Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A long(?) term view of the polls for the parties that are currently mooted to have a chance to win at least one seat in the 2026 election: www.andrewchen.nz/polls 2108
Reposted by Andrew ChenDr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I read 54 pages of draft legislation so you don't have to. Important notes: this is not "systemic change" as there's no obligation to make platforms (or AI companions) safe. There's no ref to gender based violence, children's rights, or te Tiriti. It's an age ban and a duty to assess risk. #nzpol 79844
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Some notes on the proposed social media ban for under 16s: It's a serious problem but is this the right solution? It is a pretty popular proposal, between 65-75% of the public support a ban based on various polls, but should we accept a solution that has been shown to be pretty poor overseas? 1122
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026David Ward: "Can I please have the minute that I saved from earlier?" Stephen Judd: "Uh, no." 2290
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026We have just launched a parliamentary petition calling for mandatory AI transparency in the public sector. If AI is going to be used in the delivery of public services, it must be AI that is worthy of our trust. Sign: petitions.parliament.nz/7bfe1c60-b99... Read more: www.trustworthyai.nzpetitions.parliament.nzPetitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern. 11176103
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026.@marcdaalder.bsky.social: why don't you tweet now that you aren't a public servant anymore? is the best answer: a) hot takes go in the private group chats these days b) i'm holding out for a lucrative book deal where I reveal nothing new c) this is just a "kids say the darndest things" account now 180
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Lucy: we watched some of the football at daycare today me: oh do you know who was playing? Lucy: it was the big boys who had to sing a song before they were allowed to play 0280
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026today in children's television, a purple hippopotamus with a southern accent explains hannukah to a group of heathens 040
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026me: Lucy just came up to me holding only a leg Charlotte: oh yes that happens 140
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Teaching Lucy about knock knock jokes - hit me with your best ones please! 661
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026thought about whether or not I should bring old twitter energy to LinkedIn - if Francisco Hernandez can do it, why not? but then I remembered - I hate being on LinkedIn 1160
Reposted by Andrew ChenMichael S. Daubs, PhD @mdaubs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Had the pleasure of working with @andrewlensen.bsky.social, @andrewtychen.bsky.social, @ethanplaut.bsky.social and @srhastraea.bsky.social on this piece about New Zealand's chance to lead on Responsible AI. theconversation.com/could-nzs-ne...theconversation.comCould NZ’s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI?Kiwis are using artificial intelligence in growing numbers, but trust is low. Could the push toward safer, more responsible AI offer NZ an economic opportunity? 285
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026quite disappointing that somehow my wife completely missed evanescence - bring me to life, so every time I cackle after shouting WAKE ME UP she has no idea why I find it funny 180
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Rose (Rosie) Juliette Yi-Shuen Chen born 4:07pm on 30 January 2026. She's a small one, weighing 2.86kg. Mum and baby are both well and we have lots of family here to support us. Big sister Lucy is very excited, bigger sister Professor Nori unsure. 17670
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026why are we continuously surprised that AI models (eg those on moltbook) trained on all human writing including our science fiction might then output words that appear to match those science fiction narratives 060
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026fulfilling my obligation to uphold the patriarchy, my wife did 95% of a 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle and then I swooped in and helped with the last pieces, and now we share equal credit for the achievement of finishing the puzzle 0150
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026the discourse around weaponised incompetence is a bit out of hand but I don't really know what to do about it maybe you should take over and do something about it? 020
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026based on my exposure to the TV in the hospital waiting room across multiple weeks it seems that TV One is now exclusively episodes of Tipping Point and The Chase 3110
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Tears this morning because "I'm not a person, I'm just Lucy!" 160
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/12/2025me: I'm taking a nap, wake me when it's 2027 wife: don't you mean 2026? me: I mean what I said, goodnight 180
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025gamer logic: make my computer as quiet as possible, so I can really hear the loudest keyboard in the world 1123
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025every time someone talks about AI Agents in a NZ/Aus accent it reminds me of this video: youtu.be/0YM9Ereg2Zo?...youtu.beNo AsiansYouTube video by geezer1977 150
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 03/12/2025🎵 he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for the Surveillance State 🎵 0163
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025just had a dream that they couldn't find any drummers available so I got called to drum for vulfpeck for one show on their live tour, and the people were vulfpeck but for some reason all the songs were too fighters, I had one day to learn the songs and do the show, and no one believed me afterwards 140
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025what was the point of bringing all these canaries with us if we just ignore them when they keel over? 1110
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025estatic to find out that we won lotto last night... 4 bonus lines for Wednesday's draw 0170
Reposted by Andrew ChenAssociate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Morning peeps! Two new rewards just dropped for my crowdfunding campaign: a two-hour AI strategy session with @andrewtychen.bsky.social & a two book BWB Texts bundle on digital technology in NZ! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...pledgeme.co.nzSupport Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMeSupport Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse 14829
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 02/10/2025For folks here (rather than LinkedIn), my last day at NZ Police is 31 October. Taking a little break and welcoming our second child in February. Let me know if you have any part-time contract work coming up where I might be able to add value! 75110
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I cancelled Spotify Premium about two weeks ago, which I'm sure weighed heavily on his mind 040
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Good life experience to be an expert witness in the High Court... for a mock trial about a tool that I made up so there was no way anyone could challenge me for being wrong www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... 091
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Have you ever made a cuppa soup and been caught between wanting more soup and wanting good flavour? Now there's a solution! Try "TWO cup of soup packets in one cup"! Don't let the taste go to waste! 1 out of 2 taste testers called it "yum"! Continental calls it "not what our product is designed for" 4230
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025yet again the dominance of cows is being entrenched - the hege-moo-ny perhaps AI is peeling back the layers of 'low-value' work - NZ may be well-placed to adapt | RNZ News share.google/jynZSfVQW3Ia...share.googleAI is peeling back the layers of 'low-value' work - NZ may be well-placed to adaptAs generative AI advances at breakneck speed, it is upending assumptions about which jobs are "safe" from automation. 272
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 05/08/2025@strictlyobiter.bsky.social every time I see the "real judge, real lawyers, real expert, fake facts" I can't help but think of 140
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025oh little serotonin boosts from your pocket friends liking your jokes, how I've missed you 2440
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025we may all come to the organisation with different backgrounds and views and perspectives but there is one thing we can all agree on 41037
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025long after the AGM has concluded and hundreds of nerds drift off to a sweet slumber, a quiet voice will repeat on zoom You have 30 seconds left to vote on this motion. 1382
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025silicon valley promised me that agentic ai would be able to do the voting for me 150
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025DO NOT CLICK ON THE LIVE RESULTS PAGE the live results page is on the INTERNET and INTERNETNZ WILL KNOW IT WAS YOU and can you live with delaying this AGM any further on your conscience RADIO DADDY WILL TELL YOU OFF and say STOP clicking on the page STOP pressing Ctrl+R EXERT WILLPOWER 1251
Reposted by Andrew ChenMichelle @michellewiley.bsky.social · 31/07/2025my grandad has this amazing story of how he stood at takaparawhā bastion point and i'll get to tell my grandkids i spent 4 hours on a zoom call to stand up for rights 1245
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025people literally run marathons faster than this AGM 2322
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025We are running mock trial events in August to explore the evolving role of AI in the justice system. Through a mock pre-trial hearing, we will explore the admissibility of a piece of evidence obtained almost solely through a (fictional) AI tool. Is the NZ legal framework ready? 2137
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 20/07/2025nobody should have told me that I would amount to something when I was in high school, it's now 15 years later and I can't get a man to sign a contract he should have signed three years ago, how was I supposed to change the world 1220
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Look I'll just say it: the only thing LinkedIn is good for is the games, and even then only 2/5 are any good 250
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 29/06/2025I don't think I'm a control freak but I cannot understand how people have assistants who help manage their e-mails, it requires a level of trust that I don't even have in myself on a Monday morning 5220