Louis Gray
@louisgray.com
15 year Googler: Data Cloud Marketing. Dad to 3 teenagers. Baseball, puppies, analytics. In that order.
"Are we all going to become subservient to the machines and live unsatisfying lives of uncomfortable mediocrity?"
New @louisgray.com blog post: An AI Tech Revolution? The Solution: Human Evolution. blog.louisgray.com/2026/10/revo...
New @louisgray.com blog post: An AI Tech Revolution? The Solution: Human Evolution. blog.louisgray.com/2026/10/revo...
An AI Tech Revolution? The Solution: Human Evolution.
The tech industry, and Silicon Valley specifically, has long set out to 'change the world'. The clear eyed idealists will tell you the long hours and dreary social lives they espouse are a worthwhile
blog.louisgray.com
October 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"Are we all going to become subservient to the machines and live unsatisfying lives of uncomfortable mediocrity?"
New @louisgray.com blog post: An AI Tech Revolution? The Solution: Human Evolution. blog.louisgray.com/2026/10/revo...
New @louisgray.com blog post: An AI Tech Revolution? The Solution: Human Evolution. blog.louisgray.com/2026/10/revo...
My daughter sent an innocent photo of her and her friend enjoying Lake Tahoe. I used AI to make it appear that she was driving a Cybertruck instead. Dad trolling for the win.
October 3, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My daughter sent an innocent photo of her and her friend enjoying Lake Tahoe. I used AI to make it appear that she was driving a Cybertruck instead. Dad trolling for the win.
Ever go into a meeting and see an amazing office dog under the table, who wants to be your best buddy? @darthbluesky.bsky.social look at this perfect creature.
October 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Ever go into a meeting and see an amazing office dog under the table, who wants to be your best buddy? @darthbluesky.bsky.social look at this perfect creature.
Was having a conversation with an early career teammate today, and Google Reader came up. I explained its history, needed as it was sunset when she was in fifth grade.
Later, we were discussing upcoming concerts, and I said I'd gotten tickets to Moby at the Rose Bowl. Her: Who's Moby?
🪦
Later, we were discussing upcoming concerts, and I said I'd gotten tickets to Moby at the Rose Bowl. Her: Who's Moby?
🪦
September 30, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Was having a conversation with an early career teammate today, and Google Reader came up. I explained its history, needed as it was sunset when she was in fifth grade.
Later, we were discussing upcoming concerts, and I said I'd gotten tickets to Moby at the Rose Bowl. Her: Who's Moby?
🪦
Later, we were discussing upcoming concerts, and I said I'd gotten tickets to Moby at the Rose Bowl. Her: Who's Moby?
🪦
Reposted by Louis Gray
The new BMW 3 series is available in both gas and EV variants. The EV variant:
💸 - $4k cheaper than the gas M variant w/ same performance
🏃♂️- gets over 400 miles of range and
⚡️ - can add 200 miles in 10 minutes of charging
It’s time to stop making gas cars.
apple.news/Az8vujjaVS72...
💸 - $4k cheaper than the gas M variant w/ same performance
🏃♂️- gets over 400 miles of range and
⚡️ - can add 200 miles in 10 minutes of charging
It’s time to stop making gas cars.
apple.news/Az8vujjaVS72...
BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. — TechCrunch
The new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing.
apple.news
September 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The new BMW 3 series is available in both gas and EV variants. The EV variant:
💸 - $4k cheaper than the gas M variant w/ same performance
🏃♂️- gets over 400 miles of range and
⚡️ - can add 200 miles in 10 minutes of charging
It’s time to stop making gas cars.
apple.news/Az8vujjaVS72...
💸 - $4k cheaper than the gas M variant w/ same performance
🏃♂️- gets over 400 miles of range and
⚡️ - can add 200 miles in 10 minutes of charging
It’s time to stop making gas cars.
apple.news/Az8vujjaVS72...
Google announces Gemini 4 Argon as its new frontier model 9to5google.com/2026/09/30/g...
"Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s “next era of frontier intelligence” and built for “deep reasoning across complex, long-horizon workflows.” /by @technacity.bsky.social for @9to5google.com
"Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s “next era of frontier intelligence” and built for “deep reasoning across complex, long-horizon workflows.” /by @technacity.bsky.social for @9to5google.com
Google announces Gemini 4 Argon as its new frontier model
Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s “next era of frontier intelligence” and built for “deep reasoning across complex, long-horizon workflows.
9to5google.com
September 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Google announces Gemini 4 Argon as its new frontier model 9to5google.com/2026/09/30/g...
"Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s “next era of frontier intelligence” and built for “deep reasoning across complex, long-horizon workflows.” /by @technacity.bsky.social for @9to5google.com
"Gemini 4 Argon is Google’s “next era of frontier intelligence” and built for “deep reasoning across complex, long-horizon workflows.” /by @technacity.bsky.social for @9to5google.com
Keep Off the Grass
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36U...
A YouTube explainer on how to respond when the AI labs suggest we should slow down.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36U...
A YouTube explainer on how to respond when the AI labs suggest we should slow down.
THE GRASS : Part 1
YouTube video by Ari K
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Keep Off the Grass
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36U...
A YouTube explainer on how to respond when the AI labs suggest we should slow down.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36U...
A YouTube explainer on how to respond when the AI labs suggest we should slow down.
"Reddit says RSS has now become a “common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,” which is why it’s made the decision to wind down RSS feeds on its platform."
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/r...
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/r...
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunch
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.
techcrunch.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"Reddit says RSS has now become a “common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,” which is why it’s made the decision to wind down RSS feeds on its platform."
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/r...
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/r...
Marissa Mayer is back with a new initiative called Dazzle, which learns from your photos to become a personalized AI assistant.
"Dazzle turns your camera button into a “get it done” button..."
"Pictures, Not Prompts". dazzle.ai/blog/
"Dazzle turns your camera button into a “get it done” button..."
"Pictures, Not Prompts". dazzle.ai/blog/
Blog – Dazzle
dazzle.ai
September 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Marissa Mayer is back with a new initiative called Dazzle, which learns from your photos to become a personalized AI assistant.
"Dazzle turns your camera button into a “get it done” button..."
"Pictures, Not Prompts". dazzle.ai/blog/
"Dazzle turns your camera button into a “get it done” button..."
"Pictures, Not Prompts". dazzle.ai/blog/
Surveillance Finds a Way www.404media.co/surveillance...
"One company’s red line is another company’s business opportunity..." /by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
"One company’s red line is another company’s business opportunity..." /by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
Surveillance Finds a Way
CEO who wants to add facial recognition to Flock cameras says it's "the way the world will have to be."
www.404media.co
September 30, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Surveillance Finds a Way www.404media.co/surveillance...
"One company’s red line is another company’s business opportunity..." /by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
"One company’s red line is another company’s business opportunity..." /by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
I just checked all my pockets to look for my earbuds, while actively using them.
September 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I just checked all my pockets to look for my earbuds, while actively using them.
This year's fantasy football champions will be determined by who writes the best prompts.
September 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This year's fantasy football champions will be determined by who writes the best prompts.
"All of this was avoidable. None of it is surprising. And it leaves big, big question marks about whether American firms can stay relevant globally."
America's Clean Car Retreat Is Complete. The World Will Move On Without Us insideevs.com/features/809...
/by @mackhogan.bsky.social @insideevs.com
America's Clean Car Retreat Is Complete. The World Will Move On Without Us insideevs.com/features/809...
/by @mackhogan.bsky.social @insideevs.com
America's Clean Car Retreat Is Complete. The World Will Move On Without Us
The U.S. just loosened fuel economy rules, slowing the auto industry's transition to EVs. But Europe and China aren't going to wait up for us.
insideevs.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"All of this was avoidable. None of it is surprising. And it leaves big, big question marks about whether American firms can stay relevant globally."
America's Clean Car Retreat Is Complete. The World Will Move On Without Us insideevs.com/features/809...
/by @mackhogan.bsky.social @insideevs.com
America's Clean Car Retreat Is Complete. The World Will Move On Without Us insideevs.com/features/809...
/by @mackhogan.bsky.social @insideevs.com
Question: Has anybody ever seen Jimothy and @darthbluesky.bsky.social at the same time?
September 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Question: Has anybody ever seen Jimothy and @darthbluesky.bsky.social at the same time?
Reposted by Louis Gray
I've published detailed notes and an annotated transcript to accompany the video of the keynote I gave at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social World Congress North America in San Jose on Friday - here's my rundown of everything that's happened with LLMs in 2026 so far simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/27/...
2026 in LLMs (so far)
On Friday I gave the closing keynote at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America in San Jose. I tied together the key trends from the past year into a chronological …
simonwillison.net
September 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I've published detailed notes and an annotated transcript to accompany the video of the keynote I gave at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social World Congress North America in San Jose on Friday - here's my rundown of everything that's happened with LLMs in 2026 so far simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/27/...
Reposted by Louis Gray
In my post "damn Claude, that's a lot of commits" aifoc.us/damn-claude-thats-a-lot-of-commits/ I found that in March, users of Claude made about 2.6 million public, Claude attributed commits a week. I just ran the same script again, it's now about 7m a week (in just 6 months)
September 28, 2026 at 7:03 AM
In my post "damn Claude, that's a lot of commits" aifoc.us/damn-claude-thats-a-lot-of-commits/ I found that in March, users of Claude made about 2.6 million public, Claude attributed commits a week. I just ran the same script again, it's now about 7m a week (in just 6 months)
@sandwichpick.bsky.social
Isolated stat data I observed in yesterday's low quality LAA/ATH match:
Zach Neto SLG: .432
Alika Williams SLG: .427
Mike Trout SLG: .424
🤔
Isolated stat data I observed in yesterday's low quality LAA/ATH match:
Zach Neto SLG: .432
Alika Williams SLG: .427
Mike Trout SLG: .424
🤔
September 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
@sandwichpick.bsky.social
Isolated stat data I observed in yesterday's low quality LAA/ATH match:
Zach Neto SLG: .432
Alika Williams SLG: .427
Mike Trout SLG: .424
🤔
Isolated stat data I observed in yesterday's low quality LAA/ATH match:
Zach Neto SLG: .432
Alika Williams SLG: .427
Mike Trout SLG: .424
🤔
"In Mr. Srinivasan’s vision, online communities bound by shared values eventually crowd-fund physical territory, form mini nations with their own laws and secure diplomatic recognition from existing states."
This is a commune. You're describing a commune. It's been done.
This is a commune. You're describing a commune. It's been done.
These folks have never read the end of the books or watched the end of the movies. Goodness knows what they see when they look in a mirror.
Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay
#Tech
archive.ph/85X6W
Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay
#Tech
archive.ph/85X6W
September 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"In Mr. Srinivasan’s vision, online communities bound by shared values eventually crowd-fund physical territory, form mini nations with their own laws and secure diplomatic recognition from existing states."
This is a commune. You're describing a commune. It's been done.
This is a commune. You're describing a commune. It's been done.
I am more confident with Waymo's safety than pretty much any human driver -- and dramatically beyond any other autonomous offering trying to catch up.
Back in July, there was a report that got a lot of attention on BlueSky that Waymo was more dangerous than NYC for-hire vehicles. The analysis turned out to be wrong and the updated report finds they are much safer. Good that they updated with new data, though www.openplans.org/how-for-hire...
September 21, 2026 at 6:55 AM
I am more confident with Waymo's safety than pretty much any human driver -- and dramatically beyond any other autonomous offering trying to catch up.
Music news! Tove Lo has a new album out, called Estrus. 13 tracks for just over 32 minutes.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6di14t...
YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6di14t...
YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
ESTRUS - Album by Tove Lo | Spotify
Tove Lo · album · 2026 · 13 songs
open.spotify.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Music news! Tove Lo has a new album out, called Estrus. 13 tracks for just over 32 minutes.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6di14t...
YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6di14t...
YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Reposted by Louis Gray
Why would they build a cyclotron way up on a hill?!
Oh ok nevermind I get it. 🧪
Oh ok nevermind I get it. 🧪
August 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Why would they build a cyclotron way up on a hill?!
Oh ok nevermind I get it. 🧪
Oh ok nevermind I get it. 🧪
All the best elements were discovered at Berkeley.
Still no Stanfordium.
Still no Stanfordium.
To look for element 120 we're building a Californium target, which is way too hot to handle. Check out how Rohan is using a robot to assemble our radioactive pizza here. 🍕🧪
Mission briefing! 🚨 We're building a super radioactive target to make the new element E120, and we need a hero! Introducing DRAGONS, the robot Rohan is training for the job. Watch the discovery unfold! 💪💥🧪
#Robots #MakingScienceHappen #NewElements #NuclearScience #PeriodicTable
#Robots #MakingScienceHappen #NewElements #NuclearScience #PeriodicTable
September 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
All the best elements were discovered at Berkeley.
Still no Stanfordium.
Still no Stanfordium.
Google: Here's a white paper that spells out how you can build amazing frontier models to kick off the AI race.
AI companies: Whoa, this is amazing... look at our new AI models!
(Time passes)
AI companies: Wait. We're out of ideas. You have any more of those cool white papers?
AI companies: Whoa, this is amazing... look at our new AI models!
(Time passes)
AI companies: Wait. We're out of ideas. You have any more of those cool white papers?
September 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Google: Here's a white paper that spells out how you can build amazing frontier models to kick off the AI race.
AI companies: Whoa, this is amazing... look at our new AI models!
(Time passes)
AI companies: Wait. We're out of ideas. You have any more of those cool white papers?
AI companies: Whoa, this is amazing... look at our new AI models!
(Time passes)
AI companies: Wait. We're out of ideas. You have any more of those cool white papers?
1983. A 28-year-old Steve Jobs presents to the International Design Conference in Aspen. His vision of the inevitability of computer advancement and integration with our lives, remarkably prescient. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Hm...
A 28-year-old Steve Jobs gives a talk at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen
YouTube video by Steve Jobs Archive
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2026 at 4:59 AM
1983. A 28-year-old Steve Jobs presents to the International Design Conference in Aspen. His vision of the inevitability of computer advancement and integration with our lives, remarkably prescient. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Hm...