The Decoherence Trap(maevyn.codes)
163 points by cassianoleal | 69 comments
An essay introducing 'decoherence', the buildup of incompatible models in a system, arguing it is the worst form of tech debt and that AI-generated code is accelerating it.
#ai on Hacker News
29 stories tagged ai, newest first.
Amazon uses AI to monitor union risk in UK warehouses(opendemocracy.net)
115 points by DeepLogin | 41 comments
openDemocracy article reporting internal documents suggesting Amazon uses an AI model with hundreds of data points to monitor union risk in UK warehouses.
We still use paper(humanpro.co)
60 points by gx | 68 comments
A blog essay arguing that despite AI, people still use paper, keyboards, and word processors, and asking to what degree AI will replace existing tools.
What mathematicians should know about the Lean Theorem Prover: reliability & AI(terrytao.wordpress.com)
178 points by matt_d | 50 comments
Terence Tao blog post on what mathematicians should know about the Lean theorem prover, covering reliability and AI; the capture shows only a browser-check interstitial.
The Future of Mathematics(terrytao.wordpress.com)
101 points by smilelamp | 53 comments
Guest post by Jeremy Avigad on Terence Tao's blog discussing the future of mathematics, framed by historical transformations of the subject.
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How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with AI [video](youtube.com)
86 points by simonjgreen | 35 comments
YouTube video of Lenny's Podcast with Stripe's Katie Dill on scaling intent, quality, and artistry in product design with AI.
DraftKings Is Using AI to Behaviorally Target Chronic Gamblers(eff.org)
491 points by paimapi | 340 comments
An EFF Deeplinks article arguing that DraftKings uses AI to intensify the harms of behavioral advertising by targeting gamblers.
Read My Damn Paper(wilsoniumite.com)
3 points by Wilsoniumite | 3 comments
A satirical blog post in which the author answers common questions about AI, the economy, and housing by repeatedly telling readers to read the relevant research papers.
We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians(terrytao.wordpress.com)
358 points by srcreigh | 461 comments
Guest post by Amit Sahai on Terence Tao's blog arguing that the world will need many more mathematicians, reflecting on students who left math due to pace.
Tech Needs Humanists More(passo.uno)
62 points by eigenBasis | 73 comments
Blog post on passo.uno arguing that tech writers should study humanities and languages rather than coding or AI to stay valuable in the AI era.
If math is more than proof, we need to better celebrate the rest of it(terrytao.wordpress.com)
383 points by num42 | 275 comments
Guest post by Grant Sanderson on Terence Tao's blog arguing that mathematics is about understanding, not just proofs, and that non-proof contributions deserve more recognition.
Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
438 points by vslira | 232 comments
Matthew Green blog post reflecting on Usenix Security and how AI may affect encryption, the 'going dark' debate, and law enforcement hacking.
The AI Aesthetic(blog.jim-nielsen.com)
343 points by montroser | 157 comments
Blog post by Jim Nielsen on emerging design idioms of the AI era, like the sparkle emoji and rainbow colors, compared to the hamburger menu.
We all depend on open source. We will defend it together(akrites.org)
421 points by dhruv3006 | 203 comments
An open letter announcing Akrites, a Linux Foundation project coordinating efforts to remediate vulnerabilities in widely used open source software.
Amateur may have cracked Linear A(aiclambake.com)
395 points by Kosturdistan | 154 comments
Blog post on AI Clambake reporting that self-taught AI engineer Tom Di Mino claims to have deciphered the Minoan Linear A script, pending expert review.
Is Meta destroying its engineering organization?(newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com)
569 points by throwarayes | 495 comments
A Pragmatic Engineer newsletter deepdive by Gergely Orosz reporting on how Meta leadership's AI-driven changes are affecting its engineering organization.
We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance computer code(juxt.pro)
394 points by henrygarner | 187 comments
JUXT blog post by CTO Henry Garner describing how writing a specification uncovered an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance computer code.
Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns(svd.se)
1371 points by sandbach | 772 comments
Svenska Dagbladet article on Meta's AI smart glasses and privacy concerns, with workers reviewing footage saying they see everything.
Layoffs at Block(twitter.com)
852 points by mlex | 967 comments
Jack Dorsey's X post sharing his note to Block employees announcing a cut from over 10,000 to under 6,000 staff, with severance details.
Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance(theverge.com)
601 points by jedberg | 329 comments
The Verge reports on backlash to Amazon Ring's Super Bowl ad for Search Party, an AI feature scanning neighborhood camera footage for lost dogs, amid surveillance fears.
Amazon cuts 16k jobs(reuters.com)
612 points by DGAP | 838 comments
Reuters news article reporting that Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as part of a restructuring tied to AI and efficiency efforts.
Waiting for dawn in search: Search index, Google rulings and impact on Kagi(blog.kagi.com)
428 points by josephwegner | 235 comments
Kagi blog post following up on Google antitrust rulings, search index access, AI competition, and their impact on Kagi's search business.
How Markdown took over the world(anildash.com)
389 points by zdw | 292 comments
Anil Dash blog post recounting the history of Markdown and how it became a ubiquitous text formatting standard across software and AI.
Sergey Brin's Unretirement(inc.com)
353 points by iancmceachern | 425 comments
Inc. article by Jessica Stillman on Google co-founder Sergey Brin returning from retirement to work on AI, framed as a lesson for others.
Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service(theregister.com)
924 points by Brajeshwar | 542 comments
The Register article reporting that the Zig Software Foundation is moving from GitHub to Codeberg, citing GitHub's decline under Microsoft's AI focus and an unaddressed Actions bug.
Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year(hardware.slashdot.org)
748 points by dmitrygr | 284 comments
Slashdot story reporting that Microsoft OneDrive is testing AI face recognition on photos for preview users, with the setting only changeable three times a year.
I'm switching to Python and actually liking it(cesarsotovalero.net)
398 points by cesarsotovalero | 591 comments
Blog post by Cesar Soto Valero explaining why he switched to Python for AI work and describing his tooling for building production-ready Python apps.
Agricultural drones are transforming rice farming in the Mekong River delta(hakaimagazine.com)
331 points by sohkamyung | 242 comments
A Hakai Magazine visual feature on how agricultural drones are changing rice farming in the Mekong River delta.
AI and Mass Spying(schneier.com)
347 points by hendler | 284 comments
Bruce Schneier blog essay arguing that while the internet enabled mass surveillance, AI will enable mass spying by analyzing the content of conversations at scale.