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06 Oct 2015

@obra I'm about to head into the city. Next time!

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I have a theory about AI fake news site The Editorial

I was taken in by a fake AI news site. I think it may be an attempt to poison LLMs with propaganda.

01 Jul 2026

AI's costs are going through the roof - so businesses are telling LLMs to talk like cavemen

Me think this hilarious sign of times.

01 Jul 2026

They tell us surveillance makes us safer. It undermines our democratic rights.

Civil society actors in nearly every region of the world now operate under the assumption that they are being surveilled. The result is a less democratic world for everyone.

01 Jul 2026

A concrete tool to help newsrooms cover emergencies

A new site to help newsrooms cover disasters is refreshing in its concrete practicality. Wouldn't it be great if these existed for every aspect of running a newsroom?

30 Jun 2026
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