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Adam Curry analyzes a New York Times report on the OpenAI security breach, mocking the company's claim that they must slow down "research velocity" for safety. He characterizes the hack as basic "script kiddy" techniques and argues the incident is being used to scare corporate clients away from cheaper open-source models.
Dave Jones explains how he uses AI agents to increase his coding productivity within the existing 100,000-line Podcast Index repository. He details a strict process where the AI is prohibited from writing directly to Git, instead following a spec-driven development plan where Jones reviews all generated SQL and API endpoints.
Dave Jones explains that 90% of model training involves preparing a high-quality dataset. He has developed a new SQL export for the Podcast Index that identifies "problematic" or dead feeds, though it remains private due to DMCA concerns. He describes the confusion of interacting with an LLM that offers to "spot check" data without clear parameters, highlighting the gap between human intuition and machine logic.
