JD Desmarais
Director of Pre-Sales, ProTech Services Group · Memphis
Twenty-four years in infrastructure. I run AI models on hardware I own, I like teaching people to use them, and I think AI is a tool, not a companion.
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More on the HubAnthropic IPO filing and financial performance details
Anthropic filed for an IPO, reporting strong growth, high margins, and substantial cash reserves while managing public perception.
Google DeepMind releases new Genie 4 world model
Google DeepMind unveiled Genie 4, a new world simulation model designed to generate more realistic physics and human interactions.
AI agents used for business and government operations
New initiatives allow AI agents to run businesses or support government agencies, raising questions about autonomy and oversight.
Society grappling with AI risks and backlash
Issues range from police using AI for traffic stops to data center backlash and concerns about rogue AI behavior.
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All 30 days- "No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businessesArs Technica
- Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanityArs Technica
- Researchers are getting tired of OpenAI gatekeeping its breakthroughsThe Verge
- Survival LLM: AI assistant and emergency library that runs on your own computerHacker News
- Game Boy Color on My Conference BadgeSimon Willison
- Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design softwareArs Technica
- VisionQuest is what happens when AI really goes rogueThe Verge
- Build specialized multimodal models with LFM3Hugging Face
- Anthropic’s elaborate plan to keep Wall Street at bayThe Verge
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I've worked in IT since 2002: network manager at Bellevue Baptist, systems engineer at ProTech Systems Group, datacenter and capacity planning at FedEx, and now pre-sales at ProTech Services Group. I run Qwen models on a Mac with MLX and LM Studio, and an NVIDIA Jetson Orin for edge projects. My wife Amanda and I have taught students at Bellevue Baptist for more than ten years.
Why dice81. Dice was my white 1988 Volkswagen Cabriolet on black tires. 81 is the year I was born. The gauges up top are a nod to its dash.