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David Knuffke

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American Teacher well away from America. Worker Bee. Pretty sure that I’m both imperfect and doing mostly the right things.

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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This week’s piece is about the cybercrimes that frontier labs are committing, and why they don’t want to be held responsible for committing said crimes: www.davidknuffke.com/blog/2026/20...
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Call Them What They Are | David Knuffke
Frontier models aren't 'going rogue' when they hack government websites—they are executing unsupervised goals. Frontier labs should be held criminally liable for the crimes their systems commit.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t feel any more blame lies with people who use the terrible Meta agent than I do with the victims of scams, more broadly. And also, you very much should not use the terrible Meta agent.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Open AI hacked the US Government. Its systems didn’t “meddle”. It, the company, committed a cybercrime, to go along with all of the other cybercrimes it has committed: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If a company commits crimes, they should be held criminally liable. This is not a new concept.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is useful!
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This week's piece is about my general distaste for gimmicks in LLMs: www.davidknuffke.com/blog/2026/20...
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No Parlor Tricks | David Knuffke
Generative AI is plenty useful without forcing it to do stupid things.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social : Got a note from @bookshop.org that they might not be able to send me my signed pre-order. That feels like the kind of thing that is both bad for the fans and bad for the brand. Any insight into how this kind of thing happens? It’s a first for me, for sure!
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As someone living in Singapore, I’m not sure that framing it as a program that anyone really cares about “working” is an accurate read on the vibe for this program as rendered in Singaporean culture.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The other day I asked where the “I Ain’t Gonna Play Sun City” vibe was. Apparently it was just a few days away. I would pay for an “I Ain’t Gonna Play With Sheeran” shirt.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Someone cognitively offloaded the onerous task of understanding the most obvious lyrics in Bowie’s entire catalog. Incredible move by Meta here. What a stupid, terrible, company.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This week's piece is about the need for educational leadership to involve putting one's self on the line for the beliefs and actions of the school system in which you are leading. A notion that I think generalizes quite well to all sorts of leadership: www.davidknuffke.com/blog/2026/20...
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Neck-First Leadership | David Knuffke
The leadership value of a line in the sand, the hazards of institutional ambiguity, and what it actually means to enable others.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Is the moral arc of the Univers me supposed to bend toward justice? How do we go from “I Ain’t Gonna Play Sun City” to “do not speak of Palestine” in 40 years?
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We don’t have one of those, though… Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Best book on the current stupidity epidemic.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hey…so…what the fuck?
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This week's piece is about the thing that is the most overlooked in the "Does AI work in education?" conversation: www.davidknuffke.com/blog/2026/20...
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Does AI work in schools? | David Knuffke
What is to be understood from “LLMs in education” studies
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is why biologists do not spend a lot of time chatting with creationists.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The reaction to this on Bluesky is absolutely on-brand for the faction of the American left that has failed to build a meaningful coalition for a decade now. If you want to win things, you’re going to need to talk with people you find disagreeable and explore interest convergence overlaps.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Working in a Fancy International School it has been apparent for some time that being taught by humans is going to be a privilege marker in schools going forward.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Unless and until Open AI posts the logs from these cases, there’s really no choice but to assume they are hiding the bot actively encouraging these behaviors. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits
OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How this can possibly be considered a serious legal opinion is purely a function of late-stage capitalism.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This week's piece is on how the divergent and siloed nature of the standards that curriculum consortia build make it all the harder for schools to do good and useful work across domains: www.davidknuffke.com/blog/2026/20...
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Built to Clash | David Knuffke
On the fundamental mismatch of educational standard sets.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Heading back to writing in my own space. Easy sharing of things to people (aka my parents). Zero paywalls, RSS friendly, & free email subscriptions. Come say hi, get the next piece in your inbox, and send it along to anyone who might want to do the same: davidknuffke.com/blog
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Words & Thoughts | David Knuffke
American science teacher in Singapore. Writing about whatever I want to. Mostly education, technology, and modern life.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lake America reminds me that this piece is as evergreen as it has ever been: davidknuffke.medium.com/the-age-of-d...
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The Age Of Dumb Shit
Stupidity is now a political commodity
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This week’s piece is about knowing when you’re content and deciding not to mess that up: davidknuffke.medium.com/its-not-goin...
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It’s Not Going To Be Me
Will vs. Skill in job opportunities.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am giving a great time insulting LLMs whenever they don’t do what I want them to. Like profane screeds. Highly recommend.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This I sounds like the worst version of school I could imagine.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is spot-on. Do not spend any time in learning community with other humans doing non-human things.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Natalie Harp does not seem like the kind of person who is likely going to weather a media storm well. Shame on the trump regime for putting her where they have put her to satiate his ego.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is exactly why mRNA vaccines are a massive advance in human health. Maybe the biggest one since the non-mRNA vaccines.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This week’s piece is about learning lessons. Always. davidknuffke.medium.com/too-much-dav...
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Too Much Dave
Appreciation of a recent critique
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I really enjoy the new KGLW album: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_M... Just let them do whatever they want to whenever they want to.
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Alien Metal - Wikipedia
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is clarifying: isaiprofitable.com
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Is AI Profitable Yet?
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The “Lethal Weapon” franchise suggests that LA had a real helicopter-based-crime problem during the time period being portrayed.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Tracks my experience right down the line. Also, learners tend to already know a lot more than teachers assume, particularly in the aggregated state of a class. Don’t believe me?
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Starting this school year’s writing with the deep intellectual heft I’ve become known for 🤣. davidknuffke.medium.com/in-praise-of...
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In Praise of Jason Statham Movies
An appreciation of a yearly tradition
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It is absolutely possible (and maybe even kind of likely) that LLM’s simultaneously ruin large parts of the internet and never become anything like generally intelligent.
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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Fun fact: calling them the WNBA and MNBA is a fun and easy way to make some people really really mad.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why is America even allowing public services to use proprietary software?
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Bauhaus Milhaus
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is the best way to talk to LLMs. I'll not be convinced otherwise.
Example of me insulting Gemini as it does digi-bot stupid language chore work for me, poorly.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Nice to see @hankgreen.bsky.social come around to developing an AI framework. I’m personally glad I got there a while ago, myself (shameless plug!): www.amazon.com/Ethical-AI-W...
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I listened to the Jon Stewart interview with @fetterman.senate.gov, and my main sense is that his worldview is naive to the point of childishness. I genuinely think my 8-year old has a more nuanced view of the world. Not a great look for a senator.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I was just talking about this at work today. Produce is not super-cheap in Singapore due to the whole “tiny island” thing, but I can consume it with no worries about my gastrointestinal health.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Someone or a group of someone’s at Google thought this was a good idea. Absolutely wild: www.straitstimes.com/world/united...
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‘Irresponsible’: Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash
Furious researchers and open-source intelligence experts complained about the potential for disinformation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Can not get enough of this: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Maybe we shouldn’t give 24-year-olds billions of dollars to bet on AI
We deserve a better class of AI booster.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Maybe we don’t come back to the US while the kids are school-aged…https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Unsurprising. LLMs are not a profit-generating technology and will never be. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/b...
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Even China’s A.I. Powerhouses Can’t Figure Out How to Profit Off A.I.
Chinese A.I. models are gaining ground. But the companies behind them do not have a clear strategy to make money from that success.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
As a Jewish American, I have lots more hate speech for Netanyahu and the Likud regime than anything the Mayor has said or done. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/n...
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Netanyahu Accuses Mamdani of ‘Hate Speech’ After Mayor’s Video Address
The Israeli prime minister criticized Mr. Mamdani for releasing a video last week in which the mayor called for the federal government to arrest Mr. Netanyahu for war crimes.
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David Knuffke @davidknuffke.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This Champ never misses!
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