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and see also “Consciousness is not about what a creature says, but how it *feels*. And there is no reason to think that Claude feels anything at all. I am sure Claude can draw on its training data to

Are AIs about to subjugate humanity? In the debate about catastrophic AI risk, evolutionary scenarios receive far too little attention compared to largely speculative arguments about “instrumental con

The article discusses how the AI scaffolding layer—infrastructure tools and frameworks built around large language models—is experiencing consolidation and collapse, with LlamaIndex CEO explaining whi

Claude Opus 4.7 just implemented an AlphaZero-style self-play pipeline from scratch. It did this on consumer hardware in three hours, then beat the Pascal Pons solver 7 of 8 as first-mover on Connect

Composer 2 is 50% off in the SDK this weekend. Enjoy! We’re introducing the Cursor SDK so you can build agents with the same runtime, harness, and models that power Cursor. Run agents from CI/CD pipel

“Consciousness is not about what a creature says, but how it *feels*. And there is no reason to think that Claude feels anything at all. I am sure Claude can draw on its training data to wax poetic ab

// Contextual Agentic Memory is a Memo, not True Memory // Most agent memory today isn't memory. They are more like memos. A new paper argues that vector stores, RAG buffers, and scratchpads implement

This broadcast from Replit announced a countdown event leading to a 24-hour free agent period and the kickoff of a buildathon competition featuring over $100,000 in total prizes. The event likely focu

This post likely refers to an academic honor or recognition that Richard Dawkins received but Daniel Dennett did not, posted as a commentary by cognitive scientist Gary Marcus on X (formerly Twitter).

Gary Marcus comments on financial incentives in AI discourse, suggesting that posting sensationalized or false claims about artificial intelligence could generate significant revenue. This reflects Ma

For decades, prehistorical evidence was forced through a left-wing theory filter: primitive communism, the noble savage, and the myth that violence came from hierarchy, property, and “the system.” But

This Replit broadcast likely covered updates on Free Agent Day, a community event or initiative, and provided office hours for participants in a Buildathon (a hackathon-style building competition). Th

FSD Supervised can help you get over driving anxiety I had a patient today say to me that they wish they had a personal robot car to drive them around so they didn’t have to be stressed out in traffic

Generally, I would say X is not real life, but I am surprised about how often I get asked by executives about which AI lab is winning or what is up with a particular model in ways that indicate that t

great intro to agent harnesses and harness engineering! Is agent harness engineering the new prompt engineering? @LangChain co-founder and CEO, @hwchase17, joined us at #GoogleCloudNext to explain why

Grok 4.3 - excellent intelligence per unit cost xAI has launched Grok 4.3, achieving 53 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with improved agentic performance, ~40% lower input price, and ~60

Grok Voice is used by Starlink right now Grok Voice brutally dominates the top of the τ-voice Bench Grok scores 67.3%, while Gemini sits at 43.8% and GPT Realtime at 35.3% This is a massive lead over

This post showcases Golden Week (GW) travel in Toyama Prefecture, featuring fresh spring greenery in the foreground contrasted with snow-capped peaks of the Tateyama Mountain Range visible in the dist

here’s the essay: “Consciousness is not about what a creature says, but how it *feels*. And there is no reason to think that Claude feels anything at all. I am sure Claude can draw on its training dat

I added a new feature to my blog (built entirely on my phone with Claude code for web) that imports my iNaturalist photos and adds them to my site's overall timeline https://simonwillison.net/2026/May

Sam Altman reflects on the trade-off between model performance improvements and practical considerations like cost and speed, suggesting that increased intelligence remains a primary focus despite use

I was quoted a couple times in this Atlantic article, but that isn’t (the only) reason I think it is good. It lays out the reasons why we whipsawed from “AI is a bubble” to “there are not enough data

If only Richard Dawkins had seen this. 1/2 Why AI is unlikely to become conscious – my 2026 @TEDTalks is now online. What do you think about the prospects for 'conscious AI'? https://www.ted.com/talks

'If we are honest — and scientists have to be — we must admit that religion is a jumble of false assertions, with no basis in reality. The very idea of God is a product of the human imagination. It is

If you read Dawkins on AI and consciouness I hope you will take the time to also watch @anilkseth’s lucid TED talk on the same topic (link below). @RichardDawkins Hi @RichardDawkins - the illusion of

This post is a casual expression of enthusiasm about Suno, an AI music generation tool, with the author impressed by its creative capabilities and playfully questioning the unexpected or surreal outpu

Imagine deciding that the best way to judge art and human expression isn’t by the quality of the work, the strength of the vision, or the intent of the artist, but by some arbitrary, made-up rulebook

Indeed, it does seem strange. Far more skepticism seems to have been applied to the first idea than the second. @garydanteleigh @GaryMarcus I just can't wrap my head around the fact that this guy is s

LA woman: “After driving someone to the airport, came back home, 3 homeless people I saw defecating, like not even like privately defecating, pulling down their pants, bu*thole out to the street, defe

Loved the vibes with @latentspacepod, was a lot of fun. 🔬 Training Transformers to solve 95% failure rate of Cancer Trials the AI for Science pod is back with @RonAlfa, CEO of @NOETIK_ai, and Daniel B

Sam Altman expresses relief and satisfaction at returning to X (formerly Twitter), reflecting on how his long-standing familiarity with the platform provides a sense of ease. The post appears to be a

Neural networks were declared scientifically dead in 1987. A French PhD student bet his entire career on them anyway ~ and won. 🤯 >Meet Yann LeCun 🇫🇷 >Paris-born. PhD from Sorbonne in 1987. >Joined Be

Sam Altman expressed his enjoyment of watching Formula 1 through a children's broadcast, stating he couldn't imagine being happier with this viewing experience. The post suggests that the kids' versio

A Mac application has been released on GitHub (whatcable) that likely helps users identify or manage cables, possibly providing information about cable types, connectors, or compatibility. The project

This post appears to be a feature request or commentary from Emad Mostaque regarding OpenAI's Codex product, asking for integration with GPT Pro capabilities or requesting a comparison between GPT Pro

Of course Sam is busier than ever. OpenAI is in deep trouble, and, no, Codex ain’t gonna save his company from collapse. Non sequiturs won’t, either. Sam Altman Says CEO’s Who Talk About AI Taking Eve

often hear people say other vehicles are ruined after driving a Tesla. The data seems to agree. U.S. loyalty rates by make, February 2026 1. Tesla — 61.1% 2. Subaru — 60.5% 3. Toyota — 59.9% 4. Ferrar

Gary Marcus, a prominent AI researcher and skeptic, posted commentary on claims about conscious AI systems. The post likely discusses concerns about overstated assertions regarding machine consciousne

One Hermes install later, things just click. 👇 This broke me... finally. I installed Hermes 3 times before, but never fully committed so far (including a full migration, setting up all creds etc). I h

People are really enjoying our full workshops showing end to end walkthroughs of real production workflows! This is a rare double header with @braintrust's Giran Moodley and @OussamaHaff walking thoug

This post discusses how combining Qwen 3.6 with sub-agents and parallel tool calling capabilities in frameworks like LangChain and DeepAgents demonstrates significant performance benefits for AI agent

Replit, turned 10 🎂 To celebrate we’re making it totally free for 24 hours starting at 5am PT. But our work—to make coding accessible for all—goes back to 2011. Watch the highlights from the journey:

request for chrome extension that augments all image input boxes on the web: - lets me generate a simple word text thing (no ai) OR - draw something with @tldraw (no ai) OR - use either words or drawi

This article by cognitive scientist Gary Marcus likely critiques Richard Dawkins' views or statements regarding Claude (an AI system), examining whether Dawkins may be mistaken or overly optimistic ab

see also this essay: “Consciousness is not about what a creature says, but how it *feels*. And there is no reason to think that Claude feels anything at all. I am sure Claude can draw on its training

OpenAI announced a community contest inviting users to create custom Codex pets using a /hatch command, with 10 winning entries receiving 30 days of ChatGPT Pro as prizes. The promotion encouraged use