Brendan Berney
@wiretrip.bsky.social
Computer Science, Comedy and (mainly) Electronic music.
Everything Computer!...
WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social : “Nothing says something has proved successful like the person targeted by the campaign getting his friend the president to start selling cars.”
March 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Everything Computer!...
February 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don't understand, you may assume AI has the answers
Some knowledge workers risk becoming over-reliant on generative AI and their problem-solving skills may decline as a result,…
dlvr.it
February 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Ok, so a Large Language Model #llm #AI has successfully copied itself and its runtime environment ( #self-replication ) But in order to do this it had to be given 'agent scaffolding'; essentially control of the operating system! *This* is the single thing to *not* do! 'Agentic AI' can do one!
AI crosses ‘red line’ after learning to replicate itself
‘Successful self-replication is the essential step for AI to outsmart the human beings,’ researchers warn
www.independent.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ok, so a Large Language Model #llm #AI has successfully copied itself and its runtime environment ( #self-replication ) But in order to do this it had to be given 'agent scaffolding'; essentially control of the operating system! *This* is the single thing to *not* do! 'Agentic AI' can do one!
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Blaming disabled and brown people for the crash. He’s a piece of shit.
January 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Blaming disabled and brown people for the crash. He’s a piece of shit.
January 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Musk should look up what happened to Alfred Rosenberg.
January 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Musk should look up what happened to Alfred Rosenberg.
Well this seems to be the BlueSky greeting :-), so Hello :-)
January 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Well this seems to be the BlueSky greeting :-), so Hello :-)
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‘Skinny jabs’ are turning slimmers teetotal – and drinks companies are feeling the loss
‘Skinny jabs’ are turning slimmers teetotal – and drinks companies are feeling the loss
As the public rejoice at shedding weight, the likes of Wegovy seem to be controlling other bad habits – in particular drinking to excess
‘My alcohol intake has plummeted,” says Hannah. “Since taking Wegovy I hardly ever crave a drink when I get home.…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
‘Skinny jabs’ are turning slimmers teetotal – and drinks companies are feeling the loss
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I knew it!
January 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I knew it!
Anyone who wants to know why 'Agentic AI' #agenticAi #AI is so frighteningly stupid should watch this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajGX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajGX...
USENIX Security '18-Q: Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?
YouTube video by USENIX
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Anyone who wants to know why 'Agentic AI' #agenticAi #AI is so frighteningly stupid should watch this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajGX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajGX...
Tallis - Spem In Analogue, by binaryrefinery
track by binaryrefinery
binaryrefinery.bandcamp.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Elon Musk did a Nazi salute because he's on the side of the Nazis. It's no more or less complex than that. When people show you who they are, believe them inews.co.uk/opinion/look...
Look at Musk's salute in context and you can see the future of the US
These people must not be normalised
inews.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Elon Musk did a Nazi salute because he's on the side of the Nazis. It's no more or less complex than that. When people show you who they are, believe them inews.co.uk/opinion/look...
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New #StrongMessageHere podcast is up. This week, @helenlewis.bsky.social and I discuss the phrase ‘Free speech is back!’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Strong Message Here - Free Speech Is Back! - BBC Sounds
Helen and Armando use their free speech to decode Meta's new fact checking rules.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
New #StrongMessageHere podcast is up. This week, @helenlewis.bsky.social and I discuss the phrase ‘Free speech is back!’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Best New Horror Movie Of 2025 Arrives With Near-Perfect Critic Scores
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
The Best New Horror Movie Of 2025 Arrives With Near-Perfect Critic Scores
The best new horror movie to hit theaters in a while has arrived with near-perfect scores from critics, but it may not be for everyone, given its subject matter.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Best New Horror Movie Of 2025 Arrives With Near-Perfect Critic Scores
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
January 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Is this the future of AI browser agents? 👀 WebGPU-accelerated reasoning LLMs are now supported in Transformers.js! 🤯
Here's MiniThinky-v2 (1B) running 100% locally in the browser at ~60 tps (no API calls)! I can't wait to see what you build with it!
Demo + source code in 🧵👇
Here's MiniThinky-v2 (1B) running 100% locally in the browser at ~60 tps (no API calls)! I can't wait to see what you build with it!
Demo + source code in 🧵👇
January 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Is this the future of AI browser agents? 👀 WebGPU-accelerated reasoning LLMs are now supported in Transformers.js! 🤯
Here's MiniThinky-v2 (1B) running 100% locally in the browser at ~60 tps (no API calls)! I can't wait to see what you build with it!
Demo + source code in 🧵👇
Here's MiniThinky-v2 (1B) running 100% locally in the browser at ~60 tps (no API calls)! I can't wait to see what you build with it!
Demo + source code in 🧵👇
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I've just created this. This is where I think we are now, and why I am very pessimistic that we will fix the #ClimateCrisis
Hopefully someone can explain why I'm wrong.
Hopefully someone can explain why I'm wrong.
January 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM