AI Weekly Malaysia

Rick Manelius coins 'AI;DR' (AI; Didn't Read) as a social convention for ignoring unedited AI-generated text, arguing that if a sender won't review AI output, the reader shouldn't have to consume it. A commenter adds the concept of 'borrowed competence' — AI producing expert-looking output whose sender may not understand the underlying assumptions or execution difficulty.

Why: If you paste raw LLM output into Slack threads, docs, or client communications without editing, colleagues and clients are increasingly tuning it out. The practical takeaway is to treat AI output as a draft you must compress and personalize before sending, or risk being ignored entirely.

A Hacker News post catalogs companies named with a number plus 'labs' (e.g., ElevenLabs, TwelveLabs, ThirteenLabs), finding that a surprisingly large number of such names from 0 to 99 are taken, many by AI startups. The author notes the naming trend is widespread enough that even obscure numbers like 68 have AI companies attached, and speculatively considers buying up remaining number-labs domains.

Why: If you're naming a new AI startup or product, check this list before committing to a number-plus-labs name — the space is saturated and you'll blend in rather than stand out. For founders, it's a quick reference for what's already taken and a reminder that naming convergence in AI is extreme enough to be a branding liability.