Trying AI (and failing)
I'm generally skeptical about AI, mostly because we're currently living in a hype bubble about it,
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I own a few different bikes, but the stolen one was my main
My current favorite video games
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Food reviews during the federal occupation of LA
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Lael's ride around the globe
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