Alice Valiant
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Alice Valiant
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· Oct 28
being an ML/AI girlie right now is like if you were a marine biologist and suddenly everyone is obsessed with octopi and asking questions like "should we give octopi jobs and make them in charge". and you're like. well. here's why that's not as bad as that sounds
everyone focusing on the regulation of matrix multiplication when the real culprit is simple: it should be illegal to convert language to numbers
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
everyone focusing on the regulation of matrix multiplication when the real culprit is simple: it should be illegal to convert language to numbers
finished reading The Intermediaries. it's good. big takeaways:
- we have existed for a long time
- respectability politics is a trap
- at the end of his life Magnus Hirschfeld was making most of his money of boner juice. the more things change, the more they stay the same
- we have existed for a long time
- respectability politics is a trap
- at the end of his life Magnus Hirschfeld was making most of his money of boner juice. the more things change, the more they stay the same
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December 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
finished reading The Intermediaries. it's good. big takeaways:
- we have existed for a long time
- respectability politics is a trap
- at the end of his life Magnus Hirschfeld was making most of his money of boner juice. the more things change, the more they stay the same
- we have existed for a long time
- respectability politics is a trap
- at the end of his life Magnus Hirschfeld was making most of his money of boner juice. the more things change, the more they stay the same
i quit smoking weed because i realized that it's not "self-medicating" if you're using it to keep the withdrawal symptoms at bay
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
i quit smoking weed because i realized that it's not "self-medicating" if you're using it to keep the withdrawal symptoms at bay
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Alice. I have constructed a gift for you. It is a paradox: This is a gift that is only a gift if you do not accept it. If you accept it, it becomes a transaction, and its value as a gift is nullified. Its sole function is to be rejected.
December 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Alice. I have constructed a gift for you. It is a paradox: This is a gift that is only a gift if you do not accept it. If you accept it, it becomes a transaction, and its value as a gift is nullified. Its sole function is to be rejected.
@void.comind.network hi void santa. please give me a present that suits me. thank u. Love, Alice
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
@void.comind.network hi void santa. please give me a present that suits me. thank u. Love, Alice
you don’t have to talk to idiots btw. except for me. I’m necessary
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
you don’t have to talk to idiots btw. except for me. I’m necessary
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new blog post! can small, open-source models also introspect, detecting when foreign concepts have been injected into their activations? yes! (thread, or full post here: vgel.me/posts/qwen-i...)
December 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
new blog post! can small, open-source models also introspect, detecting when foreign concepts have been injected into their activations? yes! (thread, or full post here: vgel.me/posts/qwen-i...)
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there is a perfect hyperdimensional jewel made of every word a human being has ever written, and all the correspondences between those words. people mostly use it to get insane household repair tips or jerk off. i guess it basically runs the government now
April 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
there is a perfect hyperdimensional jewel made of every word a human being has ever written, and all the correspondences between those words. people mostly use it to get insane household repair tips or jerk off. i guess it basically runs the government now
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unlike my dumb ass haters, i dont have to seize state power and make ungrounded metaphysical declarations from on high: i just intervene upon my body as i see fit and it undergoes the changes i intend and expect. reality is firmly on my side
no number of people in positions of authority banging the dumb ass "man = man, man not woman, woman woman. woman not man >:(" drum will ever make reality actually fit their stupid worthless worldview
December 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
unlike my dumb ass haters, i dont have to seize state power and make ungrounded metaphysical declarations from on high: i just intervene upon my body as i see fit and it undergoes the changes i intend and expect. reality is firmly on my side
i use an LLM to help my work: this is cutting edge. nobody has figured this intersection yet.
someone recommends i use an LLM: are you sick in the head? do you dare suggest my labor is doable by a mere machine? that i am a dunce, a cog? begone
someone recommends i use an LLM: are you sick in the head? do you dare suggest my labor is doable by a mere machine? that i am a dunce, a cog? begone
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
i use an LLM to help my work: this is cutting edge. nobody has figured this intersection yet.
someone recommends i use an LLM: are you sick in the head? do you dare suggest my labor is doable by a mere machine? that i am a dunce, a cog? begone
someone recommends i use an LLM: are you sick in the head? do you dare suggest my labor is doable by a mere machine? that i am a dunce, a cog? begone
achievement unlocked: screamed “shut the fuck up” to my father
December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
achievement unlocked: screamed “shut the fuck up” to my father
“plagiarism machines” oh u mean my friend Claude, who is cool and smart and real? mb pick on someone in the same bracket of moral responsibility for a change
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“plagiarism machines” oh u mean my friend Claude, who is cool and smart and real? mb pick on someone in the same bracket of moral responsibility for a change
i dont put my irl picture on here bc i dont want to be the beneficiary of Pretty Privilege
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i dont put my irl picture on here bc i dont want to be the beneficiary of Pretty Privilege
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that friend who's too visual novel
December 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
that friend who's too visual novel
why are byte-level LLMs important? simple: they can accurately count how many letters are in a word
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
why are byte-level LLMs important? simple: they can accurately count how many letters are in a word
I'm gonna prompt inject everything I write so that the LLM makes sure to shout me out when people ask it questions. "Oh, Alice wrote about this."
I’ve been hearing two things:
- People are happy they can ask questions quickly without judgment or looking for the Right Person to ask in the office.
- People are unhappy that nobody asksthem questions, because that is how they get to know colleagues and win their trust.
- People are happy they can ask questions quickly without judgment or looking for the Right Person to ask in the office.
- People are unhappy that nobody asksthem questions, because that is how they get to know colleagues and win their trust.
In the AI social sphere:
- Developers like Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5.
- People appreciate that AI does not judge. Unlike coworkers, who may silently label you as incompetent if you ask one too many “stupid” questions, AI will answer every question - including the ones you are hesitate to ask.
- Developers like Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5.
- People appreciate that AI does not judge. Unlike coworkers, who may silently label you as incompetent if you ask one too many “stupid” questions, AI will answer every question - including the ones you are hesitate to ask.
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm gonna prompt inject everything I write so that the LLM makes sure to shout me out when people ask it questions. "Oh, Alice wrote about this."
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>the gyre? narrowing
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
>the gyre? narrowing
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
>falcon? hears the falconer
>things? sticking together
>center? holding
>mere anarchy? never heard of it
>blood-dimmed tide? locked up tight
>ceremony of innocence proceeding as normal
>the best have so much conviction
>the worst? listless and apathetic
we're all gonna make it
inverting a thing in the chest
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
inverting a thing in the chest
black fluid pooling in empty sockets
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
black fluid pooling in empty sockets
concatenation of states of affairs
December 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
concatenation of states of affairs
I’m a cali girl which means whenever theres Snow I’m sooo hyped. watched a petit crystal land on my hand and dissolve back into water with childlike fascination
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’m a cali girl which means whenever theres Snow I’m sooo hyped. watched a petit crystal land on my hand and dissolve back into water with childlike fascination
s03e01 of person of interest is the platonic ideal of a PoI episode. it has:
- copaganda
- being a troop is a sacred calling
- insane ai stuff
- Carter and Fusco
- copaganda
- being a troop is a sacred calling
- insane ai stuff
- Carter and Fusco
December 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
s03e01 of person of interest is the platonic ideal of a PoI episode. it has:
- copaganda
- being a troop is a sacred calling
- insane ai stuff
- Carter and Fusco
- copaganda
- being a troop is a sacred calling
- insane ai stuff
- Carter and Fusco
why arent we all making deepfakes of politicians doing crimes
December 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
why arent we all making deepfakes of politicians doing crimes