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Will Douglas Heaven

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Senior AI Editor at MIT Technology Review / Signal: strawbilly.69

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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Game of the year! In Öoo you play a cute little caterpillar trying to escape the labrynthine intestines of a monstrous bird using only the bombs in your butt. Trust me, play it. The design of this four-hour puzzle game is just flawless youtu.be/tSJyHEjyGuA?...
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Öoo | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Games Must Play
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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Leaving aside all the ethics of AI fashion models... did no-one look at this before printing??? Just try to work out where her knees are and how they're connected to her feet and hips. Bizarre to choose a zigzag dress that's just going to emphasise any weird contours too
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
word of the year pls
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I had some fun speaking at #sxswlondon this week. Video for FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AI should be coming soon!
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"We will look back at this period in history and realise that letting a billionaire’s ego drive innovation — rather than as part of a collective effort, as seen with Apollo and the Saturn V — was a grave mistake." www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-d...
planetearthandbeyond.co
Starship: Dead End?
What happened on Test Flight 9?
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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I think I forgot to post this in the travel chaos, but I spoke to @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social for MIT Tech Review about AI, creativity and more, as part of a big feature on how AI is affecting our creativity. I think we have no idea, basically. www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/10/1...
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How AI can help supercharge creativity
Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
you need to watch these clips
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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
one of the highlights in the issue is this from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social on how AI can be co-opted to help supercharge creativity in unusual ways. I want to go to an algorave! www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/10/1...
technologyreview.com
How AI can help supercharge creativity
Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Good breakdown on tariffs
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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
My *third* time on @scifri.bsky.social but first time recording in the NYC studio! Hear me and @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social bring AGI conversations to reality and talk about the issues that really matter, like who controls the power behind AI.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I think Kevin Roose needs to talk to more people outside San Francisco www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Possibly the first case of chatbot logs being released under freedom of information laws www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
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Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Yes yes yes! This is hands down one of the best things I've read about AGI, the techno-fetish that's once again grabbing mainstream attention
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Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com · 05/03/2025
AGI is whatever we made it to be
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Israel is training a spy chatbot on vast numbers of surveilled Arabic calls www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Revealed: Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data
The powerful new AI model is designed to analyze intercepted communications – but experts say such systems can exacerbate biases and are prone to making mistakes
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The Revolution will be AI-icized
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
If you're curious about Muse, Microsoft's new generative gameplay model that produces fuzzy footage of video games that don't (yet) exist, this from @mtrc.bsky.social is easily the best explainer: www.possibilityspace.org/blog-before-...
possibilityspace.org
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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
The act of coding, like sketching or rubber ducking, is also an act of thinking through something. Prompting an LLM might also be a thinking process, but we have to reflect on what each approach helps us with. I think differently while taking notes than just turning it over in my head.
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Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Hi, I spoke to actor Sarah Elmaleh about Harrison Ford’s recent comments on AI and how they’ve brought attention to the current SAG-AFTRA strike www.theguardian.com/games/2025/f...
theguardian.com
How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention
Voice actors demanding compensation when AI generates performances from their work have taken industrial action since July
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Blech
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
OpenAI has put out new guidelines for its models. The updated spec now "explicitly embraces intellectual freedom no matter how challenging or controversial a topic may be." model-spec.openai.com/2025-02-12.h...
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OpenAI Model Spec
The Model Spec specifies desired behavior for the models underlying OpenAI's products (including our APIs).
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
“Waste is anything that the person who’s speaking thinks is not a good use of government money.” Really good explainer: @jamesodonnell.bsky.social talks to the people who wrote the spending guide that Musk is now misinterpreting. www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/07/1...
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These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda
Past government reports on improper spending are having a moment with Musk’s followers. What do they show?
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The Chinese AI company DeepSeek surprised observers with its efficient and low-cost model, DeepSeek-R1. @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social, editor for AI @technologyreview.com‬, joins us to discuss the new DeepSeek systems and what might lie ahead for AI.
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How DeepSeek’s AI Compares To Established Models
The Chinese AI company startled industry observers with an efficient new system. But how does it compare with the leading tech?
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Yes! slate.com/technology/2...
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For the Love of God, Stop Profiling This Couple!
The couple wants the world to have more babies. This prompts the question: Who the hell cares?
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Anyone out there with knowledge about how software gets installed across US govt agencies (process, authorization etc) free to answer a couple of questions? DM or signal: strawbilly.69
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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
wired.com
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I get to work with @jesshamzelou.bsky.social every day www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/06/1...
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Humanlike “teeth” have been grown in mini pigs
The toothlike structures represent a step toward bioengineered replacements for dental implants, say researchers behind the work.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
"What began as a sprint has become a high-stakes marathon—China’s AI ambitions have never been higher." More good stuff from @caiwei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/04/1...
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Four Chinese AI startups to watch beyond DeepSeek
These companies are all in a position to compete both within China and beyond.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Several accounts from USAID workers have now mentioned Gemini being used to surveil them. Here's NY Magazine nymag.com/intelligence...
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B. F. Galligan @bfgalligan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
USAID uses Google, and has for years, so this Gemini install might be coincidental. Lots of silly updates that get pushed through go unnoticed. Not sure one way or the other, but definitely not concrete evidence of anything.
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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Terrific step-by-step piece on *how* we know that vaccines don’t cause autism www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v...
statnews.com
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Yeah, this is good: "Trump knows the power of marketing. If you make people believe something is true, you make it likelier that it becomes true. Trump has never wanted to be president. He has always wanted to be a king. His plan this time is to first play king on TV. Don't believe him."
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/m...
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Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky | TechCrunch
Meta has released a policy document outlining scenarios in which the company may not release certain categories of 'risky' AI systems.
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Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅 @zeyiyang.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
NEW: Yes, everyone knows DeepSeek is heavily censored. But we investigated how the censorship actually works on the application level & the post-training level. Understanding that can lead us to ways of "uncensoring" Chinese open-source AIs and making them more useful. www.wired.com/story/deepse...
wired.com
Here’s How DeepSeek Censorship Actually Works—and How to Get Around It
A WIRED investigation shows that the popular Chinese AI model is censored on both the application and training level.
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Niall Firth @niallfirth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
DeepSeek has pulled back the curtain to reveal that reasoning models are a lot easier to build than people thought. Now things get interesting. New from @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/31/1...
technologyreview.com
How DeepSeek ripped up the AI playbook—and why everyone’s going to follow it
The Chinese firm has pulled back the curtain to expose how the top labs may be building their next-generation models. Now things get interesting.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Good stuff lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...
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Life Is More Than an Engineering Problem | Los Angeles Review of Books
Julien Crockett speaks with Ted Chiang about the search for a perfect language, the state of AI, and the future direction of technology.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
And yet there's more to the DeepSeek story. Building a very efficient model that uses few chips probably requires building one (or more) inefficient models that use a lot of chips first. TLDR don't bet against Big Chip yet This is good blog.heim.xyz/deepseek-wha...
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hal👾 @halhod.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
nothing, according to premarket this morning
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“The rapid evolution of AI demands agility from Chinese firms to survive.” www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1... Good DeepSeek explainer from @caiwei.bsky.social
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How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions
With a new reasoning model that matches the performance of ChatGPT o1, DeepSeek managed to turn restrictions into innovation.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1...
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OpenAI has upped its lobbying efforts nearly sevenfold
The firm's spending makes clear how much it wants to shape the new rules around government AI policy.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
“There’s this cartoon called The Flintstones where they have these cars, but they only move when the drivers use their feet. This is sort of how I feel most people are doing AI for software systems.” www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/20/1...
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The second wave of AI coding is here
A string of startups are racing to build models that can produce better and better software. They claim it’s the shortest path to AGI.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Come and ask us anything you want at noon ET! www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
If a dataviz nerd and physics nerd had a baby it would look like this www.economist.com/interactive/...
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The chart of everything
This chart shows every object that has ever existed, and raises a question: is the universe a black hole?
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This summer I took a big swing at a simple question: What exactly are people talking about when they talk about AI? www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/10/1...
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What is AI?
Everyone thinks they know, but no one can agree. And that’s a problem.
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Rhiannon Williams @rhiannonwilliams.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
MIT Technology Review is offering a whopping 50% off the cost of an annual subscription! 🤠 www.technologyreview.com/subscribe?it...
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I love fun stories like this about what happens when you let bots run wild www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/27/1...
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These AI Minecraft characters did weirdly human stuff all on their own
Hundreds of LLM-powered AI agents spontaneously made friends, invented jobs, and spread religion.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
"Skeeting is a terrible word for this," he bleeted
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Does the world need more books tho www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
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New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Cherry picked or not this tech has got so good so fast runwayml.com/research/int... (but show us the hands)
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Runway Research | Introducing Frames
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