Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #94
Tony's Pick
Here's a fun development in the world of AI: Nightshade invisibly modifies images in ways that "poisons" image generation models if used for training.
![AI-generated image of poison in a glass and a jar](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/3dd01616-8e13-48da-842f-3434236b6c0c.png?w=960&fit=max)
Kyle's Pick
I stumbled on Ali Abdaal's Feel Good Productivity on a random blog a few weeks ago. I wasn't expecting much, but I was looking for inspiration and picked it up. It was surprisingly great!
It's less of a productivity guide and more of a toolkit for maintaining mental health while getting things done. The main structure of the book — energize (figure out what gives you energy), unblock (figure out what's getting in your way), and sustain (zoom out periodically to reset) — resonated with me and helped me understand that I was in a bit of a reset period.
There weren't many ideas in here I hadn't encountered before, but he did a good job of curating and packaging them.
![Album cover for "Feel Good Inc" single by the band Gorillaz](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/1b6ab2ed-5c59-4706-9809-fe1dca9195c3.jpg?w=960&fit=max)