X (and other social media sites) make our 1990s optimism about the Information Age seem silly. Even with all of the world's information a click away (& a free AI that can help explain that information in a personalized way), half-mangled anecdotes with no source win every time.
CULTURE
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General Purpose Technologies: Unpredictable Impacts on Society
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I think it should be obvious, but worth repeating that General Purpose Technologies have many effects, good and bad, that are not predictable to the technology's creators and which impact culture, society, and the economy in complex ways that are impossible to fully anticipate.
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Altman Accused of Repeating 2023 Talking Points Like LeCun
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Altman calls me a troll and then repeats my talking points from 2023. It’s the @ylecun playbook!
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Over 100M Musk Followers Are Likely Bots Not Real Users
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“More than 100 million Musk followers have less than 10 tweets posted to their account.” Vox Pop, or voice of the bot?
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Elon Musk Tesla Initiative Criticized as Poorly Conceived
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This is dumb idea, seriously, I respect you and bought a Tesla to support you but this is an ill thought out idea, I don’t believe will be productive.
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Major Change Coming Soon in Tech Landscape
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This is about to get very interesting. Change is coming.
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AGI Milestone: ChatGPT Firing Sam Altman
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Well know we’ve reached AGI when ChatGPT fires Sam Altman.
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Confidence in AI Opinions Inversely Related to Knowledge
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Those who know least about AI have the strongest opinions about it.
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Breaking Through AI Culture: The Challenge Today
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I don’t think there is one anymore. So hard to break through the culture these days.
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Unitree Robot Plays With Child as Future Companion
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Les futurs amis de nos enfants ?
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 5 juillet 2025
Un robot unitree déguisé qui joue avec une enfant pic.twitter.com/waqfwD0ntULes futurs amis de nos enfants ? Un robot unitree déguisé qui joue avec une enfant