IM 866: I'm Bonkers for Yonkers - Is Coding Dead?

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of art, technology, and community through the lens of AI coding.

When renowned photographer Craig Mod coded his own AI-powered Twitter, the lines between art, tech, and community blur in surprising ways. This episode explores what happens when creative minds take AI into their own hands—and why the next wave of software might feel more like a home-cooked meal. Sam Altman's Blog About Firebombing OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed Federal agencies skirt Trump's Anthropic ban to test its advanced AI model Our evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview's cyber capabilities | AISI Work OpenAI rips Anthropic, distances itself from Microsoft The tiny disclosure at the bottom of OpenAI's tax day post is all you need to read Exclusive: Anthropic Preps Opus 4.7 Model, AI Design Tool Federal Court Denies Anthropic's Motion to Lift 'Supply Chain Risk' Label Anthropic Asks Christian Leaders for Help Steering Claude's Spiritual Development Anthropic Changes Pricing to Bill Firms Based on AI Use Amid Compute Crunch Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators Mark Zuckerberg Is…

People in this episode

Guest: Craig Mod

Topics covered

• AI
• coding
• technology
• art
• community
• software

Keywords

• AI
• coding
• Craig Mod
• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• software
• technology
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta

Products: Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud

Places: Yonkers

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