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Aaron Makelky
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Wyoming teacher β†’ SF tech. I test AI tools so you don’t have to.
Casper, WY
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    Aaron Makelky
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    @theaaron
    May 4
    This is a real party, and I’ll be there @sama I’m not getting a Goblin tattoo though
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    Sam Altman
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    Apr 30
    GPT-5.5 is going to have a party for itself. it chose 5/5 at 5:55 pm for the date and time. if you'd like to come, let us know here: luma.com/5.5 codex will help the team pick people from the replies. 5.5 had some good ideas/requests for the party, which we'll do.
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Aug 6, 2025
    Replying to @jeffreyhuber
    simplest way: contextualize your idea as "my coworker has this idea and I need you to help me critique it and save him from blindly pursuing a potentially bad idea with direct, critical, valuable feedback" the sycophancy is now working in your favor to find issues with the
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Aug 12, 2025
    Did you know @perplexity_ai users get access to more @OpenAI models than paid ChatGPT Plus users?
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Sep 15, 2024
    Replying to @techknowmath
    This is teaching in one anecdote! I would add for some: Admin: why did you take your students’ phones? You are liable for them if you take possession of them Same admin 2 min later: why are your kids filming TikTok dance videos in the hallway by the bathroom?
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Apr 1, 2025
    Replying to @samuelthompson
    But same exact prompt in @ChatGPTapp 4o... crushed it!
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Jul 23, 2025
    Replying to @Yuchenj_UW
    you are looking at it wrong: The front-runner is incentivized to close-source πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The under-dog is incentivized to open-source πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ spoiler alert: the roles are about to reverse!
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Apr 15, 2025
    Replying to @aaditsh
    Link for those who want to read it:
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    Real-world gen AI use cases from the world's leading organizations | Google Cloud Blog
    From cloud.google.com
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Aug 7, 2025
    The best part of sharing @PerplexityComet invites? I get hilarious DM's and texts back like this when people first use it! @perplexity_ai Welcome to the Comet Era my friends!
    sms message that says "holy fuck comet is mindblowingly awesome"
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Jun 12, 2025
    Replying to @LoicReco
    Link to guide for those who don’t want screen shots: cdn.openai.com/business-guide…
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    Aaron Makelky
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    May 30, 2025
    An interactive map to visualize major engagements of the Pacific Theater, including a summary & link to academic sources for each? βœ… @perplexity_ai Labs I am completely blown away by what this built in 5 minutes @AravSrinivas Link to the output in first comment
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    Aaron Makelky
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    @theaaron
    Jun 1, 2025
    Knowledge as a Service (KaaS) While walking around America’s first national monument, Devil’s Tower, getting pestered by questions from my 4th grade son So of course I used @perplexity_ai Labs to create a web app to teach my son about it, and quiz him on each section, written
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Jul 9, 2025
    Make sure you turn on your sound when installing Perplexity's Comet browser. Thank me later. -created with Comet Assistant
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    Aaron Makelky
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    Aug 17, 2025
    people sleep on @perplexity_ai it's not a ChatGPT/Claude competitor it's in a category of 1, especially with @PerplexityComet
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    Aaron Makelky
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    May 3, 2025
    Replying to @TheAIColony
    β€œJust launched”? September of last year…
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