# Posts on X before Feb 9, 2026, 10:17:28 PM UTC Canonical: https://michaelstolarz.com/x/before/1770675448000-2020985427918979179/ ## On X ### [Feb 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2020904569014976850) > i agree with almost all of these > > the question now is, how do i invest into this knowing of what's to come in the future > > stocks? apple stocks? hardware? the ai companies? etfs? Quoted post by Alex Finn: ### [Feb 9, 2026 — @AlexFinn](https://x.com/AlexFinn/status/2020891869396537548) > Im placing my bets > > Im placing my bets Clawdbot will be the biggest technology of the next decade > > Im placing my bets local AI models will become more popular than cloud models > > Im placing my bets Apple will win the AI race by building the best hardware for it > > Im placing my bets autonomous 24/7 ai agents running locally on home devices using private data is the end game for AI > > Im putting my entire financial future on it. Ive never been so sure about anything in my life > > Right now it's just me and a few people that see this inevitable future. I look forward to you joining us. [Attached image](/x/media/c1331ebc9073373cc1da462ab398b9226e448997276fc00d149b7788fd93f1a8.jpg) ### [Feb 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2020845978446958773) > I really think if you're not using the Pi framework to manage all of the chaos that is so many different providers, so many different configurations, so many different models... you're not going to make it. > > Shout-out to Mario [@badlogicgames]() > > Switching SystemSculpt -\> pi rn. ### [Feb 7, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2020059795739554095) > rooted phones are the next RAM 😂 > > hey [@GeoHot]() can we get a new blackra1n please > > otherwise i'm gonna have to get an android Quoted post by Marshall Richards: ### [Feb 7, 2026 — @marshallrichrds](https://x.com/marshallrichrds/status/2020034922304426237) > ClawPhone is alive. > > I installed OpenClaw on a $25 phone and gave it full access to the hardware. > > I haven’t explored everything yet, but it’s a cool formfactor for agents to run on. [Video on X](/x/media/930f2a540e36da20c76cf3f53430a398cf6a7ae151385fa0a14a3babc45cc27d.jpg) ### [Feb 6, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2019712972634120236) > new 3 hour record with codex 5.3 :) great job [@OpenAI]() [Attached image](/x/media/82496c9647d877f38a429259e407bd6de5183d2b2c2b0462d3f6c516617a94c1.jpg) ### [Feb 6, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2019574901263548434) > idk WHAT groq is doing tbh. > > switching soon. > > kimi k2 - not even the thinking version - is the last model they implemented. > > no kimi k2 thinking, kimi k2.5, no minimax m2 (\!) let alone m2.1, no glm 4.5/4.6/4.7, nothing. > > just some super useless meta models and an old kimi k2. [Attached image](/x/media/8aa0a3e91f92ff20d7e3cade5d9212589b39fd5409590535c753b84e416130a5.jpg) ### [Jan 31, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2017443602914488582) > so this means there's a new model coming btw [Attached image](/x/media/6942afb5d881a4bc95ff697ceb84d5fbd1918998daf638600b4ad6a593b870a7.jpg) ### [Jan 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2017043194035437964) > if this level of actor can get such a deal, then what kind of deal can a-list doctors get? > > surely, one billion is enough to get pretty much anyone to sign over all these things. Quoted post by Collin Rugg: ### [Jan 30, 2026 — @CollinRugg](https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/2017027583205151141) > NEW: Influencer Khaby Lame signs a $975M deal, authorizes use of his personal brand, Face ID, voice ID, and behavioral models, enabling the creation of an AI-powered digital twin. > > Lame started posting on TikTok back in 2020 after being fired from his job. > > He now has over 350,000,000 followers across platforms. He signed an all-stock deal with 'Rich Sparkle Holdings' worth just shy of $1B. > > "\[Lame\] has also authorized the development of an AI-powered digital twin. A digital twin is a virtual replica of something real, whether it be a place, an object, or a person," Complex reported. > > "To create it, Lame will enable Rich Sparkle to copy his facial features, voice patterns, and behavior. This will allow the company to create multilingual content, or even virtual livestreams with the streamer's digital doppelganger." > > Rich Sparkle predicts the deal could generate over $4B in annual sales. > > Insane. [Video on X](/x/media/ce084867e6d1c3d46dae416bfeea9b71fb8db0a8d9bf1a8dd5124158031b0c4b.jpg) ### [Jan 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2017022475406889105) > Yeah, so this looks like it's going to be making space for not only a different model, but a much larger model. > > Otherwise, I feel like they would at least have kept 4o... > > Not to mention it's insane that they're already retiring GPT 5. Quoted post by Legit: ### [Jan 29, 2026 — @legit_api](https://x.com/legit_api/status/2016981314528817245) > OpenAI is retiring models in ChatGPT > > - GPT-4o > - GPT-4.1 (and 4.1 mini) > - o4-mini > > this will happen on February 13th > > these models will still be up in the API [Attached image](/x/media/75317e7c9b372e6f0fc961018e8dc3a19258617ed7adcff533c81e09e66db9d0.jpg) ### [Jan 18, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012904087067742547) > this is interesting because it's a normie (in the tech sense obviously) saying a bunch of non-normie words instead of only chatgpt (he mentions claude, gemini) > > and so this thin veil makes it seem like he's tried more than the casual user to use AI to write a good script > > but he has no idea about anything past that; do you think he's wrote a script writing framework tui with writers, judges, style verifiers, story management, continuity guidelines, and with the latest and greatest models for each of these situations, using gpt 5.2 xhigh for \[this\] and opus 4.5 ultrathink for \[that\]? > > of course not > > sure; ai is able to do world simulation and generate video with audio the likes of which no one on earth would be able to surely identify as AI generated content... > > but "it will never be a good screenwriter". > > yeah... if you believe this, boy do I have an (AI generated) bridge to sell you. Quoted post by Forrest Knight: ### [Jan 17, 2026 — @ForrestPKnight](https://x.com/ForrestPKnight/status/2012561898097594545) > Honestly, Ben Affleck actually knowing AI and the landscape caught me off guard, but as a writer, makes sense. > > Great takes across the board. [Video on X](/x/media/246bdba672aa312cb488bc89182b2d57f8abaa794acf86841be034c2be7a8ca7.jpg) ### [Jan 18, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012898660640870812) > social media looks bleak for the average user (extreme unsustainable monetized parasitic addiction), and useless for the power user > > my automated morning digest feeds me all my niche interests/passions/business/financials information to me every morning. > > there's just no new signals to consume here. > > i wake up, read my beautiful digest, worded how i like it, sources inline/embedded, banana pro images generated to keep things visually interesting > > it scours x, 4chan, reddit, substack, medium, mainstream news, > > by the time i read it, anywhere i go - it's all old news to me. nothing new. i know about everything happening already. > > this will only get better; therefore social media's purpose for people like me that have used it for "keeping up with the latest", "keeping a finger on the pulse of XYZ", > > it's no longer worth scrolling for the drip feed dopamine of finding a hidden gem of info. Quoted post by kache: ### [Jan 18, 2026 — @yacineMTB](https://x.com/yacineMTB/status/2012879556756005112) > this site is a lot less social, interactive, and a lot more consumption based. really sad. cest la vie. not the first forum i've left ### [Jan 17, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012472123600814414) > just fyi > > understand that using anything else is slowing you down with compound(\!) > > gpt 5.2 x-high (non -codex) is leagues above anything else out there. > > the only thing it's missing is speed; openai just announced they're working with cerebras to remove its last downside (slow) ### [Jan 17, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012469623980237003) > [x.com/i/article/2012…]() ### [Jan 17, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012319255241380256) > OSS is like a warzone rn > the normies figured out what a PR is and learned how to prompt claude code to send their turboslop through ### [Jan 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012044257604092235) > every day i wake up i battle with which I believe more: > > - openai has been destined to win since day 1 > OR > - damn, everyone's catching up, it's so close > > I feel the first when I am using a gpt 5.2 model, and the latter when I forget how superior gpt 5.2 models are (using opus) ### [Jan 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2012040436995801094) > Time to drive gpt 5.2 high instead of gpt 5.2 xhigh for the day > > hearing it's much faster and in some cases "smarter" because it "doesn't overthink" > > we'll see :) ### [Jan 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011997633213325613) > hey gpt 5.2, can you review \[feature done by claude\] > > "sure\! let's see here, oh, this is... oh... oh my God... why would it... this part doesn't even... why are there four versions of this... did he just cram it all into main.go?... you need to report this slop to the police" ### [Jan 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011979151063072899) > waste of time once ai controlled (already in testing/polished by EOY)hold > > - detect enemy aim/danger %, maneuver unpredictably towards target > - detonate once proper maim/kill % chance threshold > > Not to mention, these advancements removes many pieces from the drone; lighter, faster, glitchlike movement, no need for impact sensors/rods, etc > > Commenting on this because I find it weird the Chinese are training for this yet they know/are leaders in what I mentioned above > > It's like training how to avoid arrows while you're also starting up production on mass producing guns Quoted post by Roy🇨🇦: ### [Jan 15, 2026 — @GrandpaRoy2](https://x.com/GrandpaRoy2/status/2011850249623781551) > A demonstration of anti-FPV defensive techniques in Chinese army training. > The PLA has apparently been paying close attention to the use of FPVs in the War in Ukraine. [x.com/GrandpaRoy2/st…]() [Video on X](/x/media/b6ec07cd0cb73bc9fa5fb06b68fa7a9b746da948c94256bf19e302cab9293bc7.jpg) ### [Jan 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011965833602555987) > SOTA as of Jan 16 2026: > > GPT 5.2 xhigh as orchestrator/planner/questioner > > GPT 5.2 Codex xhigh as executor/programmer > > Opus 4.5 if you like to talk and not feel lonely, but god forbid you let it touch your code/plan things for you ### [Jan 15, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011739322219970695) > Everyone feels like software engineers are the only ones affected by what's currently going on in AI > > I'll tell you this much - I've been/am replacing/will replace soon, MANY more non-software-engineer jobs than software engineers > > Right now it's about 5:1 for me; for every job/contract I'd have given to a software engineer, I've also done the same replacement with 5 other non-software jobs/contracts > > Will my engineered non-human replacements do as good/better work than their human counterparts? > > no... > > ...t yet. Quoted post by bayes: ### [Jan 14, 2026 — @bayeslord](https://x.com/bayeslord/status/2011496071688589579) > people aren't seeing it. the role of business itself is changing. it's not just software ### [Jan 15, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011725384128008207) > this is just common sense, and not understanding this immediately exposes lack of critical thinking > > if you think the solution to global warming (particularly the speed up caused by humans) is still "we need to consume xyz less", you need to update your reasoning regarding where we are headed in the next few years, let alone decades > > plain question that should expose your thinking skills: > > do you think our efforts are better spent towards reducing humanity's consumption (consumption of all senses; energy, material, service; pressure at all levels from gov-level to individual-level) > > OR > > do you think our efforts are better spent towards increasing humanity's consumption especially regarding resources necessary to not only mitigate but "solve" the core issues and worries of global warming (which would be a drop in the bucket of so many other solveable problems thanks to the "superintelligence" / super-systems we're already seeing the first sparks of today(\!) > > choice number two isn't wishful thinking, nor improbable, nor chance. though I can see how it may seem so if you haven't been paying attention to the cutting edge that cuts ever further, ever faster, every single day Quoted post by Joscha Bach: ### [Jan 15, 2026 — @Plinz](https://x.com/Plinz/status/2011674346025079005) > I am not a "tech leader", and I am not speaking for any. I believe that global warming is a serious concern, but the ship has sailed 30 years ago. Current efforts to reduce emissions are no longer going to make much of a dent, and we must focus on mitigating effects now. I have lost a lot of sleep about the topic when I was young. I understand the feeling that we must do something, urgently, but it is also important to psychological come to terms with the bitter reality that international coordination failed when it was still possible. (Btw, I lost a lot of sleep over this in the late 80ies and 90ies, when the public and media mostly did not care at all.) ### [Jan 15, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011719661944258589) > if you're not mainlining gpt 5.2/5.2 codex, you're wasting your time, even if you think you're being productive with Opus 4.5. > > after many weeks of trying 5.2, 5.2 Codex, Opus 4.5, Gemini 3.0, I can safely say 5.2 Codex is the best programmer, 5.2 is the best planner. > > Opus 4.5 is a quicker but dumber programmer/planner. > > Gemini 3.0 is literally unusable, absolute trash. In comparison, though. I guess if you're making a quick change here or there it's OK > > I currently have 2 OpenAI Pro subscriptions ($400/m) and 1 Anthropic Max sbscription ($200/m). > > Once my Anthropic Max subscription ends, I think I will just get the third OpenAI Pro subscription instead. > > Hey [@OpenAI]() can you make a $500/m subscription instead please, so we can all stop this account juggling nonsense? [Attached image](/x/media/961c0b4d181113a62f6d4e85c4fc7c446ac18bbff0214ec59fb9525ef3fe248d.jpg) ### [Jan 14, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011390169606447463) > gemini 3.0 pro is either super fast and works very well > > or super fast and causes increased retardation when reading its reasoning as to why it made the worst decisions possible > > not a serious model at all. slop ### [Jan 14, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2011328705776460004) > I think he misunderstood what "bone smashing" meant when he was reading about it on the looksmaxxing forums Quoted post by Catch Up: ### [Jan 13, 2026 — @CatchUpFeed](https://x.com/CatchUpFeed/status/2011037297962352893) > A looksmaxxing zoomer entered a grocery store looking to pick a fight and made the life-changing decision to sucker punch a Mexican landscaper. It was a bad idea. [Video on X](/x/media/c6b1db855acf69e2dffce7c1a602ee54fe50067aa7c30cbba6050962647447f4.jpg) ### [Jan 12, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2010610829922869312) > I'm dead center, this year I plan to finish atleast 2 steps higher :) Quoted post by Marc Lou: ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @marclou](https://x.com/marclou/status/2010048836442697776) > [@yongfook]() [Attached image](/x/media/3e6382328acdb8323d1197776647f792ac769b769a872da6b96958278608c0ba.jpg) ### [Jan 12, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2010557282648805735) > A common mistake I see more and more people doing is, now that you are able to build pretty much anything you want, that's exactly what everyone is doing. > > So, what you're doing is you're effectively replacing something like video games with Claude Code. > > I can't tell you how many days, weeks, probably months by now I've spent writing something completely from scratch without any dependencies, natively, all in order to just replace a $9/month subscription of someone else's software that has been worked on and refined and is backed by tens of millions of dollars and has the best and latest features all the time. > > Make sure that whatever you're working on is actually feeding towards your ultimate end-game goal, not just getting stuck in the loop of "oh, I can make this tool that will do xyz for me." Let me spend the next three weeks making it from scratch and exactly how I want it instead of paying a quick subscription fee and getting to use it right away. ### [Jan 11, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2010177893658440046) > this is both true and false given different goals > > if a coder's goal is monetization, they just code up a storm regarding high performing ui analytics - what kind of homepage design converts best, pricing page, conversion tracking, funnel optimization, etc > > if a coder's goal is unique/revolutionary/artistic design... yeah, they lose of course (given they have no innate artistic talent) Quoted post by flavio: ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @flaviocopes](https://x.com/flaviocopes/status/2010067069270892560) > Designers will be able to code > Coders won’t still be able to design [x.com/ryannystrom/st…]() ### [Jan 11, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2010169246379323641) > this is only true (rn) because of their speed advantage > > their code output quality is trash compared to SOTA GPT 5.2 xhigh but because of the speed and ~99% of coders not needing SOTA coding anyway, > > that's the only reason they will "win" 2026 > > unless OpenAI blows them out of the water with speed improvements without quality degradation Quoted post by Craig Weiss: ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @craigweiss](https://x.com/craigweiss/status/2010069639427178904) > calling it now: anthropic is going to win coding ### [Jan 11, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2010160954110292219) > ChatGPT's Atlas is getting really, really good. Really fast. ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009883568013750659) > do this if you want to be a year behind in terms of SOTA but feel cool and edgy while doing it > > also make sure you have at least 1TB of RAM > > no, your 512GB RAM macbook pro can't run either of these sub-SOTA open models in their full strength/acceptable speed Quoted post by Ahmad: ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @TheAhmadOsman](https://x.com/TheAhmadOsman/status/2009730047452623113) > i have fully dropped Claude Code for OpenCode > > i donʼt use Opus 4.5, > i use GLM-4.7 and MiniMax-M2.1 > theyʼre opensource and can be self-hosted > > nobody can nerf my models or rug pull me > nobody should be able to do that to your intelligence > > p.s. buy a GPU and run your LLMs locally ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009877017836302540) > another day, another post that on first quick glance sounds cool and worthy of bookmarking but the moment you think just a tad bit about it it becomes extremely retarded nonsense > > building the app was certainly the hard part 10 years ago > > NOW it's ~the easiest part, yes > > marketing/distribution only seems harder now because of the exact same reason why app building is child's play now Quoted post by Clay Hebert: ### [Jan 8, 2026 — @clayhebert](https://x.com/clayhebert/status/2009263511491297555) > Now that anyone can build an app, everyone finally realizes that building the app wasn't the hard part. ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009869529980236198) > This will only get worse btw > > I have two clients who analyze prediction markets based on job listings growth Quoted post by Barefoot Student: ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @BarefootStudent](https://x.com/BarefootStudent/status/2009646228548825264) > 40% of employers admitted to posting job listings with no intention of filling them, per Forbes. ### [Jan 10, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009827393905844682) > GPT 5.2 Codex is much worse than GPT 5.2. > > But GPT 5.2 is the \#1 SOTA coding model. > > I'm talking about both here in the sense of using them with X-High reasoning. > > This is from driving Opus 4.5, GPT 5.2 Codex, and GPT 5.2, each of them at their maximum thinking level potentials. > > Each of them for a week straight and nothing else. > > I just finished my testing yesterday and can safely say that I will be only using GPT 5.2 with X-High reasoning to do absolutely any kind of work but definitely especially programming work. > > You can see exactly when I used Opus 4.5 [Attached image](/x/media/e95d12d4d0284290c0ef27d1bc92b822df38b8fb257f332f1483784e9cc69bde.png) [Attached image](/x/media/56bb467e3b31f647466566ff844d8f8e4fe5910e9110a99759575aa6dda5b900.png) ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009620576957235335) > And so it begins Quoted post by Jukan: ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @jukan05](https://x.com/jukan05/status/2009616683607179726) > The new DeepSeek model reportedly has excellent coding performance—some say it’s even better than Claude or GPT. [Attached image](/x/media/c7053d6f0868f028265105e78a4ca0c5e7d6381f341fb1d35f7d32399f7403fd.png) ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009619174713348551) > Something changed today > > You can feel it if you’re tapped in > > 2026 will be the greatest or worst year for those currently not at either of those ends > > Only those that care will suffer, though > > It’s impossible for me to put this into better words, > > it’s all so clear yet so blurry ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009435067769344096) > so many times in 2025 where I would see chinese robotics and would think "damn, all we've got is figure and other slop, we're doomed" > > idk why I totally forgot about how boston dynamics has been in the game... what, 20 years now? > > i remember watching their first youtube videos when in elementary school lmao > > of course they're so demonstrably ahead of everyone else Quoted post by The Humanoid Hub: ### [Jan 6, 2026 — @TheHumanoidHub](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2008330077101301946) > Boston Dynamics will begin production of the new Atlas robots at its Boston headquarters immediately. All Atlas deployments are already fully committed for 2026, with fleets scheduled to ship to Hyundai and Google DeepMind in the coming months. > > The company plans to add additional customers in early 2027 and also plans to build a new robotics factory by 2028 that is capable of producing 30,000 robots per year. [Video on X](/x/media/9e490e8d4e887de3c934b3282b0d2c7304e8a6d2cf2a05e7697ce7c94bf16335.jpg) ### [Jan 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009425572259352747) > the ironic part here is that levels is still correct about the "always happy and likeable in real life" part, even when it comes to the steroid "you need 5 girlfriends" gurus > > it's just that they're only happy and likeable in their own personal life, definitely never showing that to the millions buying their courses/advice > > "THE WORLD IS TRYING TO KILL YOU, YOU NEED MY ADVICE IMMEDIATELY" sells much faster than "hey friend\! beautiful day. lets get better." Quoted post by @levelsio: ### [Jan 8, 2026 — @levelsio](https://x.com/levelsio/status/2009314001155432552) > This guy [@iangcarroll]() makes $7M per year with his own bootstrapped business > > What I find interesting about people that make so much money on their own is that their physiognomy is almost always happy and likeable and friendly > > It's same with billionaires, most of them are actually very likeable and friendly, and maybe that's why they got to be so rich > > And it's completely the opposite what the internet gurus make you think rich people look like: tough guys on steroids with broccoli hair smoking cigars driving rented lambos > > Just a chill guy [Attached image](/x/media/5477ea0636c87646675a496cdc80b46d5a0e3fdf28306ac4c8f8a88a413ed903.jpg) ### [Jan 8, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009163443824390586) > imagine, when there was a bug, you had to > > -follow through classes/funcs/files/dirs/defs > -actually read the code line by line > -think about what for foo in bar for xyz in abc > > WORST OF ALL, > > imagine you think you found the cause of the bug, rewrite xyz, go through the testing, compiling, run it to try it out and... > > nope, that wasn't it > > LOL Quoted post by Adam D'Angelo: ### [Jan 7, 2026 — @adamdangelo](https://x.com/adamdangelo/status/2008961539836186773) > i can't believe we used to write all this code by hand ### [Jan 8, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009099821576229067) > I had plans to hire 2 this year to help me grow faster. > > Now I can confidently say I will never hire a software engineer ever in my life. > > Same applies to a personal (digital) assistant. A physical personal assistant is now much more worthy to me though. > > Same for anything related to graphics. > > The last bastion is ads/videos/viral content but I'm solving that (for my own niches ofc) this year. > > I don't think I'll ever hire anyone for a role that is digital in any sense. > > Maybe it will make things harder in the short term, but it will at the same time grow the management muscle that is the only thing left of which humans should still be in the loop for. > > Even that will go, sure, but it will be the last, I think. Quoted post by Sahil Lavingia: ### [Jan 8, 2026 — @shl](https://x.com/shl/status/2009075226399891660) > Some of the best software engineers are losing their jobs to AI ### [Jan 8, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2009067247298617530) > wrong. > > for every 1 anthropic vibe, openai can afford 3. > > so it's more like: > > OpenAI: (1) Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence, (2) we're doing ChatGPT Health, (3) we're doing ChatGPT social media app > > Anthropic: (1) Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence > > OpenAI: (1) Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence, (2) we're partnering with Instacart, (3) oh and put yourself next to your favorite Disney character in our videos and images\! > > Anthropic: (1) Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence Quoted post by Peter Wildeford🇺🇸🚀: ### [Jan 7, 2026 — @peterwildeford](https://x.com/peterwildeford/status/2009011404750176463) > Very different company vibes here... > > OpenAI: We're doing ChatGPT Health > Anthropic: Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence > OpenAI: We're doing ChatGPT social media app > Anthropic: Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence > OpenAI: We're partnering with Instacart\! > Anthropic: Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence > OpenAI: Put yourself next to your favorite Disney character in our videos and images\! > Anthropic: Our AI is imminently going to do recursive self-improvement to superintelligence ### [Jan 7, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2008855042301006315) > "cringe and gay" used to be a quick way of shutting something down without discourse on 4chan > > nowadays you can call (for example) a recent (2018+) tv show/movie "cringe and gay" and it's just fact instead of derogatory > > idk just smth interesting i noticed ### [Jan 7, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2008785231063704030) > I mean, let's be honest. This is the kind of shit that hasn't even been in futuristic movies. That's how you know that Boston Dynamics is gonna win. > > When your actual product is better than anything anyone could have ever imagined. Especially when it comes down to a product, in this case, a robot, which has seen the life of millions of storytellers' imaginations. That's how you know it's gonna be a winner. Quoted post by Simon Kalouche: ### [Jan 6, 2026 — @simonkalouche](https://x.com/simonkalouche/status/2008423470527639693) > Figure robot just pooped its pants. [Video on X](/x/media/02c1e35f585a8b5b400a3efb686332e41a2ae96606792cefa6d05dd28b8643d9.jpg) ### [Jan 6, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2008346698712838486) > TLDR is speed is practically solved before EOY Quoted post by Amir Salihefendić: ### [Jan 5, 2026 — @amix3k](https://x.com/amix3k/status/2008138477859148231) > Opus 4.5 is incredibly impressive, but it's still trained and served in the previous compute paradigm. > > In 2026: > - 1GW-class AI data centers start coming online from most frontier labs > - Frontier models trained end-to-end on Blackwell/GB200 start landing > > On Blackwell, NVIDIA reports ~3.2x faster training vs Hopper and up to 30x real-time inference for trillion-parameter LLMs. > > Worth keeping in mind as you plan for 2026. It's going to be wild\! 🤖🚀 ### [Jan 5, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2008198297488592962) > even though gpt 5.2 xhigh is smarter than opus 4.5, the speed difference makes it much more useful > > think of it like this - > > which would you prefer, 1 150IQ employee, or 10 125IQ employees? > > you can parallel run claude codes because you can juggle the mental context quickly since by the time you get to nth claude, the first ones have completed > > with codex, yeah sure you can run many in parallel, but their completion timings are so volatile AND long, so it's a double whammy when it comes to trying to "stay in the zone" > > though as usual, the moment opus 4.5 speed is achieved on the gpt 5.2 (xhigh\!) models, i'll be back on codex ### [Jan 5, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2008137075795865904) > …unless you have a polymarket bot running using claude opus 4.5 24/7 Quoted post by Robin Ebers: ### [Jan 5, 2026 — @robinebers](https://x.com/robinebers/status/2008086828755403073) > don't believe anyone claiming the claude max 5x plan is enough > > this is like the third time i'm hitting my session limits > > not the end of the world but definitely doable, frequently > > 20x will still feel unlimited to even the heaviest users though [Attached image](/x/media/f1f675445eeee006efa173641aa88387d4f3e59610ff1595641d9f01764df6e1.jpg) ### [Jan 4, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2007681101821817024) > this should put a smile on your face and remind you that it's not that you and I here are early - it's that things haven't even started yet for 99% of everyone else > > if you don't feel like your knowledge advantage is comparable to insider trading, then you either don't know enough or are not confident enough Quoted post by Sauers: ### [Jan 3, 2026 — @Sauers_](https://x.com/Sauers_/status/2007553303492866251) > I made a Reddit account and posted Greg Brockman saying Rust is "a perfect language for agents." This is on r/Rust. Do..... do they not know that AI can code now? I'm confused [Attached image](/x/media/3fd3345bb5b06be4895b02f352f950bab158f1fdacb95c2300267b9b81ede715.jpg) ### [Jan 4, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2007673944825008271) > if you can't smell the stench of Opus 4.5 that reeks off of this reddit post, > > your mental defenses are not up to par Quoted post by aditya: ### [Jan 3, 2026 — @adxtyahq](https://x.com/adxtyahq/status/2007440559091466287) > an Amazon SEV1 incident being handled like this feels unreal [Attached image](/x/media/83cadc14ad4ac1d7d64b8399027ed8681c1b44e76620cc87d523c42d2634dea2.png) ### [Jan 4, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2007620773675241761) > weirdly interesting to think that a select few people who grew up playing modern warfare 2 / halo when they were 10 years old... > > ...are now doing everything they played in those games, and more, in real life [https://t.co/Ox9krCh31f]() Quoted post by Visioner: ### [Jan 3, 2026 — @visionergeo](https://x.com/visionergeo/status/2007483999103672412) > ‼️‼️🇺🇸🇻🇪 BIG NEWS - The CIA quietly deployed officers to Venezuela beginning in August to monitor the movements and daily routines of President Nicolás Maduro, supporting broader U.S. intelligence operations, according to NYT. > > See the latest updates with us: [@visionergeo]() [Video on X](/x/media/5c10cc76a2abe91683147c5392ffe055738565b7927f2c1ad09a627b290a6f85.jpg) ### [Jan 4, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2007614608681644220) > 2025 was the year of wanting the most intelligent model > > 2026 feels like the year for speed now that all the frontier models' intelligence can do 99% of what people want ### [Dec 28, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2005299540812001333) > people are misunderstanding what "no juniors" means > > no HUMAN juniors. but juniors in general? more than ever. and they continuously learn as a hive mind > > no HUMAN seniors tomorrow, but tomorrow's seniors in general? > > more than ever, forever growing. Quoted post by amrit: ### [Dec 28, 2025 — @amritwt](https://x.com/amritwt/status/2005253771488800932) > if there are no juniors today then there will be no seniors tomorrow [x.com/cloneofsimo/st…]() ### [Dec 28, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2005295390430740802) > the only ai coding tools you should be using are either codex or claude code > > anything else and you're ngmi > > "bUt wHaT aboUt oPencoDe cuRsOr zEd megaMind 9000?" > > look into your eyes in the mirror and ask yourself that question > > codex/claude code are like black coffee at starbucks [Older posts](/x/before/1766934652000-2005295390430740802/index.md) [More from @michaelstolarz](https://x.com/michaelstolarz) Saved from X: 2026-09-07T03:42:57.074Z