James Martin
@jamesmart1n.bsky.social
Passionate about making tech more responsible, notably via my v own https://bettertech.blog. And sharing memes ofc
My new favourite person on the internets 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
My new favourite person on the internets 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
After tech firms blaming AI for job cuts (it’s actually because they over-hired post covid), car firms are blaming steep shift-to-electric costs for poor results. Had they thought of the planet a bit sooner, would they still be in this mess?
PS: the Model T Ford was nearly electric
flip.it/1aZzPs
PS: the Model T Ford was nearly electric
flip.it/1aZzPs
Stellantis shocking announcement leads to huge stock decline
Investors are not happy with what new Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa just revealed.
flip.it
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
After tech firms blaming AI for job cuts (it’s actually because they over-hired post covid), car firms are blaming steep shift-to-electric costs for poor results. Had they thought of the planet a bit sooner, would they still be in this mess?
PS: the Model T Ford was nearly electric
flip.it/1aZzPs
PS: the Model T Ford was nearly electric
flip.it/1aZzPs
A brilliant interview. Thanks again @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @alixdunn.com. Inspiring stuff 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@naomiaklein.bsky.social: “The only governing principle of it is compute — more and more and more and more. It's a really kind of brute force way of seeing the world, and to have so many titans fighting for this one prize at the same time is the most unimaginably wasteful use of resources.”
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A brilliant interview. Thanks again @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @alixdunn.com. Inspiring stuff 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Reposted by James Martin
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
“The one-size-fits-all model of AI development is inherently so problematic and colonial” - Karen Hao drills down on her “Empire of AI" stance in this must-read essay for AINow Institute. Instead, we need "small, specialized models controlled by each community" 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Data Rich
The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be ...
ainowinstitute.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 AM
“The one-size-fits-all model of AI development is inherently so problematic and colonial” - Karen Hao drills down on her “Empire of AI" stance in this must-read essay for AINow Institute. Instead, we need "small, specialized models controlled by each community" 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Reposted by James Martin
We tried the carrot. Here’s the stick.
#ICE is ramping up attacks against immigrants and American citizens— and #Palantir is their surveillance backbone.
Go to www.purgepalantir.com/the-palantir-payroll/ for the list of dirty politicians trading our rights for Palantir $$$ — then call them out.
#ICE is ramping up attacks against immigrants and American citizens— and #Palantir is their surveillance backbone.
Go to www.purgepalantir.com/the-palantir-payroll/ for the list of dirty politicians trading our rights for Palantir $$$ — then call them out.
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
We tried the carrot. Here’s the stick.
#ICE is ramping up attacks against immigrants and American citizens— and #Palantir is their surveillance backbone.
Go to www.purgepalantir.com/the-palantir-payroll/ for the list of dirty politicians trading our rights for Palantir $$$ — then call them out.
#ICE is ramping up attacks against immigrants and American citizens— and #Palantir is their surveillance backbone.
Go to www.purgepalantir.com/the-palantir-payroll/ for the list of dirty politicians trading our rights for Palantir $$$ — then call them out.
Reposted by James Martin
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
"I’m just going to go to Sam Altman’s house, take all of his things, and then see if he wants to opt out." @karaswisher.bsky.social’s excellent quote perfectly sums up big AI’s robber baron approach to IP. Especially now we know Anthropic hid plans to "destructively scan" all the world’s books" 🥶
some of my favorite snippets from newly released court docs in the Anthropic copyright book case. eye-opening stuff on Project Panama, their plan to "destructively scan all the books in the world" in order to train AI
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
"I’m just going to go to Sam Altman’s house, take all of his things, and then see if he wants to opt out." @karaswisher.bsky.social’s excellent quote perfectly sums up big AI’s robber baron approach to IP. Especially now we know Anthropic hid plans to "destructively scan" all the world’s books" 🥶
ChatGPT is now using Grokipedia as a source. For 9 questions out of 12, re. Guardian. ICYMI, Grokipedia questions whether Jan 6, 2021 was an "insurrection". Yet another reason to get tf off big AI, rn!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
ChatGPT is now using Grokipedia as a source. For 9 questions out of 12, re. Guardian. ICYMI, Grokipedia questions whether Jan 6, 2021 was an "insurrection". Yet another reason to get tf off big AI, rn!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Super cool. And about time. God bless you DuckDuckGo 🦆
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noaiduckduckgo.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Super cool. And about time. God bless you DuckDuckGo 🦆
noaiduckduckgo.com
noaiduckduckgo.com
AI is too big to not burst. It’s running out of energy (Musk admitted that). It doesn’t have enough clients (Nadella admitted that). 💰-wise, it’s doomed (re. @edzitron.com). The wreckage, however, could be beautiful, re. Cory Doctorow. More: bettertech.blog/2026/01/23/w... cc @sashamtl.bsky.social
Why the “big AI” bubble could burst in 2026… and why this might be a good thing
We’re only now starting to see serious cracks in three years’ worth of AI hype. The level of investment in generative AI has been so huge that seven AI companies currently account for m…
bettertech.blog
January 26, 2026 at 10:46 AM
AI is too big to not burst. It’s running out of energy (Musk admitted that). It doesn’t have enough clients (Nadella admitted that). 💰-wise, it’s doomed (re. @edzitron.com). The wreckage, however, could be beautiful, re. Cory Doctorow. More: bettertech.blog/2026/01/23/w... cc @sashamtl.bsky.social
40% of workers say AI saves them NO time. Hardly any C-levels do. When will these blinkered leaders accept that most people don’t want this? Another WSJ-cited survey talks of "AI tax", or how LLMs make some tasks longer by adding errors. Wake the f’up, C-levels! www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
40% of workers say AI saves them NO time. Hardly any C-levels do. When will these blinkered leaders accept that most people don’t want this? Another WSJ-cited survey talks of "AI tax", or how LLMs make some tasks longer by adding errors. Wake the f’up, C-levels! www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
Our analysis of job postings data shows no clear evidence that AI is behind the slowdown in early-career employment… & indeed casts doubt on many of the assumptions underlying this narrative, with simpler, non-AI explanations better fitting the data www.ft.com/content/7fbc...
The AI Shift: What millions of job ads reveal about AI displacement
A close inspection suggests all is not what it seems
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Our analysis of job postings data shows no clear evidence that AI is behind the slowdown in early-career employment… & indeed casts doubt on many of the assumptions underlying this narrative, with simpler, non-AI explanations better fitting the data www.ft.com/content/7fbc...
V good point. Just like how any photos you upload to Facebook or Insta have always belonged to Meta… except no one knows or cares 🤷♂️
Via @histoftech.bsky.social
Via @histoftech.bsky.social
There is no law preventing Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Microsoft from deciding tomorrow that any solution their AI creates for you or your business belongs to them and you are required to license the answer or share the revenue you make from building it
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM
V good point. Just like how any photos you upload to Facebook or Insta have always belonged to Meta… except no one knows or cares 🤷♂️
Via @histoftech.bsky.social
Via @histoftech.bsky.social
Can we measure the environmental impacts of #AI? Yes, but it's complicated (guess why? Yup, GAFAM...)
Here's how: bettertech.blog/2026/01/14/c...
Oh and if you're wondering why it matters: bettertech.blog/2025/11/14/u...
Here's how: bettertech.blog/2026/01/14/c...
Oh and if you're wondering why it matters: bettertech.blog/2025/11/14/u...
Can we really assess the environmental impacts of AI?
As highlighted in our previous article, there is every reason to believe that the environmental impact of generative AI is set to increase significantly: sevenfold by 2030, according to the latest …
bettertech.blog
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Can we measure the environmental impacts of #AI? Yes, but it's complicated (guess why? Yup, GAFAM...)
Here's how: bettertech.blog/2026/01/14/c...
Oh and if you're wondering why it matters: bettertech.blog/2025/11/14/u...
Here's how: bettertech.blog/2026/01/14/c...
Oh and if you're wondering why it matters: bettertech.blog/2025/11/14/u...
Just in case we forget next time he causes a diplomatic crisis on a whim: 🌮🌮🌮
Trump posts an image of him planting the American flag on Greenland alongside a sign that says “Greenland US Territory est 2026”
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Just in case we forget next time he causes a diplomatic crisis on a whim: 🌮🌮🌮
Reposted by James Martin
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
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I’m looking for my right-hand person to come help me run the @aial.ie
- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00
Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Main Responsibilities👇🏾
- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00
Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Main Responsibilities👇🏾
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I’m looking for my right-hand person to come help me run the @aial.ie
- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00
Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Main Responsibilities👇🏾
- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00
Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Main Responsibilities👇🏾
“For this [AI] not to be a bubble by definition, it requires that the benefits of this are much more evenly spread”
= it's a bubble
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
via @interacciones.org
= it's a bubble
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
via @interacciones.org
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“For this [AI] not to be a bubble by definition, it requires that the benefits of this are much more evenly spread”
= it's a bubble
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
via @interacciones.org
= it's a bubble
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
via @interacciones.org
#AI is accelerating #CSAM images by 26,362%, re. Internet Watch Foundation, warning of never-before-seen quantities of abuse material. "Criminals can have their own child sexual abuse machines to make whatever they want" - IWF head Kerry Smith. Legislation, erm, when? www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
AI becoming ‘child sexual abuse machine’, warns IWF
‘Frightening’ 260-fold rise in AI child sexual abuse videos contribute to making 2025 worst year for online abuse in IWF’s 30-year history.
www.iwf.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
#AI is accelerating #CSAM images by 26,362%, re. Internet Watch Foundation, warning of never-before-seen quantities of abuse material. "Criminals can have their own child sexual abuse machines to make whatever they want" - IWF head Kerry Smith. Legislation, erm, when? www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
@flipboard.com those new pop-over ads? A real buzzkill. I’ve been using Flipboard since you launched, and this is the first time I’ve considered using it less. Please rethink!
January 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@flipboard.com those new pop-over ads? A real buzzkill. I’ve been using Flipboard since you launched, and this is the first time I’ve considered using it less. Please rethink!
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January 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Comedy gold. My fave part: OpenAI, the company currently wrecking the planet in its blind "bigger is better" AI race at one stage wanted to be a B-CORP. To escape from Elon 😅
PS: this was the same Brockman who illegally scraped millions of videos from YouTube to train GPT3, btw. ZERO morals…
PS: this was the same Brockman who illegally scraped millions of videos from YouTube to train GPT3, btw. ZERO morals…
wow I can't believe that OpenAI...
(1) had an actual secret conspiracy to undermine Musk and convert to for-profit for personal financial gain and
(2) was dumb enough to actually put the conspiracy into writing
(1) had an actual secret conspiracy to undermine Musk and convert to for-profit for personal financial gain and
(2) was dumb enough to actually put the conspiracy into writing
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Comedy gold. My fave part: OpenAI, the company currently wrecking the planet in its blind "bigger is better" AI race at one stage wanted to be a B-CORP. To escape from Elon 😅
PS: this was the same Brockman who illegally scraped millions of videos from YouTube to train GPT3, btw. ZERO morals…
PS: this was the same Brockman who illegally scraped millions of videos from YouTube to train GPT3, btw. ZERO morals…
US fascism marches on 😨
Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
US fascism marches on 😨
Bravo Bandcamp! Banning AI music to focus on human creativity - plain, simple and effective 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Deezer should be next 🤞🏻
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Bravo Bandcamp! Banning AI music to focus on human creativity - plain, simple and effective 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Deezer should be next 🤞🏻