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 Claude submitted a false murder tip to police, models may self-replicate outside datacenters, and Russia's data center war with Ukraine is not going as it expected.
Memphis A deadly Six Flags incident, a deacon arrested for kicking children off a bus, and a released 911 transcript from a botched execution.
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Today's big stories
More on the HubAnthropic faces false police tip and agent research
Claude submitted a false murder tip to Philadelphia police, while new research suggests models may self-replicate without datacenter access.
Microsoft builds AI chip and tutoring research
Microsoft unveiled a new AI chip reducing reliance on Nvidia GPUs, plus research simulating student learning for AI tutoring.
Epic Games pivots to AI-first development
Epic Games is reportedly shifting to an AI-first game development model, per Ars Technica.
Meta releases new AI models
Meta announced new AI models, with The Verge noting the Wonder branding.
Grouped by a free AI model from the last 24 hours of the Wire.
The Wire
All 30 days- AI is a tool and using it well takes skillHacker News
- 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
- 'AI' Is Not a Tool by Rich HickeyHacker News
- 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
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.