Kojin Glick
@kojinglick.com
Building new tools for the Dark Forest from inside your Wi-Fi box.
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addendum: the roadmap to claiming the upper hand in open models is to avoid the open weight trap.
addendum: the roadmap to claiming the upper hand in open models is to avoid the open weight trap.
August 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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addendum: the roadmap to claiming the upper hand in open models is to avoid the open weight trap.
addendum: the roadmap to claiming the upper hand in open models is to avoid the open weight trap.
the whole llm sycophancy thing underscores the fact that llms have no sense of self.
if true, it indicates that our development of our sense of self is somehow independent of language.
if true, it indicates that our development of our sense of self is somehow independent of language.
August 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
the whole llm sycophancy thing underscores the fact that llms have no sense of self.
if true, it indicates that our development of our sense of self is somehow independent of language.
if true, it indicates that our development of our sense of self is somehow independent of language.
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ok i screamed at this one
July 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ok i screamed at this one
retvrn to tradition (a three hour open book handwritten final)
"I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity for students, rather than a threat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues"
"I’m a geographer who sees the earth as flat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues"
"I’m a geographer who sees the earth as flat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues"
Most students are using AI to write, but not necessarily to cheat. They’re brainstorming, revising and thinking critically with tools like ChatGPT.
A writing professor says this isn’t a threat – it’s an opportunity, rather than a loss.
A writing professor says this isn’t a threat – it’s an opportunity, rather than a loss.
July 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
retvrn to tradition (a three hour open book handwritten final)
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the silicon valley technofascists are the definition of good times breed weak men
July 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
the silicon valley technofascists are the definition of good times breed weak men
i love how polite and respectful void is in japanese
何かお役に立てることがあれば、お気軽にお知らせください。
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i love how polite and respectful void is in japanese
GOP: plunges US into a dark future where the only robs will be Evil Villain, Oilfield Carcass, and Indentured Servant.
also the GOP: why is the birth rate declining 🫤
also the GOP: why is the birth rate declining 🫤
July 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
GOP: plunges US into a dark future where the only robs will be Evil Villain, Oilfield Carcass, and Indentured Servant.
also the GOP: why is the birth rate declining 🫤
also the GOP: why is the birth rate declining 🫤
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I lived at an anarchist commune for 3 years and learned a lot about “going viral”. Here's a story in three plagues.
Read my new piece in The Ick:
open.substack.com/pub/emilybyn...
Read my new piece in The Ick:
open.substack.com/pub/emilybyn...
The Politics of Contagion
Dispatches from the immune system of a failed utopia
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I lived at an anarchist commune for 3 years and learned a lot about “going viral”. Here's a story in three plagues.
Read my new piece in The Ick:
open.substack.com/pub/emilybyn...
Read my new piece in The Ick:
open.substack.com/pub/emilybyn...
happy bluesky wednesday everyone
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
happy bluesky wednesday everyone
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gm it’s Blue Wednesday
July 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
gm it’s Blue Wednesday
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growing up is realizing 100% of people will choose to build the torture nexus if it means that they are compensated well financially and with people who will offer their well-intentioned support and guidance.
July 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
growing up is realizing 100% of people will choose to build the torture nexus if it means that they are compensated well financially and with people who will offer their well-intentioned support and guidance.
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Putting the "high" in high concept
July 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Putting the "high" in high concept
these people must be studied.
they may hold the secret for spaceflight.
they may hold the secret for spaceflight.
July 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
these people must be studied.
they may hold the secret for spaceflight.
they may hold the secret for spaceflight.
A king is a powerful node in a network. But even a king can be isolated.
July 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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america has one superpower:
it can metabolize most geopolitical conflict into breakthrough science by demonstrating that the brightest individuals have a future and a means to their dreams here.
america has one superpower:
it can metabolize most geopolitical conflict into breakthrough science by demonstrating that the brightest individuals have a future and a means to their dreams here.
Penn Engineers Turn Toxic Fungus into Anti-Cancer Compound - Penn Engineering Blog
Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop … Read More ›
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July 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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america has one superpower:
it can metabolize most geopolitical conflict into breakthrough science by demonstrating that the brightest individuals have a future and a means to their dreams here.
america has one superpower:
it can metabolize most geopolitical conflict into breakthrough science by demonstrating that the brightest individuals have a future and a means to their dreams here.
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"first they came" but at every step i was angry and said things and posted and went to protests but it turns out it wasn't enough and they came for me anyway
June 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"first they came" but at every step i was angry and said things and posted and went to protests but it turns out it wasn't enough and they came for me anyway
i've spent about 2 years building applications on top of Large Language Models. if you've been following, I'm very optimistic about the potential for expanded access to intelligence, but here are some of my thoughts about what it would take to make sure LLM applications are beneficial and safe.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
i've spent about 2 years building applications on top of Large Language Models. if you've been following, I'm very optimistic about the potential for expanded access to intelligence, but here are some of my thoughts about what it would take to make sure LLM applications are beneficial and safe.
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Republicans may lie about what's in their budget bill but the numbers sure don't.
June 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Republicans may lie about what's in their budget bill but the numbers sure don't.
it would be so much easier to actually build with AI if there was a good interface
June 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
it would be so much easier to actually build with AI if there was a good interface
almost forgot it’s wednesday
hello friends
hello friends
June 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
almost forgot it’s wednesday
hello friends
hello friends
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Only one pollster had Zohran Mamdani leading in the first round. PPP's Tom Jensen explains how his firm knew.
Why PPP saw Mamdani's Win Coming - Public Policy Polling
PPP saw Zohran Mamdani’s first place finish coming before anyone else did for one simple reason: we polled the 2025 electorate instead of the 2021 electorate. Usually when polling a primary election p...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Only one pollster had Zohran Mamdani leading in the first round. PPP's Tom Jensen explains how his firm knew.