Cameron
@drcameront.bsky.social
Husband, father, walker and admirer of Puffins.
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Paris has a post on just that! disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Paris has a post on just that! disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
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Two very important graphs.
Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved.
The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers.
Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved.
The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers.
Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
September 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Two very important graphs.
Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved.
The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers.
Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Net migration reached record levels in 2023 - and has since halved.
The vast majority of arrivals comprises students and workers.
Arrivals in small boats and asylum seekers - less than 5%.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
I found this story incredibly heartening today. Wonderful use of AI, with humanity at the centre. 😊
That story of providing a person living with MND with a state of the art AI voice was an uplifting piece. Full story here. 👏👏 #r4today #patientexperience
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How eight seconds of scratchy audio from a VHS tape gave a mum back her voice
Sarah Ezekiel was 34 with two children when motor neurone disease took away her ability to speak.
www.bbc.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I found this story incredibly heartening today. Wonderful use of AI, with humanity at the centre. 😊
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Ukraine is a secondary topic for both Trump and Putin in Alaska. This is a mafia meeting arranged by war criminal Putin to restore Russia internationally & economically. Trump wants his "peace" glory and Putin used that to get this summit. But it's mainly about money for both of them, as always.
August 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ukraine is a secondary topic for both Trump and Putin in Alaska. This is a mafia meeting arranged by war criminal Putin to restore Russia internationally & economically. Trump wants his "peace" glory and Putin used that to get this summit. But it's mainly about money for both of them, as always.
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Seth nails the human-centric thinking of the techno-optimists
May 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Seth nails the human-centric thinking of the techno-optimists
Just finished this. Well worth reading.
May 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just finished this. Well worth reading.
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Authoritarians love "Gen AI" because it
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
April 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Authoritarians love "Gen AI" because it
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
- Sounds confident even when factually wrong
- Broadly conforms to & reproduces their biases, off the shelf
- Lets them create bespoke realities (text, audio, moving & still image) which agree w/ their biases
- Degrades trust in knowledge/evidence/expertise…
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When I said 10 years ago that we didn’t need to fear intelligent AI nearly as much as we need to fear dumb AI used by people who think it’s smart, I was really hoping to be wrong but now none of us can retire because AI is bad at math
Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT’s
ChatGPT may be the White House’s latest economic advisor.
www.theverge.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
When I said 10 years ago that we didn’t need to fear intelligent AI nearly as much as we need to fear dumb AI used by people who think it’s smart, I was really hoping to be wrong but now none of us can retire because AI is bad at math
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I agree...it's a mistake to view this as an attack on science. It IS part of a dramatic expansion of an attack on knowledge, expertise, civic institutions, evidence-based reality, and democracy that has only just reached biomedical science (climate science and evolution had some early tastes).
Science benefits almost everyone. Nearly every aspect of modern life is premised off of knowledge gained from science.
Now think about the motives of a movement that considers science the enemy. Do you really think that science is their primary target?
Now think about the motives of a movement that considers science the enemy. Do you really think that science is their primary target?
March 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I agree...it's a mistake to view this as an attack on science. It IS part of a dramatic expansion of an attack on knowledge, expertise, civic institutions, evidence-based reality, and democracy that has only just reached biomedical science (climate science and evolution had some early tastes).
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I love this review of The AI Mirror in @physicsworld.bsky.social. The writer calls me out on the one area of positivity about AI (as a tool for science communication) that I would now happily retract.
Lost in the mirror: as AI development gathers momentum, will it reflect humanity’s best or worst attributes? – Physics World
Claire Malone reviews The AI Mirror by Shannon Vallor
physicsworld.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I love this review of The AI Mirror in @physicsworld.bsky.social. The writer calls me out on the one area of positivity about AI (as a tool for science communication) that I would now happily retract.
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1/ "A science of consciousness beyond pseudo-science and pseudo-consciousness" is out now! it was a joy to coauthor this commentary with Àlex Gómez-Marin @behaviOrganisms for @NatureNeuro, in which we try find some positive lessons in the clash over IIT www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
1/ "A science of consciousness beyond pseudo-science and pseudo-consciousness" is out now! it was a joy to coauthor this commentary with Àlex Gómez-Marin @behaviOrganisms for @NatureNeuro, in which we try find some positive lessons in the clash over IIT www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Musk takes a break from posting fake news, fascist and racist memes, and slandering Ukraine with Kremlin talking points to again show that he’s a moral imbecile. A true renaissance man.
“You are a traitor.”
An absurd and insulting thing to say to anyone who posts what Senator Kelly did.
And even more insulting since he served as a U.S. Navy captain and a NASA astronaut.
Kelly was a combat pilot and flew 39 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War.
An absurd and insulting thing to say to anyone who posts what Senator Kelly did.
And even more insulting since he served as a U.S. Navy captain and a NASA astronaut.
Kelly was a combat pilot and flew 39 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War.
March 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Musk takes a break from posting fake news, fascist and racist memes, and slandering Ukraine with Kremlin talking points to again show that he’s a moral imbecile. A true renaissance man.
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes
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So far, Trump’s art of the deal is to give Russia whatever it wants in advance while asking for nothing from Putin. At the same time, he has tried to extort Ukraine for mineral rights. Once again, he seems not to know or care who America’s allies and enemies are.
February 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
So far, Trump’s art of the deal is to give Russia whatever it wants in advance while asking for nothing from Putin. At the same time, he has tried to extort Ukraine for mineral rights. Once again, he seems not to know or care who America’s allies and enemies are.
I couldn't agree more Stephen. Putin is absolutely loving this. How to legitimise dictators and organised crime. What on earth is happening?
Drudge Report dubs the Prez Comrade Trumpski.
MAGA, is that what you voted for? A coward bowing to Putin ?
MAGA, is that what you voted for? A coward bowing to Putin ?
February 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I couldn't agree more Stephen. Putin is absolutely loving this. How to legitimise dictators and organised crime. What on earth is happening?
This is a wonderful book.
December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
This is a wonderful book.
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As well as increasing energy usage, generative artificial intelligence (especially large language models such as ChatGPT) could produce a significant surge in electronic waste. 🧪 physicsworld.com/a/generative...
Generative AI has an electronic waste problem, researchers warn – Physics World
Without mitigation measures, the computing infrastructure for large language models could generate 2.5 million tons of e-waste a year by 2030
physicsworld.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:59 AM
As well as increasing energy usage, generative artificial intelligence (especially large language models such as ChatGPT) could produce a significant surge in electronic waste. 🧪 physicsworld.com/a/generative...
Just finished this - I recommend it, I really enjoyed it.
November 30, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Just finished this - I recommend it, I really enjoyed it.
I remember the Carter Vs Ford 'presidential race' of 1976. I was six years old. I actually thought the two candidates were racing cars across the USA and that the finish line was at the White House!
November 3, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I remember the Carter Vs Ford 'presidential race' of 1976. I was six years old. I actually thought the two candidates were racing cars across the USA and that the finish line was at the White House!