Michael Ellsberg
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Michael Ellsberg
@ellsberg.com
Comedian and author ~ Books published by HarperCollins and Penguin ~ Bylines: New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Daily Beast
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Hell, if the CCP wants it, they can already just buy your data from American companies lmao
January 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
3) This was my third stand-up set, for my friend Michael's bday party, Berkeley, 7/12/24: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGLx...
Is This Birthday Party a Sex Party? | Stand-Up Comedy
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December 31, 2024 at 1:55 AM
2) I performed comedy once before, in 2018, but not stand-up. The 2018 set was a comedic dialogue I wrote as part of Alicia Dattner's "Solo Showdown" comedy class.

It was called "Freudian Kink," on why I got a vasectomy (warning, very raunchy!):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jk...
Freudian Kink | Michael Ellsberg | Comedy
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December 31, 2024 at 1:54 AM
If the definition of AGI is something along the lines of “doing everything that human experts can do,” then there’s a massive hole in the current capability set of AI: story/narrative/fiction. It’s college freshman level at best. It ain’t writing world class literature next year, that’s for sure.
December 3, 2024 at 7:51 AM
He’s completely delusional if he thinks AGI is coming next year. If the “G” includes narrative, literature, and fiction, AI is currently absolute shit at that, and it’s not getting to expert level next year.
December 3, 2024 at 7:50 AM
I hear you, I miss that too. It’s different, but Substack is eithout a doubt the place on the Internet right now for quality longform writing.
December 1, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Would it make sense to offer a PDF/ebook option, so people can get access to it at a more regular book price - and then the people who want the physical copy can pay more?

Also, remember a lot of hardcovers these days are $35-plus, so it's not so wild to charge that much for a book these days!
November 19, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Awesome, thanks! Please keep me posted when it's available! :)
November 19, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Congratulations! How can we get a copy? I'm very interested in works that combine fiction and autobiography - working on something like that myself right now!
November 19, 2024 at 7:59 AM