Samuel Koltov

The As-Suwayda Massacre and the Druze A Millennium of Accommodation Met with Systematic Violence

The silence on the brutal attacks on civilian Druze and the refusal to condemn it is a sad reminder about how everything comes down to trending topics and who is worth more than other.

Read about the massacre on the Druze in Syria:
open.substack.com/pub/ajewishv...

I'm not surprised to see people being indifferent or even happy to see Israel being attacked by Iran, but that so many of them are Ukrainians, who apparently blame Israel for Trump helping us and not them, is.. more than disappointing. But I suppose that's where we stand now..

Odd though that you mentioned Putin with Netanyahu and Trump, but left out Khameini. If nothing else at least Israel is doing something that will be positive for Ukraine. About time, definitely, and not out of care for Ukraine, sadly. But Putin is a buddy of the guys in Iran, not Israel.

IDF: Houthi missile lands in southern West Bank; no immediate reports of injuries * * *

The Houthis just freed Palestine.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

I mean, Iran-Russian friendship and all, but sure. Let's pretend that the Iranian regime is a gathering of peace loving dudes.

Definitely, if possible.

I'm Israeli, so take my post as you wish.
I'm opposed to war. Also the ones started by Israel. Unfortunately, I live in an area of the world that seems particularly prone to wars. Also sometimes because of Israel.
What happened tonight was not the beginning of a war, it's a war already being fought.

We will see an explosion of posts on Israel-Iran in the coming weeks. 99.5% of them will be from people having absolutely no clue and just want to feel important, jumping on the newest thing to make oneself am expert on.

Just leaving this for you to be prepared.

The Promise and Reality of AI Voice Features Testing Claude's Live Feature and What It Reveals About the Current State of Voice AI

Claude has finally gotten a live feature. I've been testing it of course. But it reveals a general problem with this feature across AI assistants, not just Claude.

Read more here:
samuelkoltov.substack.com/p/the-promis...

#AI #Claude #ChatGPT #Gemini

I've been considering getting a MacBook. Yesterday I was in a product meeting with seven other people who all had MacBooks. I've now decided against it, I'm too much of a rebel.

I'll probably get a MacBook anyway. I'm really not that much of a rebel anyway.

Defense Ministry confirms ministerial approval of 22 new West Bank settlements * * *

Why are we constantly complaining about the Palestinians not wanting peace, when our own government clearly is opposed to peace as well?

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Smotrich warns he ‘will not allow’ Israel to agree to Witkoff’s hostage deal proposal * * *

Smotrich is ready to have the remaining hostages released through a "complete victory" will be done by walking over the corpses of 2 million Palestinians and 56 hostages.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu Most Israelis want to end the war, but their prime minister does not.

I think this is one of the few non-Israeli articles I've seen really getting the dynamics of the Israeli society and our "leaders".

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Coalition opposes OpenAI shift from nonprofit roots A coalition of experts, including former OpenAI employees, has voiced strong opposition to the company's shift away from its nonprofit roots.

The tension between AI's humanitarian mission and profit motive is playing out at OpenAI right now. When does competition justify changing fundamental governance safeguards?

Read more here:
www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/coaliti...

#AIethics #TechGovernance

UK opens Europe’s first E-Beam semiconductor chip lab The UK has cut the ribbon on a pioneering electron beam (E-Beam) lithography facility to build the semiconductor chips of the future.

UK open Europe's first E-Beam lithography facility in Southampton. When each semiconductor professional contributes £460k annually to the economy, the £4.75M skills investment makes perfect sense. Self-reliance in chip technology isn't just smart - it's essential.

Rethinking the AI Threat to Jobs What recent research tells us—and what it doesn't

Is #AI the #threat against our #jobs as many seem to fear? Maybe not? But we probably still should pay attention and prepare ourselves for what is coming.

Read more about it here and share your thoughts:

samuelkoltov.substack.com/p/rethinking...

Huge fires in Israel, of all days just before the celebration of Independence. If you believe in God, this should be a clear hint, we need to get our shit together, now.

I suppose it's in place to congratulate Mark Carney with the victory in the elections of the greatest Anglo (and Franco) speaking American country.

I wish you and Canada much success!

Trump wants Canada and Greenland, Putin wants East Europe.

If Trump was to attack Canada and Denmark (Greenland), he would have a serious response to deal with.

If Putin was to attack East Europe (beyond Ukraine), he would have a serious response to deal with.

If they both attack, then...

Why I'm Leaving Meta Platforms A Question of Trust, Ethics, and Future Data Rights

I wrote a few words about why I'm leaving Meta behind and won't return, and what the underlaying concerns mean for how we should view and treat our data.

Please feel free to share your thoughts.

open.substack.com/pub/samuelko...

I made it! No more Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. There were some great people, a lot who are going to be missed, some who also have found me here (great to see you), but no more Meta selling my data to highest bidder.

FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT: Part 1 - Four Days In October FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT: Part 1 - Four Days In October

Dan Senor with Yoav Gallant. I mean, should you listen to it? Obviously.

share.snipd.com/episode/2aad...

I'm all for AI, or at least almost. But to create a deep fake video of famous Jews giving Kanye the finger without their involvement or accept is deeply problematic. And sad. But mostly problematic.

So, a bit random, if I was to upgrade my camera, the new OM-3 would probably be the one. What a beautiful camera.

Understanding Prompting for AI A Beginner’s Guide to Interacting with AI

Have you considered how to get more out of your AI, but you're not sure how to approach it? Don't worry, I have your back. Spend five minutes on reading about prompting for beginners and get much more out of your AI.

Read more here 👇🏼
samuelkoltov.substack.com/p/understand...

When They Finally Came We were nothing more than smart apes all along

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I like to write short stories, though I've never really done something about it. But sometimes we need to push ourselves a little, so I've done that with this "introduction" to a few short stories that I'm playing a little with. Read it and see if you can figure it out what it's about 👇🏼

Fundamentalism is a decease. Fundamentalism is totalitarian. Fundamentalism will allow you no freedom, not even freedom of thought. Fundamentalism is anti-human. Doesn't matter the religion, fundamentalism is always a problem. The only difference is if it feels emboldened enough to act openly.

The Hod Aqev mountain in the northern Negev, as seen from Midreshet Ben Gurion (where Ben Gurion and his wife are buried).

I think it's more an attempt at throwing sand in the wheel of the case process. He's infamous for trying to push things as far away as possible, hoping for some solution to pop up.