Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20hHappy Halloween and #caturday #halloweencat 020 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/10/2026For this year's Halloween, we decided to test who of our neighbours is old enough to get the reference. IYkYK. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2026R.I.P. Patrick Stewart 1940 - 2026 010 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026A judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion (with a "B")in penalties after a New Mexico jury found Meta misled users over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The jury had concluded that Meta had committed over 43 million violations of the state’s Unfair Practices Act, each with a fine up to $5000 […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026In other news, Anthropic has reported a net loss of $80 billion for the first half of 2026. Yes, you have read that correctly. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026According to the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on. www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-starlink-… 011 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026Some background on the NAACP v SpaceX lawsuit in my article from the summer: read.misalignedmag.com/the-ai-data-… 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026In the NAACP v SpaceX Ai lawsuit over the data centres in Memphis, Judge Debra M Brown has ruled that while the administration has generally a right to intervene in lawsuits brought by citizens when agencies are concerned, it does not have the right to unilaterally dismiss them. 1/2 100 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026Update: The dark cyan theme is much better than the blue. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026OK, so the new Mastodon UI looks kind of nice. But two observations: * sadly dark is not really dark anymore but blue? I don't know about that * the right column just being empty feels like a huge waste of space 100 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026The US part of TikTok, now owned by Larry Ellison, has permanently suspended the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a 'permanent suspension' was coming. The entire page […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 11111 11
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026According to sources of The Telegraph, Elon Musk personally approached Trump with the idea of slowing Starlink in Ukraine. Now, I know it's the Telegraph. On the other hand it is not known to be a left liberal firebrand, so somebody should probably look into it. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026@marleen.oso.social I doubt that will cover the legal cost of all the lawsuits they are involved in. 100 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026Character AI, maker of Personas and once valued at $2.7 Billion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Interesting. 124 4
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026To say "we do not understand how AI works" because it does unexpected things is like saying "we do not understand how roulette works because we can't predict the outcome". It is the nature of probabilistic software to generate outcomes that sometimes feel improbable. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Not only did she help to land humans on the moon, she profoundly defined what we now call “software engineering”, and heavily influenced my understanding of technology. Her approach to software had an inherently ethical aspect that awarded a system that had real world impact the seriousness it […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a former judge of the International Criminal Court is one way to say FU to a certain president. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026This is not the kind of photography I normally do, but I wanted to share the photos and write about this place for a while now. Visiting the Wallace Collection in London, like stepping through a looking glass into a weirdly artifical world. #photography #museum #london […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 032 3
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026Google has been ordered to halt work on two data centres it is developing in Finland. The Finnish Licensing and Supervision Agency (LVV) has issued a notice to Google's subsidiary to suspend building work for data centre projects planned for Muhos and Kajaani until the environmental impact […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026The in-depth and comprehensive answer to the question if LLMs have consciousness is: No. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026California has banned businesses inferring their emotional states through use of AI-powered surveillance tools or from collecting data on their workers’ brain activity. Measure AB 1883, signed into law on Wednesday, restricts employers’ use of systems such as video and audio monitoring […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026Misspelling "United States" on the "morally binding" document for AI companies is kind of symbolic for an industry that deals in slop. 001 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026As a rule of thumb, anyone who uses the term "superintelligence" without irony should be eyed with suspicion. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026In a response to the Trump administration's attacks on climate science, US researchers are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany. #science #climatechange e360.yale.edu/features/germany-us-c…e360.yale.eduWhy Germany is building an ark for U.S. climate data As researchers around the world begin work on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany. 015 5
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026A group known as "ShinyHunters" says it has breached FBI computer systems and claims to have gained access to the records of thousands of FBI employees. #cybersecurity www.reuters.com/world/shinyhunters-… 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/20264 in 5 Canadians support closer integration with the EU, according to a new survey by Abacus Data. 56% say Canada has more in common with the countries of the European Union than with the United States. The most breathtaking number: %49 would support Canada becoming a member of the EU […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026Hayward Gallery, Southbank, London. #photography #architecture 022 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026Sometimes pictures come with their own frames. It helps to focus. And to look at trivial things differently. My new photo series in Full Frame: "Focus Through Frames" #photography #architecture #london medium.com/full-frame/focus-through… 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026So, If you come across claims today that OpenAI's model solved a math problem that puzzled mathematicians for ages, please note that there are serious accusations that OpenAI took the work of people who worked on the problem for years just before they published it, and then threatened to end […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026South Park will change its name to South Amerfca for its 29th season, "inspired by bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google" according to a statement by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. No, I am not making that up. 011 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026The former Harrods Furniture Depository, Barnes, London #photography 001 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026In light of Sam Altman doing his "AGI has arrived" performance again, I feel obligated to repost my recent article about Harry Houdini and what he has to do with the AI industry's habit of selling us technology as magic […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026And in the last post (for now), "Full Frontal Brutalism" looks at what the facades, especially windows, tell us about the building: 3/3 wolfhf.medium.com/full-frontal-brut… 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026Even further zooming in, "The Barbican Centre, In Detail" looks at the small design features from sockets to fire alarms, at the example of the Barbican Centre, London: 2/3 wolfhf.medium.com/the-barbican-cent… 100 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026Over the last few weeks I published a series of articles about brutalism in London on Medium, looking at various aspects of architectural design. #architecture #photography For your pleasure, here is the full series: 1/3 While brutalist architecture is mostly photographed zoomed out, "Brutal […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 102 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026This day is as good as any day to remind people that Elon Musk is still a fellow of the British Royal Society. Which he really should not, so I will keep reminding people. 071 7
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026Several groups have filed a nationwide class action against SpaceX AI, alleging it trained Grok on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting real children. They further allege that Grok generated CSAM based on those images. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California. 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026The UK government has rejected calls to pause construction of major AI infrastructure in Britain. The government hit back at the Green party’s proposal of a moratorium, saying it “would be a disaster for jobs and national security” […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 001 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026Police forces in England and Wales have been told to pause some uses of generative AI in criminal justice work, due to concerns that commercial AI systems are being used in situations where "accuracy, provenance and accountability are critical". It follows a case of a Derbyshire police […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026@dgoldsmith AI labelling is also mandatory in the EU under the transparency obligations of the AI Act. 110 1
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026Alright then, the next part of my photo series on brutalist architecture in London is out. This time it is all about facades, which are more diverse than one might expect and often defy the assumption that brutalism is all about function over form. Welcome to "Full Frontal Brutalism" […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 002 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026The Alabama Attorney General has announced the issuance of a subpoena demanding that OpenAI respond to an investigation into the "company’s complete lack of oversight and adequate safeguards in the hacking of Hugging Face". The investigation seeks to discover whether OpenAI violated Alabama’s […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026Battersea Power Station, 2014, before its renovation. #photography #london 031 3
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026Hostile architecture is as brutal and hostile as it is absurd. My latest photo series in Full Frame: #photography #architecture #hostileArchitecture medium.com/full-frame/hostile-objec… 012 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026The Barbican Centre is an architectural landmark. Hidden inside are little design details that many may overlook. A photographic look at the loudspeakers, fire alarms and power outlets of one of Britain's most famous brutalist building: #photography #architecture #london […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 012 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026There is this scene in the last episode of the Game of Thrones TV show where some of the nobles of Westeros “choose” a new king. I always wondered what I find so disturbing about it, or rather, why it feels so modern. "Bran is essentially the Palantir of […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 200 2
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026I wrote a thing about Game of Thrones, Bran the Broken, Elon Musk, Palantir and how this is related to tech fascism. Weird, I know, but here we are: "Tech Bros In Westeros" medium.com/@wolfhf/tech-bros-in-wes… 000 0
Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026Picture yourself: It is a warm summer weekend evening You settle down in the garden with a glass of whine. You deserve it. And then you find you spend the rest of the evening having philosophical thoughts about AI slop spam. Well, that's me […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000 0