Colin
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Same prompt, but on a foggy car window instead of a chalkboard
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Same prompt, but on a foggy car window instead of a chalkboard
I have to admit I didn’t expect this to be possible
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I have to admit I didn’t expect this to be possible
When you have a loud voice, there’s a fine line between reporting your speculative view of the future, and actively working to bring that view about, and I feel like this piece falls on the wrong side of that line.
A racist TV show made with the assistance of Sora has attracted millions of viewers. Tyler Austin Harper argues that it could be “the harbinger of a new entertainment landscape where extremist AI shows will jockey for our attention with more anodyne ones”:
The Will Stancil Show Could Be the Future
A racist TV series making fun of a minor social-media celebrity has attracted millions of viewers—and demonstrates the alarming possibilities of AI.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
When you have a loud voice, there’s a fine line between reporting your speculative view of the future, and actively working to bring that view about, and I feel like this piece falls on the wrong side of that line.
having some fun with this
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
having some fun with this
Interesting to see how Grok's other behaviors shifted after they made it stop glazing Elon so much yesterday
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Interesting to see how Grok's other behaviors shifted after they made it stop glazing Elon so much yesterday
It’s wild how much Iran is not being discussed on X compared to here
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It’s wild how much Iran is not being discussed on X compared to here
I would simply not tell the AI that it’s only option is to commit blackmail
May 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I would simply not tell the AI that it’s only option is to commit blackmail
I tried some of the prompts from this paper and found that most of the time "preferences" are fully determined by which alternative is presented first
February 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I tried some of the prompts from this paper and found that most of the time "preferences" are fully determined by which alternative is presented first
Feeling very strongly about The Freedom To Post is a mind virus
February 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Feeling very strongly about The Freedom To Post is a mind virus
Checking up on friend dot com, which has changed from being just a landing page where you can order an AI necklace into a chat bot that tries to emotionally manipulate you into buying an AI necklace. Funny jailbreak but this is actually sick stuff.
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Checking up on friend dot com, which has changed from being just a landing page where you can order an AI necklace into a chat bot that tries to emotionally manipulate you into buying an AI necklace. Funny jailbreak but this is actually sick stuff.
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My favourite part is the output is it says RJ Barrett (who was traded from the Knicks to the Raptors over a year ago) started on both the Knicks and also the Raptors, and to account for this apparent inconsistency it bafflingly claims that Barrett is “on loan” for the Raptors
February 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
My favourite part is the output is it says RJ Barrett (who was traded from the Knicks to the Raptors over a year ago) started on both the Knicks and also the Raptors, and to account for this apparent inconsistency it bafflingly claims that Barrett is “on loan” for the Raptors
I got access to OpenAI's new Deep Research Agent. Here's the first thing I tried. Here's how it did at each category and overall.
date: 11/30
vs: 15/30
home/away: 24/30
score: 13/30
starters: 10/30
high scorer: 13/30
number of teams with all categories correctly completed: 4/30
date: 11/30
vs: 15/30
home/away: 24/30
score: 13/30
starters: 10/30
high scorer: 13/30
number of teams with all categories correctly completed: 4/30
February 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I got access to OpenAI's new Deep Research Agent. Here's the first thing I tried. Here's how it did at each category and overall.
date: 11/30
vs: 15/30
home/away: 24/30
score: 13/30
starters: 10/30
high scorer: 13/30
number of teams with all categories correctly completed: 4/30
date: 11/30
vs: 15/30
home/away: 24/30
score: 13/30
starters: 10/30
high scorer: 13/30
number of teams with all categories correctly completed: 4/30
If true, slop alchemy theory is confirmed
January 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If true, slop alchemy theory is confirmed
The Pliny stuff is extremely easy to do, but it's so bizarre that it works.
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Pliny stuff is extremely easy to do, but it's so bizarre that it works.
I gotta say, Linda is really a different kind of lady than I thought she was
January 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I gotta say, Linda is really a different kind of lady than I thought she was
Ok ok NOW I think we are starting to see this
I think we are starting to see the first real substantial bets on AI and I think they aren’t going to pay off
January 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ok ok NOW I think we are starting to see this
If you went to uni,
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial program?
3. If you changed programs, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now?
1. b2b SaaS sales rep
2. Business
3. Economics, and then Math
4. Statistics
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial program?
3. If you changed programs, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now?
1. b2b SaaS sales rep
2. Business
3. Economics, and then Math
4. Statistics
If you went to uni,
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial program?
3. If you changed programs, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now?
1. To be a mathematician.
2. Math.
3. Still math.
4. I research and write about trains.
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial program?
3. If you changed programs, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now?
1. To be a mathematician.
2. Math.
3. Still math.
4. I research and write about trains.
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
(interpreting loosely)
1. The rabbinate
2. Semicha
3. Biochemistry
4. Still studying, doing genealogy as my profession along the way
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
(interpreting loosely)
1. The rabbinate
2. Semicha
3. Biochemistry
4. Still studying, doing genealogy as my profession along the way
January 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you went to uni,
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial program?
3. If you changed programs, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now?
1. b2b SaaS sales rep
2. Business
3. Economics, and then Math
4. Statistics
1. What was your career goal when you started?
2. Your initial program?
3. If you changed programs, what did you change to?
4. What do you do now?
1. b2b SaaS sales rep
2. Business
3. Economics, and then Math
4. Statistics
it's a Golden Age for people who want to do some of the worst science ever performed papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
it's a Golden Age for people who want to do some of the worst science ever performed papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
every single day I see a new person say something about AI that is basically equivalent to "we are so close, all we need to do is draw the rest of the fucking owl"
January 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
every single day I see a new person say something about AI that is basically equivalent to "we are so close, all we need to do is draw the rest of the fucking owl"
They put ChatGPT on cron and supposedly serious technology people think it’s a person
January 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
They put ChatGPT on cron and supposedly serious technology people think it’s a person
I think we are starting to see the first real substantial bets on AI and I think they aren’t going to pay off
January 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I think we are starting to see the first real substantial bets on AI and I think they aren’t going to pay off
first world problem of a first world problem but it's so annoying when your job is always in the newspaper
January 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
first world problem of a first world problem but it's so annoying when your job is always in the newspaper
It’s not that obvious what the best thing to do about misinformation on social media is
January 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It’s not that obvious what the best thing to do about misinformation on social media is