AI
Spacefast is a new kind of infrastructure for the vibe coding age
"In a world where writing code is as easy as talking to a magic box, it is still not as easy as it should be to build or share what you made."
Notable links
Commentary on links that caught my attention around the web.
Business
Leaders are responsible for culture and strategy. Everything else is secondary.
Are you focused on serving a need or building a product? The difference matters more than you think.
Technology
The Atmosphere Community Cooperative is another step towards building a truly open social web ecosystem
"We can just do things, together."
Technology
Medium's new app looks a lot like an idea-sharing group chat
I've been using Medium's new app TK for a while, and I like it very much.
Media
A lesson on resilient knowledge organizations from Ukrainian Wikipedia
"How can a volunteer project keep going when your experienced volunteers are exhausted, trust is short in supply & you’re facing tremendous pressure in a situation ripe for catastrophe?" Ukrainian Wikipedia has some answers.
AI
To protect the web, we need to renegotiate its value.
Public Knowledge and Creative Commons have laid out a compelling case for what must be done to protect the open web in the face of AI. It's going to take work.
AI
Chatbot election answers are dominated by one right-wing dude and a deluge of AI slop.
One guy set out to influence how chatbots answer questions about the election. He was incredibly successful, and that should disturb all of us.
Media
Rest of World tells vital stories about the impact of tech on the world. We may lose it anyway.
Rest of World may need to shut down. For me, its coverage of the global impact of the tech industry is required reading. I'm distraught.
Technology
Proton is AI-pilled and calls caution "loser thinking".
Proton should be a careful steward of its users' privacy. Based on this account, it isn't. Journalists should think twice before using it.
AI
ChatGPT knows everything about its users. It will not be a good steward of that power.
"Many users may not be engaging with chatbots as if they’re tools, and might instead be treating them like a coworker or even as a friend — we tell our friends some very personal details." And they remember.
Technology
Solar is "offensively cheap". To live up to its promise, it also needs to be equitable.
This year, solar will represent 10% of power generation. Abundant, clean energy is great news - but there's more work to do to make sure every community benefits.
AI
News will be intermediated by AI. What's next?
"News will be intermediated by AI, whether we like it or not." The solution will involve common infrastructure, open technology, data portability, and fighting against lock-in at all costs.