Another jobs report.
Another month where AI failed to take our jobs.
Another jobs report.
Another month where AI failed to take our jobs.
nope. anthropic made a dataset including fake emails implying a nonexistent engineer was having an affair and the chatbot emitted words related to words from those fake emails implying a fictitious affair. then a bunch of dipshit frauds at anthropic made the home alone face and ran around the house.
βIf they couldnβt be bothered to write this, why should we be bothered to read it?β βΌοΈ
In their cathartic, broligarchy-rattling new book, βThe AI Con,β @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social are handing out needles so you, too, can burst the hype bubble.
www.esckey.co/do-you-belie...
LLMs are nothing more than models of the distribution of the word forms in their training data, with weights modified by post-training to produce somewhat different distributions. Unless your use case requires a model of a distribution of word forms in text, indeed, they suck and aren't useful.
Here are a few questions the NYT propaganda-as-news-service could have answered instead of the ridiculous ones they asked.
linkedin post screenshot: Ken Cheng - I want to connect with you, emotionally) Al will never be able to write like me. Why? Because | am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models. Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense. 1 wiite all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off. 1 suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift. The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can | have whipped cream please? Cheng. We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al. We just have to talk like this. All. The. Time. Piss on carpet
unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
#Copywriters. You are still needed, my god, you are still needed. But the market that 'gets' the value you bring is completely different from the pre-AI era. It's also a lot more fun to work with. Keen to find out more? Join Writers Against the Algorithm! I'm speaking tomorrow on this subject πͺ
Step inside our sunny office.
It really is sunny, because we live in Lanzarote π
But seriously, our website has had a few updates, check them out: chiefstudio.co.uk
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Fucking hell what are we doing π€¦ββοΈ
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 54: βAIβ Agents, A Single Point of Failure in which @mmitchell.bsky.social comes back to the pod to sift through agentic nonsense with me and @alexhanna.bsky.social
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
Thx to @whatulysses.bsky.social for production!
Graphic showing βChief Studio β Find Us on Zyppy Listβ with search bar imagery, a magnifying glass, and a heart icon.
Nice little milestone: weβre now on @Zyppy.com!
Itβs a curated directory of vetted marketing agencies and consultants.
As a product marketing agency, itβs great to be recognised for doing one thing well π
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Spectacular content for your Saturday readingβ¦
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...
Thanks Rand ππ
Super proud to get our little agency (itβs just me and @sophieoxley.bsky.social) accepted into @zyppy.comβ¦
Itβs a super cool and much needed human-curated directory of the best marketing agencies and consultants.
Thanks Cyrus π
πΊπΊ Iβm back, baby. Canβt wait to hang out with the Misfits in London next month at @microconf.com βs Growth Retreat! Discount code below if youβre after a ticket to the magic β€οΈ
New great piece from @emilymbender.bsky.social explaining the problem with "AI" framing.
"If what you are doing is sensible and grounded science, there is...a more precise way to describe it that bolsters rather than undermines the interest and value of your research."
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
As an elder millennial, I'm super excited to experience my fifth "once-in-a-lifetime" event since high school.
I swear my entire day is just dismissing suggestions from Grammarly.
I wrote about the kind of content marketing that actually works in 2025.
What got you here won't get you there. Time to face some hard truths.
jayacunzo.com/blog/the-kind-of-content-marketing-that-actually-works-in-2025
"The biggest red flag is anthropomorphizing AI."
π© π© π© Red flags for AI hype π© π© π©
Award-winning reporter @karenhao.bsky.social leads @pulitzercenter.bsky.social's AI Spotlight Series training journos on critical AI literacy.
But what about *readers*? How do you more critically read?
Hao reveals the red flags here:
www.esckey.co/how-to-hype-...
If we include ChatGPT, what is Google's *REAL* market share of search?
After years of speculation, we finally have enough reliable data to build high quality numbers for both services. I think you'll be quite surprised; I definitely was!
New research here: sparktoro.com/blog/new-res...
Hey man I live in Lanzarote! Weβre visiting La Palma soon. What are you shooting on? Looks sick. Film or digital ?
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
This is a really great piece
βChange happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.β
Gotta love Jane, right? So many good ones in light of todayβs shit show in the Oval Office.
Screenshot of a Google Gemini marketing email uploaded to the ick app, which highlights overly generic and exaggerated language. Words like 'actionable insights,' 'boost,' and 'seamlessly' are flagged. The app includes different modes like Dyslexia Friendly and Lightbox.
Straight from a Google Gemini 2.0 Flash marketing email:
Get ready for many actionable insights, a productivity boost, and the seamless experience of⦠well, doing things seamlessly.
π€¦ββοΈ #ai
032c published online my interview with the master of writing Shane Anderson - most delirious and most objective interview on AI ever.
032c.com/magazine/wha...
"By releasing Nepenthes, he hopes to do as much damage as possible, perhaps spiking companies' AI training costs, dragging out training efforts, or even accelerating model collapse..." ππ½βπ½
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Dang, @aleejudge.bsky.social knows how to get the most from his guests.
I ranted. I raved. I yelled like a madman, arguing passionately for what I'm convinced is the only way forward in marketing.
Plus, some nice production values & editing to make me look smarter than I am π
theick.app is in 3rd place atm on @uneed.bestβ¦
Plz go show us some love, letβs see if we can get a little higher π¬
www.uneed.best/tool/ickapp
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