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Emmy Winning Showrunner/Writer, AI + Media, co-host/creator @aiforhumansshow made a career of hurtling emergent media into established spaces

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Joined May 2007
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@gavinpurcell
Gavin Purcell
2 days
We got into whole "@xAI's Grok 4 is very good but sheesh wtf is Grok doing on X" conversation this week on @AIForHumansShow. Oh, and we've moved to Fridays. Hopefully, y'all still find the time to check it out.
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AI For Humans Show
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It's. uh, Friday? YES. It's FRIDAY & a new AI For Humans appears in your feed. This week: Grok 4 good but overall Grok WTF?? . We get into the new SOTA model from xAI but also talk about the dangers of 'the invisible thumb on the scale'. And a LOT more. Link 👇
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@gavinpurcell
Gavin Purcell
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OpenAI wants to control your whole stack. Google is the target.
@flavioAd
Flavio Adamo
2 days
Wait so OpenAI is dropping an AI browser and an open source model that runs locally?. Do you see what I see?.
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Gavin Purcell
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free tiktok format someone should do:. criterion closet but for one specific NYC bodega.
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Gavin Purcell
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I am excited to see James Gunn's Superman this weekend but I'm even more excited to see the return of optimism to mainstream storytelling. Lord knows we have enough doom in our feeds. The last ten years have been rough on Planet Earth. Happy to see that others feel the same.
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Gavin Purcell
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RT @AIForHumansShow: REMINDER: AI For Humans (for a bit at least) now airs on FRIDAY mornings not Thursday. Gives us some time to test Gro….
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Gavin Purcell
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@AndrewCurran_
Andrew Curran
4 days
Reuters is reporting that OpenAI is about to release an AI-powered web browser to directly compete with Chrome that will 'fundamentally change how consumers browse the web'.
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Gavin Purcell
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I'm not usually one to churn streaming services but I cancelled Max a few weeks ago with the idea I'd do the Max/Hulu/Disney+ bundle but. I have not missed it. Pretty sure this is the first time in like 30 years I've been without HBO. Feels weird but sign of the times.
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Gavin Purcell
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my first job in the entertainment business was for “The National Enquirer” tv show as a PA and one of the things I had to do was go to paparazzi’s homes to pick up physical video tapes at all hours of the night.
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Moon Dragon
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Share a piece of lore about yourself
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Gavin Purcell
5 days
TV Guide tweeting about Catan deals for Prime Day is peak 2025 media-pocalyse
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Gavin Purcell
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JUST WALK. It's lovely and it's lifechanging. And it works just as well as running, you just need to do it a little longer.
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Gavin Purcell
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calories used: . so a 90m walk at a 15m pace (which isn't like speed walking but keeps my heart around 115-120) burns 600 calories. that's really a decent amount and, again, i feel real good afterwards. weight management in middle age IS possible.
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Gavin Purcell
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discovery + novelty:. with my runs it was like 20 to 30m get in and get back to shower, often the same path. with these long walks, i'm taking in WAY more places and spaces and my dog really has no idea what the hell is up.
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Gavin Purcell
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brain fog gone: something about these long walks clears out my head completely and it might just be endorphins from the longer excursions. running did too but the pain afterwards (especially in m' knees) fogged it up all over again.
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Gavin Purcell
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injury: god knows, the last five years have been rough as I age out of my youth. what i used to be able to recover from in like a week now takes four. i still do two days a week of lifting at the gym where I'm pretty careful but walking fast is just WAY less strain.
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Gavin Purcell
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next: i was overtraining myself for my age when i ran. i'm not one of those easy runners who can do a light jog so i kept pushing my HR into higher zones. i wasn't shedding any weight and felt bad after. And i ate a LOT more. walking? easy zone 2 and again, lovely.
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Gavin Purcell
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first and foremost, it's lovely. i kind of have *always* dreaded running. it's hard (and, yes, i know hard things can be good) but walking is relaxing. plus, i have zero problems rolling right out of bed and doing it. i look forward to it even.
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Gavin Purcell
5 days
This is your permission to walk instead of run for exercise. I switched about a six weeks ago from running two to three times a week to walking (briskly) 60 to 90m, mostly because of a knee thing. AND GOOD LORD ITS SO MUCH BETTER. Why? Check below but really that's it 👇.
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Gavin Purcell
5 days
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal getting AI video & audio (in one package) consistency solved will be.
@AIForHumansShow
AI For Humans Show
5 days
Ok @joshwoodward & VEO 3 team you’ve done it again with image-to-vid. 👏👏👏. NEXT UP…. Sample to voice? Let us upload a small audio sample to match a voice. That fully unlocks AI video.
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Gavin Purcell
5 days
Where were you while we were getting high?.
@SportScran
Sports Scran
6 days
Pizza at the Oasis concert . 💷 £20 🎤
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Gavin Purcell
6 days
Currently using ChatGPT to negotiate a price on a car over texts / emails and I honestly think AI will change that entire industry. Standard sales tactics (make people wait, pressure in person, 'manager' in the other room) make no sense when you have an expert in your pocket.
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