Reposted by ashHeather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 18hLeave teenagers alone, ban boomers on facebook www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMan jailed for 15 years over Sidcup Ulez camera blastKevin Rees, 63, faces a tougher sentence because the offence had a "terrorism connection". 0217
Reposted by ashDr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago 20099032432
Reposted by ashGeneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I saw the clip of Judge Judy too. I wanted to punch her through my phone 1492103536
Reposted by ashEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There's a long discussion going on in my mentions about whether or not "LLMs" (quotes explained in a sec) apparently getting mostly* correct answers to arithmetic questions is "inconsistent" with the stochastic parrots metaphor. >> 411629
Reposted by ashMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Last month, I spoke to Paul Moore, a security researcher about his investigation into the HMD Fuse, what government favourite SafeToNet called "the world's safetest phone." He has now published as detailed security review, which makes for shocking reading. paul.reviews/harmblock-wo...paul.reviewsWorld's Safest Smartphone: Please Rotate Responsibly.An independent review of the HMD Fuse, marketed as the World's Safest Smartphone. 12419
Reposted by ashDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...noyb.euAI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companiesIn a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans. 19466294
Reposted by ashda share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026LEARN 2 PIRATE - dashare.zone ADMIN 02336881
ash @ashlindley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Went for a walk yesterday and kid did it do me good to get out and about 001
Reposted by ashThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Sunday morning in Glasgow, and ne'er a statue left unconed. #glasgow #sundaymorning #statue #conehead #cone 1531852
Reposted by ashJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253582335
Reposted by ashThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is the most masculine video on the internet right now 336185325067
Reposted by ashKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 17/09/2026One of the key problems with AI is that the AI bros and their behemoth companies have absolutely no governance or guardrails. It's not that the AI is conscious or going rogue or whatever. It's that it's run by feckless arseholes. www.ft.com/content/2c34... 1024461
Reposted by ashjenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"the author of that harry potter story leads an insane cult that's captured much of the media in this country" is a different person if you're in the UK or the US 3053831099
Reposted by ashTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026Reading proofs from book & remembering what I wrote in 2015: "I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.” 6876253
Reposted by ashAlasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.com · 16/09/2026Absolutely, solidarity. She's visibly furious, and terrified, and has reason to be both. This is the knife that slides in under the 'ho ho ho Piddington' jokes. This is where we are right now. It feels like a beach head. I hope it's not. 16027
Reposted by ashfitzchain.bsky.social @fitzchain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Bain & Co says that the only way to make today's AI investments profitable is for the sector to bring in $2 trillion by 2030 (the Journal notes that this is more than the combined revenue of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Meta” (Per Cory Doctorow) This crash is going to hurt. 36519
Reposted by ashAftermath @aftermath.site · 14/09/2026Despite the price, the Steam Frame is the true successor to the Index. It just works, runs Linux, isn't an annoying Meta product, and might be one of the most significant pieces of hardware Valve has ever made. aftermath.site/steam-frame-re...aftermath.siteThe Steam Frame Is More Than Just Another VR HeadsetThe Steam Frame is Valve's latest VR headset and a worthy successor to the Index. But what powers it might be more consequential than many realize. 633851
Reposted by ashMolly White @molly.wiki · 15/09/2026Here's my post on why the ethics provisions alone on this bill were a non-starter. Some Democrats seemed willing to pass the deeply flawed and industry-written bill if the ethics provisions could limit Trump’s grift, but negotiators were unable to find a version that satisfied both Dems and Trump. 224841
Reposted by ashMatt Round @mattround.com · 10/09/2026IKEA’s made a Skyrim mod where you get a bookshelf companion voiced by Matt Berry www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tBl...youtube.comKALLAX STORAGEBORN, a free creation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim™ from IKEA.YouTube video by IKEA UK 311449
Reposted by ashJane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In my writing course "To What Problem is AI the Solution?" I always assigned the 2023 pause letter from the Future of Life Institute, signed by most of the people building AI and the rebuttal from the authors of the Stochastic Parrots article. Students wanted to weigh in on "who was right" but /1 513347
Reposted by ashTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026Friends, please don't come to me with arguments from incompetent, mediocre, ignorant eugenicists like Yudkowsky and Bostrom. I still have it in my TODO to do a thread on him just so you know how incredible it is that Bernie Sanders, out loud, called him "one of the leading experts in AI." 119231
Reposted by ashYoel Roth @yoyoel.com · 09/09/2026Apple quietly dropped a ton of detail about the Apple Watch’s new always-on don’t-call-it-transcription feature and it is FASCINATING. support.apple.com/en-us/148354 57508142
Reposted by ashChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026Timnit is being shy and not telling you guys to PREORDER HER BOOK ABOUT THIS www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U...simonandschuster.comDeep UnlearningTimnit Gebru, one of the fiercest voices in the world speaking truth to power, chronicles her journey as a refugee and Black woman in STEM—deliveri... 3283113
Reposted by ashNathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more 2765962180
Reposted by ashDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026AI has no real intelligence and never will. It can think for itself as well as your coffee maker. Any human who says otherwise and is debating with themselves on a thread here has AI psychosis and needs to seek professional help. This is a subskeet. 131445
Reposted by ashThala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Speaking of, SA Rugby’s revenue for 2025 was R2.2 billion (£100m), and has grown 33% since 2025. The sponsorship revenue (R739m) has exceeded the broadcasting revenue (R678m) for the first time ever! Springboks are printing money. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...dailymaverick.co.zaThe Boks are a big-bucks businessA social media comment on a screengrab of the Airlink-branded Spidercam suspended over the FNB Stadium pitch said it all: ‘South Africa is not a serious country’ – but Springbok rugby money is serious... 101
Reposted by ashTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026Speaking of plagiarism: www.scientificamerican.com/article/open...scientificamerican.comOpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts sayOpenAI released 10 AI-generated results over the weekend. Some mathematicians are unhappy with their approach 12958393
Reposted by ash¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @office-anomaly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026support the creators and watch it here!youtube.comTHE LOVERSYouTube video by Studio Heartbreak 066674368
Reposted by ashEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.techdirt.comHackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a... 81148287741
Reposted by ashShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Happy Rice Truck Day to all who observe 13139991091
Reposted by ashTasha Robinson @tasharobinson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This thread about someone trying to hijack convention panels to get authors to "collaborate" (meaning "How about you write this story I had AI generate the idea for, and we'll share the credit"), have I ever told you about the time I watched someone hit up George Lucas with The Worst Collab Pitch? 🧵 211233
Reposted by ashCenter for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 31/08/2026Our research found that 8 in 10 AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, were willing to help ‘teen’ users plan violent attacks. Now, in an important step for AI safety, the EU is designating ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the DSA, demanding greater transparency from OpenAI. Watch👇 01412
Reposted by ashDylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Gotta be here for another twenty years... 530778
Reposted by ashClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“by a celebrity 💅” fuck her god she’s SO MAD someone else besides her is being lauded as the patron saint of child literacy. you had your chance and blew it, lady! that’s not who you are anymore! gotta force HBO to reboot your movies just to feel something smh 3159091036
Reposted by ashMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 25/08/2026see you're going to read the headline and you're going to think "hmm, but how bad can it be" and then you're going to click on the link and go OH, OH QUITE BAD YEAH 4538383
Reposted by ashLukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Netherland's and French data protection agencies fined Uber 824 990 000 euros for automated driver blocking. Regulators said Uber let software deactivate drivers without meaningful human review, cutting off income and violating #GDPR rules on automated decisions. www.cnil.fr/fr/decisions...cnil.frDécisions automatisées : sanction de près de 825 millions d’euros à l’encontre d’UBERUBER regroupe UBER B.V., société néerlandaise située à Amsterdam, et UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC., société étatsunienne, dont le siège social est à San Francisco. UBER édite notamment une plateforme mettant... 074
Reposted by ashevy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 17/08/2026amazon being so secretive we gotta apple airtag a book shipment to see that they’re buying and destroying them for AI but also having this on the warehouse front door: 221902699
Reposted by ashCorey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Trying to kill the part of myself that feels embarrassed for asking, but I'm between freelance payments right now and really hurting for money if anyone has interest in buying some sweet threads www.fibonaccideathspiral.com or prints www.inprnt.com/gallery/velv... 25665404
Reposted by ashTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U.... 762181763
Reposted by ashda share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026AND IT SUCK'S - dashare.zone ADMIN 0580177
Reposted by ashCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton 22672282814
Reposted by ashRiaan Louw @ringo26.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Bobby Fingers back with the epitome of taking it too far. youtu.be/vGt7-WnWdhE?...youtu.beJohnny Depp's BedYouTube video by Bobby Fingers 031
Reposted by ashAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 03/08/20261/14 A brief break from #TheHormuzCrisis. I've never really explained why the phrase "put the Navy in the Channel" to stop #SmallBoat crossings isn't, in itself, a serious maritime strategy. It sounds decisive. From a maritime perspective though, it raises far more questions than it answers. 157640
Reposted by ashEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Over and over the cycle repeats: Bad tech do bad thing Politicians: make bad tech not to bad thing? Companies: no bad thing make money Politicians: ah okay keep doing bad thing just add more spy 2735341
Reposted by ashJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose... 6936601218
Reposted by ashJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 24/07/2026In 1975, three men in a grotty London flat started a games company. It brought D&D to the UK, then redefined wargaming. This week on Untitled History Podcast, it's the history of Games Workshop with @jordansorcery.bsky.social. On Youtube or your pod app of choice! open.spotify.com/episode/3iSn...open.spotify.comEpisode 24: How Games Workshop changed the world with Jordan SorceryThe Untitled History Podcast · Episode 2123464
Reposted by ashGil Durán @gilduran.com · 31/07/2026If you ever feel unqualified, remember that a gang of billionaires spent $900 million for 60,000 acres with no water, no infrastructure, a roster of endangered species, and a voter-approved ordinance that specifically bans building a city there. Now they’re begging politicians to bail them out. 281255516
![“We really started mobilizing as one Blizzard unit in [the] last couple of months, and I think that really helped put the pressure on,” Paul Cox, senior game designer on World of Warcraft, told Aftermath.
"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment."
Prior to spring of this year, the WoW team, which unionized in 2024, had gotten the lion's share of bargaining time. Other units found themselves stuck in the mud. Higher-ups were effectively stalling the whole process—unfortunately nothing new for unionized workers under Microsoft’s umbrella.
"For this whole year of bargaining on the Diablo side—and I imagine on the rest of the units as well—we received so few [bargaining] dates, but we kind of had the understanding that whatever WoW was able to win would at least influence and set the floor for the rest of our units,” Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima told Aftermath. “We adopted this messaging about how WoW's wins are our wins, so we should be out there mobilizing with them. But truly, I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment this last month to finally be able to say, 'OK, yes, we are willing to extend this contract to everyone.' We really did not have any indication that we could get this done until last month."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreih6u6gzajbd63dovnmlnc43z5g6i35d3n735rrdkopipyjopkl72e)
