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OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry
https://www.wheresyoured.at/openai-is-a-systemic-risk-to-the-tech-industry-2/
Published: April 14, 2025 16:06
Before we go any further: I hate to ask you to do this, but I need your help — I'm up for this year's Webbys for the best business podcast award. I know it's a pain in the ass, but can you sign up
The Phony Comforts of AI Optimism
https://www.wheresyoured.at/optimistic-cowardice/
Published: March 24, 2025 17:01
A few months ago, Casey Newton of Platformer ran a piece called "The phony comforts of AI skepticism," framing those who would criticize generative AI as "having fun," damning them as "hyper-fixated on the things [AI] can't do."I am not going
CoreWeave Is A Time Bomb
https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/
Published: March 17, 2025 18:07
Soundtrack: EL-P (ft. Aesop Rock) - Run The NumbersIn my years writing this newsletter I have come across few companies as rotten as CoreWeave — an "AI cloud provider" that sells GPU compute to AI companies looking to run or train their models. CoreWeave…
Power Cut
https://www.wheresyoured.at/power-cut/
Published: March 3, 2025 17:12
A week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred MWs," with "at least two private data center operators across multiple US markets." The report also details how Microsoft "pulled back on converting…
There Is No AI Revolution
https://www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-money/
Published: February 24, 2025 16:42
Soundtrack: Mack Glocky - Chasing CarsLast week, I spent a great deal of time and words framing the generative AI industry as a cynical con where OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have used a compliant media and braindead investors to frame…
The Generative AI Con
https://www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/
Published: February 17, 2025 18:51
It's been just over two years and two months since ChatGPT launched, and in that time we've seen Large Language Models (LLMs) blossom from a novel concept into one of the most craven cons of the 21st century — a cynical bubble inflated by OpenAI CEO
What We're Fighting For
https://www.wheresyoured.at/what-were-fighting-for/
Published: February 11, 2025 13:52
Soundtrack: Bad Religion — The Resist StanceA great deal of what I write feels like narrating the end of the world — watching as the growth-at-all-costs, hyper-financialized Rot Economy seemingly tarnishes every corner of our digital lives. My core…
Deep Impact
https://www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact/
Published: January 29, 2025 16:27
Soundtrack: The Hives — Hate To Say I Told You SoIn the last week or so, but especially over the weekend, the entire generative AI industry has been thrown into chaos.This won’t be a lengthy, technical write-up — although there will be some inevitable…
The Slop Society
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-slop-society/
Published: January 17, 2025 19:47
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than…
Thank You
https://www.wheresyoured.at/thank-you/
Published: December 24, 2024 00:33
Soundtrack: Spinnerette - The Walking Dead - (Alt: Postmodern Jukebox - Radioactive) Thanks so much to everybody that has supported me in the last year. This newsletter started as a way for me to process the complex feelings I have about the technology…