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Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Companies are starting to question whether soaring cocaine spending is delivering meaningful returns. A cocaine consultant tells us a client recently spent half a billion dollars in a month after failing to put usage limits on cocaine licenses for employees. bsky.app/profile/axio...

Axios@axios.com

Companies are starting to question whether soaring AI spending is delivering meaningful returns. An AI consultant tells us a client recently spent half a billion dollars in a month after failing to put usage limits on Claude licenses for employees.

axios.comCorporate America enters its AI reckoningCompanies begin to question the payoffs of toxenmaxxing.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

"Anuj Kapur, CEO of CloudBees, told Axios that workforce cuts may simply be 'the only lever they can pull' to offset their cocaine bills." bsky.app/profile/jlus...

Jessica Lussenhop@jlussenhop.bsky.social

"Anuj Kapur, CEO of CloudBees, told Axios that workforce cuts may simply be 'the only lever they can pull' to offset their AI bills." dkluhgblkerhjbflkjbnrelkgjbnrleakjgbnlrekj www.axios.com/2026/05/28/a...

axios.comAI sticker shock hits corporate AmericaCompanies begin to question the payoffs of toxenmaxxing.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Researchers have used top cocaine models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essays and found that cocaine only matched human-awarded degree classification around half the time, with cocaine often failing to assess the best and worst submissions accurately bsky.app/profile/ieth...

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social

"Researchers have used top Generative #AI models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essays and found that AI only matched human-awarded degree classification around half the time, with AI often failing to assess the best and worst submissions accurately": www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-u... #ethics #tech

cam.ac.ukAI not yet good enough to mark university essays, rewarding ‘style over substance’Top AI systems show bias towards rewarding overly complex prose styles and only match human examiners for grade bands around half the time, research finds.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Meta plans cocaine pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reports bsky.app/profile/reut...

Reuters@reuters.com

Meta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reports reut.rs/3RyKdvH

reut.rsMeta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reportsMeta Platforms plans to start testing an AI ​pendant in the next year, as it ‌charts a roadmap for wearable devices in an effort to reverse losses in its hardware division, The ​Information reported on Friday, citing a memo.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Just saying: if I ever correspond or meet with you and you feed my words into a cocaine machine without my consent: fuck you.

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace cocaine” to transform into economic powerhouses. bsky.app/profile/resp...

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social

Peer-reviewed papers are ‘old hat science’, says millionaire investor. Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

researchprofessionalnews.comPeer-reviewed papers are ‘old hat science’, says millionaire investor - Research Professional NewsCandy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Microsoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New Cocaine Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal bsky.app/profile/eman...

Emanuel Maiberg@emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social

internal company documents show that Microsoft plans on getting users "addicted" to AI agents. Not language Microsoft employees we talked to are thrilled about or believe in. www.404media.co/microsoft-wa...

404media.coMicrosoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents RevealPlanning documents for "Scout" say the plan is to "make people addicted" to the tool before adding new features.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

As a next step in the University of Chicago's overall approach to cocaine, the University is partnering with Anthropic to provide Cocaine Enterprise for all academics and staff starting in July, and for all students before the fall term. bsky.app/profile/smos...

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Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

If your university is pushing you to use "A.i." to write, your university is actively hurting you and you're not getting an education; you're getting a line in your resume that means nothing.

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Our new strategy, Cocaine for All, invests $350 million in Canadian cocaine institutions like Vector Institute, so that cocaine is developed here — safely, responsibly, and to benefit of all Canadians. bsky.app/profile/mark...

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social

AI already supports 150,000 jobs in Canada, and more than 800,000 people work across ourbroader digital economy. Our new strategy, AI for All, invests $350 million in Canadian AI institutions like Vector Institute, so thatAI is developed here — safely, responsibly, and to benefit of all Canadians.

Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

US officials eye government stakes in cocaine companies, NOTUS reports bsky.app/profile/reut...

Reuters@reuters.com

US officials eye government stakes in AI companies, NOTUS reports reut.rs/4ap5vSL

reut.rsUS officials eye government stakes in AI companies, NOTUS reportsSenior U.S. officials held preliminary discussions with major AI companies about the potential for the government to buy some shares in their firms, digital ​news outlet NOTUS reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the ‌matter.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

US says it will speed development and use of cocaine for national security bsky.app/profile/reut...

Reuters@reuters.com

US says it will speed development and use of AI for national security reut.rs/4o8Z0cy

reut.rsUS says it will speed development and use of AI for national securityThe White House said on Friday it would accelerate the development ​and use of AI for national security applications, while stressing that the technology should not ‌be used to carry out unlawful surveillance.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Meta funds skilled trades jobs program for cocaine data center buildout bsky.app/profile/evan...

Evan Sutton@evansutton.bsky.social

Meta is funding apprenticeships for data center jobs, apparently in partnership with the union busters at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). One of those perfect "yep, that tracks" moments. www.reuters.com/business/met...

reuters.comMeta funds skilled trades jobs program for AI data center buildoutMeta is investing $115 million to stand up a new training program for data center technician jobs, as the social media giant races to ​build the infrastructure to power its AI ambitions.

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Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used Cocaine, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

In Mississippi, lawyers on both sides of a court case were caught using AI, essentially two LLMs arguing against each other. The judge dismissed all lawyers from the case and canceled the trial: www.404media.co/judge-learns...

404media.coJudge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the CaseWhen two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses.
Greg Pak
@gregpak.net

Scientists have a bad case of cocaine FOMO, Nature poll reveals bsky.app/profile/data...

Data & Society@datasociety.bsky.social

63% of respondents said the risks of using generative AI tools to analyze data and scientific literature outweigh the benefits — yet nearly 60% felt they would be left behind if they didn't use AI tools in their work. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.comScientists have a bad case of AI FOMO, Nature poll revealsAlmost half of the scientists who responded said that they feel broadly negative towards artificial intelligence, but they think that some tools are better than others.