Make it count | Biz Dev @ Instacart | Curious mind | Runner & triathlete
Toronto, Ontario
Joined June 2011
- Tweets2.4K
- Following177
- Followers111
- Likes386
Jake Shipman retweeted
Satya is right. The way to make SI safe is not to train it with a sense of self, its own moral philosophy, and permission to act as a conscientious objector. That’s the “alignment” approach and it magnifies the control problem.
The engineering approach that Satya describes is different: separate the supply of intelligence from authority over it. Surround non-deterministic models with deterministic controls, observability, privilege limits, logging, and the ability to always contain or shut them down. Treat models/agents like powerful insider risks, not moral patients whose psychological wellbeing is at stake.
As Satya points out, the most trustworthy system is the one that lets us trust the model the least — not the one that encourages the model to develop independent agency and grievances. Engineering safety is not the same thing as “alignment.”
Jake Shipman retweeted
me with the SpaceX cafeteria lady after she becomes a billionaire from the IPO
Jake Shipman retweeted
Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.
400 of them are now worth over $100 million.
These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.
Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.
Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."
The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.
Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.
The difference between U.S. and Canada tariffs: U.S. is attempting to restore domestic manufacturing and to fund tax cuts. Canada is implementing 25% tariffs on 1/3 of U.S. imports and that money is going to go to..more inefficient gov projects?
It’s weird, I think I’ve liked the Trudeau of the last couple months, as a resigning PM in the midst of a trade war, than any other time in his two terms. Finally he’s speaking the truth. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
On fentanyl flowing into the U.S. from Canada: in fiscal 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a total of 21,889 lbs of fentanyl nationwide. Of this, ~0.2% was intercepted at the Canadian border and 96.6% at the Mexican border. @JTLonsdale @theallinpod
Jake Shipman retweeted
You're not imagining:
Cars have *way* more problems than before.
From 2020-2023, car owners have reported a 109% increase in problems with their cars (within the first 90 days of ownership).
Infusing technology into every single part of every car is a double-edged sword...
(Data source: JD Power, via NewAtlas)
New Uggs!? Would not want to get roundhouse kicked to the face by these #SuperBowl
Powerful hearing from my friend @emmgalim in Argentina how folks there are dealing with an out-of-control 100% inflation rate (10x Canada and the U.S.). Great use-case for the open financial system that crypto has created.
Great take from @TimBeiko: “Crypto’s promise to have a net positive impact on the world is not a given.” We know of potential second-order effects, like gov forking to create CBCD’s and perform mass government surveillance.
If you look at crypto and think it’s just a scam or fad then you’re out of touch, but if you look at the space and don’t think also believe that it’s nuts then you’re also out of touch
Jake Shipman retweeted
And we finalized!
Happy merge all. This is a big moment for the Ethereum ecosystem. Everyone who helped make the merge happen should feel very proud today.
Your workmates will never fully appreciate your personal life and those in your personal life will never fully appreciate your work
My brain in slow-mo this week after the news about the freezing of protestor’s accounts:
1. How can the gov do that!? 2. This protest was mayhem and needed to be stopped 3. Freezing of accounts has set a precedent for ALL future issues. 4. This only amplifies the case for DeFi.
