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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · 7h

Exactly. It’s not like alcohol where there’s all that evidence that it’s bad if you’re under 18 (or 21 or whatever), and harmless thereafter.

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · 8d

www.historicaltechtree.com

Historical Tech Tree

Interactive visualization of technological history

www.historicaltechtree.com

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · 8d

One more daily cognitive load to the face of humanity.

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · 21d

Would love your opinion (in longform YT content) on how the US possibly comes back from this. I’m not seeing it.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Sep 5

FINALLY

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Sep 2

Can we also talk about how Semafor in general started promisingly, but has become depressingly pro-AI and routinely uses the Jordan Peterson “there’s nothing we can do about it” defence?

Recent e.g.: www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

🟡 Semafor Tech: “AI psychosis” | Semafor

In this edition, a behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft’s first internally built AI models, and tackling “AI psychosis.”

www.semafor.com

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Aug 29

This book breaks it all down quite elegantly.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is not a new story. ‘Run fast and break things’ is a dogshit mantra. There’s no incentive for SV tech companies to plan for obvious or unintended consequences or do basic, responsible human-centred design.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Aug 19

I just started a book featuring this whole clown car of AI supremacists. Highly recommended.

More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
Book by Adam Becker

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Aug 18

Isn’t Allen Iverson more of a parallel for LLM-era AI?

Scores “yay points”, low efficiency, looks good and has some big cultural moments, but ultimately isn’t game-changing or historically great *ducks*

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Aug 3

Any plans for an audiobook?

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hey everyone, type in “-ai” at the end of your Google query to bypass overviews. Or use DuckDuckGo or Kagi or someone who doesn’t hate their user base. 👍🏻

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 23

He managed to steal a joke from Red Letter Media too.

youtu.be/Tm8RG1leX8c?...

The A.I. Apocalypse - Beyond the Black Void

YouTube video by RedLetterMedia

youtu.be

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 23

I’m actually fine with this. Let all the major labels and artists make slop and generic content to chase earballs.

The real musicians can build a different market for their art from the ashes of this one.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 18

No shit. What’s the biggest revenue multiple in startup history? Bigger than 180x?

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 18

This whole movement is vibes, and honestly, it's perfectly timed.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 14

I'm not even mad. I'm impressed at how wasteful that is.

I just chucked it into noted bandwidth hog Adobe Photoshop and the most it could manage was 496kb as a PNG.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 11

So, consultants?

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 11

Can't remember when I first came across your channel, but loving the Stuart Littlemore vibes. 👍🏻

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jul 4

Just now realising that the brand name is derived from ‘HTML’

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jun 30

If this guy spoke a word of sense, it’d be lonely.

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jun 16

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David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jun 13

So, clearly then, they haven’t learned that successful products solve real human needs?

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jun 6

Your next podcast intro?

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · Jun 3

Wake me when they identify a meaningful problem to solve. Also:

David Cox @davecoxygen.bsky.social · May 29

It’s probably not good that this product has already existed for like a year, and basically nobody knows about it or cares.

www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24...

Limitless is a new AI tool for your meetings — and an all-hearing wearable gadget

Limitless has a much simpler — and maybe more realistic — take on an AI gadget.

www.theverge.com