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CDT’s Elizabeth Laird in @washingtonpost.com on the implications of DOGE pursuing an #AI-first strategy. www.washingtonpost.c... cc: @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

Here's the truth about DOGE's 'AI-first' plans: The tech can't do that. ❌ Deciding who to fire based on an email ❌ IDing millions of dead people getting Social Security Government can (and does) use AI. But here's what we know works—and what fails spectacularly @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/3XO0VaL

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

🔬🧪🧬 @sadbumblebee.buzz and I are collecting stories from scientists whose research funding has been halted by the Trump admin. Feel free to share this form with anyone who has been impacted and as always you can reach me on signal at caitlingilbert.24 thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

Following Amazon’s announcement of Alexa+ this morning and remembering how it announced the same thing back in 2023. And then it didn’t work: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

we just published a list of more than 30 people working for (or closely with) DOGE. message me on signal @rachellerman.55 with tips on the office www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 17 days ago • 29 comments

Here are the dozen eggs ChatGPT's Operator spent $31.43 on without my permission. They weren't even organic! wapo.st/3CBSHuR

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Uh-oh AI: Operator, the new 'helper' agent from OpenAI, bought 12 eggs without my permission. And it paid $32 for them! I test a lot of new tech. This is the first time a rogue computer cost me real-world $$. Deats & some impressive Operator things in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/3CBSHuR

submitted 24 days ago • 35 comments

Latergram (Laterflash?) via @flashes.blue

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Giving @flashes.blue a try 👋

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

Oh yes, this is the Musk book I’ve been waiting for

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

If you work in the federal government, this guide to locking down your communications from @heatherkelly.bsky.social is a must-read. wapo.st/3CPSmEN

submitted 26 days ago • 5 comments

Stellar reporting here on the rift between Musk and Ramaswamy. Worth a read for the insights into some of the underlying tensions of the Trump admin. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... by @faizsays.bsky.social, lizza dwoskin & @jeffstein.bsky.social

submitted 40 days ago • 9 comments

I'm clearly an unbiased observer here but my @washingtonpost.com colleagues have some really thorough coverage of the TikTok ban:

submitted 45 days ago • 11 comments

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban set to start on Sunday. Trump has promised to save TikTok — now the question is how? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Well well, looks like Apple heard our complaints about Apple Intelligence! Today it killed AI summaries for news & entertainment apps, at least until it can figure out how to make them better. It was the responsible thing to do. My story: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts. It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.

submitted 47 days ago • 114 comments

This is horrifying.

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

The iPhone's beta AI "Genmoji" feature is unable to make a "Geoffrey holding a sloth" that doesn't turn ME into a sloth. More Apple sigh Intelligence.

submitted 103 days ago • 4 comments

Randy Travis’s beautiful baritone was lost. AI helped him sing again. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

San Francisco has the cutest “I Voted” stickers. Will argue with anyone who disagrees.

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

The new Block Party from @triketora.bsky.social is one of the most-useful tools for digital life I've seen in years. I was way more exposed online than I realized. My review @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/4efIdOD

submitted 120 days ago • 5 comments

@andrewvandam.bsky.social with another absolute banger www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 122 days ago • 5 comments

Apple Intelligence this morning: “Harris rally features Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos” Say WHAT? Where is the line between “hallucination” and spreading misinformation? It’s hard to believe that Apple released a product that’s doing this over and over again: bit.ly/3YFS4sb

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments

Apple Intelligence is here, and I look forward to everyone sharing the bonkers/pointless summaries it now puts on your lock screen. "Pugsley is little fester" is one of my faves. On @washingtonpost.com, I also have "Harris to endorse Harris." bit.ly/3YFS4sb

submitted 126 days ago • 1 comment

I wish there was even a fraction of this much outrage about the billionaire who is suppressing election news, analysis and opinion on the apps 33% and 20% of Americans regularly use to get their news. bit.ly/3zRl8Uh

submitted 127 days ago • 4 comments

Exclusive from @faizsays.bsky.social and @washingtonpost.com newsroom: Elon Musk worked in the US illegally years before he started railing against "open borders“ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 128 days ago • 55 comments

Question for folks who have been using Apple Intelligenece in beta: What do you find regularly useful about what they’ve released so far?

submitted 130 days ago • 1 comment