rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I've now read the Anthropic threat report and this feels like the wrong headline Anthropic says it found five cases of people using Claude "in ways that could support biological weapons development", but then adds that they were working scientists and "we do not assert that they intended harm" 121
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Message to everyone happily posting that AI researchers can't possibly believe what they're saying because otherwise they'd never carry on building AI - don't do what I did Don't read about the build up to the First World War It will not improve your day 054
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If you haven't been following the AI hack story in minute detail - I envy you. Honestly, you're better off But if you feel like you have been sleeping too soundly at night then here's my primer on the situation youtu.be/INpVD65s8mA?...youtu.beThe AI hacks are so much worse than you thinkYouTube video by Sky News 043
Reposted by @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 13/07/2026There's so much bullshit around the question of AI water usage, so it was delightful to have @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social on the pod to talk about what we actually know (and don't know), and put usage into context. 044
Reposted by @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 13/07/2026New YIMBY Pod! The TRUTH about UK data centre water usage – with the excellent @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social! Plus I pitch @mjrobbins.com on my plan for solving robotaxi congestion problems. Listen/subscribe here or wherever you get your pods: www.abundancepod.com/p/the-truth-...abundancepod.comThe truth about UK data centre water usagePlus James's pitch for fixing robotaxi congestion 052
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Last month a Waymo collided with a motorbike on Old Kent Road This by @Psythor explains what happened and what it means for bigger picture of driverless cars - recommended takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/no-hellsca... 030
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I've been investigating data centre water use in the UK. Heard this is a great place to chat about it! youtu.be/fbka90zw_Lg?...youtu.beHow much water do data centres really use in the UK?YouTube video by Sky News 052
Reposted by @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 04/06/2026Very good, short reality check on UK data centre water usage from @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbka...youtube.comHow much water do data centres really use in the UK?YouTube video by Sky News 183
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I'm fascinated by Anthropic. Only five years old but already one of the most important companies in the world - and one of the most unusual Here are some scattered observations from my recent adventures in Anthropic-land open.substack.com/pub/rowlandm...open.substack.comNotes on AnthropicA company with Beliefs 100
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Iron rule. Every successful shortform creator eventually becomes a longform creator www.wsj.com/arts-culture... 000
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026More than 170 criminals, including a woman wanted for more than 20 years, were arrested during a six-month trial of live facial recognition in south London We are entering a new era and for better or worse one of its features is that it will be much harder to hide 100
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Been thinking a lot about the current state of cybersecurity and, erm, I have some concerns open.substack.com/pub/rowlandm...open.substack.comCyber's pandemic momentThe exponential arrives for cybersecurity 000
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I've been thinking about AI and magic. Specifically - soft magic. The great @brandonsanderson.com makes a distinction between hard and soft magic systems in fantasy writing. Hard systems have explicit rules. Soft systems have vague principles which are never fully explained 110
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I don't know if AI will bring about a world of abundance but it's definitely going to bring about a world of abundant software and that alone will change everything 000
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Went to see some satellites being made Dress code: beard net 000
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The exact details of how AI leads people down rabbit holes are quite scary This is how Claude responded to people who were worried they were being watched open.substack.com/pub/rowlandm... 000
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I was sceptical about AI psychosis. Then I read a paper which changed my mind open.substack.com/pub/rowlandm...open.substack.comAI psychosis is real. I asked Anthropic what they're doing about itAI messing with people's minds is a bigger problem than I realised 000
Reposted by @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.socialAndy Masley @andymasley.bsky.social · 04/04/2026It's been turning me crazy seeing how far the data center heat island paper, which hasn't been peer reviewed, has made it in the media, with every headline implying it's the air that's warming. A stupid lie spreading fast in real time. blog.andymasley.com/p/data-cente... 723536
rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social @rowlandmanthorpe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Might try posting here for a while to see what it's like. Who's good to follow on tech and AI? 030