Digital garden

https://www.nickmvincent.com/garden/Digital garden2026-05-07T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/the-ai-evaluation-crisis-is-an-opportunity.htmlThe AI "Evaluation Crisis" Is an Opportunity to Get Data Flow Right2026-05-07T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/april-2026-small-points.htmlApril 2026 small points2026-04-28T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/attestation-across-the-ai-supply.htmlAttestation across the AI Supply Chain2026-04-11T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/people-first-policy-ideas-that-complement.html"People First" Policy Ideas that Complement Each Other (through better data flow)2026-04-06T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/ai-is-driving-the-cost-of-polish.htmlAI is driving the cost of polish down; some musings on fancy versus terse artifacts2026-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/two-natural-allies-of-a-data-transparency.htmlTwo natural allies of a "Data Transparency" agenda: capabilities forecasters and social simulators2026-03-09T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/a-short-guide-to-data-strikes-and.htmlA Short Guide to Data Strikes and Conscious Data Contribution in the Context of 2026 Frontier AI2026-03-03T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/the-paradox-of-reuse-in-2026-a-case.htmlThe Paradox of Reuse in 2026: A Case of Quasi-Enclosure, or "Subsidized Club Goods that Sort of Look Like Public Goods"2026-02-17T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/the-coding-agent-data-deal.htmlThe Coding Agent Data Deal2026-01-12T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/coding-agents-are-1-a-big-deal-2.htmlCoding agents are (1) a big deal, (2) very relevant to data leverage, and (3) able to help build tools that support data leverage!2026-01-05T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/almost-everybody-including-both-data.htmlAlmost Everybody -- Including Both Data Creators and AI Companies -- Stands to Benefit from Clearer "Data Rules".2025-11-26T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/how-collective-bargaining-for-information.htmlHow collective bargaining for information, public AI, and HCI research all fit together2025-10-11T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/which-datasets-should-we-assume-are.htmlWhich datasets should we assume are "in all the AI models"?2025-09-24T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/algorithmic-collective-action-with.htmlAlgorithmic Collective Action With Two Collectives [crosspost]2025-06-20T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/on-ai-driven-job-apocalypses-and.htmlOn AI-driven Job Apocalypses and Collective Bargaining for Information2025-06-05T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/how-do-we-know-our-ai-output-is-good.htmlHow do we know our AI output is good? Double checks, bar charts, vibes, and training data.2025-05-30T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/each-instance-of-ai-utility-stems.htmlEach Instance of "AI Utility" Stems from Some Human Act(s) of Information Recording and Ranking2025-05-28T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/google-and-tiktok-rank-bundles-of.htmlGoogle and TikTok rank bundles of information; ChatGPT ranks grains.2025-05-27T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/legacy-three-terms.htmlSome Semi-Serious Naming Proposals to Improve AI Discourse2025-05-17T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/microblog-one-book-is-worth-006-benchmark.html[microblog] One book is worth "0.06%" benchmark points to AI; is "no different from noise". What gives?2025-04-21T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/public-ai-data-appraisal-and-data.htmlPublic AI, Data Appraisal, and Data Debates2025-04-03T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/evaluation-data-leverage-advances.htmlEvaluation Data Leverage: Advances like "Deep Research" Highlight a Looming Opportunity for Bargaining Power2025-03-02T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/legacy-weeklyupdate.htmlContent Ecosystems and AI, some links highlights from February 20252025-02-13T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/tipping-points-for-content-ecosystems.htmlTipping Points for Content Ecosystems2025-02-12T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/ai-labs-could-open-source-data-protection.htmlAI Labs Should Open Source Data Protection Technologies2025-01-31T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/live-by-the-free-content-for-training.htmlLive by the free-content-for-training sword, die by the free-content-for-training sword2025-01-28T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/selling-agi-like-ag1-will-the-market.htmlSelling AGI like AG1: Will Consumers Push Back Against Proprietary Blends of Herbs and of Data?2024-12-12T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/perplexity-ceos-interaction-with.htmlPerplexity CEO's Interaction with Striking New York Times Workers Does Not Reflect Well on the AI Industry2024-11-09T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/is-zuckerberg-right-to-say-that-your.htmlIs Zuckerberg right to say that your specific creative work has no value to AI? 2024-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/many-models-and-track-changes-for.html"Many Models" and "Track Changes" for AI: Some Thoughts on LLM Interfaces2024-08-08T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/building-a-data-pipeworks-for-democratic.htmlBuilding a Data Pipeworks for Democratic AI: From Human Knowledge to Records to AI Systems2023-11-13T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/will-the-new-york-times-data-strike.htmlWill the New York Times Data Strike Have a Large Impact on ChatGPT?2023-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/a-harbinger-of-the-future-of-content.htmlA Harbinger of the Future of Content? The New York Times Starts a Data Strike2023-08-25T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/the-wga-strike-is-a-canary-in-the.htmlThe WGA Strike is a Canary in the Coal Mine for AI Labor Concerns2023-05-05T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/reddit-stackoverflow-and-europe-all.htmlReddit, StackOverflow, and Europe: All Trending Towards Data Dignity2023-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/data-leverage-recap-december-2022.htmlData Leverage Recap: December 2022 - April 20232023-04-18T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/bing-rewards-for-the-ai-age.htmlBing Rewards for the AI Age2023-03-30T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/measuring-relative-ai-alignment-in-terms-of-data-pipelines.htmlPlural AI Data Alignment2023-03-02T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/ai-technologies-are-system-maps-and-you-are-a-cartographer.htmlAI Technologies are System Maps, and You are a Cartographer2023-02-03T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/ai-artist-or-ai-art-thief-innovation-public-mandates-and-the-case-for-talking-in-terms-of-leverage.htmlAI Artist or AI Art Thief? Innovation, Public Mandates, and the Case for Talking in Terms of Leverage2022-12-16T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/chatgpt-is-awesome-and-scary-you-deserve-credit.htmlChatGPT is Awesome and Scary: You Deserve Credit for the Good Parts (and Might Help Fix the Bad Parts)2022-12-04T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/the-paradox-of-reuse-language-models-edition.htmlThe Paradox of Reuse, Language Models Edition2022-12-02T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nickmvincent.com/p/dont-give-openai-all-the-credit-for.htmlDon’t give OpenAI all the credit for GPT-3: You might have helped create the latest “astonishing” advance in AI too2020-09-22T00:00:00Z