I did not know that the official Icelandic word for 'emoji' is 'tjámerki' (basically 'expression symbol')

“Anthropic’s racing OpenAI to go public. | The Verge”

The Verge

Anthropic’s racing OpenAI to go public.

The AI startup has hired law firm Wilson Sonsini for an IPO that could happen as early as next year, the FT reports. OpenAI is reportedly eyeing th...

If they manage to go public before the bubble pops, the ensuing frenzy might IMO extend the bubble's life for at least a year or two

“Mad Men’s HBO Max 4K Release Might Make Fans Vomit”

Vulture

The Mad Men Rollout on HBO Max Might Make Fans Vomit

Thanks to a screwup in the file transfers, the show’s 4K release is riddled with errors.

At some point I'll have to write about how subscriptions for virtual goods (video, software, etc) disconnects outcomes from economic success, destroying the product In the meantime, just sit back and watch the media and software industries rot around you

“AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself”

AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself

Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the deat...

> Let ChatGPT redesign your class. Let ChatGPT tell you how to evaluate your students. Let ChatGPT tell students how to use ChatGPT. Let ChatGPT solve the problem of human education. It was like being handed a Mad Libs puzzle for automating your syllabus.

I see a bunch of people are convinced that getting bought by the runner up startup in a historically large financial bubble is going to be great for bun’s longevity 🤷🏻‍♂️