2026-01-15
AI can't develop truly novel ideas. But most ideas are a expansion of or mapping of old ideas onto a new domain. And AI is probably OK at probabilistically suggesting concepts a human innovator would interpret as useful. IT is essentially a correlation machine. — www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/t...
New York Times
Scientists say that AI has become a powerful and rapidly improving research tool, and that whether it is generating ideas on its own is, for now, a moot point
For decades, elite mathematicians have struggled to solve a collection of thorny problems posed by a 20th-century academic named Paul Erdos.
2025-12-19
This is objectively hilarious but also: don't let probabilistic autonomous systems run processes where errors can be destructive or expensive: — www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Wall Street Journal
In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
until someone pointed out this would fall afoul of the US Onion Futures Act of 1958. @andonlabs : Turns out journalists are better red-teamers than AI researchers. We've taught the...
2025-04-26
When you buy a cloud-dependent product, whatever the original terms of sale, you are renting it. — www.theverge.com/news/656332/ ...
The Verge
Google says it will end support for 1st- and 2nd-gen Nest thermostats on October 25, and won't launch new models in Europe due to its “unique” heating systems
The company is also pulling Nest thermostats out of Europe entirely, citing “unique” heating challenges.
2025-04-17
I have never heard of this - entirely fake students enrolling in community college - and it is wild. — voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/14/ a...
Voice of San Diego
US community colleges are battling a flood of fake, or bot, students who bilk financial aid by enrolling in online classes and submitting AI-generated work
Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. Bluesky: @socialmedialab.ca , @thealexknapp , @voiceofsan...