Einar W. Høst
@einarwh.bsky.social
I am a cornucopia of near relevant facts.
I find it startling that so many people will so readily and uncritically adopt the AI vendors’ radical declarations (aimed at constructing reality by presenting them as fait accompli) as their creed.
When you are using the "AI" framing, does the way you talk about "AI" carry water for the Sam Altmans of the world? That is, are you helping to paint a picture of their tech as inevitable, all powerful, and/or anything other than commercial products?
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November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I find it startling that so many people will so readily and uncritically adopt the AI vendors’ radical declarations (aimed at constructing reality by presenting them as fait accompli) as their creed.
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When you are using the "AI" framing, does the way you talk about "AI" carry water for the Sam Altmans of the world? That is, are you helping to paint a picture of their tech as inevitable, all powerful, and/or anything other than commercial products?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
When you are using the "AI" framing, does the way you talk about "AI" carry water for the Sam Altmans of the world? That is, are you helping to paint a picture of their tech as inevitable, all powerful, and/or anything other than commercial products?
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Oh hey the recording of my talk about the AI puppet dance at @hellostavanger.no is online. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pun8...
The AI puppet dance – Einar Høst – HelloStavanger 2025
YouTube video by HelloStavanger
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November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Oh hey the recording of my talk about the AI puppet dance at @hellostavanger.no is online. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pun8...
When your headphones say “battery 90%” and your head goes “fucking braggart”.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
When your headphones say “battery 90%” and your head goes “fucking braggart”.
Reminder that the fact that you can't tell the difference between human-written text and AI-generated text doesn't mean there is no difference. It just means that you can't tell the difference. Work on that. And the way to do that is by writing.
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Reminder that the fact that you can't tell the difference between human-written text and AI-generated text doesn't mean there is no difference. It just means that you can't tell the difference. Work on that. And the way to do that is by writing.
I consider AI slop a personal affront.
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I consider AI slop a personal affront.
The most shocking revelation in the whole AI debacle has been the realisation that the smartest people in the world are fucking idiots.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The most shocking revelation in the whole AI debacle has been the realisation that the smartest people in the world are fucking idiots.
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It was never going to end well once these companies figured out they can conjure money from the air by eroding people’s cognitive defenses
Meta is using revenues from advertising scams to fund its AI push
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It was never going to end well once these companies figured out they can conjure money from the air by eroding people’s cognitive defenses
I am instituting a new peace prize that will be awarded next time we play Yahtzee at my house.
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I am instituting a new peace prize that will be awarded next time we play Yahtzee at my house.
Narrative and reality are not the same.
There's a big divide between software development as reported by organisations, and software development as it's observed in reality.
e.g., Only 8% of Java devs who, when surveyed, said they practiced Test-Driven Development actually did anything resembling it when their tool activity was analysed.
e.g., Only 8% of Java devs who, when surveyed, said they practiced Test-Driven Development actually did anything resembling it when their tool activity was analysed.
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Narrative and reality are not the same.
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Completely agree with this. And I don’t even think it has to be intentional. A tool is for what it does, after all.
I think we need to reframe things and refer to any software that intentionally negatively affects user experience to further some ulterior motive as "malicious software"
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Completely agree with this. And I don’t even think it has to be intentional. A tool is for what it does, after all.
When was it decided that every non-fiction book should be 350 pages long?
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
When was it decided that every non-fiction book should be 350 pages long?
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Du hørte kanskje at NTB publiserte en KI-generert melding sist uke. Visste du at KI-sammendraget endret sikkerhetstrussel fra fiendtlige statlige aktører til ekstemvær og aldrende teknologi? Slik ideologisk vridning viser at KI-bias kan være en sikkerhetsrisiko. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
Teknologien truer kunnskapssystemet vårt. Men den norske staten har slukt tekgigantenes PR rått.
Les kronikken.
www.aftenposten.no
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Du hørte kanskje at NTB publiserte en KI-generert melding sist uke. Visste du at KI-sammendraget endret sikkerhetstrussel fra fiendtlige statlige aktører til ekstemvær og aldrende teknologi? Slik ideologisk vridning viser at KI-bias kan være en sikkerhetsrisiko. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
“They’re all like that, the eggheads. The most important thing for them is to come up with a name. Until he comes up with one, you feel really sorry for him, he looks so lost. But when he finds a label […] he thinks he’s figured it all out and perks right up.” — Roadside Picnic
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“They’re all like that, the eggheads. The most important thing for them is to come up with a name. Until he comes up with one, you feel really sorry for him, he looks so lost. But when he finds a label […] he thinks he’s figured it all out and perks right up.” — Roadside Picnic
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
All idiots are wrong, some are useful.
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
All idiots are wrong, some are useful.
“Human beings may behave like puppets, but no one is pulling the strings.” — John Gray
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Human beings may behave like puppets, but no one is pulling the strings.” — John Gray
“It is only natural that believers in reason, lacking any deeper faith and too feeble to tolerate doubt, should turn to the sorcery of numbers.” — John Gray
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“It is only natural that believers in reason, lacking any deeper faith and too feeble to tolerate doubt, should turn to the sorcery of numbers.” — John Gray
Can't wait for winter to come.
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Can't wait for winter to come.
What do you get when you divide individual and interactions by processes and tools?
October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What do you get when you divide individual and interactions by processes and tools?
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Finally got around to watch the "AI is a Hype-Fuelled Dumpster Fire" talk by @chrissimon.au. It is really good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bF_...
Programmable 2025: AI is a Hype-Fuelled Dumpster Fire - Chris Simon
YouTube video by Banks Productions
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October 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Finally got around to watch the "AI is a Hype-Fuelled Dumpster Fire" talk by @chrissimon.au. It is really good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bF_...
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Hør her. Det er fort gjort å tro at journalistikk er en av de tingene KI passer til, men det er faktisk en av de tingene KI passer _dårligst_ til. Modellene er lagd for å generere ord helt uavhengig av hva som er sant, det er nesten det motsatte av god journalistikk. Dere må slutte med det. Nå!
NTB trakk sak med falske sitater og falsk kilde: – En veldig alvorlig feil
Fem av fem Telenor-sitater, og navnet på direktør, var oppdiktet. Feil bruk av KI, forklarer redaktør.
www.journalisten.no
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hør her. Det er fort gjort å tro at journalistikk er en av de tingene KI passer til, men det er faktisk en av de tingene KI passer _dårligst_ til. Modellene er lagd for å generere ord helt uavhengig av hva som er sant, det er nesten det motsatte av god journalistikk. Dere må slutte med det. Nå!
Combining the poor taste of developers with the terrible aesthetics of generative AI tools makes for some singularly bad slide art.
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Combining the poor taste of developers with the terrible aesthetics of generative AI tools makes for some singularly bad slide art.
The software industry’s notion of simple is to make it easy to make things more complex.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The software industry’s notion of simple is to make it easy to make things more complex.