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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦

@hessiejones.bsky.social
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Writer, entrepreneur, technologist, data privacy, AI Accountability, PIISA.org. System Malfunction, ex-Forbes muckrack.com/hessie-jones substack.com/@hessiejones systemmalfunction.substack.com www.forbes.com/sites

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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
@beehiiv.com would love to leave Substack! How easy is it to transition all my content to you?
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Newest post - from colleague Mehr Sokhanda : What if, as Joe McCharles says, this version of AI will inevitably be interwoven in everything we do, see, interact with, and we have no choice but to live with it? systemmalfunction.substack.com/p/how-to-use...
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 18/07/2026
To be Canadian is to care for your neighbours, welcome others, protect democracy & know kindness is strength🍁 This beautiful drone show reminds us our flag represents unity, freedom & hope! As Canada burns, Canadians stand together! That’s the Canadian spirit🍁 #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
One in four Americans uses these chatbots daily, 33% use them for fear of judgment or social stigma. These LLMs were not meant to resolve personal crises. They were meant to troubleshoot specific technical or workflow issues. But here we are. open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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Impeding A Rising AI Psychosis Epidemic
Circuit Breaker Labs wants its RedTeaming Solution to Ensure Chatbots Harm No One
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maia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · 16/06/2026
Here are all 113 alleged members we were able to successfully extract. This data can also be verified via versions of the site captured by the Wayback Machine, even if it doesn't properly render the website.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
June 12th, 12:00 pm EST I will be interviewing @mmitchell.bsky.social. We will discuss the state of LLMs today, Stochastic Parrots, which she co-authored and whether current general-purpose systems have intelligence. Join us theaifellowship.ca/events/f157f... substack.com/@hessiejones...
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Hessie Jones (@hessiejones)
This is an important webinar, and I'm honoured to interview Margaret Mitchell, Chief Ethics Scientist at Hugging Face, on June 12th. Her original paper 'On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots. Can Lang...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I am tackling AI Psychosis, the epidemic of loneliness and how this triggers problematic usage and dependence on conversational AI. I meet with two founders who want to mitigate mental health risks at the application layer. systemmalfunction.substack.com/p/tackling-a...
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Tackling AI Psychosis at the Application Layer
Circuit Breaker Labs is building an automated red-teaming solution to remediate AI harms for mental health applications.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I am tackling AI Psychosis, the epidemic of loneliness and how this triggers problematic usage and dependence on conversational AI. I meet with two founders who want to mitigate mental health risks at the application layer. systemmalfunction.substack.com/p/tackling-a...
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Tackling AI Psychosis at the Application Layer
Circuit Breaker Labs is building an automated red-teaming solution to remediate AI harms for mental health applications.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My latest: I had the pleasure of meeting @karenhao.bsky.social. The Empire of AI Author Calls for Urgent Shift Away from Large-Scale, General-Purpose Systems like ChatGPT open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Canada's Minister of Defence, David McGuinty, details the $81 billion spend to re-arm & reinvest in the Canadian Armed Forces. This is a significant investment since WWII. McGuinty said, "As a military, we need to get our mojo back. We need to get our groove back." open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This catholic priest was murdered by a Tank Lebanon - trying to aid people injured in a house under attack - they saw him go in to tend to the wounded and murdered then all in cold blood - www.ncronline.org/news/lebanes...
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Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon
Fr. Pierre al-Rahi, also known by his French name Pierre el-Raï, had earlier refused, along with other priests, to obey an order by the Israeli military to evacuate the Christian village of Qlayaa, a ...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I spent some time understanding the world of OpenClaw and Moltbook and what it means for the advancement of AI --- to our detriment or nirvana? You can guess what I believe.... open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
My latest: The malevolence of generative AI: Can you still be a user of the same technology that is showing its darker side? open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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Compartmentalizing Generative AI from the Politics of War
Two things can be true. Technology has the potential to solve humanity's challenges. It can also exacerbate social disparities to favour political ideologies.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thanks, @digitalmark.substack.com, for imparting your much-needed advice: "It's not a toy; early adopters are already regretting it as digital house keys handed to wild dogs. Wait for enterprise safeguards or skip it." open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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Security Tips from The Weekend Agent Uprising of Moltbook/OpenClaw
Expert Security Advice to Keep Your Information Safe
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
After all this Moltbook/Open Claw stuff in the last few days, it reminds me of a talk Yoshua Bengio gave last year. He questioned whether we can achieve the scientific benefits of AI without the risks posed by autonomous agents.../2
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Numbers Don't Lie. Will 2026 be the year when Frontier Models, aka OpenAI, chip makers - NVIDIA, and hyperscalers - Oracle come home to roost? open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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The Numbers Don't Lie
Financing Generative AI is Revealing Its Cracks. Will this Bubble Burst?
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Beware of the agent social net! #moltbook #openclawe www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
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Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Is Generative AI Due for a Reckoning? Speculation is that the AI Bubble will burst. Greg Crennan from Coastal Journal on Substack joins me for this discussion. He breaks this down from a numbers perspective. youtu.be/26wkFMVUFuE
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Is Generative AI Due for a Reckoning? What the Numbers Say.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Canada entered into a trade deal with China. There is a debate over the values we stand for and who we work with. Re: China’s human rights violations, Carney said, "We fundamentally stand up for human rights, democracy... and self-determination. We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be."
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
via Brian Merchant's latest. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Abolish the senses
How the post-truth politics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk engineered the brutal, unpopular ICE occupation -- and what the resistance is actually about.
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
NY Fed Williams won't comment on any legal investigations into Fed but warns breaking central bank independence can lead to bad economic outtcomes, says Powell has “proven himself to be a man of impeccable integrity” who had led the Fed through challenging times.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Gen AI is disrupting norms & the need for this technology to pervade our lives will come at a cost. In 2026, data centers will be developed. The impacts? Excessive rare-earth mining, data center bid for drinkable water, and big tech's bet on energy infrastructure. open.substack.com/pub/systemma...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
@eryk.bsky.social I can't believe there is still this stupid debate about platform accountability for the content that resides on their platform. If you give people the tools, they will use them, and if you turn a blind eye to what you've enabled, you are complicit. X is responsible.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
If you think the days events were unfathomable, unforseeable, what the broligarchy is building is a future of humanity, civilization on their own terms. This is happening today and we will be the serfs in this serfdom. open.substack.com/pub/rushkoff...
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You Are Not Crazy
Reality has become absurd. Those of us who see it for what it is, who know its origins, and who know that it is constructed? We are the sane ones here.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
ALL smiles here! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as NYC's new MAYOR! “We will govern without shame and insecurity, making no apology for what we believe... I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist.” thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Ontario energy stakeholders understand the heightened demand for data centres. They are betting on the future. But who will bear the cost in the meantime? Launching my newsletter, System Malfunction on Substack! Excited to get this rolling! systemmalfunction.substack.com/p/canada-is-...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I wrote this three years ago. Not much has changed. I spoke to Buse Çetin, an AI Researcher who works in research, policy, and art to build the technological future(s) that center life. The inspiration comes from her own story and the inequalities that persist. open.substack.com/pub/hessiejo...
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Digital-Mark @digitalmark.substack.com · 27/12/2025
Holiday phishing season has started. Fake shipping updates. Gift card scams. “Account locked” emails. Most people won’t notice until it’s too late. My bundle includes step-by-step email security hardening → digitalmarck.gumroad.com/l/Digital-Ma...
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Digital-Mark Cyber Protection Shield
A Practical Cybersecurity Execution Kit for Responsible OperatorsCyber incidents don’t announce themselves.They happen quietly through compromised email, weak passwords, misconfigured Wi-Fi, unencrypt...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
via @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and the global censorship complex!! Suddenly, 'free speech' goes by a second name! open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
NEW: Statement from Epstein survivor Marijke Chartouni: "When institutions like the FBI and the DOJ failed to address the claims of Maria Farmer and others that came forward after her, it feels like they too are part of the exploitation.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
How is the Canadian startup ecosystem faring in our pivot towards economic independence? An AI winter is looming. Uncertainty is in the air. We are a risk-averse society that has weakened us economically while creating wealth for others. How do we overcome? open.substack.com/pub/hessiejo...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
@jasonparis.bsky.social thank you for sharing the full CECOT segment open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Jing Hu analyzed Harvard’s recent paper, which claimed in the U.S., entry level jobs were most exposed to AI, and explains the youth high unemployment rate. She says Harvard was wrong! www.forbes.com/sites/hessie...
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The day after reflections of Game 7. If the home-plate call went our way… If the bench clearing brawl hadn’t happened… would the outcome have changed? Will never know… but thanks #BlueJays and #Dodgers for an exciting finale! #worldseries
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Toronto Blue Jays @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
It was a magical ride with all of you. Our city, our home, our fans showed up on the grand stage...and we couldn't be prouder.
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Next year blue jays! You made Canada proud once again!
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Amazing series Dodgers!!! Ty for amazing game 7
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Vlady just delayed your inevitability
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Breathing and praying #bluejays!! Let’s go!
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
One of the most nail-biting innings for the blue jays. Contentious call at home plate and phenomenal outfield catch
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
3 more outs! Let’s go Blue Jays!!
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Rocky Alcoa @ivortossell.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I’m told that Rogers Sportsnet feed from the Rogers Centre has crapped out, in what must be a truly epochal fuck-up in the history of the country’s blighted telecom oligopoly
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Clement home!! 4-2 Jays! Bring it home boys!!!
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Bo Bichette!!!!! Home run!!!
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Winning run at the plate! Dodgers Pitching change bottom of the ninth! #goJays #world series!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/11/2025
This is one of those that makes me mad I didn't think of it.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
"Hoarding that much is incompatible with KINDNESS, LOVE or basic HUMAN DECENCY." --- Reddit commenter #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Vladdy Guerrero #BornReady Game6. It is absolutely loud in the Sixth!!! Go Jays!!
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Vlady Guerrero!!! Blue Jays!! We’re going to the World Series!
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Hessie Jones 🇨🇦 @hessiejones.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Methinks momentum is swinging the Blue Jays way! Go Springer! The stadium is LOUD!!
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