platforms optimize for 2 things time spent
ads watched these 2 makes the most amount of money for them videos allow that and ai is gonna make this so much worse
CULTURE
-
AI Platform Optimization: Time Spent, Ads, and Negative Impacts
By
–
-
OpenAI Researchers Allowed Outside Contrary Popular Belief
By
–
Contrary to popular belief, OpenAI researchers are in fact allowed to go outside
-
Geography shapes perspective: location’s influence on worldview
By
–
Extremely relevant Where you grow up and live defines what you think about this
-
Zuckerberg Hunting Season: Risky Post During Tense Period
By
–
risky post during zucc hunting season
-
Subtle advertising disguised as innocent product recommendation questions
By
–
…unless the ads are already there, but in a more subtle way: "Best running shoes in 2025?"
"What's the best book to learn machine learning from scratch?"
"Best note-taking app that syncs across devices?"
"Best indie games on Steam right now?"
… x.com/natolambert/st… -
Protecting Free Speech in the Age of AI
By
–
And as I keep saying You have to protect all types of speech, even the ones you disagree with Let people say whatever, don't be offended, debate them!
-
Memory Imagination and Human Perception in AI Context
By
–
“Most of us are a living, breathing soup of memory and imagination – and we may not be the best arbiters of which is which.” Lines like this are the reason I love reading Arundhati Roy!
-
Tech Millionaires Stop Building After Getting Rich
By
–
Hmm we know different people Almost none of the people who I know who got rich in tech (like $100M rich) are still making things
-
Brightest Minds Wasted Making People Click Ads
By
–
“The smartest minds of my generation are created to make people click ads.”
-
Easy Life and Burnout: Navigating Modern Work Culture
By
–
When I hear people talk about burnout
— @levelsio (@levelsio) 27 septembre 2025
I always have to think of videos like this
You probably have a life that's too easy https://t.co/kow8v5xHso pic.twitter.com/vRSetjh0ySWhen I hear people talk about burnout I always have to think of videos like this You probably have a life that's too easy