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John McDowall

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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Analysis of “Tales from an AI-Disrupted Academia | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2026 | Medium” johnmcdowall.substack.com/p/analysis-o...
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Analysis of “Tales from an AI-Disrupted Academia | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reason on AI regulation and public opinion #AI
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“Half the public wants to pause AI. Would regulation actually make it safer?”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Slate on AI doomsaying by Anthropic and OpenAI leaders #AI
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“Anthropic-OpenAI: Why you can discount the A.I. doomers who say their product could end humanity.”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Verge on AI development slowdown proposal and motivations #AI
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“Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sdxcentral on Nvidia scale-in networking technology #AI
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“Nvidia’s networking chief explains what the heck ‘scale-in’ actually means - SDxCentral”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Reuters on China AI safety regulation and loss-of-control risk #AI #ForeignPolicy
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“Explainer: How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human control”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Guardian on AI industry regulation and safety governance #AI
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“AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Business Insider on AI existential risk discourse virality #AI
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“The AI doomsdayers aren't new. You just weren't paying attention.”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Business Insider on AI extinction risk expert opinions #AI
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“We asked experts if an AI-driven apocalypse could happen and how”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Themahareport on Kennedy's critique of Democratic Party values
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“Kennedy Blasts Democratic Party for Losing Faith in American Democracy”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Business Insider on AI extinction risk and existential threat scenarios #AI
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“We asked experts if an AI-driven apocalypse could happen and how”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
University of Connecticut - Human Development and Family Sciences on human nature, consciousness, and artificial intelligence #AI #Science
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“What Makes Us Human?. Rethinking the brain, emotion, art, and… | by Stephanie Shen | ILLUMINATION | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
PayYantra on EU ChatGPT classification under Digital Services Act #AI
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“The EU Finally Figured Out What ChatGPT Is. The Answer Will Terrify AI Labs. | by @pramodchandrayan | Predict | Sep, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Substack on AI personal agents data privacy risks #Surveillance #AI
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“Sure, Give the Robot Your Passwords - by George Campbell”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Foreignaffairs on al-Qaeda's organizational decline and termination
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“How al-Qaeda Ended | Foreign Affairs”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Newrepublic on 2026 Republican National Convention speech #Politics
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“Trump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge to “Cheat Like Hell” This Election”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Foreignaffairs on American industrial policy and foreign investment #ForeignPolicy #Politics
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“The Case for Letting China In: American Businesses Need More Foreign Capital and Know-How”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Foreignaffairs on U.S. sanctions effectiveness against Iran #ForeignPolicy
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“Why America Can’t Strangle Iran | Foreign Affairs”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Forbes on Standard Nuclear TRISO fuel technology
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“Can Safer Fuel Power A Nuclear Energy Boom?”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Foreignpolicy on Trump administration Iran war institutional failure #ForeignPolicy #Politics
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“How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Verge on OpenAI Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem controversy #AI
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“OpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thescenarionist on emerging very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite industry
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“The New Race for Very Low Earth Orbit | Rumors”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Unbiased Science (independent founder) on U.S. vaccine policy fights and measles deaths #PublicHealth #Politics
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“And Yet It Moves. Arrows are aimed at the vaccine… | by Dr. Jess Steier | Aug, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Unbiased Science (independent founder) on U.S. vaccine policy fights and measles deaths #PublicHealth #Politics
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“And Yet It Moves. Arrows are aimed at the vaccine… | by Dr. Jess Steier | Aug, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Planet Earth & Beyond (self-published newsletter) / Medium on Anthropic IPO valuation September 2026 #AI #Economics
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“Anthropic’s $2 Trillion IPO Is Pure Insanity | by Will Lockett | Sep, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Electronic Frontier Foundation (primary employer); Cornell University (Professor-at-Large) on antitrust law, monopoly, vaccine hesitancy #PublicHealth #Economics
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“Anti-vax/anti-trust. Remembering saves lives. | by Cory Doctorow | Sep, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Medium on AI impact on professional knowledge reproduction #AI
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“AI Is a Ticking Bomb Beneath Our Technological System | Predict”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Atlantic on Democratic Party strategy and voter sentiment
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“Voters Have a Message for Democrats”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Technologyreview on US battery storage capacity records and market trends #Economics
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“Batteries just broke another record in the US”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Reason on DOJ statement of interest in NYT v. OpenAI copyright lawsuit #AI
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“DOJ sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A16z on AI incumbents versus vertical AI-native startups #AI
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“The Incumbents Are Coming - by Seema Amble - a16z”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The New York Times on Democratic Party populism strategy
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“Opinion | Democrats Need to Embrace Big-Tent Populism - The New York Times”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Independent/Self-published (Dewbell Books LLC) on data center construction and community opposition
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“(1) The Sudden Defense of Data Centers - by George Campbell”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Noahpinion.blog on technological innovation and societal impact
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“Roundup #87: Technology BAD!! - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Contrariannews on Trump's Iran war failure and strategic consequences #ForeignPolicy #Politics
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“Words & Phrases: ‘Mission Accomplished 2026’?!”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Economist on Vladimir Putin Ukraine war escalation #ForeignPolicy
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“Cornered, Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Forbes on U.S. debt crisis and cryptocurrency market outlook #Economics
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“‘Beginning Of A Death Spiral’—Serious $40 Trillion U.S. Dollar Collapse Warning Triggers Surprise BlackRock Bitcoin Price And Gold Prediction”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Noahpinion.blog on technology's societal impact and U.S. competitiveness
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“Roundup #87: Technology BAD!! - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Contrariannews on Trump administration trade conflict with Canada #Politics
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“Trump’s Ill-Advised Divorce Proceedings with Canada”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Planet Earth & Beyond (self-published newsletter) / Medium on Nvidia AI chip financing bubble risk #AI #Economics
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“It’s Bubbles Within Bubbles: Nvidia’s $500 Billion Plan | by Will Lockett | Aug, 2026 | Medium”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Forbes on solar energy surpassing coal in U.S. electricity generation
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“The Great Solar-Coal Flip: Rewiring Our Power Grid”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Sciencefocus on Moon base construction competition between US and China #ForeignPolicy
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“The race to establish the first Moon base is on. And the stakes couldn't be higher”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
CNBC on Salesforce AI strategy and software valuation #AI #Economics
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“Op-ed: Salesforce just revealed the next battleground in AI — and it's not the models”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
WIRED on AI-enabled cybersecurity threats and privacy breaches #Surveillance #AI
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“The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Atlantic on asset recovery from corrupt former leaders
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“What Might Happen to Trump’s Ill-Gotten Gains”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Atlantic on AI-generated writing and human authorship #AI
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“Paul Claude Gigot: Why I Am Right About AI”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
USA Today on Flock Safety license plate reader abuse by police #Surveillance
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“Our Flock camera investigation sparks police firings, arrests”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Substack on Anthropic IPO valuation and competitive positioning #AI #Economics
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“Anthropic's $2 Trillion IPO: What the S-1 Must Disclose”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Reason on public backlash against Flock cameras and data centers #Surveillance
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“Flock cameras deserve the backlash. Data centers don't.”
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John McDowall @doonhammer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Siliconangle on Nvidia's edge AI infrastructure market opportunity
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“Nvidia's next multibillion-dollar market: Breaking the AI factory out of the data center - SiliconANGLE”
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