Tony Ho Tran
@tonyhotran.bsky.social
The Godfather of AI | Banh Mi Connoisseur | Senior Tech Editor for Slate dot com | Formerly The Daily Beast and Futurism | Local Chicago Man | Iowa Hawkeye | 📧 : tony dot tran at slate dot com
84. He was fucking kid.
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
84. He was fucking kid.
Online chess is a brutal game
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Online chess is a brutal game
I feel crazy. Less than a year ago literally everyone was beside themselves with glee after the United Healthcare CEO was shot. Jesse Welles has a song lamenting Kirk's death, months after his UHC one.
What makes Charlie Kirk different? That it was captured in 4K? That we knew his name and face?
What makes Charlie Kirk different? That it was captured in 4K? That we knew his name and face?
September 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I feel crazy. Less than a year ago literally everyone was beside themselves with glee after the United Healthcare CEO was shot. Jesse Welles has a song lamenting Kirk's death, months after his UHC one.
What makes Charlie Kirk different? That it was captured in 4K? That we knew his name and face?
What makes Charlie Kirk different? That it was captured in 4K? That we knew his name and face?
So i heard the national guard is coming to Chicago
September 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
So i heard the national guard is coming to Chicago
Found a "10 Commandments of Detective Fiction" from mystery writer Ronald Knox. I thought it'd be a fun list then got to #5.
Bruh, what did he mean by this 😭 💀
Bruh, what did he mean by this 😭 💀
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Found a "10 Commandments of Detective Fiction" from mystery writer Ronald Knox. I thought it'd be a fun list then got to #5.
Bruh, what did he mean by this 😭 💀
Bruh, what did he mean by this 😭 💀
I'm going through photos of my Vietnam trip and Google wants to make sure I tag Ho Chi Minh.
July 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm going through photos of my Vietnam trip and Google wants to make sure I tag Ho Chi Minh.
Today is Emmett Till's birthday. He would have been 84.
I took a picture of his grave last Juneteenth while volunteering for FindAGrave at Burr Oak Cemetery. It's small and humble like every other grave at Burr Oak. The only difference is it's perennially adorned with flowers and gifts.
I took a picture of his grave last Juneteenth while volunteering for FindAGrave at Burr Oak Cemetery. It's small and humble like every other grave at Burr Oak. The only difference is it's perennially adorned with flowers and gifts.
July 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Today is Emmett Till's birthday. He would have been 84.
I took a picture of his grave last Juneteenth while volunteering for FindAGrave at Burr Oak Cemetery. It's small and humble like every other grave at Burr Oak. The only difference is it's perennially adorned with flowers and gifts.
I took a picture of his grave last Juneteenth while volunteering for FindAGrave at Burr Oak Cemetery. It's small and humble like every other grave at Burr Oak. The only difference is it's perennially adorned with flowers and gifts.
If your name, face, and company is the first thing that comes up when you Google "antisemitism", you should really take a step back, rethink everything that led up to this happening, and punch yourself in the face.
July 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If your name, face, and company is the first thing that comes up when you Google "antisemitism", you should really take a step back, rethink everything that led up to this happening, and punch yourself in the face.
Profile updated. It's official.
July 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Profile updated. It's official.
The media will literally call anyone "the Godfather of AI." Here's 3 headlines and clips referring to 3 different dudes as the Godfather of AI.
As a media member, I hereby bequeath myself the title of "Godfather of AI." Please direct your questions about how scary AI is to me from now on.
As a media member, I hereby bequeath myself the title of "Godfather of AI." Please direct your questions about how scary AI is to me from now on.
July 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The media will literally call anyone "the Godfather of AI." Here's 3 headlines and clips referring to 3 different dudes as the Godfather of AI.
As a media member, I hereby bequeath myself the title of "Godfather of AI." Please direct your questions about how scary AI is to me from now on.
As a media member, I hereby bequeath myself the title of "Godfather of AI." Please direct your questions about how scary AI is to me from now on.
This AI generated song came up on my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist and I'm legit furious.
I can't even find new music how I used ot. AI slop ruined one of the few algorithmically driven platforms I liked. Spotify has turned 13 years of my music listening habits into machine-generated trash!
I can't even find new music how I used ot. AI slop ruined one of the few algorithmically driven platforms I liked. Spotify has turned 13 years of my music listening habits into machine-generated trash!
June 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This AI generated song came up on my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist and I'm legit furious.
I can't even find new music how I used ot. AI slop ruined one of the few algorithmically driven platforms I liked. Spotify has turned 13 years of my music listening habits into machine-generated trash!
I can't even find new music how I used ot. AI slop ruined one of the few algorithmically driven platforms I liked. Spotify has turned 13 years of my music listening habits into machine-generated trash!
How being alive feels rn
June 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
How being alive feels rn
We're just saying anything now, huh?
April 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We're just saying anything now, huh?
Get me to God's country.
April 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Get me to God's country.
The shorts who would wear today?
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The shorts who would wear today?
This but it's me with Malort.
March 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This but it's me with Malort.
Talk about fowl play!
March 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Talk about fowl play!