Brings new meaning to Google’s decision to (effectively) block side loading on Android

I will usually google that kind of thing first (to save the rainforests)… Often I can find something that way, otherwise I might try an LLM

OpenAI published a paper about GPT titled “Sparks of AGI”.

I don’t think they really believe it but it’s good to bring in VC money

Sadly, the lock-in is pretty extreme… as is user inertia. Office 365 has made the problem worse as well, even if you have something like OnlyOffice that does a good job of compatibility with Office, it can’t sync with OneDrive.

If you collaborate with non-technical people, they will expect you to work in Office formats, and won’t even entertain discussion of any alternative.

Yeah, this is one of the many things that annoys me about AI discourse.

“We can use it to solve climate change!”

We already technically know how to solve climate change, but politics makes doing that impossible.

And, no, AI can’t “fix” politics. We’re going to have to figure that out by ourselves.

It’s all bullshit marketing hype until we actually see it. There’s no reason to believe AI will advance better than linearly in the next 5-10 years.