Andrew Wooster

Looking for the frontiers. — AI/App consulting, founder @apptentive (acquired), ex-Apple, 5th gen California cattle rancher.

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

Trying hard not to comment on the Current Thing.

[Helen Toner @hlntnr]

...he literally did the SNL skit

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

Note that he doesn't say he is going to come up with cures for any of those ailments.

[Fireside Alpha @firesidealpha]

Dario Amodei says cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and mental illness will be relics of the past in less than a decade, and that "we can create an age of miracles"

“You know, if today we look at things like cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, mental illness, these will be relics of the past in, I think, less than a decade."

"And I believe that the company which gets the risks right will also be the company that has the license to operate that society trusts and society believes can build the benefits in the right way."

"I think if we do this right, we can create an age of miracles where humanity is able to solve problems that have eluded us for millennia."

"We have to make sure that all the risks, all the ways that things can go wrong with this technology, we very carefully address those risks as we bring the benefits, and as we have a viable business at the same time.”

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

You can just talk to the guitar busker on Haight to hear this take.

[Ned O'Leary @nedoleary]

moving away from the bay area for a short while has been helpful for understanding how non-tech people feel about AI

as of now, turns out they really really really don't like it

e.g., making small talk on halloween, was accused of being "evil" for working on AI tools

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

That’s my default view. The alternatives are all horrifying.

[Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞) @teortaxesTex]

I now assign some non-zero probability to the timeline where coding gets solved, solved swiftly, utterly, superexponentially, to the point that <30B models in Q2 2027 can zero-shot build operating systems – and then there's no "RSI" or singularity.
basically Chollet's take

[Ole Lehmann @itsolelehmann]

Norway now has more than 2,000 underwater AI laser robots shooting lice off its salmon

they're made by a company called Stingray, and they already guard more than 50 million salmon and trout 24/7

the reason is sea lice, tiny parasites that latch onto salmon and feed on them

as few as 11 can kill a small fish, and one pen can hold 150,000 salmon

the usual fix is pumping the fish out and blasting them with warm water or water jets to knock the lice off

but the handling is so rough that Norway's fish health report ranks it the top cause of death in full-grown farmed salmon

so instead, Stingray puts a robot inside the pen that hunts lice one at a time, all day:

> two cameras watch every salmon that swims past

> AI checks two frames to make sure it's really a louse

> then a green laser fires from up to 2 meters away

> the salmon's scales reflect the beam, so the fish swims off fine and the louse is dead

we now live in a world where AI lasers do pest control on your dinner lmao

[Aaron Grider @aarongrider]

Explore Mini 2 in real-time 3D. We wrote our own 3D renderer to achieve the fidelity and performance we needed to make this awesome.

https://t.co/CFsd3Vqv7S

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

Will be interesting to see how this product evolves. Seeing more and more of these on fleet trucks in my part of California.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

SpaceX has just officially unveiled its next-generation @Starlink Mini 2, which now comes with a built-in battery for the first time.

• Up to 4.5 hours of connectivity on a single charge with the quick-swap battery (or plug in USB-C).
• Weight: 3.53 Ibs (1.6 kg) including battery and kickstand
• Dimensions: 10.35 × 12.36 × 0.91 inches (263 × 314 × 23.1 mm)
• Field of view: 55°
• Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6
• Environmental rating: IP67
• Wi-Fi coverage: Up to 1,800 sq ft (167 m2)
• Battery: Removable, rechargeable 71 Wh battery
• Battery weight: 1.08 Ibs (490g)
• Battery attachment: Quick-release mechanism
• Charging: USB-C, 60W
• Battery power output: USB-C, up to 60W
• Power button: Built-in physical power button
• Battery indicators: LED status lights
• Kickstand: Integrated, foldable kickstand
• Tripod mount: Standard 1/4"-20 camera thread
• Charger: Included 60W USB-C wall charger
• Cable: Included 3-meter (10-foot) USB-C to USB-C cable

Starlink is now taking preorders in the U.S.: https://t.co/JihIIVgVTY

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

@CarolWalshReal1 It’s a full employment program for consultants and lawyers.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

Our last remaining wife guy

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

I did not know this was a possibility. 🤔

[ÜＢＥＲＦＡＧＧ０Ｔ９０００ @MEGAFAGG0T9000]

Found in the wild.
I totally want.

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

The only place in SF I’ve seen someone with a gun. Sketch as hell.

[Sheel Mohnot @pitdesi]

Michael Moritz giving $9.25M to improve conditions at the 2 mission BART stops

The money will go toward installing lighting and “public-safety technology,” and hiring more community ambassadors.

Much needed, thanks @moritzKBE!

https://t.co/gTD6NzJ232

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

Every time I deal with any sort of building or trades contractor I am reminded we could be moving so much faster as a country if everyone weren’t so flaky and unreliable.

[Andrew Wooster @wooster]

If this is correct then it shows growth flattening out pretty substantially.

[TickerTrends 🔬 @tickerplus]

Anthropic’s October ARR topped $80B, per WSJ, consistent with TickerTrends tracking

We tracked $82.33B as of Oct. 30, up 7.2% from our Sept. 24 weekly release

[narasim @narasim_reddy]

I don’t believe in coincidences

so I built Palantiny, a thing that remembers every bluetooth device that walks past me

if one shows up across town tomorrow, I’ll know

[frankie @FrankieIsLost]

another day, another llm-made cybersec horror beyond your comprehension

[Ari K @arikuschnir]

🌊💙 WE WERE ALWAYS BLUE

[Pinboard @Pinboard]

Cybersecurity expert #1: AI is becoming superhuman at finding vulnerabilities and soon no computer will be safe

Cybersecurity expert #2: also our private key is '4' and if you mash the keyboard long enough it logs you in as root

[Necromancer @jinwoo33x]

Paintings at 3am when no one is watching