Anthropic CEO claims AI models hallucinate less than humans.
Yes, he really said that with his bare face hanging out. Looking at the details, he appears to be just trying to muddy the discussion by redefining “hallucinations” and trying to confuse things.
Kentucky’s Bitcoin Boom Has Gone Bust
Now mines are powering down, and investors are hoping AI-powered data centers will fill the void.
Scammers gonna scam, I guess.
Finished: The Living Reed, by Pearl S. Buck 📚. A novelization of Korean history from 1881 to 1945, of which I knew essentially nothing before reading. I’m not sure I know how much after - like Buck’s other books, this is quite romanticized, and focused more on personal stories than historical analysis. Slow and lush writing makes for pleasant reading though.
“Mossy Elephants”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 15mm, f/5, 1/125s, ISO 3200. O’Leary Trail west of MacDuff Mountain.
Finished: The Rising Tide, by Jeff Shaara 📚. A historical novel covering WWII’s Mediterranean Front roughly from the tank battles of North Africa to the Allied invasion of Italy. It mixes the prime movers (Rommel, Eisenhower, and so on) with a couple of regular soldiers. As far as I can tell the historical content is accurate, though much of the dialog is clearly imagined. Does a good job of showing the political side of the upper echelons of the military.
“The Constitution is not a suicide pact” - Justice Robert H. Jackson
“Hold my beer” - Chief Justice John Roberts
“Starflower”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/6.3, 1/15s, ISO 1600. O’Leary Trail west of MacDuff Mountain.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to fire 2 independent agency leaders over liberal dissents
Fuck.
Anyone who still thinks the Supreme Court will stand up to Trump is deluded. John Roberts will go down in history as an enabler of despotism. If there’s anyone left to write history.
“Sand Two Bits”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/800s, ISO 100. At Baker Beach.
The US has a radio-free zone. If we had an AI-free zone, I’d move there.
“By-the-wind Sailor”
Olympus TG-6 @ 7.8mm, f/4, 1/160s, ISO 200. At Baker Beach.
“Loneliness”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/1600s, ISO 800. Shot at Baker Beach.
Judge: Trump Administration ‘Unquestionably’ Violated Court Order on Deportations
And they’ll no doubt violate his order of remedies too. The Constitutional crisis is here, and there may not be any way to stop it.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago
So the way to make America healthy again is just to claim that there are no diseases. Seems legit.
Trump administration accepts Qatari 747 to serve as Air Force One
Even loud objections from (some) Republican members of Congress isn’t enough to rein in this administration’s blatant corruption.
Prediction: this jet will never fly as Air Force One. It’s going to cost more and take longer to retrofit for security and defense than the Trump people are claiming.
Nice 20-mile hike today. www.alltrails.com/explore/m…
Photos will follow but right now I’m exhausted.
“Sea and Sky”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/640s, ISO 320. Morning low tide at Baker Beach.
Trump admin deports immigrants to South Sudan in violation of court order, lawyers say
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that this administration only follows court orders that it likes.
The more AI takes over the internet, the less I want to be a part of it. I wonder if I should retreat to Gemini or some other niche online space. Or perhaps just give up and live in the real world.
Zero-click searches: Google’s AI tools are the culmination of its hubris
Google occupies the same place in my internet usage as AltaVista: a service that I used to visit frequently and now never use.