David Shapiro
@daveshap.bsky.social
AI research, psychedelics advocacy, post-labor economics theory, postnihilism, metamodernism
The real "bitter lesson" is that the goalposts keep moving.
The original "bitter lesson" was that "general strategies with high compute tend to outperform expert systems"
Oh but now that's not good enough, the AI needs to play and experiment and *that* is the *real* bitter lesson.
The original "bitter lesson" was that "general strategies with high compute tend to outperform expert systems"
Oh but now that's not good enough, the AI needs to play and experiment and *that* is the *real* bitter lesson.
September 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The real "bitter lesson" is that the goalposts keep moving.
The original "bitter lesson" was that "general strategies with high compute tend to outperform expert systems"
Oh but now that's not good enough, the AI needs to play and experiment and *that* is the *real* bitter lesson.
The original "bitter lesson" was that "general strategies with high compute tend to outperform expert systems"
Oh but now that's not good enough, the AI needs to play and experiment and *that* is the *real* bitter lesson.
It's all just smoke and mirrors
September 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's all just smoke and mirrors
The AI doomers are still around but the vibe has shifted. Rather than the prosaic, holier-than-thou attitude of the previous years, the entire tone has shifted to "poor us, we're the chosen few... but no one gets it... no one is listening... oh well... le sigh"
Such an interesting phenomenon
.
Such an interesting phenomenon
.
September 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The AI doomers are still around but the vibe has shifted. Rather than the prosaic, holier-than-thou attitude of the previous years, the entire tone has shifted to "poor us, we're the chosen few... but no one gets it... no one is listening... oh well... le sigh"
Such an interesting phenomenon
.
Such an interesting phenomenon
.
Magna contentio aeterna est
September 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Magna contentio aeterna est
ex nihilo, ad nihilum
September 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
ex nihilo, ad nihilum
Once, my dog saw shadows on ground of big fat bees flying above him.
He kept trying to catch the shadows.
No matter what we did, we couldn't convince him that the bees over his head were real.
Thus is the nature of the Internet, and all of you reading this.
He kept trying to catch the shadows.
No matter what we did, we couldn't convince him that the bees over his head were real.
Thus is the nature of the Internet, and all of you reading this.
September 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Once, my dog saw shadows on ground of big fat bees flying above him.
He kept trying to catch the shadows.
No matter what we did, we couldn't convince him that the bees over his head were real.
Thus is the nature of the Internet, and all of you reading this.
He kept trying to catch the shadows.
No matter what we did, we couldn't convince him that the bees over his head were real.
Thus is the nature of the Internet, and all of you reading this.
That unmatched sense of satisfaction when you have the most powerful AI available at your fingertips but you're so content you have no further questions.
September 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
That unmatched sense of satisfaction when you have the most powerful AI available at your fingertips but you're so content you have no further questions.
I'm considering moving here from x (Twitter) because of rampant anti semitism and the fact that x is becoming an all out race to the bottom.
September 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm considering moving here from x (Twitter) because of rampant anti semitism and the fact that x is becoming an all out race to the bottom.
I hear that AI is really unpopular here..
June 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I hear that AI is really unpopular here..
In 2026 an AI will do your taxes for you, and it will find every single exception, exemption, and loophole that applies to you.
February 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In 2026 an AI will do your taxes for you, and it will find every single exception, exemption, and loophole that applies to you.
If there was a human who could do everything that LLMs can do today, they'd be the most famous person on the planet.
February 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If there was a human who could do everything that LLMs can do today, they'd be the most famous person on the planet.
Reposted by David Shapiro
Feelin’ cute
Might delete l8r
Might delete l8r
December 5, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Feelin’ cute
Might delete l8r
Might delete l8r
Reposted by David Shapiro
This is madness. If other countries want to sell us solar on the cheap so we can expedite adoption of clean energy, let them. Either climate change is a crisis, or it isn't.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
US sets tariffs for solar panels from Southeast Asian nations
U.S. trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:27 AM
This is madness. If other countries want to sell us solar on the cheap so we can expedite adoption of clean energy, let them. Either climate change is a crisis, or it isn't.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Reposted by David Shapiro
Found a great "Starter Pack" list for AI here on bluesky
December 2, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Found a great "Starter Pack" list for AI here on bluesky
Who's good to follow in the AI, psychedelic, blockchain space? Other than the inimitable @samradofficial.bsky.social ?
November 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Who's good to follow in the AI, psychedelic, blockchain space? Other than the inimitable @samradofficial.bsky.social ?
Oh hi I'm here now.
November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Oh hi I'm here now.