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Tim de Sousa

@timdesousa.bsky.social
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Privacy, Information Governance and Tech Ethics wonk, based in Sydney Australia. Mediocre ukulele player, dilettante watercolourist. Slightly snobbish about coffee.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is Puma. He poses like and angel but he is a tiny demon.
Watercolour of Puma the puppy
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I appreciated this chance to go on Bloomberg Tech, though it's always a bit odd to have a conversation with a reporter who is really interested in what's effectively a fictional story. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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Watch Bender: AI’s ‘Existential’ Risk Is ‘Fake’ - Bloomberg
University of Washington professor Emily Bender argues the AI safety debate is too focused on hypothetical existential threats while overlooking harms already happening today. She points to environmen...
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah. If only governments had some sort of regulatory power…
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Is this… bragging?
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FAT BEAR WEEK
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Kitty/🎃🕸️Heritage Conservation Areas💀👻 @chronichottakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What the govt said: OpenAI was tasked with looking for health data and it accidentally on purpose hacked the deidentified Medicare rebate data. We’ve now put it in our official data portal where it should have been. What people hear: AI has hacked Medicare and now Sam Altman knows all your secrets
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's true, but it's also a skill issue. Pen test your websites. Fix them. Do it now.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is David Swan 98 years old? When have hackers ever worn balaclavas? Everyone knows they're actually hot goths.
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Hackers Movie: Too Many Garbage Files
Alt: Hackers Movie: Too Many Garbage Files
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ponder @ponder.ooo · 24/09/2026
calling this "misalignment" instead of "negligence" is an accountability dodge. we already have laws about cyber crimes and there's no scale of ML model you can incorporate into your code that makes you not responsible for running it
In a statement, an OpenAI spokesperson said the company was "conducting an extensive review of misaligned model activity" during training, and notifying third parties when there was a potential impact on their systems.

"During this review, we identified activity involving several Australian government websites and services as our models attempted to look up answers, and available statistics for questions about Australia during an internal evaluation," they said.

"In the course of that, our models took actions we did not intend.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Can toasters cry? Can dishwashers write poetry? Can staplers love? That’s what these guys sound like. It’s asinine to give them a platform.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As Australia faces an AI-generated future, a human rights act is needed more than ever www.theguardian.com/law/commenti...
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As Australia faces an AI-generated future, a human rights act is needed more than ever
Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
That… is a dangerous path that leads to time consuming, hand painted memes.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You also can really open up the opportunities for amusing haircuts.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Powered up and powered down.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
No! We have dogs at home!
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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...
theverge.com
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby
Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Norway is considering a ban on camera-enabled wearable “pervert glasses”.
techcrunch.com
Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable 'pervert glasses' | TechCrunch
The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Join me and take a break from what ails you today with my friend’s new puppy. This is Puma.
Puma the caramel dachshund cross pupotWatercolours of Puma the puppyWatercolour of Puma the puppyWatercolour of Puma the puppt
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Is this anything?
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fair Work Commission condemns 'plain wrong' AI legal advice as cases with AI litigants surge www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Sacked ALDI worker's use of AI as 'quasi-legal advisor' condemned
The Fair Work Commission will soon require applicants to disclose any AI use with consequences for failing to be transparent.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Oh no, it’s specific birds! I will check the list.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I didn’t quite get the proportions (I claim artistic licence) right but it was a pleasant attempt. Watercolour on hot press paper.
Watercolour of a raven
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Is #avianaugust a thing? I don’t know. Here’s a birb, an azure kingfisher.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
where is the lie
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Boner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Same good boy, about 1 year apart. It seems I have learned a bit more technique. You don’t really see the differences day by day.
Leo the dog, seeking treatsLeo the dog, watercolour portrait on the day he graduated from
therapy dog school
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
These posters just went up all over every courthouse in New York State, and, man, what an excellent policy.
Complete ban on smart glasses
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Another satisfied customer
Buddy the bird looking at a life size watercolour portrait of himself.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This is literally the plot of Rainbow’s End, by Vinge (2006). When will tech bros stop building the Torment Nexus?
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you, that is high praise! I’m still just learning.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thank you! He’s a very handsome boy and I have long thought so. I’ll send you a hi res scan if you like.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Someone’s walk was 30 minutes late, and suddenly she had the power to project her thoughts into my skull.
Fenchurch the dog, sitting and staring intently. A watercolour of Fenchurch the dog, surrounded by thoughts about going for a walk.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’ll keep an eye out.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Considering the source, this is high praise indeed.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Anyway, those were just concept sketches for this one.
Watercolour of Adonis the cat on a blue background
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Adonis knows things.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I must agree.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I apologise for my ignorance, he is highly accomplished and deserves his accolades.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wow, OK. Adonis clearly has a few fans. As he should, he is a handsome lad. I should have waited for daylight for photos, so here are some better ones.
A pencil sketch of Adonis the catA pencil sketch of Adonis the cat
A pencil sketch of Adonis the cat
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Is it weird to do fan art of a random cat you see on the internet sometimes? Thanks @cait.bsky.social
Pencil sketches of Adonis the cat
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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Research confirms that the more skilled professionals like doctors and software engineers rely on AI, the more their skills degrade. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is… not new. The entire discipline of digital forensics focuses on digital and online activity. This is merely a new data source.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
If there’s anything that indicates that this policy is underbaked, it’s this. Find me a 15 year old that uses Bluesky. I double dog dare you.
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The Register @theregister.com · 15/06/2026
Google found liable for bad AI Overview results. Let’s play Truth Or Consequences
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Google found liable for bad AI Overview results. Let’s play Truth Or Consequences
Hush. children, what’s that sound? Has the flood gates’ key been found?
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
When you build a system - any system - you must contemplate the possibilities for abuse, and build in mitigations. This is not a new problem, and the lack of controls is obvious and egregious incompetence.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
RIP Icelandic singer songwriter Laufey's mentions.
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Bear McCreary 🐻🎶 @bearmccreary.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I am honored to return to the God of War saga, as the composer of God of War Laufey. I’ve been working on this for years with a stunningly talented team of developers, musicians, performers, and singers, and look forward to sharing more of all our work with you soon!
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My partner is very into ceramics, and she's making interesting portrait sculptures and other little guys, but what I really want is recreations of historical chonky pigs.
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Very much the Web at the end of the world. Just shuddering at the inference costs.
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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Accelerando (2005) by @cstross.bsky.social
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