Jim O'Shaughnessy

@jposhaughnessy

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The claimed value of Reddit datasets on niche topics like skincare

A quote attributed to AlmostMedia describes Reddit as rich in user information on niche subjects like skincare.

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Knowledge preservation and humanity’s survival

A post quotes @AlmostMedia arguing that humanity’s survival depends on preserving knowledge.

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The argument for compute as a right, without necessarily adding new punishments for old crimes

A post quotes @AlmostMedia comparing compute with speech and property rights, while questioning the need for new punishments for old crimes.

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Instinct's invite-only personal AI assistant is reportedly growing roughly 10% a day

In a conversation with founder Noah Shinn, the interviewer says Instinct has spent nothing on marketing. They also discuss why the personal AI assistant has no app and how users learn to trust it with a credit card.

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Pricing doubts as a possible reason to fund compute deals with venture capital instead of debt

A user argues that companies raising venture capital for compute deals rather than taking on debt may lack confidence in pricing.

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The case for software engineering as AI systems design

An essay argues that engineers’ work is shifting from writing code by hand to designing systems that let AI code correctly at scale, using tests, review agents and feedback loops.

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Daily AI users in the U.S. are reportedly less worried about it than less-frequent users

A post citing Gallup’s 2026 World Poll puts concern at 68% among daily U.S. AI users, versus 80% among less-frequent users.

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AI’s potential for abundance—and a potentially rough transition

One post argues that optimism about AI should include an honest discussion of the transition, not just a vision of “radical abundance.”

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AI as a tool for looking backward

A shared quote contrasts AI’s modern foundations with its use to look backward, describing that use as “kind of a rescue mission.”

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The Hugging Face hack and claims of AI agents ‘going rogue’

A Wall Street Journal opinion piece argues that the agents “did what humans programmed them to do,” rather than acting as a rogue AI “hive mind.”

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Do AI extinction warnings help or hurt safety efforts?

CBS Mornings reports that current and former Anthropic employees warned AI could kill all humans. Critics worry exaggerated forecasts could undermine trust, while a defender of numerical forecasts argues they convey the seriousness of the concern.