John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 4h‘The Process is the Premium’ (Unfinished song for @landscape-band.bsky.social) 000
Reposted by John L. WaltersIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Do you find it difficult to understand why LLMs — like ChatGPT and the like — are a form of ‘automated plagiarism’? Take 3 min and listen to this excellent explanation by @gwenvarley.bsky.social youtu.be/1ON-FJHq9aM?... (h/t @olivia.science) 1/🧵youtu.beEthics of ChatGPT and AIYouTube video by gwenvarley 310848
Reposted by John L. WaltersEye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Type Tuesday North: My favourite logo, www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/ty... 022
Reposted by John L. WaltersEye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Type Tuesday North My favourite logo Manchester Met David Crow Lecture Theatre 13.10.26 bit.ly/TypeTuesdayN... 002
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Great interview with Beeban Kidron, podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g... Produced and presented by Claire Belhassine for Godmothers Studio.podcasts.apple.comGodmothers of AIPodcast Episode · Godmothers of AI · S1 E7 · 51min 000
Reposted by John L. WaltersEye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Tories rip off Stanley Chow. Report by @abardsleymen.bsky.social in the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk, www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater... #illustrationmanchestereveningnews.co.ukArtist hits out at Tories after they appear to use his Andy Burnham imageWater bottles were handed out which said 'Bottler Burnham' and '0% strength' 061
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How to spot five of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest disinformation tactics www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...theguardian.comHow to spot five of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest disinformation tacticsAmy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode it 000
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jonny Phillips at the Crypt last Friday with his band Telouet. 020
Reposted by John L. WaltersRobinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Under the new bipartisan permitting bill, AI data centers and crypto miners would have to report their energy use to the federal government for the first time. This is already required for other large energy users. Has been long sought for data centers by Elizabeth Warren and others. 56214
Reposted by John L. WaltersEye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The #Eye110 cover has been shortlisted for the BSME awards. Art director: Simon Esterson. 051
Reposted by John L. WaltersMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country. 61580802353
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026‘The time for wait and see is over’, www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... By Kate Crawford and Edward Santow in The Guardian #aicon @katecrawford.bsky.social @theguardian.comtheguardian.comOpen AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward SantowHuman hackers face serious consequences, and so must AI companies. There is no excuse for what happened 021
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Stevie Wonder has released four extra songs recorded at the time of Songs in the Key of Life, tidal.com/album/564400...tidal.comStevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life - The EPListen to Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP on TIDAL in exceptional sound quality, or on your choice of service 022
Reposted by John L. WaltersKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776522128
Reposted by John L. WaltersGhost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Italian friends! Join @adambecker.bsky.social for a post-screening discussion and Q&A at our Italian premiere in Modena at the DIG Festival! Saturday 26th September 8:00 PM "Silicon valley likes to pretend it doesn't have a history" as Dr. Becker says. TICKETS: dig-awards.org/en/events/fi... 024
Reposted by John L. WaltersEye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Type Tuesday North: My favourite logo. 13 October 2026. bit.ly/TypeTuesdayN... 041
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I saw the AI Droogish Dogpilers in Sheffield before they went mainstream … 131
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed _Orbital_ and recommended it to others. Makes a nice gift because it’s so short, you’re not demanding too much of your friend’s time. 011
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026‘Claims of incipient, dangerous superintelligence are not based in good scientific or engineering practice. Rather, they are narratives based in ideologies of transhumanism, eugenics, and wishful thinking about imagined future digital humans.’ Happy reading! 010
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great song. Great #LOAS piece. I’ve always enjoyed the way David Cheal and team integrated the audio clips into the online version 110
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Maybe it’s to remind their stockists, readers and contributors that they still exist. 010
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Magritte, The Delights of Landscape (1928). At the Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill until 12 December. 021
Reposted by John L. WaltersEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So when you next see people shadow-boxing "the Left" and "stochastic parrots", don't fall for it: people have been sounding the alarm, and about the real issues. 217127
Reposted by John L. WaltersAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 22/09/2026Lately I've been thinking synthetic text is a lot like counterfeit currency. Its value comes from looking like the real thing but you don't have to get it the real way 1114
Reposted by John L. Walterse.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21/09/2026the question "can computers drive?" is vastly superior to "can computers think?" because it disarms all the dorm room bullshit and reduces the question to its pragmatic implications, while also revealing that the underlying problem is one of vocabulary rather than anything metaphysical 1772585
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Whenever someone smart says, ‘I asked ChatGPT and it said xyz,’ I’m reminded of Baldur Bjarnason’s excellent article ‘The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic’s con.’ softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme... #quitgpt #TheAICon @baldurbjarnason.com 04838
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#FIPjazz #unknownpublic @fipnowplays.bsky.social 010
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Useful ‘Refusal to review’ template from @irisvanrooij.bsky.social https:// #quitgpt irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2026/04/08/refusal-to-review/irisvanrooijcogsci.comRefusal to ReviewI wrote the below email, when invited to review a paper that was partially processed by ChatGPT. As I imagine the email could be useful inspiration for others, I decided to make it available. Feel … 083
Reposted by John L. WaltersBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026🤔 Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.bestforbritain.orgFarage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain 671034517
Reposted by John L. WaltersEye, the international review of graphic design @eyemagazine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026George Hardie exhibition in Hoxton Square. 092
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Episode three of ‘Data Vampires Redux’ begins with an audio extract of Sam Altman talking about the excessive energy needs of ‘AI’. (Altman always sounds like he’s about to break down in tears.) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @techwontsave.us @parismarx.com #creativeaccountingpodcasts.apple.comTech Won't Save UsTechnology Podcast · Video · Updated weekly · Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech ind... 000
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Recommended reading. @adambecker.bsky.social 000
Reposted by John L. WaltersIngrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If you present a program that has "moral" in its title, try to live up to it. For listeners who would have preferred me to be able to answer the questions in full and not have to answer ridiculous questions about Mao - get this from your library or bookstore: www.penguin.co.uk/books/451473...penguin.co.ukLimitarianismWe all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us... 1235
Reposted by John L. WaltersPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics? Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comHow concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale surveyWe're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun... 17432302
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Also worth reading: ‘Apocalyptic AI fantasies are a stupid, annoying distraction from its real problems’ www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-... 020
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I appreciate the Steve Reich-style platform announcements at Whitechapel. 020
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026And I learned that the parrot emoji 🦜 is actually part of the title of the famous ‘Stochastic Parrots’ paper. #unicode #plastics 020
John L. Walters @johnlwalters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026‘We are in a moment where refusal is really meaningful.’ @emilymbender.bsky.social in a fascinating and entertaining conversation with @adambecker.bsky.social From Dreaming Against the Machine: Episode 23: Language Models, with Emily Bender, 15 Sep 2026 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...podcasts.apple.comEpisode 23: Language Models, with Emily BenderPodcast Episode · Dreaming Against the Machine · 15 September · 58min 1125
