Chris Paxton
cpaxton.bsky.social
Chris Paxton
@cpaxton.bsky.social
AI, robotics, and other stuff. Currently AI @ agility robotics

Former Hello Robot, NVIDIA, Meta.

Writing about robots https://itcanthink.substack.com/

All opinions my own
Its like reporting on a MrBeast bit about surviving in an abandoned mineshaft and writing about how gen alpha can't stop falling down holes
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It's worse than that, this is literally from a comedy bit on YouTube
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I do think meta probably isn't able to tell which ads are scams; it's a hard problem. i'm not sure they care to though
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Reposted by Chris Paxton
Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to Not Having a Surveillance State
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
tali from mass effect
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So not bad
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Are they good?
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
No, absolutely not. If china has better ai than the us we just live with it? Why would it be preferable to devolve into a surveillance state?
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
western land use policy also prevents private buildout of transit like you see in tokyo etc
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
you do not want to work in a factory, factories suck
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The average american is still better off by a lot than the average chinese; data center buildouts do create jobs and wealth, which is how people get homes food etc
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
42% commute by car! Lower than DC (48%) or New York (55%) but not by a lot! We do in fact still need self driving cars
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
People still have cars in Copenhagen, this is not an xor
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Nah, the cars basically work now and certainly will be everywhere by 2030, and job losses arent worth the economic cost
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM