Eric Jeker

Software Engineer, Fractional CTO

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

Hi Gergely, the recent 180° in the marketing of the AI companies is telling, no? They went from "AGI in 6 months, everybody lose their job", to "we are seeing a drop in consumer spending".

The reality is they probably underprice IPOs deliberately to create a pop on trading day 1, just to ensure they have a strong first-day trading. This is just another scheme that executives navigate, from private-hype mode to public-company mode.

The "we never expected it" is a bit funny too, this was expected for like 6-12+ months.

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@TaiwanFreedom89 @lexfridman It is. Love Taiwan!

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@KagiHQ This should totally be a feature. 👍

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@ThePrimeagen How is that a problem if we strand them on an island?

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@RahulChandwaney Love the cyberpunk mood!

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

Well, they do cool demos, and it's important to know what they ship, they certainly pull the levers, but they are not paid to do accurate claims, they are paid to sell their products, they can't show skepticism publicly, and all their claims are self-serving.

One need to see past the marketing, especially if you are a technical decision maker. You need stuff that works today, not maybe tomorrow.

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

I understand the disappointment. But people need to work on their critical thinking if they can't see past the conflict of interests and scammy claims.

For software engineers, there are better idols out there: Simon Willison, Mitchel Hashimoto, Armin Ronacher, Addy Osmani, Birgitta Böckeler, Demis Hassabis...

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@nafonsopt @SebAaltonen If one changed their career because of that kind of person, I think it was the wrong career for them anyway.

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@chribjel Bit surprised by the cost of GLM and Kimi, they are usually 5-10x less expensive than Claude and GPT. How is this calculated? Or where does the cost/token come from?

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@ZoldenGames It's fascinating, isn't it? Ecosystems change. Insect populations decline globally, but not locally when bats disappear. Bats die because of wind turbines and cats.

Ticks population increases because of climate change but also because of hunting restriction and reforestation.

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

This game was such a good surprise to me. I love these story-rich games.

You know that feeling when you watched the last episode of a series and you want to continue participating in the life of the protagonists. You are attached to them. This is what I felt when I finished Dispatch.

Some other recommendations:

- The Walking Deads and The Wolf Among Us from Telltale Games
- Detroit: Become Human

All amazing experiences, great story-telling.

[IzzyBn Art @IzzybnArt]

#dispatch animation! 🌟

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@BustaSnutt Typical shit poster. Just ignore/mute/block.

[pikuma.com @pikuma]

Nothing is cool anymore. Cars are not cool, computers are not cool, fashion is not cool, science is not cool, food is not cool, and ultimately, people are not cool. It's all mass-produced, colorless, tasteless, and everybody is numb, constantly online, or cronically at the gym.

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@LukasHozda AI didn't cure people who already couldn't read the room. They now have a bigger stage to perform.

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@JoseLuisRNP @mitsuhiko @threepointone I'll steal this. Do they enjoy receiving this? 😂

[Armin Ronacher ⇌ @mitsuhiko]

This is such a good post. https://t.co/IdmAnh18Nt

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

@LukasHozda "use lower case"
"don't use long em dash"
"don't make mistake"

[Walter ✊💨💨💨 @HeartOf4Strings]

@antoguerrera 😉

[Eric Jeker @ericjeker]

Dunning-Kruger effect runs in both directions. Not only do novices overestimate their own competence, but observers systematically underestimate the complexity of work they don't understand.

This is why they think everybody can be replaced by AI.

[AdevAarons @AdevAarons]

@lulumeservey the fact that this exists and looks good should terrify every industrial design agency that charges $500/hour for 'ideation sessions'

[CG @cgtwts]

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