🤖 AI and the Ironies of Automation – Part 2
A thoughtful exploration of how human judgment remains indispensable in increasingly automated environments — a timely reminder for AI practitioners and system designers alike.
This article revisits Lisanne Bainbridge’s seminal ideas on automation, connecting them to today’s AI systems and LLM-based agents. It draws parallels between industrial process control and human supervision in automated AI workflows, exploring how stress, oversight, and skill retention remain vital challenges in an age of growing autonomy.
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🎵 2002: Last.fm and Audioscrobbler Pioneered the Social Web
An insightful look at how early music tech experiments laid the groundwork for today’s recommendation-driven social platforms — a fascinating blend of data science and cultural innovation.
The article revisits the birth of Last.fm and Audioscrobbler as groundbreaking social music platforms that merged algorithmic song recommendations with user communities. Their collaborative filtering approach foreshadowed the personalized, data-centric dynamics of Web 2.0 and modern streaming culture.
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⚙️ Kimi K2 1T Model Runs on Dual 512GB M3 Ultras
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🧩 TOON: Token-Oriented Object Notation for AI Data
An intriguing innovation for LLM developers — balancing readability and token efficiency shows the growing maturity of prompt engineering tooling.
TOON is a lightweight, human-readable format optimized for representing JSON-like data with minimal token usage — particularly useful for structuring prompts in large language model workflows.
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🐍 Jubilant: Python Subprocess Meets Go Codegen
A refreshing take on software craftsmanship — valuing practical interoperability and elegant minimalism over complex frameworks, echoing the best of open-source philosophy.
Ben Hoyt introduces Jubilant — a pragmatic Python API for Canonical’s Juju tool built around subprocess execution and Go-based code generation. The approach emphasizes simplicity, maintainability, and effective cross-language tooling without unnecessary abstraction.
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