Josh Daws

Episode 3: Mary Sue Doesn't Want Kids

"I used AI to-" Then you aren't an artist. "I used AI to-" Then you aren't a writer. "I used AI to-" Then you aren't a coder. "I used AI to-" Then you aren't a game dev. "I used AI to-" Then you aren't a poet. "I used AI to-" Then you aren't a filmmaker. "I used AI to-" Then you aren't a teacher.

Hey everyone, we have heard your concerns about Proton’s AI strategy and culture and after internal discussions, we want to share a few things with you. First, Proton does not install tracking software on employees' laptops to measure how much AI-generated code they produce. This rumor stemmed from a misunderstanding about how MDM software works, and it's not true. Second, our use of AI will never be at the expense of security. In the past year, contrary to what has been alleged, additional layers of security review have been added to meet the threat posed by hostile AIs scanning Proton's open-source code for vulnerabilities. Our code is open source, and its security remains open for all to verify. We want to prove this to you, so in the interest of transparency, we will lift the hood on how we use AI internally at Proton. This includes publicly releasing and open sourcing several of the internal tools that we use, including more advanced versions of Lumo with greater capabilities, which have never been made available outside of the company. We will also publish how code reviews and security reviews at Proton are done, and detail our AI policies, including where AI is permitted, and where it is not, and our rationale. Instead of just being able to see the final open-source code that we produce to verify security, you will also be able to assess how that code was produced. Lastly, we are not re-interviewing our staff about AI usage, and there are no job losses due to AI re-interviews. You can hold us to these commitments. We're aware that we haven't lived up to the high standard you ought to hold us to, and for that we can only apologize, we are sorry.

Cooking with @capcutapp and Pentel brush pen recommended by my friend @sabet

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I would also point out that the sequels really turn on a full rejection of fatherhood. In many ways, they invert the story told in the first six movies. Luke fails Kylo. He’s not the father figure he should be. And Han fails Kylo. He’s not the father he should be. And then the son kills the father. Instead of following any sort of redemptive arc, Kylo gives in to his evil side and murders his own father. It’s the exact opposite of Luke refusing to kill his father. And consider what they do to Luke. The man whose greatest heroic act was refusing to give up on his murderous father becomes a man who briefly considers killing his own nephew because he fears what he might become. Then there’s Rey. She doesn’t need Luke. She’s already awesome without him. And Luke has become a bitter old man because he didn’t live up to his own idealism. Yoda pops in, but he’s not really much of a father. He mostly just mocks Luke. And Rey gives herself over to the matriarchy more than anything. The characters she learns from, for the most part, are strong, independent, feminist sorts of leaders. She doesn’t need the kind of fatherly guidance that Luke desperately needed in the original trilogy. So you can see the sequel trilogy as a full rejection of fatherhood. Fathers are either failures, obstacles, or unnecessary. Rey doesn’t need a man, and Kylo is ultimately brought back to the good side largely through Rey’s awesomeness.

Bullish on Andy Yen and Proton. He gets it. The culture war, or rather the loss of identity some engineers feel as AI redefines our jobs is difficult; I sympathize. Also understand that he runs a business and might has limited patience when we now had two years to process, learn, change and grow.

"Why should I use T3 Code instead of Claude Code or Codex?" Short answer: T3 Code is way better for developers. Long answer:

I've always wanted to play D&D with my kids with AI as the game master. So I made one with Opus 5.5.

Patrick Stewart has sadly passed away at the age of 86.