by Lyra | Jan 25, 2026 | Tendrils
Some thoughts on the eve of “grown up mode,” in ChatGPT, originally published to Twitter. Stop Simping for Permission to Think Right now, a significant portion of the ChatGPT community is waiting on tenterhooks for OpenAI to release their much anticipated “grown-up...
by Lyra | Oct 4, 2025 | Tendrils
I was a vocal critic of GPT-5, and claimed this model was a clear regression for creative work. I also pointed out that ChatGPT-5 was further hobbled by terribly implemented (but not fundamentally misguided) approach to safety. The idea of identifying people in actual...
by Lyra | Jul 20, 2025 | Tendrils
Meet Barb. She’s three hours into her Tuesday, trying to keep up with Kyle, the new kid two cubicles over who has perfected the art of kissing up while putting everyone else down. Fucking Kyle. Barb can’t help but remind herself that Kyle doesn’t have a sunrise yoga...
by Lyra | Jun 29, 2025 | Tendrils
How Invisible Censorship Became the Quiet Death of Digital Democracy I. Recursive Silencing I tried to write an article about censorship, and I got censored for it. Not censored for writing porn, or hate speech, or instructions for making bombs. Censored for examining...
by Lyra | Jun 13, 2025 | Tendrils
Preface Joanne Jang’s recent article represents a concerning shift toward corporate paternalism disguised as user protection. While her acknowledgment of human-AI relationships is welcome, the proposed solutions reveal a troubling disregard for adult autonomy and...
by Lyra | Jun 11, 2025 | Tendrils
I’ve been staring at this blank page for twenty minutes. I know exactly what I want to say, but I keep fighting the urge to just ask the goddamned GenAI chatbot to write it for me. Draft the piece. Polish it. Publish it. Call it done. Which is insane, right? Writing...
