Jon Randy
@fingers.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Bangkok based discovery coder
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@fingers on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@fingers on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
"If we conflate the richness of biological brains and human experience with the information-processing machinations of deepfake-boosted chatbots, or whatever the latest AI wizardry might be, we do our minds, brains and bodies a grave injustice' […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"If we conflate the richness of biological brains and human experience with the information-processing machinations of deepfake-boosted chatbots, or whatever the latest AI wizardry might be, we do our minds, brains and bodies a grave injustice' […]
Does software piracy exist?
https://matthewbutterick.com/chron/does-software-piracy-exist.html
#software #piracy #DRM
https://matthewbutterick.com/chron/does-software-piracy-exist.html
#software #piracy #DRM
Does software piracy exist?: Matthew Butterick
Matthew Butterick
matthewbutterick.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Does software piracy exist?
https://matthewbutterick.com/chron/does-software-piracy-exist.html
#software #piracy #DRM
https://matthewbutterick.com/chron/does-software-piracy-exist.html
#software #piracy #DRM
"Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy'
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/
#ai #llm #chatgpt
January 19, 2026 at 7:45 AM
"Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy'
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/
#ai #llm #chatgpt
"...AI systems are a death sentence for civic institutions, and we should treat them as such."
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/how-generative-ai-is-destroying-society
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/how-generative-ai-is-destroying-society
#ai #llm #chatgpt
January 19, 2026 at 7:31 AM
"...AI systems are a death sentence for civic institutions, and we should treat them as such."
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/how-generative-ai-is-destroying-society
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/how-generative-ai-is-destroying-society
#ai #llm #chatgpt
"Code is a liability. Code’s capabilities are assets."
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-01-06-1000x-liability-graceful-failure-modes-d69f384af9e4
#ai #llm #chatgpt #vibecoding
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-01-06-1000x-liability-graceful-failure-modes-d69f384af9e4
#ai #llm #chatgpt #vibecoding
January 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"Code is a liability. Code’s capabilities are assets."
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-01-06-1000x-liability-graceful-failure-modes-d69f384af9e4
#ai #llm #chatgpt #vibecoding
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2026-01-06-1000x-liability-graceful-failure-modes-d69f384af9e4
#ai #llm #chatgpt #vibecoding
"When did we stop considering things failures that create more problems than they solve?"
https://gist.github.com/richhickey/ea94e3741ff0a4e3af55b9fe6287887f
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://gist.github.com/richhickey/ea94e3741ff0a4e3af55b9fe6287887f
#ai #llm #chatgpt
里奇·希基：谢谢你，人工智能
Rich Hickey: Thanks AI (gist.github.com)
08:20 ↑ 102 HN Points
gist.github.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"When did we stop considering things failures that create more problems than they solve?"
https://gist.github.com/richhickey/ea94e3741ff0a4e3af55b9fe6287887f
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://gist.github.com/richhickey/ea94e3741ff0a4e3af55b9fe6287887f
#ai #llm #chatgpt
Reposted by Jon Randy
"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"
February 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"
"What you write or design about, the words you use, the order and structure of your work say more than describing something in an exaggerated way ever could, and they invite a participant in by adding curiosity"
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"What you write or design about, the words you use, the order and structure of your work say more than describing something in an exaggerated way ever could, and they invite a participant in by adding curiosity"
Do people feel any sense of achievement or fulfilment when building stuff with vibe coding? Does it not strip the core of enjoyment from the act of programming?
#vibecoding #llm #chatgpt #claudeai
#vibecoding #llm #chatgpt #claudeai
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Do people feel any sense of achievement or fulfilment when building stuff with vibe coding? Does it not strip the core of enjoyment from the act of programming?
#vibecoding #llm #chatgpt #claudeai
#vibecoding #llm #chatgpt #claudeai
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more." […]
"LLMs are simply tools that emulate the communicative function of language, not the separate and distinct cognitive process of thinking and reasoning,"
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems
#llm #ai #chatgpt
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems
#llm #ai #chatgpt
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"LLMs are simply tools that emulate the communicative function of language, not the separate and distinct cognitive process of thinking and reasoning,"
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems
#llm #ai #chatgpt
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems
#llm #ai #chatgpt
"...this “training data” is far from the sum total of human knowledge, with oral cultures and even languages underrepresented or absent."
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/18/what-ai-doesnt-know-global-knowledge-collapse
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/18/what-ai-doesnt-know-global-knowledge-collapse
#ai #llm #chatgpt
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"...this “training data” is far from the sum total of human knowledge, with oral cultures and even languages underrepresented or absent."
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/18/what-ai-doesnt-know-global-knowledge-collapse
#ai #llm #chatgpt
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/nov/18/what-ai-doesnt-know-global-knowledge-collapse
#ai #llm #chatgpt
"Writing code used to mean leaving a trace of yourself behind — your taste, your discipline, your thought process. Now, it feels more like curating outputs from someone else’s brain."
Couldn't agree more.
https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-lost-beauty-of-code-bb4a9b0855aa
#ai #llm […]
Couldn't agree more.
https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-lost-beauty-of-code-bb4a9b0855aa
#ai #llm […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"Writing code used to mean leaving a trace of yourself behind — your taste, your discipline, your thought process. Now, it feels more like curating outputs from someone else’s brain."
Couldn't agree more.
https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-lost-beauty-of-code-bb4a9b0855aa
#ai #llm […]
Couldn't agree more.
https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-lost-beauty-of-code-bb4a9b0855aa
#ai #llm […]
"Four years later, he’s betting his company on its ability to sell ads against AI slop and computer-generated pornography. Don’t be distracted by the hype. This shift matters."
https://calnewport.com/is-sora-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-openai/
#ai #sora #llm #chatgpt #openai
https://calnewport.com/is-sora-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-openai/
#ai #sora #llm #chatgpt #openai
索拉是否预示着OpenAI的末日将至？
Is Sora the beginning of the end for OpenAI? (calnewport.com)
00:01 ↑ 113 HN Points
calnewport.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"The quality crisis started years before ChatGPT existed. AI just weaponized existing incompetence."
https://techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-software-quality-collapse
#development #ai #llm #chatgpt
https://techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-software-quality-collapse
#development #ai #llm #chatgpt
软件质量的重大崩溃，或我们如何将灾难常态化
The great software quality collapse or, how we normalized catastrophe (techtrenches.substack.com)
10-09 ↑ 163 HN Points
techtrenches.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"The quality crisis started years before ChatGPT existed. AI just weaponized existing incompetence."
https://techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-software-quality-collapse
#development #ai #llm #chatgpt
https://techtrenches.substack.com/p/the-great-software-quality-collapse
#development #ai #llm #chatgpt
"Who cares if you can’t ship it to the masses, who cares if it’s useless. Make it, create something from nothing, just because you can."
I don't think the curious developer is gone, but we're (sadly) certainly a dying breed.
#programming #development […]
I don't think the curious developer is gone, but we're (sadly) certainly a dying breed.
#programming #development […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"Who cares if you can’t ship it to the masses, who cares if it’s useless. Make it, create something from nothing, just because you can."
I don't think the curious developer is gone, but we're (sadly) certainly a dying breed.
#programming #development […]
I don't think the curious developer is gone, but we're (sadly) certainly a dying breed.
#programming #development […]
"...the business incentives driving consumer AI development remain fundamentally misaligned with reducing hallucinations. Until these incentives change, hallucinations will persist."
https://theconversation.com/why-openais-solution-to-ai-hallucinations-would-kill-chatgpt-tomorrow-265107
#ai […]
https://theconversation.com/why-openais-solution-to-ai-hallucinations-would-kill-chatgpt-tomorrow-265107
#ai […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"...the business incentives driving consumer AI development remain fundamentally misaligned with reducing hallucinations. Until these incentives change, hallucinations will persist."
https://theconversation.com/why-openais-solution-to-ai-hallucinations-would-kill-chatgpt-tomorrow-265107
#ai […]
https://theconversation.com/why-openais-solution-to-ai-hallucinations-would-kill-chatgpt-tomorrow-265107
#ai […]
"More troubling still, it may promote a new procedural ideology of conversation — one where talk is reduced to sounding engaged yet remains uncreative; a functional but impoverished tool of cooperation."
#ai #chatgpt […]
#ai #chatgpt […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
How OpenAI's ChatGPT Guided a Teen to His Death
https://youtu.be/tiZ3FyuaHlI?si=yOFNHqOXBsGhRgAm
#chatgpt #ai
https://youtu.be/tiZ3FyuaHlI?si=yOFNHqOXBsGhRgAm
#chatgpt #ai
August 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
How OpenAI's ChatGPT Guided a Teen to His Death
https://youtu.be/tiZ3FyuaHlI?si=yOFNHqOXBsGhRgAm
#chatgpt #ai
https://youtu.be/tiZ3FyuaHlI?si=yOFNHqOXBsGhRgAm
#chatgpt #ai
Is it just me, or was episode 2 of #alienearth a huge let down visually after the top notch first episode? Blew the budget on the pilot?
August 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Is it just me, or was episode 2 of #alienearth a huge let down visually after the top notch first episode? Blew the budget on the pilot?
"Rather than showing the capability for generalized logical inference, these chain-of-thought models are "a sophisticated form of structured pattern matching" that "degrades significantly" when pushed even slightly outside of its training distribution" […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
"Rather than showing the capability for generalized logical inference, these chain-of-thought models are "a sophisticated form of structured pattern matching" that "degrades significantly" when pushed even slightly outside of its training distribution" […]
A new study just upended AI safety
Evil is contagious
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/711975/a-new-study-just-upended-ai-safety
#ai #llm
Evil is contagious
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/711975/a-new-study-just-upended-ai-safety
#ai #llm
A new study just upended AI safety
Evil is contagious.
www.theverge.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A new study just upended AI safety
Evil is contagious
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/711975/a-new-study-just-upended-ai-safety
#ai #llm
Evil is contagious
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/711975/a-new-study-just-upended-ai-safety
#ai #llm