Cade Metz

My book on the rise of A.I. arrives today (bit.ly/GeniusMakers), and this excerpt is where the book begins. It had to begin here. This is a story you have never heard, and it encapsulates a global arms race that is only just getting started: wired.com/story/secret-a…

Thanks a lot to @CadeMetz for quoting me in this excellent @nytimes article on the impact of AI on science. I discussed my experience with GPT-5 Pro and how these amazing AI collaborators will change and super-accelerate how we advance science! “Dr. Derya Unutmaz, a professor at the Jackson Laboratory, a biomedical research institution, said the latest A.I. systems had reached the point where they would suggest a hypothesis or an experiment that he and his colleagues had not previously considered. “That is not a discovery. It is a proposal. But it lets you narrow down where you should focus,” said Dr. Unutmaz, whose research focuses on cancer and chronic diseases. “It allows you to do five experiments rather than 50. That has a profound, accelerating effect.” When Dr. Unutmaz uses A.I. for his research into chronic diseases, he said, he often feels like he is talking with an experienced colleague. But he acknowledges the machine cannot do its work without a human collaborator. An experienced researcher is still needed to repeatedly prompt the system, explain what it should be looking for and ultimately separate the interesting information from everything else the system produces. nytimes.com/2026/01/14/tec…

@GuyLake There are candles at the Secular Solstice. If I discover cloaks, I will let you know. The best part about this piece is that it introduced me to the word "loathved." Thanks for the note

@SuperbBias @nytimestech @nytimes @nycscribe We discuss it extensively in this feature on the new wave of A.I. data centers: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@CadeMetz @nytimestech @nytimes @nycscribe There's been no reference to closed-loop cooling in the Times since 1989. The shift to closed-loop by most of the major players in AI is important. AWS's closed-loop system gives them the option of packing Trainium chips densely to reduce comm overhead. x.com/SuperbBias/sta…

Surely @amazon reps told @CadeMetz & @kyweise that the new AI data centers have closed-loop cooling systems. Why do they say nothing of it, and give the false impression that water consumption will be increasing dramatically? nytimes.com/2025/06/24/tec…

@SuperbBias @nytimestech @nytimes @nycscribe As we discuss in the article, Amazon's new Indiana data center does not use a closed-loop system. This data center uses Amazon's own chip designs and these are cooled in a more traditional way

It's hard to believe that nobody at @nytimestech knows about the industry-wide transition to closed-loop cooling systems. Is the problem that this conflicts with @nytimes's preferred narrative, @nycscribe? datacentremagazine.com/technology-and…

I am looking for people who were affected by the recent problem with Cursor, where its support line shared untrue information with users (news.ycombinator.com/item?id=436830…). If you were affected by this, please contact me at: cade.metz@nytimes.com

For everyone not living and breathing AI tech because they've got other things going on in their lives, we found @CadeMetz's piece in the Times to be the clearest explainer about what's happening and why. Nice work. nytimes.com/2025/01/27/tec…

@eboygarcia @andrewfierce @amasad Here ya go: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565698/g…

@andrewfierce @amasad I believe it was an excerpt from Genius Makers by @CadeMetz

TIL Hinton dropped out of a Physics degree because his math skills weren’t great. He then dropped out of Philosophy before dropping out of Psychology to become a carpenter! When he went into AI he had no computer science background, so he did vibes-based research. Incredible.

Is the Tech Industry Already on the Cusp of an A.I. Slowdown? Companies like OpenAI and Google are running out of the data used to train artificial intelligence systems. Can new methods continue years of rapid progress? nytimes.com/2024/12/19/tec… @cademetz @trippmickle @nytimes

Suchir Balaji, who spent four years at OpenAI, says OpenAI's use of copyrighted data violated the law and ChatGPT damages the internet; he left in August 2024 (@cademetz / New York Times) nytimes.com/2024/10/23/tec… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… #a241023p29" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/241023/p29#a24…

Former OpenAI researcher who helped gather data for what became ChatGPT says the company broke copyright law: nytimes.com/2024/10/23/tec…

Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying (with @MikeIsaac, @eringriffith, @KYWeise and @trippmickle!): nytimes.com/2024/10/17/tec…

Interestingly this year's physics Nobel prize is on use of Physics in AI. nobelprize.org/prizes/physics… One book which covers in detail the work of Prof. Hinton is by @cademetz and it's an easy and entertaining read. #NobelPrize2024 #NobelPrize

Tracking the Sam Altman road show to drum up global support for a massive data-center and chip-factory investment plan. @CadeMetz + @trippmickle nytimes.com/2024/09/25/bus…

OpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Can Reason Through Math and Science: nytimes.com/2024/09/12/tec…

Introduction ⁦@CadeMetz⁩ to remote supervision of automated vehicles using ⁦@zoox⁩ as an example. Key support for robotaxi service. Raises cost, improves safety, and employs people. nytimes.com/interactive/20… via ⁦@nytimes⁩

"Today, OpenAI has more than 1,700 employees, and 80 percent of them started after the release of ChatGPT in November 2022." nytimes.com/2024/09/03/tec… via @nytimes @CadeMetz

Elon Musk revives his OpenAI lawsuit, filing a complaint in California to allege that OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman breached OpenAI's founding contract (@cademetz / New York Times) nytimes.com/2024/08/05/tec… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… #a240805p14" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/240805/p14#a24…

Elon Musk has revived his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman: nytimes.com/2024/08/05/tec…

China rising in AI -- and the open-source dilemma. @megatobin1 + @CadeMetz nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…

Great article from @CadeMetz @nytimes! Open research and open-source are the foundations of AI progress and leadership. IMO, if you don't support them, either as a company or country, you run the risk of losing your leadership and control over your destiny! nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…