Yep. I’m finding more energy is going into making sure I don’t sound ai-y haha
CULTURE
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Barnes & Noble 25% Discount Pre-order for Empire of AI Book
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Today through Apr 25, Barnes & Noble members can pre-order my book EMPIRE OF AI and all forthcoming titles (in all formats) for 25% off! If you’re planning to buy a book, consider pre-ordering. It makes a difference in building momentum. #BNPreorder https://
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AI transforms exam grading practices
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Corregir exámenes ya no es lo que era… 😅 pic.twitter.com/Pphns2GU6Z
— Juan Merodio (@juanmerodio) 23 avril 2025Corregir exámenes ya no es lo que era…
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Sam Altman Predicted AGI Would Be History’s Greatest Tech Turning Point
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En 2014, Sam Altman écrivait que l’intelligence artificielle générale (AGI) serait « le plus grand tournant technologique de l’Histoire ». À l’époque, personne n’y croyait. (Vous faisiez quoi vous en 2014 ?) Même les professeurs en informatique en parlaient avec un rictus.
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More Top ML Conferences Should Be Hosted in Asia
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We should host more top ML conferences (ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS) in Asia
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AI Avatar Reaches 100K Followers with Viral Videos
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My AI avatar just hit 100,000 followers.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 22 avril 2025
The videos you see below aren't actually me, it's an AI avatar of my face/voice.
Despite this, each of these videos went viral with millions of views across platforms.
Some raw thoughts on this experiment:
1) People don't care it's… pic.twitter.com/nz2jtAFIoZMy AI avatar just hit 100,000 followers. The videos you see below aren't actually me, it's an AI avatar of my face/voice. Despite this, each of these videos went viral with millions of views across platforms. Some raw thoughts on this experiment: 1) People don't care it's
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Twitter Contract Considerations: Protecting Mental Health Online
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I have considered a few times having an explicit public or private Contract with Twitter, mostly for avoiding the brain damage. It didn’t used to be hard but has gotten harder for me in last ~2 years, and not obviously in response to anything I think I am doing differently.
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LLMs Train Better Writing Habits Through Low-Cost Iteration
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I think people *might* operationalize better habits after LLMs train them that throwing away a paragraph is basically costless.
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Writing Multiple Drafts with Different Voices and Arguments
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One thing that I tried, with very limited success, to get people to do is to be less attached to words on a page. Writing an essay? Write two very different takes on it; different diction, different voice, maybe even different argument. Then pick the one which speaks to you.
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AI Apps Transform Healthcare and Mental Health Exploration
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I wholeheartedly agree. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini and other similar apps are amazing to help one understand complex healthcare questions. Also great for mental health exploration. ChatGPT charted a very positive path for AI and humanity.