Just saw Dave Winer’s note about his Twitter account being hijacked – sorry to hear about that – hope he can get it back….
Followup on the future of AI
Yesterday, Om Malik summarized some feedback on the Matt Shumer post that I linked to yesterday.
This whole drama, from the viral post to the takedowns to the counter-takes, none of it is really about Shumer’s essay. What it’s about is simpler. And harder to admit. In the words of screenwriter William Goldman, “Nobody knows anything.”
Shumer writes his breathless warning. Marcus writes his skeptical rebuttal. Kahn points out the flawed assumptions. Goldman notes the difficulty of separating signal from hype. And every one of them is also selling something. A book. A newsletter. A reputation. An audience.
Hmmm…sounds like we are all “on our own”….
The future of AI
Via Matt Mullenweg, a link to a long post by Matt Shumer talking about how capable the latest AI models/tools have become, and that people should start using these tools to get ahead of the upcoming changes. I have thought about this as well, but have not taken any action yet.
Interestingly, The Atlantic has just published an article titled “America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do To Jobs” (might be paywalled). I read through this article as well, it raises concerns about big companies slashing workforces as AI does more and more. This theme is touched on in the Matt Shumer post.
Finally, Bernie Sanders published a position paper in the fall of 2025 on AI impact on workers. Again, the outlook was negative.
What should people do? What, if anything, should be done about AI, from the regulation standpoint? I don’t know.
Another post for my Github issue
Another ActivityPub test, changed my username to sylvesterandy
Test post for ActivityPub check
The Just Security site has published a list of its recent stories concerning ICE/BP activities in Minnesota. Today’s story (The Top 10 Questions The Trump Admin Needs to Answer About Minnesota) is definitely what journalists and Congress should be asking.
At The Bulwark, Bill Kristol’s Morning Shots newsletter for today has two great pieces on the people of Minneapolis and the departure of Greg Bovino – an excellent read!
A prayer for Minneapolis
Another week, another murder in Minneapolis by ICE agents after the murder of Renee Good. Today at Mass, one of our songs had a verse that was especially appropriate for the situation in Minneapolis and our country:
In the midst of persecution, Lord, stand by me
When my enemies surround me, Lord, stand by me
When the tyrant wields his terror and the armies wage their might
When the darkness overwhelms me, Lord, stand by me
Title: Stand By Me, words and music Copyright 2001 Tom Kendzia, published by Oregon Catholic Press (lyrics) (performance)
Dave Winer linked today to Rss.Social, a feed aggregation site – has a nice look and feel, good to see some experimentation in user interface (I still use River5 for my feed reading).