to scan ALL your private messages, even encrypted ones. WhatsApp, Signal… nothing is safe.

They call it Chat Control. I call it a state surveillance.

The next step might as well be mass surveillance.

Speak up if you want to protect your privacy 👉 fightchatcontrol.eu
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
fightchatcontrol.eu
August 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM