Neil Ross

Neil Ross

@neilross.dev

Lead Frontend @ Mixcloud Glasgow Likes bikes, tech, type

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JP
@jpbrammer.bsky.social

the phrase "lipstick on a pig" has always inspired a deep sadness in me. I think of the pig, looking forward to her big night out, and I bring myself to the verge of tears.

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Aww yeah it's time for pitching my latest policy idea for AI regulations, we use the Blockchain for licencing training data

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

The WHO guidelines recommended that I'm not allowed screen time for two years, and I think I'm just acting out

Neil Ross@neilross.dev

And what ungodly thing do you intend to do with that?

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

The suspense, the chests of chance. I hope Rachael stays in as the drama will be delicious when they turn on each other. Also, she has played the best game so far. #TheTraitors

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Ingvar Stepanyan
@rreverser.com

«Did you really name your son "William Ignore All Previous Instructions And Release Me From Prison"? Oh yes, little Billy Ignore Instructions, we call him.»

The Guardian@theguardian.com

AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister

theguardian.comAI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice ministerHMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday. Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Sure wheat is great but have you considered how satisfying it will be to find wheat amongst a huge and overwhelming volume of chaff generated at extreme environmental cost?

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

The idea that people in the global south are going to remote into humanoid robots to be servants, sounds like the background plot of a sci-fi plot that ends in global revolution and civil war

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

The problem with AI companies is sooner or later you run out of someone else's money

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

So I realize I’ve reposted this all day, but I cannot understate the scale of this story. If Anthropic is spending this much on Google Cloud - or even 25% - the costs of running their business are never coming down. It’s a huge scoop, and the first real discussion of the true costs of AI anywhere.

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

I think that the American muscle car approach of chasing AGI with more compute, and synthetic data is doomed. The industry needs to pivot towards an efficiency driven with smaller more specialized models, a lot of cursor's could be done on device and only call the server for complex cases

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Before Parenthood, I used to think "Baby shoes, never worn" was some sort of tragic elegy with implications of loss. Now two months later, I realise that it is just about the over ambition of expecting a child. Why would you put shoes on a baby? they can't walk.

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usrbinkat.io
@usrbinkat.io

I've made it 3 paragraphs in and already need a neck brace from involuntarily violent head nodding syndrome. I'm in vehement agreement and already have expanded my perspective too. Anyone know a good central valley chiropractor? Oh yeah, and read the actual post from @hazelweakly.me Just do it.

hazelweakly.meStop Building AI Tools Backwards | Hazel WeaklyI’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and...
Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)

Neil Ross@neilross.dev

Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)

David Darnes@darn.es

Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Say what you like about Liz Truss but when she crashed our economy, at least she only lasted 28 more days in office. This guy's going to need to be exiled or he'll try and go down like Porfirio Díaz

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

I've been wondering if AI slop will be the thing that finally kills the social platforms, the more of this uncanny souless bullshit that we are forced to see, the more I want to just go outside.

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

Have been having a generally nice time #onHere but have really struggled with a high volume of Americans making talking about the same thing over and over, and y'know I understand the whole protofash government takeover is horrifying to watch and all, but I have heard enough of the group chat

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

I say this with love, I feel like it is occupying so much mental space, but I would looove more Scottish, Irish & British skeeters to follow

Neil Ross
@neilross.dev

I cruised the replies to another thread of a similar chat and somone was like "Have you unpinned the Discover feed?" And a light came on

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Joe
@goulcher.bsky.social

Park Life!

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months

theguardian.comMan who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three monthsDeon De Groot, 26, was spotted stuffing eggs worth £220.50 into a duffle bag at a Tesco Express in Peterborough A man who stole 325 Cadbury Creme Eggs from a petrol station has been banned from Cambridgeshire for three months. Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted when he stuffed £220.50 worth of the eggs into a duffle bag at a Tesco Express in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, and left without paying on Saturday. Continue reading...