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Your Work Trained the Model. The Model Replaced You. Philip K. Dick Wrote This Story in 1968.
By @thegeneralist [ 8 Min read ] The first workers displaced by generative AI werent software engineers. They were translators and $1.32/hr data labelers. Philip K. Dick predicted why. Read More.
OpenAI Bought TBPN Because PR Can’t Keep Up With AI
By @davidjdeal [ 6 Min read ] Read this post to understand why OpenAI bought a media company, TBPN. Read More.
AI Coding Tip 014 - One AGENTS.md Is Hurting Your AI Coding Assistant
By @mcsee [ 4 Min read ] Split your AGENTS.md into layered files so your AI loads only the rules that matter for the code you touch. Read More.
Digital Project Abandonment Crisis: Deadweight Loss in Plain Sight
By @proofofusefulness [ 4 Min read ] What the failure data actually says — and what it means for how we build. Most digital projects fail. This is not a provocative claim. Read More.
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