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Founders Share VC Horror Stories on X
A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating.
Google's Dreambeans: AI Tool Turns Your Life into a Cartoon
Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated "stories" culled from the personal data in your Google account.
Meta AI Integration in Threads: Real-Time Trend Insights
The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations.
Small Businesses Leverage AI for Competitive Edge
Hi everyone... Just wanted your take on this. My uncle runs a small warehouse and he distributes a fast-moving retail product. He thinks it's him against the world, David vs Goliath shit. So in order to level the playing field, he uses CHATGPT (paid version) and GEMINI for all advices, like legal, analysis, demand planning etc. Everything. Sometimes talking to him is like talking to a bot, because all his thoughts originate from it. How badly do you think this is going to backfire? I read some horrid stories, but to build an entire business model thinking the competitive advantage is ai (when everyone has access to them), seems iffy at best.
How Do Developers Correct AI LLMs When They Spread Misinformation?
I watched Last Week Tonight's piece on AI chatbots today, and it got me thinking about that old screenshot of a Google search in which Gemini recommends adding "1/8 cup of non-toxic glue" to pizza in order to make the cheese better stick to the slice. When something like this goes viral, I have to assume (though I could be wrong) that an employee at Google specifically goes out of their way to address that topic in particular. The image is a meme, of course, but I imagine Google wouldn't be keen to leave themselves open to liability if their LLM recommends that users consume glue. Does the developer "talk" to the LLM to correct it about that specific case? Do they compile specific information about (e.g.) pizza construction techniques and feed it that data to bring it to the forefront? Do their actions correct only the case in question, or do they make changes to the LLM that affects its accuracy more broadly (e.g. "teaching" the LLM to recognize that some Reddit comments are jokes)? On a more heavy note, the LWT piece includes several stories of chatbots encouraging users to self-harm. How does the process differ when developers are trying to prevent an LLM from giving that sort of response?