Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Rare Books and Baseball Brain
This week, we discuss Flock blogging, "rare" books, and Jesus Christ.
AI
Microsoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For’
Microsoft is introducing budget limits for AI use but says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company.
AI
Substackers Say New AI Detection Tool Is a ‘Witch Hunt’
“I’m not going to apologize for using AI in the creation process.”
News
Spotify's AI Problem Is So Bad Random People Are Stepping In to Track the Slop
Spotify doesn’t label AI music on its platform, so websites like SoullessMusic.com and SlopTracker.org do it instead.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: No Spoilers
This week, we discuss astrology, Flock on the brain, The Odyssey, and more.
News
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Infinite Bowl Machine
This week, we discuss AI music, slop bowls, and the endless quest for optimization.
Podcast
Is the Best Game of the Year a Failure? (With Rob Zacny)
Remap Radio’s Rob Zacny and Emanuel dive deep into their current favorite game, Marathon, and what its middling success says about the future of games.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: The Promise of the Internet
This week, we discuss mobile podcasting, participating in the meme, and vertigo.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: With Blogs Like These, Who Needs a Private Jet
This week, we discuss the Supreme Court, the private jet, and AI on the TV.
tokenpocalypse
Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive
Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to rein in AI use as costs spiral out of control.
News
Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist
Ebay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to stop the flood of AI-generated seed scams.