Clif H Dunn
@clifhdunn.bsky.social
Digital marketing and AI evangelist.
Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.
Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.
The Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving is my favorite Friday of the year. #4DayHoliday
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving is my favorite Friday of the year. #4DayHoliday
Now we know why Google named its flagship AI product after the legendary rocket ship program: Gemini’s third installment is truly out of this world. Should have an impact similar to Chat GPT ’s 3.5 launch almost three years ago.
#Gemini3.0
#Gemini3.0
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Now we know why Google named its flagship AI product after the legendary rocket ship program: Gemini’s third installment is truly out of this world. Should have an impact similar to Chat GPT ’s 3.5 launch almost three years ago.
#Gemini3.0
#Gemini3.0
Surely Mustafa Suleyman is thrilled to hear that I can’t agree more with his comments to CNBC about “conscious AI.” The notion that computers might attain human-like consciousness is, frankly, absurd (no offense, chat overlords).
(Wait, did I just do what I think I did?)
gizmodo.com/microsoft-ai...
(Wait, did I just do what I think I did?)
gizmodo.com/microsoft-ai...
Microsoft AI Chief Warns Pursuing Machine Consciousness Is a Gigantic Waste of Time
Suleyman thinks conscious AI is an "absurd" pursuit.
gizmodo.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Surely Mustafa Suleyman is thrilled to hear that I can’t agree more with his comments to CNBC about “conscious AI.” The notion that computers might attain human-like consciousness is, frankly, absurd (no offense, chat overlords).
(Wait, did I just do what I think I did?)
gizmodo.com/microsoft-ai...
(Wait, did I just do what I think I did?)
gizmodo.com/microsoft-ai...
The best Mondays are always on Tuesdays, amirite? 😆
September 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The best Mondays are always on Tuesdays, amirite? 😆
I interviewed Mr. Madsen several times and found him more charming than he appears on screen. Struck me as being the proverbial deep pond. RIP
Michael Madsen Dies: ‘Kill Bill’, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Actor Was 67 deadline.com/2025/07/mich...
Michael Madsen Dies: Prolific ‘Reservoir Dogs’, ‘Kill Bill’ & ‘Donnie Brasco’ Actor Was 67
Michael Madsen died July 3 at 67. The prolific actor was known for Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs,' 'Kill Bill' and others and also co-starred in 'Donnie Brasco'
deadline.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I interviewed Mr. Madsen several times and found him more charming than he appears on screen. Struck me as being the proverbial deep pond. RIP
I'm cautiously optimistic about @sama's take that this is the best time ever to start a company. The uncertainty is real, but so is plenty of leverage, tools, and access.
His return to Y-C comes with some real insight: youtu.be/V979Wd1gmTU?...
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #possibility
His return to Y-C comes with some real insight: youtu.be/V979Wd1gmTU?...
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #possibility
Sam Altman: The Future of OpenAI, ChatGPT's Origins, and Building AI Hardware
YouTube video by Y Combinator
youtu.be
June 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'm cautiously optimistic about @sama's take that this is the best time ever to start a company. The uncertainty is real, but so is plenty of leverage, tools, and access.
His return to Y-C comes with some real insight: youtu.be/V979Wd1gmTU?...
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #possibility
His return to Y-C comes with some real insight: youtu.be/V979Wd1gmTU?...
#startups #AI #entrepreneurship #possibility
Google’s AI can now chat back-and-forth by voice. Impressive, sure… but I bet it still can't tell me how to fold a fitted sheet without giving up halfway and suggesting I “just roll it.”
Link: techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
Link: techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
Google's AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations | TechCrunch
Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.
techcrunch.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Google’s AI can now chat back-and-forth by voice. Impressive, sure… but I bet it still can't tell me how to fold a fitted sheet without giving up halfway and suggesting I “just roll it.”
Link: techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
Link: techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...
Wikipedia hit pause on its AI-generated summaries pilot after editors found too many hallucinations. I guess when AI says “citation needed,” it might mean for reality itself.
Trust, but verify. Especially with robots.
#AI #Wikipedia #hallucination
techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/w...
Trust, but verify. Especially with robots.
#AI #Wikipedia #hallucination
techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/w...
Wikipedia pauses AI-generated summaries pilot after editors protest | TechCrunch
Editors almost immediately criticized the pilot, raising concerns that it could damage Wikipedia's credibility.
techcrunch.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wikipedia hit pause on its AI-generated summaries pilot after editors found too many hallucinations. I guess when AI says “citation needed,” it might mean for reality itself.
Trust, but verify. Especially with robots.
#AI #Wikipedia #hallucination
techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/w...
Trust, but verify. Especially with robots.
#AI #Wikipedia #hallucination
techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/w...
Twelve years ago today Anthony Bourdain cruised past me while we were driving down Route 66 in ABQ. I miss him more than I miss NM, to be honest!
May 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Twelve years ago today Anthony Bourdain cruised past me while we were driving down Route 66 in ABQ. I miss him more than I miss NM, to be honest!
Like golf?
Like great storytelling?
If you answered yes to just one of these questions, you owe it to your ears to put this podcast episode from #NoLayingUp in them.
#TheMasters
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Like great storytelling?
If you answered yes to just one of these questions, you owe it to your ears to put this podcast episode from #NoLayingUp in them.
#TheMasters
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
989: NLU Presents - Sounds of the Masters
Podcast Episode · No Laying Up - Golf Podcast · 04/16/2025 · 1h 10m
podcasts.apple.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Like golf?
Like great storytelling?
If you answered yes to just one of these questions, you owe it to your ears to put this podcast episode from #NoLayingUp in them.
#TheMasters
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Like great storytelling?
If you answered yes to just one of these questions, you owe it to your ears to put this podcast episode from #NoLayingUp in them.
#TheMasters
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
OpenAI is building a social app to rival X (yeah, still weird calling it that).
I can't wait for bots arguing with bots about pineapple pizza while the rest of us hang out on the beach sipping Mai Tais.
Seriously though, I wouldn't bet against Sam and OpenAI.
📎 www.theverge.com/openai/64813...
I can't wait for bots arguing with bots about pineapple pizza while the rest of us hang out on the beach sipping Mai Tais.
Seriously though, I wouldn't bet against Sam and OpenAI.
📎 www.theverge.com/openai/64813...
OpenAI is building a social network
ChatGPT versus X?
www.theverge.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
OpenAI is building a social app to rival X (yeah, still weird calling it that).
I can't wait for bots arguing with bots about pineapple pizza while the rest of us hang out on the beach sipping Mai Tais.
Seriously though, I wouldn't bet against Sam and OpenAI.
📎 www.theverge.com/openai/64813...
I can't wait for bots arguing with bots about pineapple pizza while the rest of us hang out on the beach sipping Mai Tais.
Seriously though, I wouldn't bet against Sam and OpenAI.
📎 www.theverge.com/openai/64813...
Just watched this Sam Altman TED talk — definitely the most pointed interview I’ve seen him do. He gets a little squirmy
I don't recall any mention of “jobs” or "employment" the whole time 😬
Worth a watch:
www.youtube.com/live/5MWT_do...
I don't recall any mention of “jobs” or "employment" the whole time 😬
Worth a watch:
www.youtube.com/live/5MWT_do...
OpenAI's Sam Altman Talks the Future of AI, Safety and Power — Live at TED2025
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just watched this Sam Altman TED talk — definitely the most pointed interview I’ve seen him do. He gets a little squirmy
I don't recall any mention of “jobs” or "employment" the whole time 😬
Worth a watch:
www.youtube.com/live/5MWT_do...
I don't recall any mention of “jobs” or "employment" the whole time 😬
Worth a watch:
www.youtube.com/live/5MWT_do...
See? AI *IS* bringing about the utopia of living your life free to do what you choose while receiving a free basic income!
techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/g...
techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/g...
Google is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals | TechCrunch
Google's AI division, DeepMind, has reportedly resorted to using 'aggressive' noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K.
techcrunch.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
See? AI *IS* bringing about the utopia of living your life free to do what you choose while receiving a free basic income!
techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/g...
techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/g...
New “Friends” feed (no, not the TV show) on Facebook is giving me 2009 vibes — and I mean that in the best way.
No suggested junk. No mystery math.
Just your people, in order.
Could it be relationship-based content marketing is back.
No suggested junk. No mystery math.
Just your people, in order.
Could it be relationship-based content marketing is back.
March 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New “Friends” feed (no, not the TV show) on Facebook is giving me 2009 vibes — and I mean that in the best way.
No suggested junk. No mystery math.
Just your people, in order.
Could it be relationship-based content marketing is back.
No suggested junk. No mystery math.
Just your people, in order.
Could it be relationship-based content marketing is back.
When the human brain says “there’s nothing more we can do,”
AI quietly replies, “wanna bet?”
This story sorta feels like the opening chapter of a better healthcare future.
#AIforGood #HealthTech
👉 bgr.com/science/doct...
AI quietly replies, “wanna bet?”
This story sorta feels like the opening chapter of a better healthcare future.
#AIforGood #HealthTech
👉 bgr.com/science/doct...
Doctors left a sick man for dead, but then AI saved his life
A patient with a rare illness would have died if it weren't for AI-powered drug repurposing: When side effects come to the rescue.
bgr.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
When the human brain says “there’s nothing more we can do,”
AI quietly replies, “wanna bet?”
This story sorta feels like the opening chapter of a better healthcare future.
#AIforGood #HealthTech
👉 bgr.com/science/doct...
AI quietly replies, “wanna bet?”
This story sorta feels like the opening chapter of a better healthcare future.
#AIforGood #HealthTech
👉 bgr.com/science/doct...
In regards to AI, as opposed to much of everything else in life these days, today it’s the worst it will ever be. The question is, is better better for AI or better for humanity?
March 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In regards to AI, as opposed to much of everything else in life these days, today it’s the worst it will ever be. The question is, is better better for AI or better for humanity?
Almost impossible to fathom how long the photons were traveling before reaching the Webb Telescope.
Most distant object known to humanity - JADES-GS-z14-0.
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA)
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA)
March 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Almost impossible to fathom how long the photons were traveling before reaching the Webb Telescope.
Spotify's collaboration with ElevenLabs is gonna revolutionize the audiobook industry, methinks. Love that they're opening doors for indie authors to share their stories without the hefty costs of traditional recording. Proud to have been a longtime ElevenLabs user. www.theverge.com/news/616355/...
Spotify is making it easier to release audiobooks narrated by AI
Which, thankfully, will be clearly labeled.
www.theverge.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Spotify's collaboration with ElevenLabs is gonna revolutionize the audiobook industry, methinks. Love that they're opening doors for indie authors to share their stories without the hefty costs of traditional recording. Proud to have been a longtime ElevenLabs user. www.theverge.com/news/616355/...
▶️ Microsoft has been chasing this for almost 20 years, and now they’ve unveiled Majorana 1—a quantum chip built with a brand-new state of matter (yes, really). I’ve always thought quantum computing will reshape industries, and this is a huge step forward! 🔗 www.theverge.com/news/614205/...
Microsoft announces quantum computing breakthrough with new Majorana 1 chip
Researchers have spent 17 years working on this milestone.
www.theverge.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
▶️ Microsoft has been chasing this for almost 20 years, and now they’ve unveiled Majorana 1—a quantum chip built with a brand-new state of matter (yes, really). I’ve always thought quantum computing will reshape industries, and this is a huge step forward! 🔗 www.theverge.com/news/614205/...
12 year olds are better positioned than most to take advantage of this ultimate tool.
When I talk to kids today and they ask me what I would do if I were 12 today, my answer is always the same, read books and learn how to use AI in every way shape and form you can. It is a living library that gives you responses and can help no matter who you are or where you live.
February 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
12 year olds are better positioned than most to take advantage of this ultimate tool.
OK I’m as interested in the weather as a farmer. This will be the first storm I track exclusively on #Bluesky. Looking forward to it.
Interesting graphic from @cw3escripps.bsky.social regarding the AR component that will fuel this week's system as it moves through California, including #SoCal.
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
February 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
OK I’m as interested in the weather as a farmer. This will be the first storm I track exclusively on #Bluesky. Looking forward to it.
Reposted by Clif H Dunn
Interesting graphic from @cw3escripps.bsky.social regarding the AR component that will fuel this week's system as it moves through California, including #SoCal.
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
February 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Interesting graphic from @cw3escripps.bsky.social regarding the AR component that will fuel this week's system as it moves through California, including #SoCal.
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
#Severance can’t be accused of losing the plot this season because you can’t lose what you never had. 💤
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
#Severance can’t be accused of losing the plot this season because you can’t lose what you never had. 💤
I'm using Chat GPT as a crucial component of my work and one of the fun things about it is seeing it iterate and improve in real time. Latest example: it's now allowing a clean copy-and-paste into a Google Doc...no more ### and *** everywhere! What new features have you run across?
January 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm using Chat GPT as a crucial component of my work and one of the fun things about it is seeing it iterate and improve in real time. Latest example: it's now allowing a clean copy-and-paste into a Google Doc...no more ### and *** everywhere! What new features have you run across?
I miss TikTok. Just kidding. #Tiktokban
January 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I miss TikTok. Just kidding. #Tiktokban