Brad Dunlap

Engineer who builds things and talks about them. I also write about all things tech, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Follow for sharp takes and practical tips.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@aaronp613 Today we are introducing our highest prices ever, and we think you are going to love it.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@sama @nadzi_mouad This is a big wakeup call. The government is not permitting these models to be used my non US citizens. Period. Enforcing that is going to be crazy hard especially in enterprise and that means we may not see these models come back for awhile.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

Hard words to hear, but also important words to hear. If you are only bringing average you will lose with the average. It's time to 10X our efforts.

[Hang Huang @hanghuang_]

YC really said goodbye to our batch with:

"please do not be mid"

noted @ycombinator

[daz @MetamateDaz]

They told us AI would create abundance

and what we got was $10,000 laptops, job losses and water restrictions.

we got played.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@appltrack It's the market. Those components and products have gone up in value. There are people flipping products they bought just a week earlier. Not saying it's right, but it's capitalism.

[Marc Lou @marclou]

The quality of your life is determined by the distance between what you want and what you do.

Want less. Do more.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@UiSavior I almost believed it, but not enough emojis in the 2027 code.

[Quinn Nelson @SnazzyLabs]

Well, you can't afford a new computer because the AI industry is using all of the world's RAM, but at least you can't use the AI either because Big Brother says no.

You will own nothing and be happy.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@jpschroeder You are right. There is no way the government will allow us access to open weight models at the power of Fable and that is likely less than 6 months away. But that is what the dark web is for I guess. Rev up your VPNs and torrents boys.

[Justin Schroeder @jpschroeder]

THEY 👏 ARE 👏 GOING 👏 TO 👏 BAN 👏OPENSOURCE 👏 MODELS.

You should be freaking out.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

This question keeps coming up. A bit of research you will find plenty of competition and options to purchase if you desire. But none of them really work without good content up front. And yes I have been building one too, but have since put it on hold due to saturated market.

https://t.co/ETZ2PjKe1F

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

I’ve stopped all Starbucks runs and avocado toast in preparation.

[MacRumors.com @MacRumors]

M5 Ultra Mac Studio Could Launch in 2026 With Up to 768GB of RAM https://t.co/gLtjmvLbKb

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Trees. Trees. Trees. They matter. Plant them. Protect them.

[Larry Pixel @LarryPixel]

I no longer understand what the United States is becoming under Trump.

Artificial intelligence is a legacy that belongs to the entire world. Every person on this planet has contributed, in one way or another, to the development of human knowledge and technology - everyone who has ever lived has left a trace in this shared progress.

They divided our common planet into countries and drew physical borders between us. Now they want to place borders around our minds.

Where is democracy?

It is nowhere to be found.

[Theo - t3.gg @theo]

New Moore’s law:

The cost to buy a chip doubles approximately every 2 years, while the number of people who can afford them drops by 50%

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@PeterDiamandis In today’s environment also be sure to educate yourself even if the news is bad. Do not gaslight yourself into not being prepared.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

AI is driving up the costs of everything tech and soon the cost of AI itself once companies can’t afford to subsidize anymore. AI is contributing to inflation. A reconning is coming.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@pcshipp I’m ashamed to admit I did this before Claude Code was a thing.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@DanielSmidstrup Fun fact: there are no winners when the AI agent removes all need for these bespoke little apps people think other people still want.

[Brad Dunlap @braddunlap]

@pmitu I don’t know if it will explode, but it sure feels like it is rapidly deflating