Reposted by Martin KaiserCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/09/2026As Alex notes in this thread, AI doesn't "democratize" science. Rather, it compels scientists to rely on anti-egalitarian means of directing their attention. 322364
Reposted by Martin KaiserTyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”orlandosentinel.comDocs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI... 9555462163
Reposted by Martin KaiserCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic. 984461969
Reposted by Martin KaiserMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Seems bad when the people in charge of overseeing our nukes say shit like this. 16513113
Reposted by Martin KaiserBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, #Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — @modacitylife.bsky.social in book #CurbingTraffic 19540184
Reposted by Martin KaiserDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/06/2026Dave Eggers, on NPR's Wildcard with Rachel Martin: www.npr.org/2026/06/11/n... 4316140
Reposted by Martin Kaiserjess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026the fundamental misunderstanding of how AI works is so infuriating there are never going to be small in-house LLMs. Anyone who tries needs to buy massive data sets of stolen shit from dubiously legal vendors to make it work even passably. AI is getting worse bc they're being stopped from scraping 4486133
Reposted by Martin KaiserDavid William with a 'This IS my costume' pin @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 19/05/2026"McDonald’s, Wendy’s, White Castle, and Taco Bell have also tested or used AI in drive-thru ordering in recent years. Taco Bell quickly decided to retreat from the strategy after it found the public really liked messing with the AI by doing things like asking for '18,000 cups of water, please.'" 173
Reposted by Martin KaiserSam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"It gives you the illusion of productivity and expertise but at the end of the day you are more divorced from the output you submit than before.” www.404media.co/software-dev...404media.coSoftware Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains“It's making me dumber for sure.” 2380117
Reposted by Martin KaiserDr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Every day I wake up confused by how we managed to let AI slop destroy everything this quickly and I know the answer is because it‘s just an extension of so many other ills but it‘s a cancer fed by ignorance 04213
Reposted by Martin KaiserThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 24/03/2026'“The hallucinations were a disaster. I lost so many hours of work,” said an entrepreneur from Germany. “When I notice AI errors it’s because I’m well versed in the topic . . . but I wouldn’t know if the topic was alien to me, would I?” said a military worker in Mexico.' www.ft.com/content/e074...ft.comAI hallucinations haunt users more than job lossesAnthropic’s survey of 80,000 Claude users provides detailed snapshot of how people are using technology 242
Reposted by Martin KaiserSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Just stumbling around trying to figure out how the world works. 1122603922
Martin Kaiser @mymkaiser.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Very few things seem to lead to public disquiet at the moment. One wonders whether the below may. Panem et circensis. 000
Reposted by Martin KaiserThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 06/02/2026'Empirical data and the theories that make sense of them are the twin pillars of scientific progress. When one pillar is raised much higher than the other, they cease to be good pillars.' www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comOn the balance of knowledge - Nature Reviews ImmunologyRuslan Medzhitov shares his thoughts on the balance between generating data and developing theories in immunology, with a focus on exploring the rules that govern complex systems. 0175
Reposted by Martin KaiserNicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Provocative! Not all scientists will want to hear this. I agree with many points. In parallel to emphasis on better communication, I hope we’ll begin conversations about maintaining integrity. asteriskmag.com/issues/13/th...asteriskmag.comThe Fight For Slow And Boring Research—AsteriskAs federal research funding shrinks, scientists are looking to other sources of support. Can they learn to sell their work without selling out? 26213
Reposted by Martin KaiserDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/01/2026It’s a matter of time before Tesla automatically generates non-consensual images of people in revealing clothing as you drive past them.theverge.comX claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’tIt’s still easy to get Grok to edit photographs of real people into sexualized poses, despite X’s updated restrictions. 311027
Reposted by Martin KaiserBen Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 19/12/2025I know the proliferation of references to non-existent papers, powered by genAI, is getting less surprising and shocking but it doesn't make it any less potentially corrosive to the scholarly knowledge environment. 496597
Martin Kaiser @mymkaiser.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Are 'unexpected' early relapses really unexpected in #myeloma ? Or a sign for need for wider implementation of and access to already diagnostic tests? Challenging the concept of functional high-risk myeloma through transcriptional and genetic profiling url: ashpublications.org/blood/articl...ashpublications.orgChallenging the concept of functional high-risk myeloma through transcriptional and genetic profilingKey PointsTrue functional high-risk MM is very uncommon when comprehensive clinical and molecular profiling is applied.High-risk GEP with standard-risk gen 001
Reposted by Martin KaiserKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/11/2025I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting. 211122901999
Reposted by Martin KaiserThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/11/2025Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AItheguardian.comMeet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AIWhen the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say 1420793
Martin Kaiser @mymkaiser.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Real-world data is a hot topic with medical regulators and payers in oncology. Here is our analysis comparing a change in induction regimens in multiple myeloma in a public healthcare system, using real-world MRD measurement. www.clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-leukemia.com/article/S215...clinical-lymphoma-myeloma-leukemia.comEvaluating the real-world value of daratumumab addition to multiple myeloma induction therapy by real-world minimal residual disease assessment and extended genetic profilingDaratumumab, bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone (Dara-VTd) is the current standard of care in Europe based on the CASSIOPEIA study, which demonstrated improved depth of response and progressio... 031
Reposted by Martin KaiserCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/10/2025Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.bbc.co.ukLargest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territoryAn intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC 252186913
Martin Kaiser @mymkaiser.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Very nice reflection on risk and personalisation of medicine in context of regulation www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukSir David Spiegelhalter: Regulation in an age of personalised medicineThe internationally renowned expert in the calculation and communication of risk and statistics, Sir David Spiegelhalter, discusses the concept of a ‘preference zone’ to frame the demands of safety, e... 000
Reposted by Martin KaiserUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 04/10/2025Doesn’t sound ideal. "We cannot control who sees what, we cannot see what users are doing, and we cannot verify that the software itself is secure," the memo says. www.reuters.com/business/aer...reuters.comAnduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo saysThe much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo. 1524791
Reposted by Martin KaiserThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 12/05/2025"Researchers recruited to work in the UK have to fund a £1,035 annual immigration health surcharge, which must be paid in full in advance, as well as up to £1,519 in visa fees. For a family of four, the upfront costs can total almost £30,000." 22821
Reposted by Martin KaiserHoulston Lab, ICR @houlstonlab-icr.bsky.social · 16/04/2025🧬 Some promising novel candidates for therapeutic inhibition included: • BAFF-R and CD39 in HL • CD25 in MM • CD27 in CLL • CD80/86 in DLBCL • CCR2 in FL and MZL 131
Reposted by Martin KaiserHoulston Lab, ICR @houlstonlab-icr.bsky.social · 16/04/2025We are excited to announce our latest publication in #BloodCancerJournal of our Two-Sample MR analysis to investigate causal relationships between 446 immune cell traits and 6 B-cell malignancies 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #cancer #genetics #Bcell #bloodcancer #drugdiscovery #MRnature.comMendelian randomization of immune cell phenotypes to discover potential drug targets for B-cell malignancy - Blood Cancer JournalBlood Cancer Journal - Mendelian randomization of immune cell phenotypes to discover potential drug targets for B-cell malignancy 142
Reposted by Martin KaiserKevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Funny how this hypothetical talk of "optimizing" never considers traits like kindness, decency, generosity of spirit... It's always "what does my baby need to get ahead?" 913428
Reposted by Martin KaiserThiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere @trfetzer.com · 25/03/2025Great comment by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com -- I shared some reflection at the start of the year. To me a revaluation of social status is necessary and potentially a reconfiguration of social organisation away from occupational silos. www.trfetzer.com/generational... 051
Reposted by Martin KaiserEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Peto's Paradox—that cancer does not increase with body size of mammals—was wrong. A new, comprehensive study of 263 species documents higher cancer prevalence with increasing body mass. Some large animals (e.g. elephants) have some built-in genetic adaptations www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pnas.orgpnas.orgNo evidence for Peto’s paradox in terrestrial vertebrates | PNASLarger, longer-lived species are expected to have a higher cancer prevalence compared to smaller, shorter-lived species owing to the greater number... 330975
Martin Kaiser @mymkaiser.bsky.social · 24/02/2025A pleasure to do this British Society of Haematology podcast on advanced imaging in myeloma for earlier diagnosis and morbidity prevention with Dr Ceri Bygrave. open.spotify.com/episode/1JAq...open.spotify.comAdvanced imaging for earlier diagnosis and morbidity prevention in multiple myeloma: A British Society of Haematology and UK Myeloma Society Good Practice PaperThe BSH Guidelines Official Podcast · Episode 030
Reposted by Martin KaiserGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The inverse correlation between articles bemoaning the existential plight of the German economy, and its stock market, is a wonder to behold 3257
Martin Kaiser @mymkaiser.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Amazing historical quote in the Economist: 'In part owing to the East German government’s industrial policy in the 1980s, ..., the region (Saxony) has become Europe’s largest maker of microelectronics' Fantastic DLF podcast on similar topic ('Neuland') www.economist.com/finance-and-...economist.comCan Germany’s economy stage an unexpected recovery?The situation is dire, but there are glimmers of hope 060
Reposted by Martin KaiserDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/01/2025China wants in on the pedestrian and cyclist crushing game too.cnbc.comWhy this China-made BYD Shark pickup is drawing attention in the global truck marketBYD has not announced plans to sell the Shark in the U.S., but it has entered countries such as Mexico, where GM, Ford and Toyota sell pickup trucks. 617723
Reposted by Martin KaiserOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 18/01/2025If there's something we don't understand I assume transposons are responsible unless proven otherwise 1612829
Reposted by Martin KaiserShaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Nah, it was dumb as balls. Congress relabeled French fries "freedom fries" because they were mad at France for not joining the war. The justification for attacking Iraq was that they had aluminum tubes. The war had a slogan and the slogan was "Let's Roll!" 501250252
Reposted by Martin KaiserSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']: Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind. 428133392923
Reposted by Martin KaiserDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/01/2025So many replies like this 14865154
Reposted by Martin KaiserMyeloma Society @myeloma-society.bsky.social · 26/09/2024This session should be considered required viewing for anyone who takes care of myeloma patients -- Audience Member reacts to High Risk Disease session #IMS24 021