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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Will read fully to appreciate ... I was amused by the assumptions: “that there is only one gender …[and that] all parents perish immediately upon naming their child, which makes the math substantially easier.”

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Meonly: Confused Math Lady Meme

ALT: Meonly: Confused Math Lady Meme

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Rodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@melaniemitchell.bsky.social always writes careful reviews of all sorts of claims about computation and AI, cleanly cutting through the hype to get at what the fundamental underlying truths are. Today: Open AI/Hugging Face. The last paragraph is the message! aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...

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Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks

What To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency

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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

arXiv limits people to 2 submissions a month, to hold back the tide of AI papers. Feels entirely sensible - today I happened to notice one person had submitted 3 papers, all AI-assisted, in September. Totally out of step with academic norms and simply not sustainable blog.arxiv.org/2026/10/01/u...

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Fair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated Rate Limit Policy

arXiv, and the scientific community at large, are facing a watershed moment. Scholarly publishing is currently changing at a rapid pace, and we are seeing a…

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

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Stephanie Chan @scychan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What does the *empirical evidence* tell us about work and wellbeing? And what does that imply for AI futures? arxiv.org/abs/2609.11019 We reviewed studies of populations across the world, including the unemployed, retirees, lottery winners, and financially dependent spouses. Major takeaways:

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Gautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · 16/09/2026

Nihar Shah did a heroic experiment for TMLR: he spent 20-25 hours over two weeks interviewing authors of seemingly low-quality submissions about their own papers. He confirmed what we all suspected: people submitting these papers have *no idea* what is going on in them.

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Anne Goulding @annegoulding.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Lecturer in Information Systems position open at Te Herenga Waka - ejye.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Pūkenga - Lecturer in Information Systems

Apply your teaching and research expertise in a permanent, full-time role.

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📣 AAMAS 2027 CfP is live: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/... The 26th conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Hanoi,Vietnam, 3–7 May 2027. Work welcome across the full breadth of the field, including generative and agentic AI. #AAMAS2027

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AAMAS 2027 - Call for Papers

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Vincent Conitzer @conitzer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I don’t have the heart to tell it... aifails.substack.com/p/what-ai-wi...

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

✈️ Save the date! AAMAS 2027 heads to Hanoi, Vietnam 🇻🇳 | May 3–7 The 26th edition of the field's largest conference on autonomous agents & multiagent systems, in one of Asia's most vibrant cities. Follow for CfP, deadlines & program updates. #AAMAS2027 #MultiAgentSystems

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We should pay peer reviewers Paying reviewers led to faster decisions—an average of 5.5 working days vs 38 days for unpaid reviews And review quality improved (judged by handling editors) Reviewers who delivered a good peer review in 4 days were paid $290 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Simon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Now this is wild for so many reasons: - SpringerNature retracts 2x70 year-old articles by Max Planck for "copyright violation". - Dead people can't violate copyright. - Editor was not notified. - "Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95".

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Marc Lanctot @sharky6000.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Five years ago I gave an invited talk on AI myths. How well has it held up? Here is a (brief) 2026 update, including some things that I think everyone should know about LLMs. youtu.be/5bwTOY6aa3s

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AI myths and misperceptions - 2026 update

YouTube video by Michael Winikoff

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Marc Lanctot @sharky6000.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Omg, best easter egg ever ! C= 🦇🧍‍♂️ 👌

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Does the school need an explanation of how AI detection tools cannot and should not be relied on?

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#rantsandreckons by me on new policy initiatives etc being dropped in at last minute after select committee has reported #shoddylawmaking 🤓 newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/12/g...

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 12/06/2026

This is outrageous. When I hire KPMG to validate my priors I expect to receive the wildly overconfident lies of a 23 year old MBA, not those of some stinking robot.

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The proceedings of AAMAS 2026 on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems are now available! Explore cutting-edge research, insights, and case studies shared by participants during the conference. 📖 Access the full proceedings here: www.ifaamas.org/Proceedings/...

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Vincent Conitzer @conitzer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

QED aifails.substack.com/p/lion-vs-ch...

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Michael Wooldridge delivered an amazing keynote speech at AAMAS 2026! His perspective on Rethinking Multi-agent Systems in the Era of LLMs was both informative and challenging. #AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents #MultiAgent

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yes! I couldn't attend the talk (clash with another session), but read the paper - really nice work! Highlights that LLM on its own is not great, and that a hybrid system can significantly improve performance (I make a similar argument in my EMAS paper "LLM-Symbolic Systems: Why and How"

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Days 2 & 3 of #AAMAS2026 are packed with insightful sessions! Share your memories by tagging us.

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

An unforgettable Awards Ceremony at #AAMAS2026! Celebrating exceptional research, dedication, and innovation in Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. Congratulations to all the award winners for their inspiring contributions!

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The best ideas often begin with a single question. Our participants keep the discussions at AAMAS 2026 thoughtful and engaging. #AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A full house for the speech of Sabine Hauert OBE! Her take on Designing Trustworthy Robot Swarms for Real-World Applications brought fresh perspectives and bold ideas to the table. What resonated with you the most? Let us know and tag us! #AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Prof. Sabine Hauert shares key messages from her keynote on Designing Trustworthy Robot Swarms for Real-World Applications.

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Eddie Yang @eddieyang.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New paper in Nature. The more a government controls its domestic media, the more it dominates AI training data, the more pro-regime outputs we get from AI. By scraping the open web, LLMs are unwittingly laundering state-coordinated narratives into seemingly objective answers.

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I will also be attending the Editorial Board meeting for JAAMAS, and the IFAAMAS board meeting. (3/3) link.springer.com/journal/10458 ifaamas.org/boardmembers...

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

At this conference I have 4 papers at the EMAS workshop, and a poster and paper at the main conference. The papers, and some pre-recorded talks, can be found on my publications page. (2/3) cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/ emas-workshop.github.io/2026/program/ winikoff.github.io/publications...

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AAMAS | 2026

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thrilled to be attending the 25th(!) AAMAS this week (although online, rather than in-person). I have attended most AAMAS since the first in 2002. @aamasconf.bsky.social (1/n)

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AAMAS | 2026

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"ChatGPT, the most heavily used AI service, gave wrong information in 46% of its answers, including making up an expenses scandal, giving inaccurate replies on voter eligibility rules and getting the date of the election wrong by two months." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds

Exclusive: Electoral Commission calls for new controls as Demos finds tools made up fake scandals, invented candidates or gave wrong date

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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Particularly in the context of (appropriate) crackdowns on LLM-generated papers (e.g., on arXiv) and more and more tales of fabricated citations, two reminders: (1) LLMs do not "cite their sources" (2) Using an LLM to generate, complete, or fix LaTeX code can result in fabricated citations

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Weird … the Xitter account that I haven’t touched since late 2022 was just suspended for “inauthentic behaviour”. Anyone else experiencing similar? I suspect someone reported it for something, but of course I’ve got no idea what.

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AAMAS.2027 @aamasconf.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The full AAMAS 2026 program has just been released—check out what’s in store for this exciting event. 🗓️ 📍 cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/de... #AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents #MultiAgent

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Detailed Program | AAMAS

Scientific Program: Sessions, Workshops, and Presentations

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Wise comments from my colleagues — a wafer thin purported justification makes the slated bar on tort claims a worrying breach of the rule of law and democratic traditions etc. theconversation.com/changing-cli...

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Thomas Dietterich @tdietterich.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

a requirement that subsequent arXiv submissions must first be accepted at a reputable peer-reviewed venue.

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Thomas Dietterich @tdietterich.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We are implementing a similar policy at @arxiv.bsky.social. If there is incontrovertible evidence of LLM slop in a paper, this means the authors did not take the time to read the LLM output and we can't trust anything else in the paper. Penalty is 1 year ban from arXiv followed by...

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Tegmark is a physicist. He’s as qualified to talk about AI as he is to talk about cancer treatment.

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Abigail Modaff @abigailmodaff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Really important tidbit here as well: even asking AI to *format* citations can result in hallucination. (I know this but my students absolutely do not believe it)

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Vincent Conitzer @conitzer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

a small twist on a classic puzzle aifails.substack.com/p/backpack-w...

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Ps unrelated - looking forward to your AAMAS keynote! (I’ll be attending online)

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

of course the government may change laws or act in a way that is unlawful

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

UK law limits citizenship stripping to be in cases of fraud or serious security/crimes. Also, the UK is signatory to the UN convention on reducing statelessness which constrains citizenship stripping. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Deprivation of British citizenship (accessible version)

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Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

No, it isn’t - not all the citizens of a country have passports. citizenship stripping can be done, but the bar is higher (eg terrorism) and there are constraints: a person should never be left stateless (without any citizenships).

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