Saminathan S

I am Sami

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

Great read

[Saminathan S @ssami]

This needs to reach many ! Such a good analysis.

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

What exactly is the argument of Poet Arivumathi in his book "Thamizh Murugan" which is the inspiration for Dhanush x Vetrimaaran's next project?

A thread rebutting his book using his own sources. Do read this important thread, RT it and think for yourself (1/n)

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

What exactly is the argument of Poet Arivumathi in his book "Thamizh Murugan" which is the inspiration for Dhanush x Vetrimaaran's next project?

A thread rebutting his book using his own sources. Do read this important thread, RT it and think for yourself (1/n)

[Tamil Nadu Geography @TNGeography]

In the Cauvery dispute, I am not on the side of Karnataka or Tamil Nadu. In Cauvery protest, I am on the side of Cauvery, one of the most eco-diverse river in india, she suffered enough
https://t.co/Fru0BIGlqZ

[Tamil Nadu Geography @TNGeography]

The third largest river of Tamil Nadu by basin area, the river with largest canal irrigated area in North TN. Sad story of Thenpennar, filled with Bengaluru sewage. In Tamil Nadu, the mainstream environmentalism is limited to real estate dealers in big money & fame project's. 1/2

[Saminathan S @ssami]

Along with Satya’s post, this is a must read

[Andrew Curran @AndrewCurran_]

https://t.co/yUVogvdruU

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

https://t.co/vLmiBKTtX3

[Dr SHRADDHEY KATIYAR @Wegiveyouhealt1]

The most dangerous pandemic of this century may not be a virus.

It is the “One Child Pandemic.”

One child carrying the pressure of two parents, four grandparents, and an entire bloodline’s expectations.

One child growing up in silent homes instead of noisy childhoods.

No sibling fights.
No shared secrets.
No built-in best friend for life.

Just screens, perfection pressure, loneliness, and emotional isolation dressed up as “modern comfort.”

Earlier generations grew up with less money but more people.
Today’s generation grows up with more gadgets but fewer human bonds.

A single child becomes the family’s hope, retirement plan, emotional support system, and legacy all at once.

And when that child breaks mentally, the whole house collapses quietly.

Human beings were never designed to grow up emotionally alone.

A society survives not only on economy and technology.
It survives on cousins, siblings, chaos at dinner tables, shared responsibilities, and people who stay after the parents are gone.

The real tragedy is not declining birth rates.

It is declining human connection.

We are slowly creating generations who know how to use every device…
but do not know how to share grief, tolerate differences, protect relationships, or carry family together.

A crowded house was never poverty.

Sometimes, it was civilization itself.

[Andrew Ng @AndrewYNg]

There will be no AI jobpocalypse.

The story that AI will lead to massive unemployment is stoking unnecessary fear. AI — like any other technology — does affect jobs, but telling overblown stories of large-scale unemployment is irresponsible and damaging. Let’s put a stop to it.

I’ve expressed skepticism about the jobpocalypse in previous posts. I’m glad to see that the popular press is now pushing back on this narrative. The image below features some recent headlines.

Software engineering is the sector most affected by AI tools, as coding agents race ahead. Yet hiring of software engineers remains strong! So while there are examples of AI taking away jobs, the trends strongly suggest the net job creation is vastly greater than the job destruction — just like earlier waves of technology. Further, despite all the exciting progress in AI, the U.S. unemployment rate remains a healthy 4.3%.

Why is the AI jobpocalypse narrative so popular? For one thing, frontier AI labs have a strong incentive to tell stories that make AI technology sound more powerful. At their most extreme, they promote science-fiction scenarios of AI “taking over” and causing human extinction. If a technology can replace many employees, surely that technology must be very valuable!

Also, a lot of SaaS software companies charge around $100-$1000 per user/year. But if an AI company can replace an employee who makes $100,000 — or make them 50% more productive — then charging even $10,000 starts to look reasonable. By anchoring not to typical SaaS prices but to salaries of employees, AI companies can charge a lot more.

Additionally, businesses have a strong incentive to talk about layoffs as if they were caused by AI. After all, talking about how they’re using AI to be far more productive with fewer staff makes them look smart. This is a better message than admitting they overhired during the pandemic when capital was abundant due to low interest rates and a massive government financial stimulus.

To be clear, I recognize that AI is causing a lot of people’s work to change. This is hard. This is stressful. (And to some, it can be fun.) I empathize with everyone affected. At the same time, this is very different from predicting a collapse of the job market.

Societies are capable of telling themselves stories for years that have little basis in reality and lead to poor society-wide decision making. For example, fears over nuclear plant safety led to under-investment in nuclear power. Fears of the “population bomb” in the 1960s led countries to implement harsh policies to reduce their populations. And worries about dietary fat led governments to promote unhealthy high-sugar diets for decades.

Now that mainstream media is openly skeptical about the jobpocalypse, I hope these stories will start to lose their teeth (much like fears of AI-driven human extinction have).

Contrary to the predictions of an AI jobpocalypse, I predict the opposite: There will be an AI jobapalooza! AI will lead to a lot more good AI engineering jobs, and I’m also optimistic about the future of the overall job market. What AI engineers do will be different from traditional software engineering, and many of these jobs will be in businesses other than traditional large employers of developers. In non-AI roles, too, the skills needed will change because of AI. That makes this a good time to encourage more people to become proficient in AI, and make sure they’re ready for the different but plentiful jobs of the future!

[Original text in The Batch newsletter.]

[Dharmesh Ba @dharmeshba]

Karpathy introduced vibe coding
Thalapathy introduced vibe politics

#TNElections

[Tom & Jerry @tomvsjerrys]

this is so true🥹

[Mo @atmoio]

The real virus is articles like this.

[Saminathan S @ssami]

#AI It is coming for all jobs. I repeat All Jobs. Not just software engineering or any other document related ones. It is real. No one knows where or how our lives are going to progress.

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[Krishna Thakur @KrishAlpha7]

This incident happened with me in Tiruchirappalli. The auto driver clearly asked for ₹200 extra just because we were from North India. And it wasn’t just him—almost every auto driver we met at night did the same.

This kind of behavior leaves a bad impression and makes travel uncomfortable. Fair pricing and basic respect shouldn’t depend on where someone comes from.

[Akshay 🚀 @akshay_pachaar]

You: Explain how LLMs work like I'm in High School.

Me: Here you go...👇

[Saminathan S @ssami]

It’s @dhanushkraja who saved us from mafias and dons. #IdlyKadai

[Raj Bhagat P #Mapper4Life @rajbhagatt]

#Map of #Trichy Fort in the 18th century overlaid on Google Maps background for reference

Fort walls are approximately drawn based on my interpretations of many maps and documents

[Tamil Nadu Geography @TNGeography]

I am starting a new series called #KnowOurFlora to talk about plant/trees of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiris and Palani(Kodai) hills are filled with invasive Mexican weeping pine trees (Pinus patula), native to Mexico planted by British for timber and landscaping. They are water guzzler 1/4

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

Elephants following their 'memory lanes', routes passed down mother to calf. They heart-breakingly follow them even after the forests are gone.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Kids are kids