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Tim King

@tk1ng.bsky.social
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Cyber education & emerging tech specialist. Love a good edge case because I am one!

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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 7h
"AI takes many forms, but today one version of #AI takes all the oxygen: large-scale, generative systems that power products like Claude, Gemini & ChatGPT" airesistlist.org
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The AI Resist List
A living directory of ways communities resist AI harms—and build alternatives worth fighting for.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I give up. I’m moving into a cave.
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Special thanks to Cure+53, Code Armor, InteliEdge Consulting, Project Discovery & Zellic for supporting #CyberSecurity #TeamCanada on its trip to Germany for this year's #European Cyber Security Challenge! There is still time to join them: cybersci.ca/sponsors/ #cdnbusiness #cdnpoli
Supporters of Team Cyber Canada's 2026 attendance at the ECSE in Germany.
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Lisa Noble @nobleknits2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Monday morning thread
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/07/2026
As *tech*, AI isn't exceptional. It's not exceptionally wicked. It's not exceptionally good. Take away the accompanying, galactic-scale stock-swindle, and we'd call AI's apps "plug-ins" and we'd use them and abuse them in the same way that we've used every other technology: www.normaltech.ai 1/
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Underreliance was negatively correlated with programming literacy, programming self-efficacy, and need for cognition" Teach those things and #AI doesn't interfere with learning, but you can't throw it into teaching fundamentals either. scale.stanford.edu/ai/repositor...
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Students' Reliance on AI in Higher Education: Identifying Contributing Factors
The increasing availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in educational settings has raised concerns about students' overreliance on these technologies. Overreliance occurs when indiv...
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Regional Focus: #Ontario #Toronto Nov 21 top #cybersecurity students from area university & college programs take on a country-wide challenge. Will you be there? cybersci.ca/sponsors/ @info.radio-canada.ca @ipcontario.bsky.social @civictechto.bsky.social @thestar.com @toronto.ca #Canada
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#AtlanticCanada Regional closeup: A hotbed for cyber-talent, the #Maritimes regionals will be taking place in #Halifax this year. Sponsorship puts you in the room interacting with the region's top #cybersecurity students. #AtlanticCyber #HalifaxTech #CyberSecurityCanada lnkd.in/gXJkDAMS
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#WestCoast #Canada regional closeup: #BritishColumbia is a future facing region with incredible cyber talent. #Vancouver will host this year's CyberSci regionals. #Vantech #BCtech #pnwtech #buybc #yukontech #cybersecurity More details: lnkd.in/gXJkDAMS
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Prairies & #Territories regional closeup In #Calgary top cyber-students from #Alberta, #Saskatchewan, #Manitoba and The North will come together to demonstrate real world #cybersecurity skills under intense conditions. #ABTech #YCYTech #SaskTech #MBTech #NorthOf60 More details: lnkd.in/gXJkDAMS
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Ottawa regional closeup The National Capital Region depends on #Canada's emerging cyber talent. Sponsorship puts you in the room interacting with the region's top #cybersecurity students. #YOWTech #KanataNorth #OttawaTech #NCR #OttawaGatineau #CapitalRegion #GCOttawa More details: lnkd.in/gXJkDAMS
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did my cyber ops instructor training in Quebec City - brilliant program.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An eye opening event highlighting a problem Canada continues to struggle with (funding research while not benefitting from it when it becomes worth something): ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadia... You should attend.
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9th Annual IP Data & Research Conference
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) are pleased to co-host the 9th Annual IP Data & Research Conference in October 2026.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Common sense is another way of saying confirmation bias. Scientific enquiry (a disciplined process of seeking the truth by testing ideas to ensure they're reliable & unbiased) is humbling. In a world of unconfirmed, decentralized media propaganda critical #medialiteracy is paramount #onted #cdned
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dont Bite Your Friends - Yo Gabba Gabba! youtu.be/U6UWNA-WQgI?... Good advice.
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Dont Bite Your Friends - Yo Gabba Gabba!
YouTube video by Yo Gabba Gabba! - WildBrain
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Russia is a key player in the cognitive warfare space and a model for China, Iran & North Korea. Russia has effectively used cognitive warfare to facilitate its war in Ukraine, shape Western decision-making, obfuscate Russian objectives..." understandingwar.org/research/cog...
understandingwar.org
A Primer on Russian Cognitive Warfare
Russia is a key player in the cognitive warfare space. Russia has used cognitive warfare to facilitate its war in Ukraine.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"One of those early Cybercab rides turned a 10-minute trip into a 70-minute detour, and the flood of posts Tesla engineered for launch week has slowed to a trickle after Tesla “influencers” left the city" share.google/l4uy3FoLKyKb...
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Tesla's active robotaxi fleet in Austin crashes back to 8 vehicles after Cybercab pump
Tesla’s active robotaxi fleet in Austin has fallen back to just 8 vehicles over the past seven days, according to...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak www.theguardian.com/environment/... Just keep pretending it's not happening and keep staring at the clowns. Keep doing that.
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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Epically cool #cdntech! "develop high-resolution subsea imaging by combining PhantomPhotonix' proprietary #quantum LiDAR technology – which delivers 10x the resolution of conventional SONAR systems – with a commercial Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) platform" oceansupercluster.ca/project/cana...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The fixes are possible right now with the tools we have - The companies warning loudest about the ( #ai ) apocalypse are the ones who can't even be bothered to do the basics" #cybersecurity today. Shipley tells it how it is... pca.st/episode/67ba...
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Not you too Gemini? More AI hacking.
Gemini Breaches Real Companies, OpenAI SSO Hijacked, Browser AI Agents Exposed | Cybersecurity Today David Shipley covers multiple cybersecurity headlines: Google's Gemini unintentionally…
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Intelligence report: "A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program - armed members of the U.S. military were preparing to board the ship" www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"doom loop … It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers, but that is the situation we have created" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t... The relationship between #ai and the intelligence it feeds on.
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Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“The main issue was that businesses invented solutions in search of problems that people never had, rather than finding ways to improve customers’ experiences.”
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Canada in #Europe #TeamCanada will be going to the European #Cybersecurity Challenge once again with the goal of recovering our string of first place guest country finishes! @mark-carney.bsky.social www.cybersci.ca is an NFP that connects Canada's top post-secondary cyber programs together.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Canada is going to the #European #Cybersecuriy Challenge once again. Watch out! We're aiming to recover our string of first place guest country finishes from the US. #cdnpoli #cdnbusiness www.cybersci.ca
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
See #Canada's emerging cyber talent in action! Sponsors interact directly with teams as they investigate vulnerabilities, solve problems, collaborate, and demonstrate their skills in real time. Regional events will be taking place in: 🌊 Halifax ⚜️ Montréal 🏛️ Ottawa 🌆 Toronto 🤠 Calgary 🫍 Vancouver
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CyberSci, Canada's National Cybersecurity Challenge @cybersci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The date is set! CyberSci Regional Challenges will be happening across #Canada on Saturday, November 21, 2026—with over 400 of our top university & college #cybersecurity students competing.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I ran the numbers for best middle and worst case oil shortage scenarios. It isn't pretty. Adjusted for Ontario prices. #onpoli
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Cybersecurity in the Age of Quantum Advantage www.qai.ca/resource-lib...
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Cybersecurity in the Age of Quantum Advantage | Quantum Algorithms Institute
This report was presented by Timothy King, QAI’s Deeptech Teaching and Curriculum Specialist, and Louise Turner, International Cybersecurity Researcher at the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Conferenc...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Comox Valley students dive into AI, cybersecurity www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
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Comox Valley students dive into AI, cybersecurity
The goal is to improve digital literacy and demystify emerging technologies to encourage students to consider careers in STEM.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Work on quantum computers takes Tim King around world www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/work-on-quan...
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Work on quantum computers takes Tim King around world
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A Centre Wellington District High School teacher has taken a quantum leap forward in his career – and recently won some recognition on the international stage. Tim King has been t...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The fallacy of the digital native digital.securityjournalamericas.com/html5/reader...
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Security Journal Americas
Security Journal Americas - Security Journal Americas - Issue 38/July 2025
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
‘Canada is facing an ongoing cyber talent-shortage’: Ontario student teams heading to Waterloo for CyberTitan competition www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/canada-...
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‘Canada is facing an ongoing cyber talent-shortage’: Ontario student teams heading to Waterloo for CyberTitan competition
Ontario teams composed of high school and middle school students will be heading to the University of Waterloo.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What happens to stolen data? Cyber security educator says more people should know www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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What happens to stolen data? Cyber security educator says more people should know
National cybersecurity educator Tim King was on P.E.I. this week. His main focus is teaching young Canadians about the personal security risks they face online, and how to limit them.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“We may be the last generation able to set the terms on which humanity and machines coexist.” medium.com/we-the-peopl... #AI " #AI governance cannot be governed by a handful of countries or companies, every nation needs a seat at the table"
medium.com
“It’s time to come clean.”
UN Secretary-General outlines risks and opportunities of a future with AI
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"AI uses a probability-based approach to knowledge and is largely backward looking and imitative, whereas human cognition is forward-looking and capable of generating genuine novelty." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Strange how it's constantly used in #education to generate ideas.
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Theory Is All You Need: AI, Human Cognition, and Causal Reasoning
<span>Scholars argue that artificial intelligence (AI) can generate genuine novelty and new knowledge and, in turn, that AI and computational models of cognitio
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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Deceiving headline. Should read “Reminder: all U.S. companies are bound by the Cloud Act”. Fundamentally this change of ownership does *jack* to privacy. Private company = PIPEDA still in force. However, U.S. companies are bound by the Cloud Act, so data could be subpoenaed by U.S. courts.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Live demonstration of a Hadamard gate (a fundamental single-qubit quantum logic gate that turns a definite state into an equal superposition) Done with a laser and maple syrup! Via Institute Quantique. C'est formidable! #quantum #education
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Can You Build a Quantum Computer?: Breakout Activity Sale price via perimeter institute resources.perimeterinstitute.ca/products/can...
resources.perimeterinstitute.ca
Can You Build a Quantum Computer?: Breakout Activity
This table-top escape room activity will have your students thinking and collaborating while solving challenges related to quantum mechanics and senior physics. Students work through challenges tied t...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Free quantum education resources uwaterloo.ca/institute-fo...
uwaterloo.ca
Teacher resources | Institute for Quantum Computing | University of Waterloo
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) quantum science resources for teacher including classroom activities and lessons.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Quantum mechanics for those who only know basic arithmetic www.qisforquantum.org Shared at the uoft quantum education workshop this morning
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#BuildCanadaStrong works if we can demonstrate #Canadian talent globally, and CyberSci is one of the only national #cybersecurity programs that connects #Canada together to do that. If you have the means to support #TeamCanada, this is an immediate way to do it. #cdnpoli #cdnbusiness
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is a long form WIRED article so most people can't read it (see recent PISA results on our worldwide illiteracy pandemic). www.wired.com/story/the-pa... Opinion replacing human expertise enabled by anti-science politics is the perfect preparation for our #AI future
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The Painful Truth About Long Covid
There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment—if only you were allowed to talk about it.
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Young people typically adopt new consumer technology eagerly - AI is different. This time, the moral panic isn’t coming from older generations—in fact, kids are turned off by the way #AI is being pushed on them by adults & tech corporations" www.wired.com/story/some-k... #cdned #onted
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Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
“I think it should stand for ‘artificial idiot,’” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.”
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's not smart phones or social media - blaming tech protects the acidic nature of k12 #education where putting bricks in the wall has always dehumanized. "No adult would willingly accept a job that is anything like the schooling we impose on our kids" petergray.substack.com/p/126-sticki...
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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Well worth a look if you want the inside track on political (and other) hacks: citizenlab.ca
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The Citizen Lab - The Citizen Lab
The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary research unit at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. We apply our collective expertise in the fields of law, computer scie...
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This was the video I was looking for yesterday to post. I follow Joshua Wright on instagram because we are both passionate about saving old trees. This was an ancient forest valley that was recently logged on Vancouver Island. They cut down one of the largest Yellow Cedar tree in Canada. 😢
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