Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump has consistently opposed both effectiveness and altruism 021
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...tellingthefuture.substack.comTetlock Among the MachinesAI forecasters are approaching top human performance 000
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Great 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...nytimes.comOpenAI Models Go Rogue + Kimi K3 Freakout + A.I. Superforecasting 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 30/06/2026One of the keys to understanding the Trump administration is that they're bullshitting everything. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/presumptio...tellingthefuture.substack.comPresumption of IrregularityWe don't have to be naive 020
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...tellingthefuture.substack.comAmerican IdolTrump's main character syndrome 000
Reposted by Robert de Neufville[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.” 526672
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Geopolitical prediction markets "incentivize treason and fraud, create constituencies that benefit from escalation, and give structural advantages to unconstrained actors." 0177
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 13/05/2026New 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...tellingthefuture.substack.comSeva Gunitsky on the Personalist Global Order"The historical parallel should be worrying" 052
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/04/2026We found a kitten during Hawaii's recent rainstorms. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/tacoma-the...tellingthefuture.substack.comTacoma the PreciousStay stubborn 000
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It turns out the US can't just bludgeon the rest of the world into submission tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/new-year-n...tellingthefuture.substack.comNew Year, New World OrderSometimes you need allies 000
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 26/03/2026If I were one of Elon Musk’s children I’d be worried he was going to harvest my organs 000
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Grammatically, something from Dubai is “dubious” 010
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-...tellingthefuture.substack.comSomething BigAI comes at you fast 000
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/02/2026It comes down to whether Democrats can win Alaska and at least one other solidly red state. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/could-the-...tellingthefuture.substack.comCould the Democrats Retake the Senate?Fish, family, freedom 000
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleJosh 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...talkingpointsmemo.com‘Do You Speak Billionaire?’ and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington PostI think I can say with little fear of contradiction that I... 715548
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 02/02/2026We 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...gogophotocontest.comVote 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 000
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleThe 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.” 9032495511662
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I’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...open.substack.comLLMs Are Closing the Gap on Human SuperforecastersWe opened our AI forecasting benchmark to external submissions. Here’s what happened. 000
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...tellingthefuture.substack.comThe American CrisisMinnesota No ICE 000
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/12/2025We're back! The liberal Joe Rogans we deserve tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/nonprophet...tellingthefuture.substack.comNonProphets Holiday Reunion Special"The future's not magic—it's probability!" 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 17/12/2025tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/climbing-k...tellingthefuture.substack.comClimbing Koko CraterA personal note 020
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 11/12/2025I honestly don't think Trump's presidency would improve if he were more awake 2233
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 09/12/2025You don’t have to know anything about Donald Trump or the price of eggs to predict Democrats are likely to retake the House in 2026tellingthefuture.substack.comWill 2026 Be a Blue Wave Year?Midterms are a referendum on the party in power 020
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Can't decide if I'm proud or ashamed of this 050
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Mantic 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...tellingthefuture.substack.comToby 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" 020
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Hannah Arendt’s description of the conditions that gave rise to totalitarianism sound a lot like the US today tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/american-t...tellingthefuture.substack.comAmerican TotalitarianismDemagogues rise when the social order breaks down 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Hell is empty and all the devils have received commuted sentences 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/10/2025This will allow Qatar to reach US targets 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 09/10/2025The 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...forecastingresearch.substack.comHow 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. 020
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 07/10/2025This is just like how if you don't want to be robbed you have to opt out with everyone who might rob you 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 03/10/2025My thoughts on Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, and the need to live with people with whom we disagree. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/we-must-no...tellingthefuture.substack.comWe Must Not Go Down This RoadViolence multiplies violence 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 26/09/2025I 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...tellingthefuture.substack.comJosh Rosenberg on Forecasting Research"In the next year to eight years, the extrapolated trend would suggest that AIs will catch up to superforecasters" 050
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 26/09/2025If I stop a video and scroll down from it, I obviously don't want it popping it up over the text of an article 010
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleForecasting 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...tellingthefuture.substack.comJosh Rosenberg on Forecasting Research"In the next year to eight years, the extrapolated trend would suggest that AIs will catch up to superforecasters" 011
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Once again I did not ascend into heaven today 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/09/2025What did Trump mean when he wrote that he and Epstein had done “a deed without a name” 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Mike will have talked about his book with Steve Bannon, Michael Kosta, and me 200
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2025I 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... 732769
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2025JUST 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... 4540931038
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 01/09/2025This has gone too far www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...?nytimes.comOpinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/08/2025I wish someone at Safeway would tell me what I should do if I have my club card 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 31/08/2025This is absolutely insaneusatoday.comOver 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. 010
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 30/08/2025We're making AI in our own image. It's not always pretty. tellingthefuture.substack.com/p/through-ai...tellingthefuture.substack.comThrough AI, DarklyWe taught it language, now it knows how to curse 030
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...tellingthefuture.substack.comReflections on Surviving StrokesI never realized how much I love walking 010
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...tellingthefuture.substack.comLanguage Models Still Can't ForecastAll my forecasts are hand produced by humans 010
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleMichael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 17/07/2025This was, uh, memorable! I was on after MTG and before Alex Jones. Highlight was Bannon saying: "Man, Grunwald, everyone's gonna hate your book!" 392
Reposted by Robert de NeufvilleBrian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Trump 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? 19559921864
Robert de Neufville @deneufville.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I'm pretty sure this is just how Mike dresses 010