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Why I’m Anti Waymo, and Pro Human Drivers
when I first moved to Santa Monica, I was very excited to witness my first Waymo RoboTaxi (and my first Optimus humanoid robot). I took my first ride in 2023, and having spent years working at the bleeding edge of functional computer vision / machine learning research, I was — technically — quite impressed. My…
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Meet your new AI Therapist : Layin on tha Couch, talkin to Chat…
An ever-growing number of my friends have told me (I often ask “What do you ask ChatGPT?”) that they use an AI Therapist as their primary go-to for mental health therapy. Responses often go something along the lines of “Chat listens, he hears me, he gives really good insight and advice, and… (and this is…
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AI Supermodel : And They All Came Tumbling Down 2025
The August 2025 issue of Vogue magazine featured a two-page ad spread by Guess…. with? An AI Supermodel. Two well-established brands in the fashion industry. Two well-financed entities. And this is the punchline: For whatever reason, Guess decided to commission an AI artist to create AI supermodel fakes. And to place a teeny-weeny near invisible…
