A tech commentator argues that adopting an 'AI-First' company culture, where employees use AI for every task before considering other methods, is bad for business because AI lacks context, cannot repl…
Paul Graham proposed a test for AI-generated text based on a mismatch between diction and the significance of the idea, rather than surface-level statistical patterns. A developer found that their own…
A developer has launched Town, an open-source platform that blends Discord-like chat with a pixel-art town where NPCs are AI agents with distinct personalities and tool-based skills. The project, avai…
A developer released the CC Founder Decision Engine, an interactive AI advisor powered by Claude Code that synthesizes wisdom from 25+ founders and investors to help startup founders make strategic de…
Brown University professor Roberto Serrano observed a dramatic drop in student test scores when an in-person final replaced a take-home midterm, which he attributes to AI-driven cheating. The incident…
A Brown University economics professor found that nearly half his students likely cheated using AI on a take-home midterm, with scores averaging 96 percent, but when an in-person final was administere…
Brown University professor Roberto Serrano presented evidence that students in his welfare economics class used AI to cheat on a take-home midterm, with grades plummeting when the final exam was held …
A developer recreated an AI agent loop in 100 lines of Common Lisp, arguing that the language's recursion and eval capabilities make it ideal for building agents. The project, built with SBCL and two …
A developer launched AskPG, a real-time WebGPU-powered AI avatar of Paul Graham that provides startup advice by applying Graham's ideas to users' specific situations. The tool supports text and voice …
AI safety researcher and generalist published a curated reading list of 18 essays and blog posts aimed at helping generalists improve their effectiveness. The list, which includes works by Paul Graham…
Andrew Ambrosino, lead of OpenAI's Codex desktop app, says nearly 100% of OpenAI employees now use Codex weekly and aims to make it the best desktop app ever. In a podcast, he discusses how AI flips p…
A user submitted a fake AI-generated article to Hacker News, which was flagged after detection. Testing local AI detectors on a 2013 Paul Graham essay showed it was rated as more likely AI-generated t…
AI companies and founders are hosting intimate, curated dinner parties and events to cultivate cool and build real-world communities as taste becomes a key differentiator in the competitive AI industr…
YC Partner, a new knowledge pack and Codex skill for Y Combinator applicants, launched to help founders review applications, prepare for interviews, and find relevant resources using a processed publi…
A new tool grades startup growth rates against Paul Graham's 15%-a-month benchmark, analyzing monthly revenue to project billion-dollar trajectories and provide actionable growth insights.…
Surplus, a new incubator organized by Manifund, is accepting applications through June 24 to fund for-profit software startups focused on AI safety, effective altruism, and public goods. The program t…
Former Google distinguished engineer Kelsey Hightower said AI is not replacing software engineers, only those whose sole skill is coding. In a Wednesday podcast interview, Hightower argued that develo…
Silicon Valley is hiring philosophers with Ph.D.s and offering flush compensation packages to help build more virtuous AI systems. Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are consulting moral philosophers…
The AI industry is experiencing a speculative bubble with US tech companies spending nearly a trillion dollars annually on AI, yet AI revenues have not reached $100 billion yearly. Despite the bubble,…
Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham said on X that he ignores emails from startup founders written with AI, calling the practice a lie. Graham, a key figure in the startup world, said AI-generated pitc…