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Andrew Chen

@andrewtychen.bsky.social
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Digital technology and AI ethics, early-stage science and deep tech start-ups, cats. Always learning, opinions own.

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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 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
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I 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
Meme where the govt slaps "age ban" on a leaky water cooler labeled social media harm.
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Some 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?
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
David Ward: "Can I please have the minute that I saved from earlier?" Stephen Judd: "Uh, no."
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We 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.nz
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions 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.
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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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Lucy: 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
today in children's television, a purple hippopotamus with a southern accent explains hannukah to a group of heathens
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
very unfortunate product naming
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
me: Lucy just came up to me holding only a leg Charlotte: oh yes that happens
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Teaching Lucy about knock knock jokes - hit me with your best ones please!
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
thought 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
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Michael S. Daubs, PhD @mdaubs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Had 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...
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Could 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?
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
quite 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Rose (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.
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
why 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
fulfilling 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
the 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?
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
based 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Tears this morning because "I'm not a person, I'm just Lucy!"
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
me: I'm taking a nap, wake me when it's 2027 wife: don't you mean 2026? me: I mean what I said, goodnight
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
gamer logic: make my computer as quiet as possible, so I can really hear the loudest keyboard in the world
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
every time someone talks about AI Agents in a NZ/Aus accent it reminds me of this video: youtu.be/0YM9Ereg2Zo?...
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No Asians
YouTube video by geezer1977
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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 🎵
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
just 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
what was the point of bringing all these canaries with us if we just ignore them when they keel over?
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
estatic to find out that we won lotto last night... 4 bonus lines for Wednesday's draw
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Morning 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...
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Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
For 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!
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I cancelled Spotify Premium about two weeks ago, which I'm sure weighed heavily on his mind
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Good 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/...
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Have 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"
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
yet 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...
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AI is peeling back the layers of 'low-value' work - NZ may be well-placed to adapt
As generative AI advances at breakneck speed, it is upending assumptions about which jobs are "safe" from automation.
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
surely this cannot be the best timeline
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
why didn't my parents ever do this for me
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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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
oh little serotonin boosts from your pocket friends liking your jokes, how I've missed you
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
we may all come to the organisation with different backgrounds and views and perspectives but there is one thing we can all agree on
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
long 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.
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
It's STEPHEN JUDD WITH THE MUTE BUTTON
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
silicon valley promised me that agentic ai would be able to do the voting for me
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
DO 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
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Michelle @michellewiley.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
my 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
people literally run marathons faster than this AGM
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We 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?
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
@eddie.co.nz eddiiieeeeeeeeee!
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
nobody 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
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
yet again the Internet is out to get me
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Look I'll just say it: the only thing LinkedIn is good for is the games, and even then only 2/5 are any good
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Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I 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
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