Jason B Jones
@jbj.bsky.social
Teaching and learning with technology. Currently: Northeastern U. Previously Woolf, Trinity, CCSU, ProfHacker
edtech / digital humanities / LFC / &c
edtech / digital humanities / LFC / &c
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State of AI: An Empirical 100 Trillion Token Study with OpenRouter
"In our empirical study, we observe substantial adoption of open-weight models, the outsized popularity of creative roleplay and coding assistance categories, plus the rise of agentic inference."
"In our empirical study, we observe substantial adoption of open-weight models, the outsized popularity of creative roleplay and coding assistance categories, plus the rise of agentic inference."
State of AI | OpenRouter
An empirical study analyzing over 100 trillion tokens of real-world LLM interactions across tasks, geographies, and time.
openrouter.ai
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
State of AI: An Empirical 100 Trillion Token Study with OpenRouter
"In our empirical study, we observe substantial adoption of open-weight models, the outsized popularity of creative roleplay and coding assistance categories, plus the rise of agentic inference."
"In our empirical study, we observe substantial adoption of open-weight models, the outsized popularity of creative roleplay and coding assistance categories, plus the rise of agentic inference."
There’s no way anyone at Apple has ever even opened this garbage fire of an app. It’s comfortably the worst of the main streaming services, at least on AppleTV.
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
There’s no way anyone at Apple has ever even opened this garbage fire of an app. It’s comfortably the worst of the main streaming services, at least on AppleTV.
I feel like this year’s edition of EA FC (“FIFA”) has wayyyyyy more deeply problematic players distributed in packs than in previous seasons
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I feel like this year’s edition of EA FC (“FIFA”) has wayyyyyy more deeply problematic players distributed in packs than in previous seasons
Regardless of how much/little is accomplished in a week, this is my exact feeling after submitting the list of weekly accomplishments.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Regardless of how much/little is accomplished in a week, this is my exact feeling after submitting the list of weekly accomplishments.
Granola offering me “Granola Crunched,” a Wrapped-style set of stats about my meetings, is surely some sort of low in this space.
(“You have 6.1x more meetings than the average user in the Academic/Research category” is not a flex.)
(“You have 6.1x more meetings than the average user in the Academic/Research category” is not a flex.)
Why do all the lower dominator content generators think I want to know what I spent my time on this year? Are they trying to create a mental health crisis?
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Granola offering me “Granola Crunched,” a Wrapped-style set of stats about my meetings, is surely some sort of low in this space.
(“You have 6.1x more meetings than the average user in the Academic/Research category” is not a flex.)
(“You have 6.1x more meetings than the average user in the Academic/Research category” is not a flex.)
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Every use-case people think they "need" and LLM for is actually papering over a different issue. The teacher using ChatGPT to write narrative reports bc the demand is unreasonable & overwhelming *actually* needs more support and/or compensation or a reduction of demand. It's a LABOR issue.
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Every use-case people think they "need" and LLM for is actually papering over a different issue. The teacher using ChatGPT to write narrative reports bc the demand is unreasonable & overwhelming *actually* needs more support and/or compensation or a reduction of demand. It's a LABOR issue.
Or, talk to your students as they come back from internships about the different kinds of AI-related tasks they’re being asked to do.
Or read 10 further slides in the NACE deck where it says at least 40% of employers are on the path to augmenting entry-level jobs with AI.
Or read 10 further slides in the NACE deck where it says at least 40% of employers are on the path to augmenting entry-level jobs with AI.
I've heard this 1,000 times a day. I believed it until 2 weeks ago. Then I learned that the 2026 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Jobs Outlook report found that only 10% of job ads ask for AI skills. Tell your friends.
It’s because every single employer who hires interns/co-ops/new grads is demanding it, or at least saying loudly they are prioritizing AI readiness in such roles. That’s the signal they’re responding to.
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Or, talk to your students as they come back from internships about the different kinds of AI-related tasks they’re being asked to do.
Or read 10 further slides in the NACE deck where it says at least 40% of employers are on the path to augmenting entry-level jobs with AI.
Or read 10 further slides in the NACE deck where it says at least 40% of employers are on the path to augmenting entry-level jobs with AI.
I can’t put my finger on why, but “Feel free to pause me with any questions” is much more upsetting than “Feel free to interrupt at any time”
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I can’t put my finger on why, but “Feel free to pause me with any questions” is much more upsetting than “Feel free to interrupt at any time”
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Pop girlies face a choice between nostalgia (Sabrina Carpenter, Tate Mccrae, Doja Cat, Chappell) and accelerationism (Charli, fka twigs, Grimes). Only Dua Lipa has managed Hegelian synthesis on the album Future Nostalgia
I did not know that Charli xcx had released a song that so strongly channels Italian Futurism www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNt...
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Pop girlies face a choice between nostalgia (Sabrina Carpenter, Tate Mccrae, Doja Cat, Chappell) and accelerationism (Charli, fka twigs, Grimes). Only Dua Lipa has managed Hegelian synthesis on the album Future Nostalgia
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one year of tfa does not give you the right to call yourself a teacher and it drives me insane that this stolen valor is one of the primary outputs of tfa (besides union busting)
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
one year of tfa does not give you the right to call yourself a teacher and it drives me insane that this stolen valor is one of the primary outputs of tfa (besides union busting)
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I’m at an age when I have to guard carefully against nostalgia—I agree with @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social that it’s mostly a toxic impulse
With that said, I will be watching the new HBO Counting Crows documentary time and time again this long December
I am not worried
I am not overly concerned
With that said, I will be watching the new HBO Counting Crows documentary time and time again this long December
I am not worried
I am not overly concerned
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’m at an age when I have to guard carefully against nostalgia—I agree with @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social that it’s mostly a toxic impulse
With that said, I will be watching the new HBO Counting Crows documentary time and time again this long December
I am not worried
I am not overly concerned
With that said, I will be watching the new HBO Counting Crows documentary time and time again this long December
I am not worried
I am not overly concerned
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WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
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TWO GAMES IN A ROW UNBEATEN WERE BACK BABY HONK HONK
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
TWO GAMES IN A ROW UNBEATEN WERE BACK BABY HONK HONK
Chiesa is now the mayor of Liverpool, I don’t make the rules
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Chiesa is now the mayor of Liverpool, I don’t make the rules
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Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
No disrespect to Apple’s crack team of song counters, but I have never heard that September song in my whole life, it’s not on any playlist I listen to, and it’s not in my library.
(Well, some disrespect to them. None to Ada Lea, who I’m sure is fine but I would not know.)
(Well, some disrespect to them. None to Ada Lea, who I’m sure is fine but I would not know.)
December 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
No disrespect to Apple’s crack team of song counters, but I have never heard that September song in my whole life, it’s not on any playlist I listen to, and it’s not in my library.
(Well, some disrespect to them. None to Ada Lea, who I’m sure is fine but I would not know.)
(Well, some disrespect to them. None to Ada Lea, who I’m sure is fine but I would not know.)
It is the least of things, but it is Annoying to meet people you’re half-sure you were mutuals with on the Lamented Site but can’t easily tell anymore.
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It is the least of things, but it is Annoying to meet people you’re half-sure you were mutuals with on the Lamented Site but can’t easily tell anymore.
The Hold Steady are selling a set of LEGO-style minifigs of the band.
Which is awesome, until you remember “I should buy 2, one to keep in the box for Posterity and one to play with.”
Which is awesome, until you remember “I should buy 2, one to keep in the box for Posterity and one to play with.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Hold Steady are selling a set of LEGO-style minifigs of the band.
Which is awesome, until you remember “I should buy 2, one to keep in the box for Posterity and one to play with.”
Which is awesome, until you remember “I should buy 2, one to keep in the box for Posterity and one to play with.”
I see we’ve been doing Atlantic-driven “college students with accommodations … *do* they really deserve them” and I’ll just say I’ve never worked at a university that had enough staff to support faculty adequately in redesigning courses/assignments.
Maybe start there? Not with the students?
Maybe start there? Not with the students?
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I see we’ve been doing Atlantic-driven “college students with accommodations … *do* they really deserve them” and I’ll just say I’ve never worked at a university that had enough staff to support faculty adequately in redesigning courses/assignments.
Maybe start there? Not with the students?
Maybe start there? Not with the students?
If I’ve learned anything from @themlg.bsky.social, it’s that The Diplomat is deeply committed to realism in its presentation of diplomatic life. ;)
But I will say the representation of presidential security in the show makes it seem a laugh. (Not their dedication/importance, just the … numbers.)
But I will say the representation of presidential security in the show makes it seem a laugh. (Not their dedication/importance, just the … numbers.)
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If I’ve learned anything from @themlg.bsky.social, it’s that The Diplomat is deeply committed to realism in its presentation of diplomatic life. ;)
But I will say the representation of presidential security in the show makes it seem a laugh. (Not their dedication/importance, just the … numbers.)
But I will say the representation of presidential security in the show makes it seem a laugh. (Not their dedication/importance, just the … numbers.)
The 22yo txted me a photo of this lil guy just two weekends ago 😢
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The 22yo txted me a photo of this lil guy just two weekends ago 😢
Respecting the heritage by getting wasted on bourbon—that’s the VA I grew up in
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Respecting the heritage by getting wasted on bourbon—that’s the VA I grew up in
“Why don’t our students fill out these surveys?”
Students: “we get asked 2x-10x daily to complete surveys for classes, friends’ projects, clubs, etc. How much more do you want to know?”
Students: “we get asked 2x-10x daily to complete surveys for classes, friends’ projects, clubs, etc. How much more do you want to know?”
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“Why don’t our students fill out these surveys?”
Students: “we get asked 2x-10x daily to complete surveys for classes, friends’ projects, clubs, etc. How much more do you want to know?”
Students: “we get asked 2x-10x daily to complete surveys for classes, friends’ projects, clubs, etc. How much more do you want to know?”
I’m assuming she got tired of other people being labeled as the GOAT in their various sports and decided to remind everyone what’s up.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Serena Williams reenters tennis anti-doping test pool, a requirement for return to competition
Players in the pool have to be available for daily testing for six months before being allowed to play a competitive event.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I’m assuming she got tired of other people being labeled as the GOAT in their various sports and decided to remind everyone what’s up.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Makes me think of how eg William Gibson has moved away from “cowboy” figures as the center of his fiction, but so many of the rich techbros haven’t come along on that journey.
Great piece
Great piece
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Makes me think of how eg William Gibson has moved away from “cowboy” figures as the center of his fiction, but so many of the rich techbros haven’t come along on that journey.
Great piece
Great piece