Language Is Poison

Language Is Poison, Part 4: The Underdog

Before there was a billion-dollar bet, there was a snowstorm in Brooklyn and a scientist who wanted to be a film director.

13 hrs ago • Hugo

Language Is Poison, Part 3: Everyone Is Heading to the Same Place

Five companies, five definitions, one term. The convergence on “world model” masks a deeper disagreement about what intelligence requires.

17 hrs ago • Hugo

Language Is Poison, Part 2: The Bitter Lesson, Revisited

The essay that became Silicon Valley’s gospel may not say what the industry thinks it says. And the technology it supposedly validates may be a…

20 hrs ago • Hugo

Language Is Poison, Part 1: World Model, Not Word Model

AMI Labs’ chief science officer believes the AI industry’s most successful technology is also its most seductive trap. His company has just raised $1.03…

Mar 20 • Hugo

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