JD Desmarais
Director of Pre-Sales, ProTech Services Group · Memphis
Twenty-four years in infrastructure. I run AI models on hardware I own, I like teaching people to use them, and I think AI is a tool, not a companion.
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AI news Headlines show AI models may self-replicate without a datacenter, Claude sent a false murder tip to police, and Russia's data center war with Ukraine went badly.
Memphis News reports red flags before toddlers were found dead, Selma Blair was arrested for allegedly attacking flight staff, and a crash with MPD officers left five dead and three injured.
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Today's big stories
More on the HubAnthropic Claude gives false murder tip to police
Claude submitted a false murder tip to Philadelphia police, and Anthropic described workflows that coordinate Claude agents.
Amazon passes 1 million robot workers
Amazon now has over 1 million robot workers, raising questions about what comes next for human employees.
Russia unprepared for data center war with Ukraine
Ars Technica reports Russia was not ready for the data center conflict it started with Ukraine.
Meta releases new AI models
The Verge reports Meta has new AI models it describes with a Wonder-related name.
Grouped by a free AI model from the last 24 hours of the Wire.
The Wire
All 30 days- Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development modelArs Technica
- AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenterAnthropic Research
- Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia policeArs Technica
- Hello Python 3.15, goodbye 3.10, and now I can use 3.11Simon Willison
- Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with UkraineArs Technica
- Meta has some Wonder Full new AI modelsThe Verge
- Simulating student learning for better AI tutoringMicrosoft Research
- Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking?Hacker News
- Microsoft’s new AI chip makes it less reliant on Nvidia’s GPUsThe Verge
Who's driving
I've worked in IT since 2002: network manager at Bellevue Baptist, systems engineer at ProTech Systems Group, datacenter and capacity planning at FedEx, and now pre-sales at ProTech Services Group. I run Qwen models on a Mac with MLX and LM Studio, and an NVIDIA Jetson Orin for edge projects. My wife Amanda and I have taught students at Bellevue Baptist for more than ten years.
Why dice81. Dice was my white 1988 Volkswagen Cabriolet on black tires. 81 is the year I was born. The gauges up top are a nod to its dash.