Link posts 14 Feb 2026

• Irony, Irony laced with Karma and Terror (garymarcus.substack.com) Marcus discusses recent developments in the AI world. He notes the irony of OpenAI, a major IP thief, complaining about its own IP being stolen. This could be a victory for karma.

• Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada (techcrunch.com) Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent now handles around a third of its customer support issues in the US and Canada, and plans to roll out the feature globally. CEO Brian Chesky believes the AI will provide better service quality and reduce costs.

• He was once a teen ‘superstar’. Why did James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills? (bbc.com) Actor James Van Der Beek, once a teen ‘superstar’ known for his role in Dawson’s Creek, faced financial struggles later in life. Despite his fame, Van Der Beek’s family needed help from friends and fans to pay his medical bills after his cancer diagnosis. An indictment on fickle acting incomes and the lack of universal health care in USA.

• AI twitter’s favourite lie: everyone wants to be a developer (joanwestenberg.com) Westenberg argues that the idea of everyone becoming a software developer due to AI-powered code generation is a fantasy. Most people do not want to build, prompt, or think about software - they simply want their problems solved with minimal effort.