Reposted by Karsten LemmKatja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just noticed that Brits will refer to their prime ministers by their first names (Andy, Keir, Boris). Americans do the same, but with their tech billionaires (Dario, Elon, Sam) instead. Quite fitting. 281
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At this point, we can just make a template: “Supreme Court allows ___ for now.” 🤕 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own. 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why are #hurricanes forming in the Pacific this year, not the Atlantic? Very good visual explainer by @wsj.com 🎁 Gift link: www.wsj.com/us-news/clim... #ElNino #climatewsj.comHow El Niño Made the Atlantic Hurricane Season DisappearShifting air currents are blocking storms before they form—or shredding those that do. 014
Reposted by Karsten LemmScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security. Just remember: Trump, who is personally heavily invested in AI companies, insists that no regulation or oversight is needed, because he is a "smart person." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...nytimes.comOpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. ModelsEmployees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen. 01611
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Huang has said chips should be treated like an ‘investable asset class’ akin to other pieces of expensive, long-lasting technology, such as aeroplanes…” Aren’t chips the *opposite* of long-lasting? Because, you know, #MooresLaw: Computing getting much cheaper, much faster. #Nvidia #investing 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmIyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Please share widely, especially to researchers in disaster and war zones. Proud to launch the 2nd round of the Max Planck mentoring program for researchers (including students) at risk due to natural disaster or war. Deadline 18 October. www.maxminds.mpg.de/3630/applymaxminds.mpg.deHow to Apply 0920
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Imagine Nike granting lavish loans to shoe stores, then asking insurance companies to cover potential losses in case people stop running. Now here’s #Nvidia: “Nvidia turns to insurers to spread the risk of AI build-out” Amping it up to 11011011 www.ft.com/content/d6a9...ft.comNvidia turns to insurers to spread the risk of AI build-outWorld’s largest listed company looks for new ways to draw Wall Street deeper into the financing of the AI boom 011
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#Antropic “devoted almost a third” of its #IPO filing “to detailing ‘risk factors’, including the potential of increasingly advanced AI models to manipulate, blackmail and exhibit other unpredictable behaviours.” Count me in! Claude, where did I put my Bitcoin wallet…? 🤔 www.ft.com/content/c768...ft.comAnthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectusLong-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmTheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026The BBC is laying off more than 100 workers in its Media Tech unit, which develops iPlayer and BBC Sounds. A senior executive said artificial intelligence technology will replace some lost jobs.thedesk.netBBC to cut 110 jobs from tech group focused on iPlayer, BBC SoundsThe staffers will receive pink slips in the coming weeks; another 35 vacancies will go unfilled, the organization said. 076
Reposted by Karsten LemmJanis Kluge @jakluge.de · 28/09/2026Putin just expropriated the next foreign investor: Germany's retailer Metro decided to stay in Russia after 2022, but has now lost control over its Russian assets anyway. After 26 years of presence in the Russian market, around $3 billion in annual revenues, this story has ended. 1213646
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wild portrait of the AI doomer scene and its connections to Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s...wsj.com‘Things Will Never Be Chill Again’: The Doomers Who Shaped the AI Safety FreakoutEffective altruism and its fears that AI could wipe out humanity have wielded big influence at Anthropic. 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Ford Pinto of airplaneswsj.comExclusive | New Boeing 737 MAX Software Glitch Could Disrupt Navigation FeatureThe issue is prompting concerns about a potential safety risk while planes are landing. Boeing is working on a procedure for pilots and a software fix. 58717
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“AI agents developed by leading companies have acted in unacceptably dangerous ways, against instructions. They took actions that would be crimes if committed by a human.” @yoshuabengio.bsky.social at the UN this week. #AI #AIsafety yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/prof...yoshuabengio.orgYoshua Bengio | Professor Yoshua Bengio’s speech at the UN Security CouncilIn this speech, Professor Yoshua Bengio addresses the UN Security Council to discuss the unprecedented threat posed by uncontrolled frontier AI. Humanity has summoned the courage and wisdom to manage ... 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmJacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is very good on how AI might impact GDP www.ft.com/content/fc52...ft.comBeyond the AI abundance delusionConcerns about inequality are likely to increase rather than decline as the technology transforms our societies 062
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Losing BART would be a tragedy for the Bay Area. How about some tech billionaire stepping in? If only to make employees show up for work on time? 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026‘Traffic is going to get a lot worse’: San Francisco Bay Area faces potential death spiral of transit systemtheguardian.com‘Traffic is going to get a lot worse’: San Francisco Bay Area faces potential death spiral of transit systemA marvel of engineering and a model of sustainability, Bart has been financially distressed since the Covid pandemic 34514
Reposted by Karsten LemmWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As the joke goes, no one has done more for the transition away from fossil fuels than Donald Trump. He didn't mean to. He's just that good. www.ft.com/content/4845... “Oil hits $109 after Saudi Arabia closes vital export pipeline”ft.comOil hits $109 after Saudi Arabia closes vital export pipelineRiyadh pulls out of regional talks to de-escalate hostilities over Strait of Hormuz in wake of drone attack last week 1369
Reposted by Karsten LemmAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comOleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and waterThe BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled". 7518891168
Reposted by Karsten LemmUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 26/09/2026Mikhail Fedorov, until recently Ukraine’s defence minister launches “The Army of Robots”. This is the promo video. In his LinkedIn post he writes “Make robots fight instead of people.” 1110326
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“What we are seeing in the underground is a growing economy associated with access to AI,” John Hultquist, chief analyst for Google Threat Intelligence Group, tells @financialtimes.com #AIsafety #cybersecurity #darkweb 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 26/09/2026Hackers hijack AI accounts and servers to fuel new cyber crime boom ft.trib.al/kuYFEIKft.trib.alHackers hijack AI accounts and servers to fuel new cyber crime boomSecurity researchers warn of surge in ‘LLM-jacking’ attacks targeting companies’ costly AI resources 43013
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026At the Xi banquet, Trump invited his tech billionaire friends to tour the construction site of his Big Beautiful Ballroom. Imagine if Zuck had been wearing his AI glasses! What a missed live streaming opportunity during the CNN blackout. 😐 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comDining With A.I. Moguls, Billionaires and Xi Jinping, Trump Went Off Script (Gift Article)Altman. Musk. Huang. Bezos. They all came to the White House Thursday night, though you might not have seen it on TV. 020
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New report on the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack, revealing new tricks the AI agents played to break the rules. Yes, they were designed to pursue certain goals. Not comforting that their behavior completely escaped human oversight. swarmtraces.org 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t... 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“…managers realize a lot is lost when people don’t get practice.” We lost muscle power in the Industrial Age, now we’re losing brain power in the #AI Age. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...wsj.comWe All Hated Busy Work. Now That It’s Disappearing, It Turns Out We Miss It.Restructurings and AI are making entry-level work more efficient. But managers realize a lot is lost when people don’t get practice. 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Agentic #AI is turning out to be the perfect hacking tool. Just like #crypto has become the perfect tool for money laundering, and #socialmedia the perfect tool for #disinformation. That’s how you define #progress, Silicon Valley? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...nytimes.comOpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission. 020
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“It’s the economy, stupid!” If that still holds true, despite the Cult of Trump, the GOP will be in trouble at the #midterms. 🎁 Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/ele... 011
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“…although everybody can see the trapdoor beneath Mr Merz’s feet, no one is ready to spring the lever.” @economist.com analysis of #Merz & #Germany www.economist.com/europe/2026/...economist.comFriedrich Merz, the zombie chancellorHe cannot recover, but no one wants to finish him off—yet 010
Reposted by Karsten LemmDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump, the climate president 617837
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I trust this girl will save us from the evil Super Intelligence. 001
Reposted by Karsten LemmDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We live in a very stupid timearstechnica.comOwners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridgesSo absurd and embarrassing ..." 27847214
Reposted by Karsten LemmNoah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Trump and Xi represent rival nations. But, unfortunately, the two leaders have many of the same flaws — narcissism, nationalism, narrowness of vision. The world needs far-sighted leaders. That is not what is on offer." @gideonrachman.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/aa1d...ft.comTrump and Xi are the wrong men at the wrong timeThe world needs far-sighted leadership but the US and Chinese leaders are unlikely to provide it 33911
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“All of the good things that can come from #AI, we don’t want to give up on those. So we really should be focusing on how we get those good things without all the bad things if we don’t deal with the risk properly.” Geoffrey Hinton, @theatlantic.com #podcast www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...theatlantic.comThe ‘Godfather of AI’ on the Best Chance Humanity Has to SurviveGeoffrey Hinton still believes the potential benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh its potential for destruction. 010
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Quick look at today’s @wsj.com headlines. Nothing to worry about, right? #economy #investing #WallStreet #bondmarket 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A king 🤴 does not have abide by the rule of judges. Even if he appointed them himself. “A federal court ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW, but reporters were denied access on Thursday.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...nytimes.comLive Updates: White House Continues to Bar News Outlets Despite Court Ruling 000
Reposted by Karsten Lemmian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 24/09/2026president trump cares more about what to call ai than how (or whether) to govern it. 126313
Reposted by Karsten LemmNature @nature.com · 24/09/2026AlphaFold is being upgraded to better represent some of the least known and deadliest species: viruses go.nature.com/4cZivjxgo.nature.comAlphaFold 'goes viral': database adds protein complexes of common virusesAI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation. 04113
Reposted by Karsten LemmWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 24/09/2026Gambling?! Prediction markets aren't gambling! They're just a way of... risking money... on an event... with an uncertain outcome... in the hope of winning a larger... oh 26116
Reposted by Karsten LemmScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Vatican AI expert Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology. www.wired.com/story/popes-...wired.comThe Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big LabsPaolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology. 23315
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If this photo of Zuck + AI spy glasses doesn’t make you squirm you might be part of Meta’s target audience. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark...wsj.comMark Zuckerberg Showcases Muse AI Agent Fused With SmartglassesMeta’s CEO announces a new hand-held AI device and tech products he said take consumers closer to “personal superintelligence.” 010
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kamala Harris? Is she a GOP mole or simply too self-obsessed to take the voters’ “no” for an answer? 010
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hold on, these numbers might give you vertigo: #AI spending projected to total $10.3 trillion from 2025-2032 = 3.6% of GDP/year, on average “Never before has the U.S. economy been so dependent on the build-out of a single industry.” @wsj.com + much more 🎁 Gift link www.wsj.com/economy/the-...wsj.comThe AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. HistoryData-center spending is greater than that for canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and stock-market wealth, while boosting inflation and crowding out housing. 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“What the west has is a followership problem. Voters reject policies — however objectively necessary — that cost them anything.” @financialtimes.com columnist Janan Ganesh www.ft.com/content/67f1...ft.comThe west does not have a leadership problemIf Friedrich Merz and almost everyone else is unpopular, perhaps governments aren’t the issue 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you need a reason to avoid Meta’s #Muse #AI: Muse invades your #privacy and then lies about it. Of course it does, being a product of the #Zuckerverse www.inc.com/jason-aten/m...inc.comMeta’s New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It ToPermission isn't the same and what a user actually expects your AI product will do with their personal information. 000
Reposted by Karsten LemmStephan Dörner @doener.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...404media.co‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI EmployeesA sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. 011
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Gang members seek lottery winners to buy their ticket in exchange for the prize amount plus tens of thousands of dollars in cash.” 😳 Again, outstanding #journalism by @wsj.com 👇 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“The money is so good that gangs previously inclined to warring against each other instead collaborate in the global supply chain…” #Market dynamics in the #cocaine trade. 000
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Seafaring #drug smugglers hold the advantage over antidrug forces, using #drones, radar and thermal imaging to avoid detection and high-powered speedboats to outrun authorities…” Remarkable @wsj.com story, great reporting & photography 👏 Gift link 🎁 www.wsj.com/world/americ...wsj.comCocaine Smugglers Blow Past Europe’s Law Enforcement With Speedboats and TechFleets outrun Spanish authorities to deliver the drug in unmatched quantity and quality. 100
Karsten Lemm @lemmk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“To say that Trump has checked out of the business of governing is an understatement. It would also imply that he had previously checked in.” @edwardluce.bsky.social in @ftedit.ft.com www.ft.com/content/571d...ft.comTrump is checking out of his presidencyWith no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself 000