Will Walker

Midwestern-born designer, Bay Area emigre, working on native human-computer interaction, exploring AI @Google. Born at 338 ppm.

[Arram @arram]

I’m scared of AGI. It's confusing how people can be so dismissive of the risks.

I’m an investor in two AGI companies and friends with dozens of researchers working at DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Brain. Almost all of them are worried.

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[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@Seneca4Mayor what’s your position on the Coal Terminal?

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@taratan Plus, there is a new skillset to be developed - text prompting and art direction, which will be needed to push this emerging tech as far as it can go. Much like TikTok, winners will be those who pile on early and commit 100%.

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@taratan Personally, I sort creative AI into a similar box as cell phone cameras. It gets you 80% of the way there (and the quality of creative content will rise), but pros will continue to have the equipment and skills to go farther.

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@openargs @TandtheB as a Googler & patreon of the show, I appreciate learning what going over the line with corporate attorney client privilege looks like.

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

When we say Kyiv is winning the information war, far too often we only mean information spaces we inhabit.

Pulling apart the most obvious RU info op to date (as we did using semantic modelling), very clear it is targeting BRICS, Africa, Asia. Not the West really at all.

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

Gm #oakland #california

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

Look at bridge loan / hard money. Sellers want to close quickly - then immediately refinance with your preferred lender.

[Sam J Cohn, MD @samjcohn]

Who are these absolute monsters that have $850k in cash? How am I supposed to compete with that in our house hunt?

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@impraxical Clearly you have been informed about the hot air surplus here in the Golden State.

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@CovertShores Can you make a recording available?

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@CovertShores https://t.co/CTLoIJscb7 What's your take on the composition of this task force?

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@davehendricks @zebulgar Counter take - in 2021 I’m focused and finishing my work at 8pm after my kids asleep. Inflexible companies waste time on commute, walking between meetings. In a tight job market the best workers will go to employers that treat them like adults.

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

We need to give #Ukraine everything they need - They’re standing up for our values and ideals. Amazing analysis by ⁦@AVindman⁩ https://t.co/rHQh3GWGwz

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

My employer @Google has recommended donating to the @RedCrossUkraine and will be matching employee donations when international transfers are available. I'd recommend it as a safe way to quickly help. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/ToWk3MU9Vx

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

Does anyone else get the urge to stack sandbags in front of their home?

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@Casillic can you explain what is going on in this pic?

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@LynAldenContact Just bought a house in San Francisco - and cash (USD) is still king here. Liquidating a bit of long held BTC to help with down payment, your analysis of sideways chop through 2022 is spot on. Still have skin in the #crypto game, but family (and home) first!

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

Congrats to my friends at #lightboxer for getting a great first review from @arstechnica. They'll definitely put hardware through it's paces and they came out genuinely positive about the VR launch. https://t.co/mxm3nwZ2zI

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@LynAldenContact Just bought a house in Noe Valley SF / CA. Putting $ where my beliefs are.

[Will Walker @walkerwill]

@Casillic Has anyone dived these sites? I’d have to imagine the water would give you a shield against any long lived byproducts.