People have too inflated sense of what it means to "ask an AI" about something. The AI are language models trained basically by imitation on data from human labelers. Instead of the mysticism of "asking an AI", think of it more as "asking the average data labeler" on the

Basically think of the o3 results as validating Douglas Adams as the science fiction author most right about AI. When given longer to think, the AI can generate answers to very hard questions, but the cost is very high, and you have to make sure you ask the right question first.

Paraphrasing the best advice Paul Graham gave me: "Ask yourself if this startup is your life's work. Knowing you're in it for the long haul lets you settle into a calmer, more focused rhythm despite the daily ups and downs, as you trust you'll show up and make it succeed over time."

I rate this marketing campaign 9/11

All the Chinese labs dropping the goods before the CNY break

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Turns out the biggest danger with using DeepSeek wasn’t Chinese espionage but an insecure database that stores chat logs in clear

Abandon one’s self to destiny

Vibe marketing wasn't the plan, but here we are: Started by breaking every startup rule (no ICP, overbuilt everything, chased cool features) Ended up creating an overpowered 'Cursor for growth marketing'. You vibe, AI does the work: - browser agent - 280+ integrations -

This should be required reading for everyone who has an opinion on whether AI tools are good for society or not. “Don’t use power tools because they take people’s job” is not a winning strategy. John Carmack is the legendary developer who made Doom, Quake and was Oculus CTO.

programming with AI is significantly more productive than programming without but it is so much harder. it tests and stresses all my skills every day. if you think its easier i have to imagine you are doing it wrong. tiger mom coding requires constant diligence and supervision

I asked the AI for the least inspiring inspirational poster and I weirdly like it

it's 4.10 cause that's bigger than 4.5, I don't see what everyone is so confused about

Looks like ChatGPT is still bad at basic maths

Spent some time trying to make Gemini/Sonnet/o3/o4 do a half decent d3.js chart. Sobering experience

WHO DID THIS youtu.be/DeLOzasUClE?si…

When you realize that open-source is at the frontier of AI despite: - less GPUs - less money - less public and policy support - no $100M salaries to attract talent - with closed-source taking advantage and copying all the innovations of open-source without contributing back

I'm observing a mini Moravec's paradox within robotics: gymnastics that are difficult for humans are much easier for robots than "unsexy" tasks like cooking, cleaning, and assembling. It leads to a cognitive dissonance for people outside the field, "so, robots can parkour &

why are they like this

ive tried using the AI presentation generation tools today. TL:DR its still shit. surprisingly little progress in ~2 years