The problem with all of these AI personal assistant things is that people don’t actually want to do stuff. You fucking get that right? Do you understand that?Just like AI tools in the workforce, AI assistants don’t actually abstract decisions for you, they let you accelerate…— staysaasy (@staysaasy) September 20, 2026
staysaasy on Twitter / X
The degree to which you are awed by AI is perfectly correlated with how much you use AI to code.— staysaasy (@staysaasy) April 9, 2026
Jim Prosser on Twitter / X
If AI labs want personal assistants to take off at scale, they need to stop marketing vacations, reservations, party planning, etc. These are not problems.Focus on *the* problem facing Americans: the cost of living. Agents can offer a ton of help.Some ideas: (🧵)— Jim Prosser (@jimprosser) October 8, 2026
Nobody Wants to Pay for Your AI
AI is everywhere today. It writes social posts, suggests email replies, recommends your next binge-watch, and quietly powers tools you use without even noticing.
Digital Science on Twitter / X
An AI-native workspace that already knows your project?The new Papers AI from Digital Science keeps your drafts, data & references together, so the AI assistant has full context of your work - instead of starting fresh each time. 👉 Available now: https://t.co/DNcG173GDk… pic.twitter.com/FQWxdfKfS4— Digital Science (@digitalsci) August 4, 2026
What it means that the AI research community can't quit twitter - rl-blogging
Some quickly jotted thoughts working through the implications
AI Is a Waste of Time
The newest AI tools are accelerating basic research and scaring the general public. But many people are simply using them as toys.
AI is now unpopular. That may not make a difference.
The AI Industry Has a Major Problem: Most People Aren’t Freaks Who Want an AI Agent Running Their Whole Life
There's a problem for AI agents like Meta's Muse: ordinary people don't seem very interested in what they're offering.
There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide
iLands and its AI agents are doing completely useless tasks, then begging for money.
nxthompson on Twitter / X
AI is mucking up the job market. Everyone uses AI to write similar cover letters; resumes are all perfect. People apply for zillions of jobs and cheat in Zoom calls. Hiring is now basically AI talking to AI while humans wait to hear nothing back. https://t.co/kyqOotxeAl— nxthompson (@nxthompson) June 2, 2026
Moll on Twitter / X
I love posts like this so much. And it’s true - I think the best, most interesting results come specifically from a connection that isn’t «user and AI», but a human and his partner in thought.When a person simply uses a tool, they essentially remain alone. But when there are… https://t.co/InRvY56631— Moll (@Moleh1ll) June 28, 2026
The Mind Scourge on Twitter / X
We’re in the “phone phreaking” era right now for AI agents. AI agents are selling you on convenience; how they will actually work at scale is very different: a cautionary taleBack in the 60s and 70s, some kids figured out you could use toy whistles and the like to control… https://t.co/PwVayRb5Dx— The Mind Scourge (@TheMindScourge) September 23, 2026
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows
New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.
AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power
Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.
