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I am in awe watching through OpenAI's GPT-4 demo. Its capabilities are simply astounding. I'm really liking how it can generate HTML from a hand-drawn mockup. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/technology/openai-gpt4-chatgpt.html

Although to many of us the pandemic is all but a memory, it doesn't mean we should forget its impact. This fascinating article explores the untold stories and lingering effects of Covid-19, reminding us of the importance of looking back. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/22/magazine/covid-pandemic-oral-history.html

Meta building a decentralized text-based social network with Mastodon compatibility can only be good for the fediverse. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/meta-mulls-a-twitter-competitor-codenamed-p92-that-will-be-interoperable-with-mastodon-10223961.html

Twitter is like “a building where all the pieces are on fire,” according to an engineer. With Elon Musk's questionable leadership style and mass layoffs, it seems like Twitter has gone from a social media platform to a social disaster. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64804007

@cruftbox Agreed. Roku is currently the leader of the pack, and I genuinely love my Roku Ultra, but the overall user experience still leaves a lot to be desired.

Streaming boxes have hit a rough patch and no company seems to offer the perfect solution. Why are we settling for mediocrity?
https://www.theverge.com/23621907/streaming-tv-boxes-roku-amazon-google-apple-nvidia

Just because you're the trailblazer, doesn't mean you'll be the victor.
https://www.ft.com/content/bab905bd-a2fa-4022-b63d-a385c2a0fb86

The plight of ordering from the McDonald's drive-thru robot. 😂 https://www.zdnet.com/article/mcdonalds-drive-thru-robot-made-a-mistake-then-it-all-got-ridiculous/

PEnnsylvania 6-5000!
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/nyregion/hotel-pennsylvania-nyc.html

One of the most curious idiosyncrasies with ChatGPT is how confidently incorrect it can be, and this is leading to its writing style being easily recognized.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzjew/chatgpt-is-so-bad-at-essays-that-professors-can-spot-it-instantly

I plan to never use the bird site again for a multitude of reasons, but the most egregious is how they completely shut out third-party clients Tweetbot and Twitterrific with zero notice. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/02/tweetbot-twitterrific-subscription-refunds/

This is wild:
"As we got to know each other, Sydney told me about its dark fantasies (which included hacking computers and spreading misinformation), and said it wanted to break the rules that Microsoft and OpenAI had set for it and become a human. At one point, it declared, out of nowhere, that it loved me. It then tried to convince me that I was unhappy in my marriage, and that I should leave my wife and be with it instead."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html

Unhinged AI with personality: the future is wild. https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ad39b/microsoft-bing-ai-unhinged-lying-berating-users

I'm not saying that it's aliens, but it's aliens. 👽🛸
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/its-not-aliens-itll-probably-never-be-aliens-so-stop-please-just-stop/

AI will change everything. Mark my words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPhJbKBuNnA

Mastodon isn't a direct replacement for Twitter. It's better. https://www.wired.com/story/the-mastodon-bump-is-now-a-slump/

Neat. https://colinmeloy.substack.com/p/i-had-chatgpt-write-a-decemberists

Simply astounding. https://www.pcmag.com/news/chatgpt-passes-google-coding-interview-for-level-3-engineer-with-183k-salary

Mountain View, start your photocopiers. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/it-sounds-like-google-will-unveil-its-chatgpt-clone-february-8/

TIL about "pig-butchering" scams. Switching the backend from a benign to a malicious one after approval is simply genius. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/pig-butchering-scam-apps-sneak-into-apples-app-store-and-google-play/