Timothy Swan

@timswan
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It’s good to not be alone. #nokings

Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2026: $827.2 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2026: $222.7 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2026: $204.2 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2026: $7.25

Three words: tax the rich.

You know how in every movie set during WWII there’s a scene where Nazis are checking papers on the trains? That is the USA as of today

https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-airport-tsa-federal-immigration-agents-4cfb93f7d2ff5a1ccb87d1bdbf54b959

ICE seen at Atlanta airport amid partial shutdown

Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel nationwide. The officers have not screened passengers so far. The Trump administration said they would supplement Transportation Security Administration staffing at certain airports but provided few details about exactly what they would be doing. After intensified immigration enforcement and protests in cities across the country over the past year, their presence has unsettled some travelers and raised new questions.

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A man used LLMs to generate hundreds of thousands of "songs", then used bots to stream them billions of times, to collect $8m in royalties. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence-0 Is there a better metaphor for late-stage capitalism than burning resources to make songs that are never listened to, then steaming them to robots that will never hear them, ad infinitum?
dear apple. when i want to choose another card, i will ALWAYS tap the top thing. always. i will never tap the second thing. please fix. thank u love u

Sam Altman: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

Meaning: We stole all your knowledge , writing, and art, and now we’re gonna put a meter on it and sell it back to you. You’re welcome.”

1. Trump launches a war against Iran.
2. Putin helps Iran track down and kill American service members.
3. Trump rewards Putin by lifting sanctions on Russian oil.

If Donald Trump isn’t a Russian agent, he’s going out of his way to make people think he is.

A.I. and LLMs exist simply to move more wealth to the very top, while leaving us plebes jobless and without income.
A.I. and LLMs exist simply to move more wealth to the very top, while leaving the plebes jobless and without income.