Laura Rupprecht

Could be useful for smaller features, though even my corrections to AI generated code often use AI these days.

Except for small things, it's rarely a one one-shot prompt but back and forth in planning mode then more in editing mode. Several prompting sessions to finish up a task.

Long video but worth the time.

Does a great job addressing all the lab leak talking points directly, both the science and the social media hype

Whether to use AI for this task depends on the manager and how they intend to use the output of this task, if at all

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after dismal employment report President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously r...

This is a misinformation coup

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The SCM does not provide a detailed accident model or a detailed theory of how the multitude of functions and entities in a complex socio-technical system interact and depend on each other. That does not detract from its value as a means of communication, but may limit is [sic] use in analysis and as a support for proactive measurements. On the other hand, the SCM was never developed to be a detailed model in this sense, and it is therefore hardly justified to criticise it for that. Indeed, as most of the criticisms fail to distinguish among the three primary uses of the SCM, they may be accusing it for failing to achieve something it never intended. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604150523/https://www.eurocontrol.int/eec/gallery/content/public/document/eec/report/2006/017_Swiss_Cheese_Model.pdf

Interesting fact - the creator of the Swiss cheese 🧀 model himself (James Reason) wrote an entire report on how it has its use, but application has been a bit overenthusiastic, missing inherent complexities in systems. But it can be useful for simpler communication about incidents!

If you actually read Adam Smith, you know the "invisible hand" is dependent on a well functioning market.

Engagement algorithms optimize for engagement, not factual accuracy, and that's why misinformation is problematic

Starting something new at the intersection of scientific publishing, lobbying/funding influence, and how misinformation flows. Especially where it meets AI/ML/NLP

Follow if that sounds like your kind of weird

A Letter to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy March 26, 2025 Dear Mr. Kratsios: Scientific progress and technological innovation were the twin engines that powered the American century.  The

Vannevar Bush is rolling in his grave at having his words twisted into exactly the opposite of the very policies he proposed

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AI "intelligence" is when stochastic parrots meet anthropomorphism

Because energy prices were high in the US in 2005 and people are dumb

Cover of Vannevar Bush's Report to the President Science The Endless Frontier July 1945

Bring it back!

Great talk. I'm local (and very close to UCLA) but watched via zoom

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