Clive Thompson
@clivethompson.bsky.social
Writer, musician, hobbyist coder. Wired / NYT Magazine / Mother Jones, author of "Coders". Blog at clivethompson.medium.com. Free "Linkfest" newsletter ("the opposite of doomscrolling"): https://shorturl.at/XcutG. Built https://www.weirdoldbookfinder.net/
lol I know
Good luck!
Good luck!
January 31, 2026 at 1:26 AM
lol I know
Good luck!
Good luck!
... they trust the people from these elite realms to produce it.
You should go read the entire job posting, it's quite something!
4/4
job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/501...
You should go read the entire job posting, it's quite something!
4/4
job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/501...
Writing Specialist
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
... they trust the people from these elite realms to produce it.
You should go read the entire job posting, it's quite something!
4/4
job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/501...
You should go read the entire job posting, it's quite something!
4/4
job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/501...
Are they amassing all this exceptionally traditional, elite mainstream-media-inflected writing so they can -- I dunno -- train Grok what *not* to produce?
Maybe? I don't think so, though
I think they want quality writing, and despite their owner's utter loathing for mainstream sources ...
3/4
Maybe? I don't think so, though
I think they want quality writing, and despite their owner's utter loathing for mainstream sources ...
3/4
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Are they amassing all this exceptionally traditional, elite mainstream-media-inflected writing so they can -- I dunno -- train Grok what *not* to produce?
Maybe? I don't think so, though
I think they want quality writing, and despite their owner's utter loathing for mainstream sources ...
3/4
Maybe? I don't think so, though
I think they want quality writing, and despite their owner's utter loathing for mainstream sources ...
3/4
... their list of qualifications is *pimento-studded* with the most hilariously elite cultural sources and influences:
The New Yorker, the NYT Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, bachelor's degrees in English and History and Journalism, Poetry Magazine, etc
2/4
The New Yorker, the NYT Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, bachelor's degrees in English and History and Journalism, Poetry Magazine, etc
2/4
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
... their list of qualifications is *pimento-studded* with the most hilariously elite cultural sources and influences:
The New Yorker, the NYT Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, bachelor's degrees in English and History and Journalism, Poetry Magazine, etc
2/4
The New Yorker, the NYT Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, bachelor's degrees in English and History and Journalism, Poetry Magazine, etc
2/4
oh my goodness, I must know ...
what gorgeous book is this, and what edition?
what gorgeous book is this, and what edition?
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
oh my goodness, I must know ...
what gorgeous book is this, and what edition?
what gorgeous book is this, and what edition?