Category Archives: AI

A Problem ‘AI’ Does Solve: Section 174 of the U.S. Tax Code

Posted on July 31, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

And Trump is the reason the problem exists. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Every day, there’s a new story about how AI is letting bosses lay off workers. Some of this might actually be true, but it’s also about … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Curation

Posted on July 11, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

For people who actually work with machine learning approaches (not the salesmen, but the people who use them), the post title isn’t news, but this story about Tesla makes an important point that also applies to ‘AI’ (boldface mine): Tesla’s … Continue reading →

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The AI Techbro Overlords Just Want Tony Stark’s AI

Posted on May 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over on Bluesky, I’ve been saying for a while now that the push for AI ultimately comes down to a desire to have Tony Stark’s AI. Now we have proof from Scott Jenson: I just left Google, they have AI … Continue reading →

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AI Doesn’t Need ‘to Work’ for It to Be Adopted

Posted on April 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

David Roth makes a very good point about how AI (whatever that means) will be implemented–not how it could be implemented, but how it will likely be implemented (boldface mine): At this stage in this increasingly ubiquitous and increasingly janky … Continue reading →

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