I was never afraid to fly … until the latest generation of Boeing jets. I know that statistically the risk is still very low, but when it turns out I’m going to fly on a Dreamliner, I’m always somewhat stressed.

After seeing atriocs video about tickets costing hundreds of thousands this suddenly isn’t even a big concern.

Yeah, messing with the currency surely will work out great. “What’s the worst that could happen?” really takes on a different meaning in this context.

I absolutely hope for wide adoption of this. The results will be hilarious!

The Venezuelan government under Delcy Rodríguez must submit budget requests to Washington for the release of these funds, which the U.S. Department of State reviews for public, governmental, or diplomatic purposes.

This is quite astonishing, tbh.

Well, maybe we’ll get another animated space action short out of it, which is entertaining in it’s own right. I wouldn’t hold my breath for an actual release.

Since a senior engineer is clearly in the loop here I wouldn’t pass judgement on these commits without looking at their actual content. LLMs can be used responsibly, too.

Anything for a headline and a quick stock pump.

The shamelessness of these companies … they treat their customers and investors just the same. Nothing matters, there’s no objective but quick money.

Bro uses a Google “product”.

The irony of China actually making the market work as intended will never fail to amuse me.

Funny: I often call LLMs the asbestos of our time when talking to my colleagues. There are legitimate fears about the long-term consequences. But as with all risks, the industry — myself included — will happily take them until the consequences fully materialize.

You can make a bold bet by shunning LLMs completely and thus avoiding the associated risk if you believe in them strongly. If you’re right you stand to be in a fantastic position.

Well, I write code for people, too, and still much of it by hand. But there is also a non-trivial portion that can be generated and quickly evaluated. It’s not the majority and it’s hit or miss, but in aggregate I’m measuring a positive impact. It’s far from the insane promises made by the AI companies, but it’s measurable, in real numbers. Think more of a 10% increase, not 10x. Is this enough to justify a trillion dollar industry? Doubtful. Is is low enough to be discarded? Not in a serious productivity focused environment.

Long story short: LLMs can provide value in software development, especially in senior developer hands. Apparently that value is not something many feel they can just leave on the table.

This doesn’t answer the question whether you can separate the tool from it’s maker or from how it came into existence or even about possible long-term consequences of it’s usage.

But for a lot of programmers these are questions they don’t feel compelled to consider, and I can empathize. LLMs are now here and they, like most technology, won’t just disappear again for ethical or long-term-risk reasons. Completely shunning them will become a niche, even in the often idealistic world of open-source.

I’m looking forward to when the hype dies down and the general understanding of what LLMs really are and where they are useful becomes more normalized. This whole “AI” nonsense drives me nuts.

For idealists this is a hard time indeed, but isn’t it always?

There’s just nothing Microsoft can do to bring me back. I don’t need Windows anymore, so why would I ever choose it?

This is great news!

Not just gaming companies. I watch every prodct from a listed compny with suspicion by now.

In other news: Trump family reports $400M gain.

Yes, open that can of worms!