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Robert de Neufville

@deneufville.bsky.social
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Superforecaster. Professional forecaster w/ Good Judgment, Metaculus, and The Swift Centre. I write Telling the Future (tellingthefuture.substack.com) and host Talking About the Future (tellingthefuture.substack.com/podca…).

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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump has consistently opposed both effectiveness and altruism
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"We can’t conclude from their success in recent tournaments that they’re necessarily the equals of human forecasters—these are more like exhibition results than stringent head-to-head competitions—but AI forecasters can no longer be easily dismissed." tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/tetlock-am...
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Tetlock Among the Machines
AI forecasters are approaching top human performance
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Great Hard Fork interview with Preseen founder Venia Veselovsky about AI forecasting agents in the segment starting around 51 minutes in (I get a mention!). www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/p...
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OpenAI Models Go Rogue + Kimi K3 Freakout + A.I. Superforecasting
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
One of the keys to understanding the Trump administration is that they're bullshitting everything. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/presumptio...
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Presumption of Irregularity
We don't have to be naive
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"No country should be devoted to gratifying the ego of one man. The truth is that anyone who demands the world revolve around him probably isn’t really concerned with the needs of others." tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/american-i...
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American Idol
Trump's main character syndrome
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“When we boot up the data, it’s obvious the main reason Harris lost…is that 2024 simply had too much inflation-induced anti-incumbent sentiment for the incumbent party to overcome. This is curiously missing from its main diagnosis. The word ‘inflation’ isn’t mentioned in the autopsy a single time.”
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Geopolitical prediction markets "incentivize treason and fraud, create constituencies that benefit from escalation, and give structural advantages to unconstrained actors."
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New podcast! I had a fascinating conversation with @seva.bsky.social about the instability and unpredictability of an international order dominated by personalist regimes. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/seva-gunit...
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Seva Gunitsky on the Personalist Global Order
"The historical parallel should be worrying"
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We found a kitten during Hawaii's recent rainstorms. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/tacoma-the...
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Tacoma the Precious
Stay stubborn
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
It turns out the US can't just bludgeon the rest of the world into submission tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/new-year-n...
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New Year, New World Order
Sometimes you need allies
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
If I were one of Elon Musk’s children I’d be worried he was going to harvest my organs
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Grammatically, something from Dubai is “dubious”
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
"If you’re a believer, this looks like the start of a “takeoff” scenario in which AI development accelerates exponentially as it is increasingly able to improve its own capabilities." tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/something-...
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Something Big
AI comes at you fast
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It comes down to whether Democrats can win Alaska and at least one other solidly red state. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/could-the-...
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Could the Democrats Retake the Senate?
Fish, family, freedom
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
‘Do You Speak Billionaire?’ and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington Post talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/do-yo...
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‘Do You Speak Billionaire?’ and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington Post
I think I can say with little fear of contradiction that I...
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We just submitted our sweet cat Juniper to be featured on the side of a Hawaiian Humane Society van as part of a fundraising contest. If want to support the amazing work the Humane Society does with animals, you can vote for Juniper here! www.gogophotocontest.com/lovedrivesus...
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Vote for Juniper in Love Drives Us – Hawaiian Humane Society Alumni Van Wrap Contest.
Show your support for Hawaiian Humane Society by voting for Juniper in Love Drives Us – Hawaiian Humane Society Alumni Van Wrap Contest
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I’m not surprised by the new @research-fri.bsky.social results. I didn’t think forecasting agents were close when I wrote about them last summer, but what I’ve seen recently has been extremely impressive. open.substack.com/pub/forecast...
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LLMs Are Closing the Gap on Human Superforecasters
We opened our AI forecasting benchmark to external submissions. Here’s what happened.
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"Once we accept it’s okay to disregard the interests of others—that there’s no need to treat others the way we’d want to be treated ourselves—there’s no compelling reason to act any differently toward our fellow citizens and neighbors." tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/the-americ...
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The American Crisis
Minnesota No ICE
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
We're back! The liberal Joe Rogans we deserve tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/nonprophet...
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NonProphets Holiday Reunion Special
"The future's not magic—it's probability!"
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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Climbing Koko Crater
A personal note
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I honestly don't think Trump's presidency would improve if he were more awake
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
You don’t have to know anything about Donald Trump or the price of eggs to predict Democrats are likely to retake the House in 2026
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Will 2026 Be a Blue Wave Year?
Midterms are a referendum on the party in power
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Can't decide if I'm proud or ashamed of this
Spotify Wrapped image that reads, "My Listening Age 21 Since I was into music from the Early 2020s"
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Mantic CEO and co-founder Toby Shevlane tells me he thinks they’re close to producing AI that can compete with top human forecasters, although he acknowledges that right now AI models still don’t really know that probabilities have to add up to 1 tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/toby-shevl...
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Toby Shevlane on Building AI Forecasters
"In a few months time it’s my belief that it will no longer be clear that systems like Mantic are below the performance of the human pros"
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Hannah Arendt’s description of the conditions that gave rise to totalitarianism sound a lot like the US today tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/american-t...
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American Totalitarianism
Demagogues rise when the social order breaks down
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Hell is empty and all the devils have received commuted sentences
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
This will allow Qatar to reach US targets
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The latest ForecastBench results from @research-fri.bsky.social suggest that LLMs could be competitive with superforecasters in as soon as a year forecastingresearch.substack.com/p/ai-llm-for...
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How well can large language models predict the future?
We’ve just released an updated version of ForecastBench, our LLM forecasting benchmark. Here’s what the new results reveal about the accuracy of state-of-the-art models.
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This is just like how if you don't want to be robbed you have to opt out with everyone who might rob you
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
My thoughts on Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, and the need to live with people with whom we disagree. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/we-must-no...
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We Must Not Go Down This Road
Violence multiplies violence
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
I had a fascinating conversation with @research-fri.bsky.social CEO Josh Rosenberg about cutting-edge forecasting research, including new results from the Existential Risk Persuasion Tournament (XPT) and the ForecastBench project on AI forecasting. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/josh-rosen...
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Josh Rosenberg on Forecasting Research
"In the next year to eight years, the extrapolated trend would suggest that AIs will catch up to superforecasters"
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
If I stop a video and scroll down from it, I obviously don't want it popping it up over the text of an article
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Forecasting Research Institute @research-fri.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🎙️ Our CEO, Josh Rosenberg, went on @deneufville.bsky.social's podcast podcast, Talking About The Future. They discussed LLM biorisks, AI forecasters, how to make forecasting more useful to policy makers and much more. Listen here: tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/josh-rosen...
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Josh Rosenberg on Forecasting Research
"In the next year to eight years, the extrapolated trend would suggest that AIs will catch up to superforecasters"
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Once again I did not ascend into heaven today
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
What did Trump mean when he wrote that he and Epstein had done “a deed without a name”
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Mike will have talked about his book with Steve Bannon, Michael Kosta, and me
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2025
I will note that while Harvard's case was incredibly strong, they still quietly enacted many of the exact demands of the Trump administration such as limiting protests, eliminating DEI and supports for minority students, and targeting middle eastern studies curriculum. bsky.app/profile/esqu...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2025
JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
[cite_start]A screenshot of the first page of a court document from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts[cite: 3]. [cite_start]The document is titled "MEMORANDUM AND ORDER" [cite: 43] [cite_start]and was filed on September 3, 2025[cite: 1].

The document lists two related civil actions:
* [cite_start]**Civil Action No. 25-cv-11048-ADB**: President and Fellows of Harvard College, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants[cite: 4, 5, 14, 17, 21].
* [cite_start]**Civil Action No. 25-cv-10910-ADB**: American Association of University Professors - Harvard Chapter, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States Department of Justice, et al., Defendants[cite: 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 36].

[cite_start]The order is from Judge Burroughs, D.J.[cite: 44]. [cite_start]The text begins by identifying the plaintiffs in the consolidated cases[cite: 45].A screenshot of pages 81 and 82 from a court order, detailing the judge's rulings and the relief granted.

**Rulings:**
* **For Harvard's case:** The court grants Harvard's motion for summary judgment on several counts, including violations of the First Amendment and Title VI. It grants in part Harvard's motion regarding the "Freeze Orders" and grants in part the defendants' motion regarding the "Termination Letters," citing a lack of jurisdiction.
* **For the Organizational Plaintiffs' case:** The court grants the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on their First Amendment claims and denies the defendants' cross-motion on several counts. The ruling on the "Freeze Orders" and "Termination Letters" mirrors the one in Harvard's case.

**Ordered Relief:**
1.  The court vacates and sets aside the Freeze Orders as arbitrary and capricious.
2.  The court vacates and sets aside the Freeze Orders and Termination Letters as violations of the First Amendment.
3.  The court vacates and sets aside the Termination Letters as violations of Title VI.
4.  The court permanently enjoins the defendants from implementing the Freeze Orders, Termination Letters, and their unconstitutional conditions.
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
This has gone too far www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...?
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
I wish someone at Safeway would tell me what I should do if I have my club card
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
This is absolutely insane
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Over 30 countries suspended or restricted shipments to US. Here's a list.
The pauses are in response to President Donald Trump's decision to end a trade agreement that for years allowed low-value packages to avoid duties.
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
We're making AI in our own image. It's not always pretty. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/through-ai...
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Through AI, Darkly
We taught it language, now it knows how to curse
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
"I didn’t really get it until I lay helpless on the floor of my apartment waiting for paramedics to arrive; I didn’t really feel it until I needed help to use a walker to shuffle across the neurology ward." tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/reflection...
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Reflections on Surviving Strokes
I never realized how much I love walking
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
"Probabilistic forecasting is a challenge for AI because future events aren’t part of any training data; AI can’t memorize answers that are still unknown." tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/language-m...
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Language Models Still Can't Forecast
All my forecasts are hand produced by humans
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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
This was, uh, memorable! I was on after MTG and before Alex Jones. Highlight was Bannon saying: "Man, Grunwald, everyone's gonna hate your book!"
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Trump 2017: "It is my pleasure and my honor to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell." Trump today: "He's a terrible Fed chair. I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised frankly that Biden put him in and extended him." Every news story will include both clips, right?
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Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'm pretty sure this is just how Mike dresses
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