blaming job cuts on AI like this seems odd to me, or at least worth digging into. if you have technology that magically makes your company more efficient and productive, then why not use that to actually grow the business by developing new products or whatever, rather than just
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How LLM Language May Be Reshaping Human Thinking
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This recent New Yorker piece asks how much different languages shape a person's thinking. I feel that the "language of LLMs" may be reshaping how many people think, too.
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Why Measure AI Performance With Humans Rather Than Alone
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This is a laudable goal, but it may mean designing, testing, and deploying AI systems differently. For example, why not measure the ability of GPT-5.5 to solve problems *with* a person rather than on its own? (see Stanford's centaur
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AI Should Help Humans, Not Replace Them
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the idea that AI is something that by necessity replaces a person in their daily work seems odd to me. the field of AI has of course always sought to understand and replicate human intelligence, but technology is fundamentally about helping humans solve problems and do things
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Human Replacement Fatalism: AI Anxiety Without Existential Fear
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This is a great point. There is a kind of fatalism or eagerness for humans to be replaced… just not outright killed off
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Eka Robotics Amazing Robots Featured in TikTok Video
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I made a TikTok thingie about @EkaRobotics and it's amazing robots… (actually @WIRED
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Humanoid Robots for Package Handling: Genuine Application or Marketing
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Surely this isn't a genuine application for humanoids? Amazon, FedEx, etc already handle a lot of packages like this using much cheaper robot arms and actuators. I'm saying this is AI generated (although it does look like it might be sped up) but I wonder if might be more of a
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AI-Written Papers at Major ML Conferences in Coming Years
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Eka: A Different Approach to Robotics AI Innovation
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A lot of companies are currently chasing a "ChatGPT moment for robotics". Eka, founded by @pulkitology and @haarnoja
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