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Anthony Lydgate
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But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
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November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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How do you give a chatbot “spine”? Train it to stand up to “high-conflict” people.

I spoke with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, one of the internet's most popular authorities on narcissism, about an AI-powered app for co-parents that she’s advising on www.wired.com/story/ai-emo...
Divorced? With Kids? And an Impossible Ex? There’s AI for That
They didn’t want to put their children in the middle—so they put a machine there instead.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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“What is the hole in our culture that therapy fills? And what really happens when we try to re-create that relationship with a machine?”

@alex-mar.bsky.social going to sub-Freudian depths with this story about two people and their bots

www.wired.com/story/ai-the...
The Haunting Story of Two People—and Their Bots—on Therapy’s New Frontier
As millions confide in ChatGPT about their most intimate problems, these relationships are even stranger, more moving, and more insidious than we've imagined.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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“The entire human commons is about to become a Superfund site, and the people who made the mess will move on to quantum computing. Once the frenzy fades, there’s just going to be a lot to DO”

@ftrain.bsky.social on why the AI bubble may have a silver lining www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...
The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down
When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
anthonylydgate.bsky.social
How do you give a chatbot “spine”? Train it to stand up to “high-conflict” people.

I spoke with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, one of the internet's most popular authorities on narcissism, about an AI-powered app for co-parents that she’s advising on www.wired.com/story/ai-emo...
Divorced? With Kids? And an Impossible Ex? There’s AI for That
They didn’t want to put their children in the middle—so they put a machine there instead.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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It’s official: Neural Viz is “among the first pieces of AI filmmaking that truly does not suck.”

www.wired.com/story/the-fu...
The Future of AI Isn't Just Slop
Behold Neural Viz, the first great cinematic universe of the AI era. It's from a guy named Josh.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“What is the hole in our culture that therapy fills? And what really happens when we try to re-create that relationship with a machine?”

@alex-mar.bsky.social going to sub-Freudian depths with this story about two people and their bots

www.wired.com/story/ai-the...
The Haunting Story of Two People—and Their Bots—on Therapy’s New Frontier
As millions confide in ChatGPT about their most intimate problems, these relationships are even stranger, more moving, and more insidious than we've imagined.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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At Alpha School's campus in Brownsville, Texas, three promises are written on the wall:

"Love School.
Learn 2x in 2 hrs.
Learn Life Skills"

In interviews with WIRED, some families who left the school say the reality wasn't what they expected.

www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM