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My editor saw me using Claude last week.
They gave me that look. The one like I'm cheating.
"That app will soon put us all out of work" they said.
I didn't argue. They are right. Just kept working.
Their draft took 7 hours. Mine took 45 minutes.
Both got approved. Client liked MINE.
Ordered more.
I didn't say a word or brag.
I'm just happy I still have a job.
Your first draft doesn't need to be smart.
It just needs to exist.
Raw. Wrong. Embarrassing.
AI excels at polishing your first draft.
Not inventing it from silence. NOT investing your stories. NOT inventing you.
Editing with AI just helps dump the mess fast.
Get your first draft out FAST. Let the machine refine.
The magic happens in the handover from your chaos to its clarity.
The "optimal" LLM language is a mathematically verifiable one where the model doesn't just write the code, but simultaneously generates the formal proof of its correctness. We’re moving toward a world where the source code is ephemeral, but the proof is permanent.
I just got my first three followers on Sigmoid.social!
(Granted, one of them is my alt on mastodon.social, lol. FML.)
Get the full briefing (and join the resistance) here:
↳https://pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-broke-my-heart-botched-surgeries
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Hey guys. I just published the latest issue of Pithy Cyborg | AI News Made Simple.
Every week, I cover the 3 most fascinating AI stories. (I know many folks here hate AI, lol. But, I'm not some wild, frothing-at-the-mouth AI fanatic. Just a dude covering the tech news.)
If you want level-headed AI coverage, you're welcome to join the gang. All are welcome. (100% free, by the way.)
This week, I cover Grok's Malaysian ban, AI doctors, and Google's AI dominance. ;)
https://pithycyborg.substack.com/p/governments-ban-grok-ai-doctors-rise
If you find an error in someone's social profile (like a broken link), is it best to inform that person? Or, would some folks actually take that the wrong way?
If so, how would you handle it in the coolest way possible while not seeming like a snob?
X just limited image features to X Premium and Premium+ users.
Before: Anyone could prompt images with zero friction.
Now: Access is locked behind an eight dollar paywall.
The platform claims safety.
But, what about those living in poverty who cannot afford to pay?
We are witnessing the death of the self-made expert. By making high-quality output effortless, AI has turned credentials into the only remaining proxy for effort. We’ve locked the gates against the brilliantly self-taught while the 'credentialed mediocre' get a monopoly on trust.
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