Independent AI researcher, formerly at Microsoft. Posting about language, concrete, current harms of AI, and code. Also, books (mostly anti-racist learning), cats, and basketball (mostly San Antonio Spurs). I won't like or repost when alt text is missing.https://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mviknoxvik2eAI might take more time than it gives. For years, I was told to use AI to improve my productivity. When I did, I experienced a lot of the issues @alexhanna.bsky.social talks about. Intense multitasking as I spent more time explaining myself to AI tools and reading the text generated than expected. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviknoxvik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mved2zcf4s2gSpeaking truth to power. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mved2zcf4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mvecs72ask2gIfeoma Ozoma helped young students in New Mexico reclaim their privacy. Great example of watching out for harmful uses of technology. AI can't replace teachers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvecs72ask2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mvbfddqmgs22New post on tomresing.com. I'm exploring more blogging on topics that combine language, code, and AI. https://www.tomresing.com/2026/09/11/tests-for-ai-like-text/ Mentioned: @simonwillison.net11 Sep 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbfddqmgs22https://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mvb3mpvg6s2iShort essay on the dangers of using AI to edit. I find it both reassuring and concerning. Reassuring, in that it brings more depth to my reasoning for avoiding letting AI rewrite me. Concerning, in that for many who are, they might really be losing some part of themselves and we might be, too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb3mpvg6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv6gen342c2qWhich party's approach to the high cost of living will win in the November elections? In New York, we have a model that won by promising real changes based on what people need, like better buses, grocery stores, better pay, and lower rent. In Texas, we have a promise (maybe a lie) to buy votes.10 Sep 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6gen342c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv6g2gvnys2qIs the new Ocarina of Time art style inspired by Rococo and The Lord of the Rings? The explanation makes sense to me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6g2gvnys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv6f4jrlek2qSame [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6f4jrlek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv6ezmd6yc2qLooks like a useful book for people who build applications that use AI models for large organizations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ezmd6yc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv2dfeoxik2tOn the one hand, I'd love to stop seeing all these cliches. On the other hand, I do like that they let me know that the text was AI generated. I fear that the more cliches we identify, the harder it might be to know AI generated the text. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2dfeoxik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv2cqz3igc2tShouldn't we say OpenAI hacked the wiki? When we say the agents did it, it makes it feel like OpenAI doesn't get the blame. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2cqz3igc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mv2cktwgrk2tFavorite quotes "we cannot rule out that de-identified data derived from their usage of our products helped improve our models" "the agents sent 4.9 million messages and used about 300 billion output tokens" "300 billion output tokens at public API prices for GPT-6 Astra would cost $15,000,000" [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2cktwgrk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomresing.com/post/3mt2o3omnd227Do you believe in every word you wrote in your last ai-generated email? If you write because you want to share something that's in your head, you should read Sophie Alpert's guide. More of us should write about good writing with AI tools. https://sophiebits.com/2026/06/25/there-are-no-lossless-transformations-of-natural-language-text HT @simonwillison.net14 Aug 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:xbydfe2b7gdupgffhqccelkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2o3omnd227