The explosion of agentic AI and compute shortages are pushing up prices: Average LLM token costs are now $2.12/mil tokens, 12% this week alone and 65% since end of Feb.

it blows my mind that people are still using codex & claude code.

> youʼre OpenAI > hire a small army of ex-Meta ad and monetization people > a Slack channel just for ex-Facebook staff > brings in the full “targeted ads” playbook > launch a browser > users install it, and OpenAI collects personalized, granular data at scale > it’s a browser-shaped surveillance device > it’s a mapping machine of your workflows > itʼs a reverse-engineering tool for the internetʼs data pipelines, deployed at scale via their users > launch Sora 2 > a TikTok‑style social network > infinite AI-generated video feed > you create or remix clips, upload your face, become the cameo star > every scroll, like, remix is another data point, another ad signal > their model learns exactly what hooks you and dials up the dopamine > you’re not just watching, you’re training their algorithm for better ad targeting > viral videos driven by your input their algorithm = your attention refined into $$$ > “your feedback helps us improve the experience” (yeah, for advertisers) > launch “Pulse” > reads your chats while you sleep > remembers you wanna visit Bora Bora > knows your kid is 6 months old and > “thinks” of your baby milestones > suggests developmental toys next > “it's for your convenience” > actually laying the groundwork for targeted ads using memory > internal memo: some people already think ChatGPT shows ads > OpenAI staff: “might as well then” > congrats, you’re back in the Facebook era > except this time, you’re training the algo yourself > Buy a GPU > run your LLMs locally > reject adware LLMs before it’s too late

just saw this on LinkedIn wtf is toon?

I am grateful to live in the $2.99 Uber rides era of LLMs

Angel investing is easy peasy.

if i asked the people what they wanted, they would’ve said bigger models

Sometimes chaos is the best classroom. You can’t simulate that kind of pressure. You only watch what survives it. 📸 Judging the @wandb Hackathon this weekend, hosted by @sammakesthings and @altryne from the W&B team.

People wanting to understand my CapEx needs

If you want to insult someone in sf, call them nontechnical

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LLM wrapper companies when they see the model provider API bill