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New comment by joshcsimmons in "Ed Zitron Was Wrong About AI"

joshcsimmons — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:15:19 +0000

Pangram, the AI-powered AI detection tool? Well if AI says it it must be true!

Anyways, subtle plug you at least got one search hit from me on this tool nobody has ever heard of before.

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Ed Zitron Was Wrong About AI"

joshcsimmons — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:18:14 +0000

Thanks for actually reading and sussing out the nuance here. This is a good take. I agree his financials teardown is directionally correct and I'm glad he's in this space to call it out.

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Ed Zitron Was Wrong About AI"

joshcsimmons — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:57:44 +0000

You can check the linked youtube video, I transcribed then wrote the article around what I said in the vid.

Ed Zitron Was Wrong About AI

joshcsimmons — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:37:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.drjoshcsimmons.com/writing/ed-zitron-ai-predictions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49300231

Points: 4

# Comments: 8

Ask HN: Does Codex's Computer History plugin seem like a misstep to anyone else?

joshcsimmons — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:13:15 +0000

Context: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/customization/computer-history

It seems like one small step away from the same kind of workplace monitoring that Zuckerberg was doing at Meta.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49292498

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

AI4: The Conference Inside the Mirage

joshcsimmons — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:03:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.drjoshcsimmons.com/writing/ai4-the-conference-inside-the-mirage

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49244658

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Robust AI Security and Alignment: A Sisyphean Endeavor?

joshcsimmons — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:55:36 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10100

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217892

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Ask HN: AI4 Conference, Thoughts?

joshcsimmons — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:08:51 +0000

Did you go? Did you know about it?

I thought it was a very strange conference (mostly in a good way). Curious to hear other attendees read on it now that the dust has settled.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49212604

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by joshcsimmons in "The AI Demand Bubble"

joshcsimmons — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:22:55 +0000

Yes - correct. I have been saying this since this guy gained eminence.

Kimi K3 Built the Game. I Still Had to Play It

joshcsimmons — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:57:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.drjoshcsimmons.com/writing/kimi-k3-built-the-game-i-still-had-to-play-it

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49159960

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Eigendrum: Draw a shape and hear its standing-wave modes

joshcsimmons — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:15:48 +0000

Article URL: https://baselashraf81.github.io/eigendrum/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158685

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Deflock Casa Grande"

joshcsimmons — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:36:50 +0000

Happy to report we're in touch :)

Agency Is the Job Now

joshcsimmons — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:20:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.drjoshcsimmons.com/writing/agency-is-the-job-now

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091325

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Deflock Casa Grande"

joshcsimmons — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:08:42 +0000

I am right up the road from Casa Grande. I run a youtube channel with 30k subs and have recently gotten VERY INTERESTED in investigating Flock/Deflock. I had no idea the cameras were everywhere.

I'll reach out anywhere on the site but feel free to get in touch here as well. I want to interview the creator and broadcast the situation in Casa Grande.

edit: emailed the address on the site. Anyone else on the east valley working on similar efforts should give me a nudge in the comments.

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Don't Take the Black Pill [video]"

joshcsimmons — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:43:51 +0000

> You people have been telling this for the last 2000 years.

Imagine I was Jewish and you referred to Jews as “you people”

strange days we live in indeed.

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Don't Take the Black Pill [video]"

joshcsimmons — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:42:06 +0000

first noble truth = life is suffering

yeah the Buddha totally didn’t mean that the world is falling apart.

i don’t have to wonder how my perception would have been affected because i was a buddhist for over a decade before coming to Christ.

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Don't Take the Black Pill [video]"

joshcsimmons — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:37:30 +0000

laughably incorrect

one of the things i am very incapable of judging is whether someone is “good” or “bad”

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Canceling "Hey""

joshcsimmons — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:35:21 +0000

Strange logic and strange days we live in.

Typically I just spend money on software that works the best and suits my needs.

I don't generally research the individual creating it.

We should all know less about eachother!

New comment by joshcsimmons in "Don't Take the Black Pill [video]"

joshcsimmons — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:47:33 +0000

This viewpoint is preposterous to me in the first place.

I am Christian. Everything in the world seems to be falling apart these days and my faith is one of the few real-feeling things!

New comment by joshcsimmons in "The Psychology of Software Teams"

joshcsimmons — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:11:07 +0000

yikes. this is very out of touch with current trends.

i respect writing a book - ive written three, but if there’s a time when most tech leadership cared LESS about understanding software team psychology, i havent seen it.

truly a sad state of things. i love this topic and plan to read the book but i dont expect most people to care - the only mantra in software rn is to go as fast as possible on shitty features and burn people out.

of course above assessment is about the general state of big tech co’s. some pockets of sanity out there still at smaller companies but not many!