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If users notice your software, you're a loser
L: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/10/if-users-notice-your-software-youre-already-a-loser/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46570690
posted on 2026.01.10 at 17:43:47 (c=0, p=6)
L: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/10/if-users-notice-your-software-youre-already-a-loser/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46570690
posted on 2026.01.10 at 17:43:47 (c=0, p=6)
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
If users notice your software, you're a loser
L: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/10/if-users-notice-your-software-youre-already-a-loser/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46570690
posted on 2026.01.10 at 17:43:47 (c=0, p=6)
L: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/10/if-users-notice-your-software-youre-already-a-loser/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46570690
posted on 2026.01.10 at 17:43:47 (c=0, p=6)
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A great example of the difference between data and knowledge. Data suggested that users didn't give a shit. But that information could not be reconciled with corporate knowledge, and had to be dismissed.
No, Dell is still pushing AI in PCs
Don’t believe the PCGamer hype
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtFZ... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260112-no-... - podcast
time: 6 min 07 sec
Don’t believe the PCGamer hype
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtFZ... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260112-no-... - podcast
time: 6 min 07 sec
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A great example of the difference between data and knowledge. Data suggested that users didn't give a shit. But that information could not be reconciled with corporate knowledge, and had to be dismissed.
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You're not even active here why are you being weird about it and interacting with me rn
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
You're not even active here why are you being weird about it and interacting with me rn
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Anyone with a cashtag in their bio was an automatic block from me at the old place, and it will be one here too.
January 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Anyone with a cashtag in their bio was an automatic block from me at the old place, and it will be one here too.
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To be fair, I do not think they *could* measure productivity changes, because that requires a lot of thought about what that really means and what are useful quantitative measurements that can be used in assessment. To do that *and* in a controlled experimental setting is well beyond them.
If AI coding is so good, where are the performance numbers?
Claude bros know how to measure performance. They just don't.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeU2... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260113-if-... - podcast
time: 7 min 34 sec
Claude bros know how to measure performance. They just don't.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeU2... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260113-if-... - podcast
time: 7 min 34 sec
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
To be fair, I do not think they *could* measure productivity changes, because that requires a lot of thought about what that really means and what are useful quantitative measurements that can be used in assessment. To do that *and* in a controlled experimental setting is well beyond them.
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I had a depressing realization this week... it is easier to find the Copilot button in Microsoft Word than it is to figure out how to insert a footnote in a document.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I had a depressing realization this week... it is easier to find the Copilot button in Microsoft Word than it is to figure out how to insert a footnote in a document.
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Microsoft now paying customers to train in Copilot AI
Please use our lying chatbot. Please?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzR... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260114-mic... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
Please use our lying chatbot. Please?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzR... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260114-mic... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Microsoft now paying customers to train in Copilot AI
Please use our lying chatbot. Please?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzR... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260114-mic... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
Please use our lying chatbot. Please?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzR... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260114-mic... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
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My work has just rolled out copilot (slow on the uptake, but KEEN AS MUSTARD) and is insisting that we all use it, in a one-of-your-pdr-objectives kind of way. Some managers are already singing its praises for churning out smooth precis of their meetings that only existed to generate other meetings.
Microsoft now paying customers to train in Copilot AI
Please use our lying chatbot. Please?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzR... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260114-mic... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
Please use our lying chatbot. Please?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIzR... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260114-mic... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
January 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My work has just rolled out copilot (slow on the uptake, but KEEN AS MUSTARD) and is insisting that we all use it, in a one-of-your-pdr-objectives kind of way. Some managers are already singing its praises for churning out smooth precis of their meetings that only existed to generate other meetings.
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actual AI API cost is at least 3x-5x, from whiat we can glean from the openAi tealeaves
45x is a cost i heard from someone doing it on AWS
so at least 10x current prices to make an actual profit at all
45x is a cost i heard from someone doing it on AWS
so at least 10x current prices to make an actual profit at all
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
actual AI API cost is at least 3x-5x, from whiat we can glean from the openAi tealeaves
45x is a cost i heard from someone doing it on AWS
so at least 10x current prices to make an actual profit at all
45x is a cost i heard from someone doing it on AWS
so at least 10x current prices to make an actual profit at all
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the AI "economy" is in that magic moment when moviepass is selling tickets below cost
come the pop, prices 10x*
anyone who bullshitcrafts at length on the subsidised movie ticket economy's fabulous possiblities and implications should be ignored
* rough guess. min 5x, max 40x
come the pop, prices 10x*
anyone who bullshitcrafts at length on the subsidised movie ticket economy's fabulous possiblities and implications should be ignored
* rough guess. min 5x, max 40x
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
the AI "economy" is in that magic moment when moviepass is selling tickets below cost
come the pop, prices 10x*
anyone who bullshitcrafts at length on the subsidised movie ticket economy's fabulous possiblities and implications should be ignored
* rough guess. min 5x, max 40x
come the pop, prices 10x*
anyone who bullshitcrafts at length on the subsidised movie ticket economy's fabulous possiblities and implications should be ignored
* rough guess. min 5x, max 40x
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pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/16/w... - blog post
Workday sued for AI-powered hiring discrimination
We outsourced the bias machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qn... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260116-wor... - podcast
time: 4 min 51 sec
We outsourced the bias machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qn... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260116-wor... - podcast
time: 4 min 51 sec
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/16/w... - blog post
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AI is proving more of a flop at the enterprise level. This MIT study concurs:
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/21/m...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/21/m...
MIT on enterprise AI: 95% failure, 5% spam — from 100% crypto bros
MIT’s Project NANDA has a new paper: “The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025.” This got a writeup in Fortune a few days ago about how 95% of generative AI projects in business just fail. Th…
pivot-to-ai.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
AI is proving more of a flop at the enterprise level. This MIT study concurs:
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/21/m...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/21/m...
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Workday sued for AI-powered hiring discrimination
We outsourced the bias machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qn... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260116-wor... - podcast
time: 4 min 51 sec
We outsourced the bias machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qn... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260116-wor... - podcast
time: 4 min 51 sec
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Workday sued for AI-powered hiring discrimination
We outsourced the bias machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qn... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260116-wor... - podcast
time: 4 min 51 sec
We outsourced the bias machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qn... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260116-wor... - podcast
time: 4 min 51 sec
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January 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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I live in the largest town in Britain, and we have a big Tesla dealership.
I have seen exactly three 2025- registered Swastikars, including in around 18,000 miles of motorway travel.
I’m not saying the UK sales figures are being manipulated, I’m just saying the cars aren’t out there being driven.
I have seen exactly three 2025- registered Swastikars, including in around 18,000 miles of motorway travel.
I’m not saying the UK sales figures are being manipulated, I’m just saying the cars aren’t out there being driven.
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I live in the largest town in Britain, and we have a big Tesla dealership.
I have seen exactly three 2025- registered Swastikars, including in around 18,000 miles of motorway travel.
I’m not saying the UK sales figures are being manipulated, I’m just saying the cars aren’t out there being driven.
I have seen exactly three 2025- registered Swastikars, including in around 18,000 miles of motorway travel.
I’m not saying the UK sales figures are being manipulated, I’m just saying the cars aren’t out there being driven.
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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And that’s not intended as shade, they’re just the type of academic “true believer” who have deep faith in the potential of a tech, long after tech companies have destroyed that vision.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
And that’s not intended as shade, they’re just the type of academic “true believer” who have deep faith in the potential of a tech, long after tech companies have destroyed that vision.
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Thing about Holly (and Mat) is they get in early on a lot… eg they were big blockchain advocates before everyone realised it was a sham, into NFTs before the monkeys etc.
So, because they had success before a tech goes to hell, they exist in this constant state of survivorship bias.
So, because they had success before a tech goes to hell, they exist in this constant state of survivorship bias.
Experimental artist @hollyherndon.bsky.social says @bandcamp.com's AI ban is misguided
Holly Herndon Says Bandcamp’s AI Ban Is Misguided
Earlier this week, Bandcamp issued a blanket ban on generative AI and deepfake impersonations. This new measure makes Bandcamp an exception on the streaming landscape, were AI music is becoming more a...
stereogum.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Thing about Holly (and Mat) is they get in early on a lot… eg they were big blockchain advocates before everyone realised it was a sham, into NFTs before the monkeys etc.
So, because they had success before a tech goes to hell, they exist in this constant state of survivorship bias.
So, because they had success before a tech goes to hell, they exist in this constant state of survivorship bias.
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my first guess is that however they dress this up, bandcamp put this ban into place over spam, because there's only so many petabytes of backed-up disk there
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
my first guess is that however they dress this up, bandcamp put this ban into place over spam, because there's only so many petabytes of backed-up disk there
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Bandcamp doesn't have the same attention or financial economy as social media, so the pressures are somewhat different. As no-one is buying AI content on BC, it has no value only the cost of storage etc.
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Bandcamp doesn't have the same attention or financial economy as social media, so the pressures are somewhat different. As no-one is buying AI content on BC, it has no value only the cost of storage etc.
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Maybe it’s a case of “they’re trying hard, but just can’t stop the flood of slop” but I’m surprised more platforms and social media are not more against AI as a concept, because it’s going to end up destroying their businesses as people flee from the flood of worthless crap.
August 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Maybe it’s a case of “they’re trying hard, but just can’t stop the flood of slop” but I’m surprised more platforms and social media are not more against AI as a concept, because it’s going to end up destroying their businesses as people flee from the flood of worthless crap.
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Its was the natural result of a click based economy even before genAI was readily available... just happening infinitely faster now.
January 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Its was the natural result of a click based economy even before genAI was readily available... just happening infinitely faster now.
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The biggest risk of GenAI is the grey-gooification of the internet. It becomes so easy to churn out low quality content that there is not enough physical storage to host it and bandwidth to deliver it. Let alone being able to find useful/desirable content.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The biggest risk of GenAI is the grey-gooification of the internet. It becomes so easy to churn out low quality content that there is not enough physical storage to host it and bandwidth to deliver it. Let alone being able to find useful/desirable content.
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Bandcamp doesn't seem to have a transcode on-demand like say Beatport who sell WAV format but you can buy MP3 or others and they absolutely transcode on-demand to reduce storage space.
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Bandcamp doesn't seem to have a transcode on-demand like say Beatport who sell WAV format but you can buy MP3 or others and they absolutely transcode on-demand to reduce storage space.