2025-04-16
Building a Game with AI: Fast, Flawed, and Full of Potential
Cursor is an AI coding assistant that can be used by developers to speed up their work. In a test project, Cursor built a fully interactive game prototype in under...
Prompt Injection Is What Happens When AI Trusts Too Easily
Prompt Injection is a top threat to GenAI Large Language Models (LLMs) applications. Tips on how to find these vulnerabilities and protect against them.
Would the Founding Fathers support open source
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Podcast: Inside the ICE Deportation Tool
The powerful database and tool ICE has access to; the AI service that will call your parents for you; and the apparent hack of 4chan.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB review (Palit Infinity 3)
A good upgrade for anyone on an older graphics card and with plenty of overclocking potential.
AI That Trains Itself? Here's How it Works
The experiments evaluate the DNO algorithm (specifically, DNO-Prct) using an iterative training process that combines GPT-4-Turbo scoring with curated pairwise comparisons. UltraFeedback forms the core dataset, with additional large-scale trials....
Robin Sloan’s monthly newsletter is one of my favorites, chock full of...
Robin Sloan’s monthly newsletter is one of my favorites, chock full of thoughts, recommendations, and links. The April 2025 issue is typically great. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Finally, a Way to Run Your Shopify Store Without Clicking Yourself Into Madness
ShopCTL lets you easily manage your Shopify store via the command line, offering quick commands to access your store’s data right from your terminal.
Turns out a bit of pixelation won't cover your back (or front) as it's actually very easy to de-censor videos
'Think twice' is still good advice.
DIY Real-Time Polling App Locks Down Access With Supabase and Permit.io
A full-stack guide to building a secure, real-time polling app with authentication, per-user permissions, and dynamic policy checks—using Supabase + Permit.io.
I Went to See ‘God’s Influencer,’ the Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis
Carlo loved Halo and programming, but he loved God more. I went to see him, lying under glass in his Nikes for eternity, at a church in Assisi. Â
I Thought Good Engineering Meant Writing Good Code. Now I Know Different
When I joined my last company, we were just 20 people, figuring things out as we went. Three years later, we had over 200 employees, thousands of paying customers, and...
Can LLM-based models do model-based planning?
Published on April 16, 2025 12:38 PM GMTI recently spent a few months thinking about whether LLM-based models can do model-based planning, and wrote a ~40-page report on it: "Report...
How Layer 2 Rollups Handle Data Availability and Garbage Collection Efficiently
In Layer 2 rollups, data availability is crucial for transaction processing. CallData is stored on-chain, while state representations use cryptographic commitments. The system integrates garbage collection mechanisms, efficiently reclaiming older...
I Vibe Coded an AI App and Got DDOS'd Instead
Last week, Google introduced its AI copilot Firebase Studio, and I decided to give it a try. It got me thinking about what I want to do next.
Clean Code, Dirty Planet: Unpacking CBDC's Footprint
The article explores the environmental challenges posed by traditional cryptocurrencies and delves into the potential of CBDCs to mitigate such issues. By analyzing the energy consumption, technological designs, and regulatory...
Russia’s ‘World’s Best’ T-90M Tank Has Just 1 Mission (But Failed)
Russia claims the T-90M is the world’s best tank, yet heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine reveal critical design flaws and tactical failures. The post Russia’s ‘World’s Best’ T-90M Tank Has...
How Contrastive Learning Helps AI Self-Improve
This section introduces DNO-Prct, a practical and scalable implementation of Direct Nash Optimization. It leverages iterative contrastive learning—similar to DPO—but is designed for batched on-policy training with general preferences. By...
AbramsX: The Army’s New Tank Has Just 1 Mission
General Dynamics’ AbramsX tank features hybrid-electric power, drone-launching capabilities, advanced active protection, and revolutionary tech for the U.S. Army. The post AbramsX: The Army’s New Tank Has Just 1 Mission...
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