Waymo self-driving cars, powered by AGI — A Guy Instead

Tesla and Waymo find safety rules so inconvenient

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auGa2dP2EBw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260209-waymo-self-driving-cars-powered-by-agi-a-guy-instead - podcast

time: 5 min 30 sec

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/09/waymo-self-driving-cars-powered-by-agi-a-guy-instead/ - blog post

AI sends tourists to Tasmanian hot springs that don’t exist

'Our AI has messed up completely’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMU5IFfD6mU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260130-ai-sends-tourists-to-tasmanian-hot-springs-that-dont-exist - podcast

time: 5 min 48 sec

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/30/ai-sends-tourists-to-tasmanian-hot-springs-that-dont-exist/ - blog post

I've mentioned this before, but one thing I've been closely watching for is when crypto people begin to distance themselves from Trump.

November 2024 vs. January 2026

#USpol #USpolitics #crypto #cryptocurrency

When anyone says "LLMs as normal technology" see if it's actually any better than "blockchains as normal technology" or "NFTs as normal technology"

this is the excuse crew trying to calm the increasingly pissed off crowd.

"AI" is not a "normal technology". it is a *political project*. its proponents are extremely explicit about their goals with it. the people claiming we should just treat this political project as "normal technology" are shilling.

The more I roll it around in my mouth, the more certain I am that the "AI" mania *perfectly* encapsulates neoliberalism in its entirety.

- doesn't work and never has
- steals everything around it
- produces nothing of value
- destroys all things with actual value
- lies
- creates the illusion of efficiency while vastly increasing both monetary and social costs
- is supported by militant zealots with tiny minds and hearts
- enriches a tiny group of individuals at the cost of destroying Earth

Fascinating and important article about how a slumlord's attempts to avoid maintaining his buildings resulted in America's current Tren de Aragua craze.

Maybe most interesting of all is that *none* of the actual gang members in the viral Aurora Colorado gang invasion video were sent to #CECOT.

Seems highly relevant to remember that there is a cabal of anti-Maduro Venezuelans running El Salvador with Bukele these days: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114354746811179149

https://prospect.org/justice/2025-04-24-runaway-tren-de-aragua-colorado-housing-gangs/

#Venezuela #venezuelans #ELSalvador #TrenDeAragua #crime #corruption #uspol #Trump #deportations #ICE #DHS #deportation #uspolitics #TDA