In ancient days, blogs were often mostly link logs, odd little breadcrumb trails through the haunted forest of the Internet. WT has never been like that, but in lieu of other content (it has been a difficult week or so), and also with the sense that I might actually need some of these at some point, here are some recent AI things of note.
Author: Matthew
Discreet Angel
I sort of enjoyed Here We Are, but it’s an odd little postscript to a brilliant career rather than a barnstorming climax. The second act in particular is very weak — and very short on songs, not unrelatedly.
Sirius Cybernetics
It’s a hard-fought contest, and grossly distorted by the supermassive black hole that is Elon Musk, one of the worst human beings alive by a country mile, but my vote for first against the wall when the revolution comes has to be Sam Altman. Words cannot convey how much I despise that unspeakable fucking grifter. I hope Roko’s Basilisk tortures him unto eternity.
Bimbling
Haven’t had one of these for awhile. Not breaking any new ground here, but posted from Neoptolemus. (This is by way of a note to self since it won’t mean anything to anyone else.)
In other cryptic news: Charlie, it turns out, don’t surf. Alas.
Musicians Are Scum
Ack. Another one bites the dust. Vale Crocus Behemoth, an alarmingly major force in the soundtrack of my life.