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Annemcx

@annemcx.bsky.social
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Ceramic artist living in Cornwall UK. Previously digital business design, data strategy, quantified organisation. Likes firing synapses. More at annemccrossan.com

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I just saw a film about the AI-enabled apocalypse. Only it's not science fiction. It's not even in the future. It's in the present. The film is called NAZA. See it. @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com youtu.be/98xLCdc7t7E
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Apocalypse is here
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This. This is the most important thing. institute.deepmind.com/essays/artif...
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Artificial symbiotic intelligence: Agents, AGI and the orchestration of many minds
AGI may arrive not as a single general-purpose mind, but rather through societies of agents whose collective capacities exceed those of any one model. We must learn how to orchestrate, govern, and liv...
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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026
you know what? I agree with him my moral and ethical story about how we live together in this moment is we throw all of these assholes out of office and then we put them in jail
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Barbra Streisand the heck out of this.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Beautifully written and insightful. And I think digital life curation gives us all an opportunity to tell our stories. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Social contagion is relevant to phenomena as diverse as public goods production, inequality, technology adoption, economic productivity, political mobilization, misinformation, violence, emotional experience, health behavior, and epidemic disease. 19/
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Or Gen Z.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In years to come I hope we’ll look back and realise how badly young people today have been failed. The lack of housing, employment and educational and environmental security they have is verging on criminal.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A tax resident of Monaco has absolutely zero right to comment on the socioeconomic state of the UK. I have no fucks to give about him or his sense of entitlement. #hypocriticalpos www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Dan Primack @danprimack.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I don't know if AI is going to destroy humanity. Neither do you. But here's what I do know: It's very difficult to have a sober conversation about this when there's so much money at stake. www.axios.com/2026/09/11/d...
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Dollars and doomers in the AI safety debate
It's hard to have a sober conversation when there's so much money at stake.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
‘They would genuinely rather reign in hell than share in heaven. And they have all the money to make sure they get there’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Straightforward bribery www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ben Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire
Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This essay is brilliant and everyone should read it. When you're done, might I persuade you to then read my interview of @melaniemitchell.bsky.social from earlier this year, wherein she talks about the history of AI, cultural and embodied cognition, Oliver Sacks, and AI agents? More brilliance.
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Reflections on AI from Melanie Mitchell, thinking human
My conversation with one of AI's "OG" researchers and theorists
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Seems about right. From @theguardian.com
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2026
The alarms are all flashing red.
Screenshot of a thread on X by user Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) detailing his resignation from Anthropic.
​The first post reads: "I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below."
​The second post reads: "Do not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing."
​The third post reads: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible - but I hear the same people express fear privately. No other human activity poses this level of danger."Screenshot continuing the thread on X by Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess).
​The first post reads: "A common response is 'if they truly believe this, why are they still building it?' At OpenAI, many have not deeply internalized the civilizational stakes. At Anthropic, the stakes are well-understood, but they are locked in a race to get there first - they believe no one else will act responsibly, so they must do it themselves, despite the risk."
​The second post reads: "Accepting this race and entering the 'endgame' is a hubristic gamble that should not be launched from a private company's Slack. Attempting to speedrun alignment should require extraordinary confidence that there are no better trajectories available."
​The third post reads: "I am optimistic about the potential for coordination. Warning shots like the Hugging Face attack have made pacing agreements between U.S. labs more viable. I don’t feel like we’re on track to prevent a global race, which may require costly actions such as a temporary ban on improving model capabilities."
​The fourth post reads: "If you are a lab researcher, I urge you to consider what the next few years will actually feel like. Do you want to kick off a superintelligent RL run without a rigorous understanding of its mind? Should you put your head down because 'it’s happening anyway' - or take this moment to call for different conditions?"
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is a fascinating conversation about recent discoveries in archaeology about autocracy. The research contradicts a lot of common beliefs, including that farming and large populations lead to autocracy. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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What archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers
Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations — many were more egalitarian. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This isn't about the algorithm, it's about tech companies pushing their crap onto people far too hard. I spent a large part of my career in advertising and would never have sanctioned the amount of advertising ppl have to deal with today. It creates burnout and repulsion. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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'Good to have choice': Australians on opting out of social media algorithms
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about Australia's plans to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of personalised algorithms.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
1000% www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon | Jonathan Freedland
Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to come, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedlan...
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
....and ceramics. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...
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AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts
In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sobering. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-powe...
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“AI-Powered” Surveillance Networks are Worse Than You Know
In New Orleans, everyone is being watched with facial recognition cameras and police drones—and your hometown might be next.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If Martin Parr were still alive he’d have had a field day with all the photo opportunities of British people wearing weird glasses on the beach and parking everywhere in fields. #solareclipse
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 10/08/2026
How is it possible that every time I call a company they are experiencing greater than normal call volumes?
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Sunday mornings be like. #cornwall
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markofbattersea @markofbattersea.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#c4news Everything that Donald Trump touches turns to shit. He sensed kindred corrupt spirit in Gianni Infantino, and got him to come up with this corrupt nonsense that no-one but Infantino knew about in #FIFA. #UEFA were right to torch #FIFA over this. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Fifa’s sale of the century: how Kushners and Trump are at centre of a tangled web
Joshua Kushner is now the kingpin in driving the sale of the World Cup to investors and family ties are tight around the project
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Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
RELAUNCH – a new design for my #data newsletter "Quantum of Sollazzo". With 4,000+ subscribers, it's a little but strong community. Subscribe at quantumofsollazzo.com for a weekly data shot: AI, dataviz & journalism, tools, tutorials, and think pieces. #AI #opendata #ddj #datajournalism #dataviz
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
‘Even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn't’ is a shitty strategy, Elon. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI risk concerns mount
Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Not remotely surprised by this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Football is about the game, the players and the fans. It’s quite obscene the degree big brands and capitalists have inserted themselves into it. But that’s the world today. #worldcup
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The right decision.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Your obligatory ‘Come on Engerland’ post.
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Those who question the presence of Palantir in public services have been accused of risking lives and overloading of the NHS. Well, all of that is based on sketchy, unverified data. Whereas, their power over the system is very real. A scandal is gathering here. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Pro-Palantir data has litany of errors, English hospitals admit
Four trusts confirm there were errors in underlying hospital data on discharge delays after FT probe
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Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Scrutiny, accountability and democracy - what a read From @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social @georgegreenwood.bsky.social @venetiamenzies.bsky.social @manumidolo.bsky.social Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal www.thetimes.com/article/aa2f...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
St Ives this afternoon. #cornwall #stives #summer
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peterkwells @peterkwells.com · 26/06/2026
New post: Do AI coding tools show the UK is falling further behind on data? peterkwells.com/2026/06/26/d...
a coverage map of Western Europe. Countries are in different colours to show whether they work or not. The UK is the only country marked in 'red' for restricted
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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Maybe instead of fearing the audacity of mayors Khan (London), Mamdani (NYC), and Hildago (Paris) for their “radical socialism” we should take note of their ability to improve the lives of citizens in three of the world’s greatest cities.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
There’s always been something very, very wrong with Mark Zuckerman.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Good. I’m so sick of all the grifters hanging around in politics. Ethics matter. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Baroness Mone among individuals sued to recover PPE Medpro millions
The Baroness and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in a bid to recover some of the money owed to the government by the business.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Useful.
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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Suraj has a point.
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI model
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Annemcx @annemcx.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Midsummer sunset off Godrevy #cornwall
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Elon Musk spent $290 million getting Trump elected. During this midterm cycle, he's spent $85 million. In total, that’s 0.0375% of his $1 trillion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
And here it is. For all the whining about condescension & belittling the poorly educated, nobody - and I mean nobody - holds Nigel Farage’s base in more profound contempt than Nigel Farage.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔴 SCOOP: Farage doesn't seem to want to answer questions about his money. So I went looking - and found that the Reform leader's personal company is in breach of UK company law democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-n...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage is breaking British company law
Farage’s personal company has almost £2m in cash but has not filed key documents
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16/06/2026
Bellingcat volunteers, staff and the wider open source researcher community contribute to writing and updating Toolkit descriptions. Bellingcat staff members check each toolkit entry before it goes online. Find out more here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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Introducing Bellingcat's Collaborative Open Source Toolkit
Our Online Investigations Toolkit comes with detailed descriptions maintained by a team of volunteers and an AI-powered assistant.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 15/06/2026
Extinction-Level Capitalism. "AI is inher­ently polit­ical tech­nology. If AI works as intended, it will grad­u­ally corrode our liberal democ­racy, risking an irre­versible shift into another polit­ical and economic config­u­ra­tion." [kottke.org]
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On Inherent AI Risk: “Extinction-Level Capitalism”
Matthew Butterick is a lawyer, programmer, writer, and designer. He’s written a long, interesting piece about the inherent risks of AI called Extinction-Level Capitalism. It is well-worth a read; I’ve excerpted several p
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