Johannes Klingebiel
@klingebeil.bsky.social
Designer and researcher. STS & media stuff. Researching Hype. Doing mischief @media-lab.de. Maker of zines. Optimist aus Notwehr. ✨
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useful chart for "deanthropomorphizing" discussions of "AI" firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
useful chart for "deanthropomorphizing" discussions of "AI" firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
“slop slides” www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
“slop slides” www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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I wanted to post a related question for a while: since we read about the massive productivity gains w coding / LLMs for a while now:
Which Software you use regularly got meaningfully better in the last year?
Which Software you use regularly got meaningfully better in the last year?
One of those moment were pointing out that code ≠ software and that maintenance is a thing is seemingly warranted. All thing you’d normally expect tech CEOs to understand.
this is one of the dumbest things I've seen in this hype cycle. The entire thing is literally "what if instead of buying software companies build their own software," an egregious misunderstanding only made possible by the continual lies about what generative AI can do
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
I wanted to post a related question for a while: since we read about the massive productivity gains w coding / LLMs for a while now:
Which Software you use regularly got meaningfully better in the last year?
Which Software you use regularly got meaningfully better in the last year?
One of those moment were pointing out that code ≠ software and that maintenance is a thing is seemingly warranted. All thing you’d normally expect tech CEOs to understand.
this is one of the dumbest things I've seen in this hype cycle. The entire thing is literally "what if instead of buying software companies build their own software," an egregious misunderstanding only made possible by the continual lies about what generative AI can do
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
One of those moment were pointing out that code ≠ software and that maintenance is a thing is seemingly warranted. All thing you’d normally expect tech CEOs to understand.
“But time isn’t waiting in a volatile market that is eager to find signs of AI disruption. On top of it all, software companies previously seen as AI winners have recently issued disappointing quarterly reports that cast a further cloud on the sector.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
AI Won’t Kill the Software Business, Just Its Growth Story
Fears that software companies are facing an extinction event are exaggerated, but other dangers are real.
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
“But time isn’t waiting in a volatile market that is eager to find signs of AI disruption. On top of it all, software companies previously seen as AI winners have recently issued disappointing quarterly reports that cast a further cloud on the sector.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
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Some terrifically titled papers from a discovered collection of NASA research documents found in a skip
(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)
(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Some terrifically titled papers from a discovered collection of NASA research documents found in a skip
(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)
(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)
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Reminder that the Washington Post lost 250,000 subscribers, more than most outlets will ever have, after its decision not to publish an endorsement in the last election. www.npr.org/2024/10/29/n...
That kind of cowardice, not AI or whatever, is what's "drastically reshaping" readers' expectations.
That kind of cowardice, not AI or whatever, is what's "drastically reshaping" readers' expectations.
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Reminder that the Washington Post lost 250,000 subscribers, more than most outlets will ever have, after its decision not to publish an endorsement in the last election. www.npr.org/2024/10/29/n...
That kind of cowardice, not AI or whatever, is what's "drastically reshaping" readers' expectations.
That kind of cowardice, not AI or whatever, is what's "drastically reshaping" readers' expectations.
“Towers are often in secluded areas where it is too dark for cameras to catch criminal activity. He’s considering supergluing an AirTag onto one of the larger copper straps used to ground the tower.” www.cjr.org/news/copper-...
Copper theft is making small radio stations go silent.
“They destroyed a whole outlet for a few hundred dollars.”
www.cjr.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
“Towers are often in secluded areas where it is too dark for cameras to catch criminal activity. He’s considering supergluing an AirTag onto one of the larger copper straps used to ground the tower.” www.cjr.org/news/copper-...
Sooooo Anthropic is giving a big middle finger to OpenAI www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVD...
Is my essay making a clear argument?
YouTube video by Anthropic
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Sooooo Anthropic is giving a big middle finger to OpenAI www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVD...
“[Disclosure: Prior to his election, the author was Councilor Green’s DM in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.]”
This one should be in the hall of fame of journalistic transparency disclaimers www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
This one should be in the hall of fame of journalistic transparency disclaimers www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
“[Disclosure: Prior to his election, the author was Councilor Green’s DM in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.]”
This one should be in the hall of fame of journalistic transparency disclaimers www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
This one should be in the hall of fame of journalistic transparency disclaimers www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
This discourse is pretty weird, considering most criticism I have seen do very much in detail spell out why AI is considered fake or where it clearly breaks… The nuance in those critiques is then lost pretty quickly (for some reason).
You can totally point out that some aspects of AI are overhyped, you can believe that AGI is not possible, you can criticize how the companies and governments developing AI are using or being coopted by these tools. There is a lot to criticize.
But "it doesn't work and is fake" is just wrong now.
But "it doesn't work and is fake" is just wrong now.
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This discourse is pretty weird, considering most criticism I have seen do very much in detail spell out why AI is considered fake or where it clearly breaks… The nuance in those critiques is then lost pretty quickly (for some reason).
This is a pretty good (thoughtful?) article about… well… a robot barista. www.theverge.com/tech/871350/...
I don’t hate the robot barista like I thought I would
But it still doesn’t compare to a human.
www.theverge.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is a pretty good (thoughtful?) article about… well… a robot barista. www.theverge.com/tech/871350/...
Kinda surprised I haven't come across anyone bragging about how he put all the Epstein files into NotebookLM…
February 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Kinda surprised I haven't come across anyone bragging about how he put all the Epstein files into NotebookLM…
Of course…
The guy who vibe coded a crypto rug pull scientific error detection and got coverage in Nature is back with a vibe coded ai social media network, with similarly crypto intentions… getting coverage from major outlets.
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Of course…
So, about that hut somewhere deep in the woods without internet connection…
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 PM
So, about that hut somewhere deep in the woods without internet connection…
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
“But if analogue only matters as a foil to the digital, why are analogue aesthetics being embraced without analogue tools? If the goal is to prove something wasn’t made by AI, faking “realness” on a computer doesn’t really get us anywhere new.” www.itsnicethat.com/articles/eli...
Elizabeth Goodspeed on the limits of imperfection as a design strategy
As AI and digital tools make polish effortless, analogue imperfection has taken on new cultural weight. But what does “analogue” actually mean when most things are made, shared, and consumed digitally...
www.itsnicethat.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 AM
“But if analogue only matters as a foil to the digital, why are analogue aesthetics being embraced without analogue tools? If the goal is to prove something wasn’t made by AI, faking “realness” on a computer doesn’t really get us anywhere new.” www.itsnicethat.com/articles/eli...
“Like medieval jousting, the space race offered a non-lethal, and proudly phallic, substitute for real military clashes.” cacm.acm.org/opinion/hey-...
cacm.acm.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
“Like medieval jousting, the space race offered a non-lethal, and proudly phallic, substitute for real military clashes.” cacm.acm.org/opinion/hey-...
Dabbling with LLMs over the past few years has made me reflect a lot on whether I am able to spot quality output. Increasingly, I am less and less sure that I can do so (outside my very small area of expertise).
January 28, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Dabbling with LLMs over the past few years has made me reflect a lot on whether I am able to spot quality output. Increasingly, I am less and less sure that I can do so (outside my very small area of expertise).
Werde mich nie daran gewöhnen meinen Kopf als Teaserbild zu sehen… abgesehen davon: ein kleine Meditation über Hypes und Trends in den Medien in 2026.
www.turi2.de/community/tr...
www.turi2.de/community/tr...
Ist das ein Trend, oder kann das weg? Von Trends, Hypes und allem dazwischen. | turi2
Trends sind leise Verhaltensänderungen, Hypes dagegen laute Versprechen ohne Belege, finden Christian Simon und Johannes Klingebiel. Die Hosts des Podcasts "Hype Institut" sortieren in ihrem Gastbeitr...
www.turi2.de
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Werde mich nie daran gewöhnen meinen Kopf als Teaserbild zu sehen… abgesehen davon: ein kleine Meditation über Hypes und Trends in den Medien in 2026.
www.turi2.de/community/tr...
www.turi2.de/community/tr...
The first paragraph is already tech marketing slop. openai.com/index/introd...
Introducing Prism
Accelerating science writing and collaboration with AI.
openai.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The first paragraph is already tech marketing slop. openai.com/index/introd...
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Hey, at least someone is making serious money on AI sherwood.news/tech/now-mor...
There are now more than 1 million “.ai” websites, contributing an estimated $70 million to Anguilla’s government revenue last year
Data from Domain Name Stat reveals that the top-level domain originally assigned to the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla passed the milestone...
sherwood.news
January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Hey, at least someone is making serious money on AI sherwood.news/tech/now-mor...
Spotting some Helsinki Design Lab terms in the wild www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“The Technology is Just the MacGuffin”: Observing Innovative Learning Culture in the Development of Automated and AI-Generated Reporting at German Public Service Medium WDR
We analyze the complex innovation process that led to the development of automatically written soccer match reports for the Sportschau, a sports magazine produced by German Public Service Medium (P...
www.tandfonline.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Spotting some Helsinki Design Lab terms in the wild www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Everything else aside… the homebrew marketing language surrounding this is just deeply unserious and embarrassing www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Claude Is Taking the AI World by Storm, and Even Non-Nerds Are Blown Away
Developers and hobbyists are comparing the viral moment to the launch of generative AI.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Everything else aside… the homebrew marketing language surrounding this is just deeply unserious and embarrassing www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...