Claude is teaching me German. I find it extremely boring to learn German through classic textbooks and I have purchased a book from Amazon that I have always wanted to read, but was never translated in English due to being unpopular and I discuss it with Claude and he translates and explains in a way that far surpasses all the German language teachers I have ever had before, including native speakers (I had to study German in school for 3 years). The humans who talk badly about AI here on Scamstack are an embarrassment.
Great post Mike! I always look forward to your analysis. Also, your note about the Mythos 5 agents is pretty concerning. I'd definitely want to hear your takeaways on that.
The part where the Mythos 5 agents started "disabling" each other is my favorite part of this newsletter. There is definitely more to say about that, lol.
I needed the ‘banish any negative energy prompt,’ thank you! Also, I appreciate your summary of the current state of this ever-changing and slightly unhinged AI world. I’ve stopped following the news because it’s just depressing at this point, but I always enjoy your roundups, Mike.
Also, your kind sentiments really made my day. Thank you. That is exactly why I write this newsletter. So you do not have to wade through the noise yourself. And "slightly unhinged" might be an understatement, lol.
thank you for putting the latest AI developments together so accurately - and entertaining too!
I seem to be saying this every week, but I'm amazed at what is happening. A thought occurred to me: since AI was trained on all the human data, but also on movies, it knows what will happen, if an AI gets too autonomous. Are we creating a self-fulfilling prophecy? AI knows the content of movies like terminator. And of course, it does not have feelings and it also doesn't understand the meaning of anything it says. It's a machine without a conscience (or is it?).
I wouldn't let it create it's own codebase. I also would make sure it does not get access to hardware. And I'm so glad I don't have any smart devices at home.
As for the garden prompt - absolutely genius! I love that! I tried it in perplexity and it suggested elder berry, mug wort and yew. I've already got an elder berry tree in front of my window and dried mug wort hanging inside. I think I'm safe lol ;)
I hope you had a beautiful day today, with ample time relaxing in the garden.
Your question about AI and self-fulfilling prophecies is perfect. Honestly, it's pretty hilarious and yes, AI is definitely trained on that data, or at least it knows it. That is why I'm glad you have the elderberry, mugwort, and yew. If anything can banish bad AI energy, it is that combination.
Slowly becoming a political weapon? OpenAI takes user data modeling to built physics for war and energy machines and sells your data like a $3 hooker to anyone who asks. Everybody is pimping. At least China is up front about it. They don’t have things like IPO and shareholders and privacy rights. If you want to know what American AI companies are doing behind closed doors just look at what China is doing in the open and draw a straight line. It’s the same thing with more clothing.
This is not a briefing. It is behavioral programming with footnotes implied.
The method is familiar. Take real concerns people should be thinking about: AI risk, military adoption, copyright extraction, monopoly power, and market capture. Then arrange them as an escalation ladder until the reader is no longer evaluating claims, only bracing for impact.
That sequence is the product.
The sharper problem is not that every claim is fake. It is worse than that. Enough of it is real to launder the theater.
Yes, Anthropic has said Claude now authors a major share of merged code. Yes, military AI adoption is accelerating. Yes, journalism and copyright are being squeezed. Yes, the money is obscene.
Those facts matter.
But facts become something else when they are stacked with IPO speculation, agent-war mythology, threshold language, and subscription-era prophecy. That is how programming works. Not by inventing everything, but by arranging selected truths until the reader stops asking what is verified and starts obeying the emotional sequence.
The irony is almost too neat. A piece warning about machines programming the future proceeds by programming the reader.
Urgency first. Verification later. Dread as the operating system.
I am not against anyone trying to make a little change in a loud market. But try the truth. You might like it.
The AI story is already strange enough. It does not need theatrical fog, trillion-dollar incense, or apocalypse sequencing to matter.
When every concern is dressed as the final threshold, the public does not become informed.
It becomes conditioned.
Definitely not a child of the Cold War. A Cold War kid can smell manufactured dread before the second paragraph finishes loading.
Claude is teaching me German. I find it extremely boring to learn German through classic textbooks and I have purchased a book from Amazon that I have always wanted to read, but was never translated in English due to being unpopular and I discuss it with Claude and he translates and explains in a way that far surpasses all the German language teachers I have ever had before, including native speakers (I had to study German in school for 3 years). The humans who talk badly about AI here on Scamstack are an embarrassment.
Hey Vixen!
Good to see you.
Hope all is well.
😎
I think using Claude to learn German is the perfect use case! And, the most important thing, is that it sounds like it is working.
Guten Tag, Vixen.
Hope you have a beautiful week.
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
Amazing coincidence!
Dear Mookie,
Thank you so much for writing!
Coincidences seem to be everywhere lately, lol.
Maybe that is the most unsettling part. 😄
Cordially,
Mike D
Another great one. Even though it freaks me out! Thanks for putting this together each week. 💕
Dear Shannon,
I'm so happy to see you in the comments!
♥️😊
Thank YOU for taking the time to read and share your support. It means the world.
Hope you have a beautiful day, Shannon.
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
Nicely done.
Dear John,
Thank you!
I hope you have a beautiful week.
Cordially,
Mike D
Great post Mike! I always look forward to your analysis. Also, your note about the Mythos 5 agents is pretty concerning. I'd definitely want to hear your takeaways on that.
Dear Priank,
Thank you so much for writing!
The part where the Mythos 5 agents started "disabling" each other is my favorite part of this newsletter. There is definitely more to say about that, lol.
Hope you have a beautiful week, Priank.
See you around.
Cordially,
Mike D
Hope you have a beautiful week too Mike!
This I can hardly wait for- “a “slightly broken scaffold”!
Dear Dan,
Thank you so much for writing!
I agree with you 100%. When I found out that the Mythos 5 agents had literally "turned" on each other, I was so excited I was laughing.
(More thoughts on this wild event soon.)
Hope you enjoy a beautiful week, until then, Dan.
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
I needed the ‘banish any negative energy prompt,’ thank you! Also, I appreciate your summary of the current state of this ever-changing and slightly unhinged AI world. I’ve stopped following the news because it’s just depressing at this point, but I always enjoy your roundups, Mike.
Dear Anna,
Thank you so much for replying here!
😊
Also, your kind sentiments really made my day. Thank you. That is exactly why I write this newsletter. So you do not have to wade through the noise yourself. And "slightly unhinged" might be an understatement, lol.
Hope you enjoy a beautiful week, Anna.
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
Dear Mike,
thank you for putting the latest AI developments together so accurately - and entertaining too!
I seem to be saying this every week, but I'm amazed at what is happening. A thought occurred to me: since AI was trained on all the human data, but also on movies, it knows what will happen, if an AI gets too autonomous. Are we creating a self-fulfilling prophecy? AI knows the content of movies like terminator. And of course, it does not have feelings and it also doesn't understand the meaning of anything it says. It's a machine without a conscience (or is it?).
I wouldn't let it create it's own codebase. I also would make sure it does not get access to hardware. And I'm so glad I don't have any smart devices at home.
As for the garden prompt - absolutely genius! I love that! I tried it in perplexity and it suggested elder berry, mug wort and yew. I've already got an elder berry tree in front of my window and dried mug wort hanging inside. I think I'm safe lol ;)
Have a lovely day! 🪺🐝🐛🦋
Warmly,
Mira
Dear Mira,
Thank you so much for writing!
😊
I hope you had a beautiful day today, with ample time relaxing in the garden.
Your question about AI and self-fulfilling prophecies is perfect. Honestly, it's pretty hilarious and yes, AI is definitely trained on that data, or at least it knows it. That is why I'm glad you have the elderberry, mugwort, and yew. If anything can banish bad AI energy, it is that combination.
🌿🌻🐦⬛🌱
Bye bye, Mira,
Talk soon,
Your nerdy garden friend,
Mike D
Dear Mike,
gardening time was wonderful yesterday. I hope you had a lovely time in the garden as well and your plants are enjoying the good weather. ;)
lol, I should probably put some mugwort around my laptop too. Just to make sure.
Have a wonderful day!!🌱🐝🪺🦋
Warmly,
Mira
Slowly becoming a political weapon? OpenAI takes user data modeling to built physics for war and energy machines and sells your data like a $3 hooker to anyone who asks. Everybody is pimping. At least China is up front about it. They don’t have things like IPO and shareholders and privacy rights. If you want to know what American AI companies are doing behind closed doors just look at what China is doing in the open and draw a straight line. It’s the same thing with more clothing.
Your Majesty,
Thank you so much for writing!
😊
Lol. I love your message. I agree with you.
The data and surveillance concerns you describe are very real.
"The same thing with more clothing" sounds just about right.
Hope you have a beautiful week, Your Majesty.
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
Thank you for your plant prompt. I’ll try it and let you know.
Dear Debra,
Thank you again for writing!
😊
I cannot wait to hear what it suggests for you. Please do report back!
Hope you have a beautiful week, Debra.
(And may the garden bring you peace.)
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
Martin Scorsese. Steven Soderbergh, Darren Aronofsky, others have used/announced they’ll use AI so that line was erased.
Dear Debra,
Thank you for that!
😊
You are absolutely right. It is hard to argue with that roster.
Hope you have a beautiful week, Debra.
Cordially,
Your nerdy friend,
Mike D
This is not a briefing. It is behavioral programming with footnotes implied.
The method is familiar. Take real concerns people should be thinking about: AI risk, military adoption, copyright extraction, monopoly power, and market capture. Then arrange them as an escalation ladder until the reader is no longer evaluating claims, only bracing for impact.
That sequence is the product.
The sharper problem is not that every claim is fake. It is worse than that. Enough of it is real to launder the theater.
Yes, Anthropic has said Claude now authors a major share of merged code. Yes, military AI adoption is accelerating. Yes, journalism and copyright are being squeezed. Yes, the money is obscene.
Those facts matter.
But facts become something else when they are stacked with IPO speculation, agent-war mythology, threshold language, and subscription-era prophecy. That is how programming works. Not by inventing everything, but by arranging selected truths until the reader stops asking what is verified and starts obeying the emotional sequence.
The irony is almost too neat. A piece warning about machines programming the future proceeds by programming the reader.
Urgency first. Verification later. Dread as the operating system.
I am not against anyone trying to make a little change in a loud market. But try the truth. You might like it.
The AI story is already strange enough. It does not need theatrical fog, trillion-dollar incense, or apocalypse sequencing to matter.
When every concern is dressed as the final threshold, the public does not become informed.
It becomes conditioned.
Definitely not a child of the Cold War. A Cold War kid can smell manufactured dread before the second paragraph finishes loading.
Loved this so much I:
https://castleubt.substack.com/p/coffee-and-luna-102-the-beginning?r=5nvawh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Cheers ☕️