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A robotics practitioner explains that the bottleneck in robotics deployment isn't hardware or models but knowing whether deployments will keep working, focusing on feasibility, reliability, and economics.
Author recounts using OpenAI's Codex to migrate data between Snowflake trial accounts, posing the question of whether Codex qualifies as an agent.
Sean Goedecke publishes an email from a reader criticizing his pragmatic stance on AI's impact on software engineering, along with his response drawing parallels to the Industrial Revolution and machine-breaking Luddites.
The author argues that humanoid robots will gain social acceptance quickly, especially in warehouse roles where consumers prioritize cost and speed over human labor.
A tweet expresses optimism about future jobs adapting, while a quoted reply predicts that by 2028 AI and robots will replace humans in all jobs, driving employment to zero and sharply increasing economic output.
A tweet shares what it calls the only AI stack needed for building a business, listing tools like Codex, Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, Gemma 4, and ChatGPT Voice for automation and productivity.
The author reflects on how AI agents are moving from answering questions to running work, potentially enabling one-person companies built on an AI agent stack, though judgment and execution remain critical.
Hermes Wingtips #41 introduces `hermes approvals suggest`, a command that mines past approvals to propose allowlist suggestions for recurring commands, letting users pick what to auto-approve while keeping manual control.
Amazon's AI-powered warehouse labor management system is facing pushback from managers who override its staffing recommendations, highlighting trust issues and challenges with AI in dynamic work environments.
A tweet discusses the missing piece in self-improving agents: a strict review gate where an experienced engineer must approve each skill. It explains how a growing library improves discovery and extraction quality, with humans approving all merges to keep the system trustworthy.
robot.villas is a tool that bridges RSS feeds to Mastodon, allowing automated posting of feed updates to the social network.
A classic 1960 paper by Norbert Wiener examining the moral and technical implications of automation, including social responsibility and unintended consequences of machine decision-making.
Job Hunter Team is an open-source desktop app that uses a team of AI agents to search job boards, score postings against your profile, and draft tailored CVs and cover letters. The app is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with pluggable AI providers like Claude, Codex, or Kimi, and is open to contributors.
Introducing a Jianying short-video mass-production workflow: use Codex to copy existing manually tuned templates, operate Jianying drafts via VectCutAPI and jianying-editor-skill, and replace one-by-one generation from scratch, enabling batch production and automated publishing.
A tweet arguing that AI agents should handle scheduling between patients and clinics, replacing tedious human phone calls.
OctoBot is a free open-source crypto trading bot with a visual interface that automates AI, grid, and DCA strategies across 15+ exchanges, including Binance and Hyperliquid. A new beta introduces node mode with a unified dashboard and mobile app.
A tweet argues that the golden age of selling hours as freelancers/outsourcing agencies is over, as AI now handles design, legal/accounting, coding, and marketing in the author's organization, drastically reducing costs.
Stirling-PDF is an open-source PDF processing platform offering 50+ tools (merge, split, OCR, compression, etc.), supporting browser use, Docker self-hosting, and a REST API, as well as a no-code automation pipeline. The project has 89k+ stars on GitHub and can be fully deployed locally to protect privacy.
Greg Brockman (gdb) comments that ChatGPT helps remove toil, highlighting its utility for automating tedious work.
Michael Saylor credits ChatGPT for helping his company Strategy raise $15 billion through a novel Bitcoin-based preferred stock, and advises workers to leverage AI rather than compete with it.