“The primary difference between deepfake photos and LLM conversations is that the people who generate the former are deliberately trying to fool others, and many of the people who elicit the latter from LLMs have inadvertently fooled themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
“The value [added by the mythical 10x engineer] is literally the wages that the other nine workers are no longer paid, and which thus remain on the credit side of the company’s ledger.” https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/ten-times
“The nature of generative AI is in fact degenerative, serving only to cut information loose from its tether. It is the opposite of learning.” https://endlessbookshelf.net/2026/05/15/reading-the-structure-of-the-world/
“When you have made enough to live on by your profession you must refuse to sell your brain for the sake of money.” https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/freedom-from-unreal-loyalties
“I want to fix this industry. I want you to have a place in it. I want *us* to have a place in it. Maybe you do, too.” https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/all-tomorrows-parties/