Jeffrey P. Bigham
@jeffreybigham.com
Professor of HCII and LTI at Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science.
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folks are asking our leaders to burn the bridges of their elite connections when things go awry.
but, whether it's epstein or trump, they don't.
i think survivorship bias explains this -- you wouldn't expect the people who have made it there by not burning such bridges to suddenly do so.
but, whether it's epstein or trump, they don't.
i think survivorship bias explains this -- you wouldn't expect the people who have made it there by not burning such bridges to suddenly do so.
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
folks are asking our leaders to burn the bridges of their elite connections when things go awry.
but, whether it's epstein or trump, they don't.
i think survivorship bias explains this -- you wouldn't expect the people who have made it there by not burning such bridges to suddenly do so.
but, whether it's epstein or trump, they don't.
i think survivorship bias explains this -- you wouldn't expect the people who have made it there by not burning such bridges to suddenly do so.
they will shift the overton window so that suddenly everyone will just be doing per token ad auctions … imagine the discombobulated nonsense when the democrats win tokens 1-5, republicans 6-12, budweiser 13-15, and back to the democrats for 16-20 😂
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
they will shift the overton window so that suddenly everyone will just be doing per token ad auctions … imagine the discombobulated nonsense when the democrats win tokens 1-5, republicans 6-12, budweiser 13-15, and back to the democrats for 16-20 😂
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
quite a range of possibilities there!
"It was unclear how the tool, which has capabilities ranging from processing PDFs to piloting autonomous drones, was deployed"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"It was unclear how the tool, which has capabilities ranging from processing PDFs to piloting autonomous drones, was deployed"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says
Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM
quite a range of possibilities there!
"It was unclear how the tool, which has capabilities ranging from processing PDFs to piloting autonomous drones, was deployed"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"It was unclear how the tool, which has capabilities ranging from processing PDFs to piloting autonomous drones, was deployed"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In a time when being nonchalant is cool, be chalant! — Adelyn Mui
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In a time when being nonchalant is cool, be chalant! — Adelyn Mui
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M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
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Police don’t wear masks. State troopers don’t wear masks. The National Guard doesn’t wear masks. But you know who does?
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Police don’t wear masks. State troopers don’t wear masks. The National Guard doesn’t wear masks. But you know who does?
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
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This is a very good article describing the Trump administration’s attacks on the midterm elections. We should be concerned about what’s happening, and ready to call out the BS, but not resigned to defeat (of democracy), b/c the attacks aren’t going to work. We (all) aren’t going to let that happen.
His attacks on the midterms are real and dangerous… and aren’t going to work. Running down the case for an optimistic threat assessment @theunpopulist.net :
Worry, Don't Panic, Over Trump's Efforts to Subvert the Elections
America's system is quite foolproof but he can still try to delegitimize it
www.theunpopulist.net
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
This is a very good article describing the Trump administration’s attacks on the midterm elections. We should be concerned about what’s happening, and ready to call out the BS, but not resigned to defeat (of democracy), b/c the attacks aren’t going to work. We (all) aren’t going to let that happen.
15 years ago, definitely would have predicted foursquare would be worse for humanity than twitter and instagram 😂
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
15 years ago, definitely would have predicted foursquare would be worse for humanity than twitter and instagram 😂
the leaders of both of my organizations were named part of the National Academy of Engineering (Tim Cook and Farnam Jahanian) --
www.nae.edu/19579/31222/...
www.nae.edu/19579/31222/...
National Academy of Engineering Elects 130 Members and 28 International Members
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) today announced the election of 130 members and 28 international members to its Class of 2026, said NAE President ...
www.nae.edu
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
the leaders of both of my organizations were named part of the National Academy of Engineering (Tim Cook and Farnam Jahanian) --
www.nae.edu/19579/31222/...
www.nae.edu/19579/31222/...
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Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
i wonder if anyone has ever had an uber car arrive at the time the app estimated when they paid for it.
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
i wonder if anyone has ever had an uber car arrive at the time the app estimated when they paid for it.
if someone is hired by this administration, given the requirement of fealty to trump, doesn't that mean they are basically unhirable by any other administration?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
if someone is hired by this administration, given the requirement of fealty to trump, doesn't that mean they are basically unhirable by any other administration?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
it would be useful to have a "trump's death toll" website --
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
Opinion | The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
it would be useful to have a "trump's death toll" website --
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
several years in, i'm still confused why people don't point out more often that the Cincinnati suburb where JD Vance grew up is not in Appalachia …
February 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM
several years in, i'm still confused why people don't point out more often that the Cincinnati suburb where JD Vance grew up is not in Appalachia …
not to quibble mainstream media, but isn't the headline that Trump Posted a Clearly Racist Video, not that he eventually deleted it (which seems to be the focus of everyone's new coverage)?
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
not to quibble mainstream media, but isn't the headline that Trump Posted a Clearly Racist Video, not that he eventually deleted it (which seems to be the focus of everyone's new coverage)?
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They made up a whole story about a White House staffer posting ut in the middle of the night, and Trump just goes Leeroy Jenkins and says, "You're goddamn right I ordered the Code Red!"
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
They made up a whole story about a White House staffer posting ut in the middle of the night, and Trump just goes Leeroy Jenkins and says, "You're goddamn right I ordered the Code Red!"
quite a twist on the mechanical turk motivation
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
quite a twist on the mechanical turk motivation
the thing about gavin newsom isn't that he's especially good at the attention game, it's that he's seemingly one of few democrats even trying …
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Will Newsom Be the Democrats’ Next Mistake?
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
the thing about gavin newsom isn't that he's especially good at the attention game, it's that he's seemingly one of few democrats even trying …
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
AI has surpassed average people on traditional metrics / ways of thinking AI for a while, and YET it still seems pretty dumb… I think it's b/c the AI we have is different than our own intelligence, and is fundamentally limited in this way, and you see it at the edges
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
AI has surpassed average people on traditional metrics / ways of thinking AI for a while, and YET it still seems pretty dumb… I think it's b/c the AI we have is different than our own intelligence, and is fundamentally limited in this way, and you see it at the edges
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I don't get how undressing rockets makes them fly better?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I don't get how undressing rockets makes them fly better?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
can FIFA give him a trophy saying he won the 2020 election in Georgia so he'll just shut the fuck up.
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
can FIFA give him a trophy saying he won the 2020 election in Georgia so he'll just shut the fuck up.
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If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.
trump's answer to the affordability crisis is to give himself $10 billion in a dumb lawsuit in which he's suing himself.
February 1, 2026 at 6:33 PM
trump's answer to the affordability crisis is to give himself $10 billion in a dumb lawsuit in which he's suing himself.
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If he does this, and isn't impeached and removed, it's a Rubicon moment where we are no longer a republic. Sorry, I don't care how much Republicans like his policies or fear his wrath, you can't just let a president cut checks to himself from the Treasury.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 11:22 AM
If he does this, and isn't impeached and removed, it's a Rubicon moment where we are no longer a republic. Sorry, I don't care how much Republicans like his policies or fear his wrath, you can't just let a president cut checks to himself from the Treasury.
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
-- Adam Serwer
-- Adam Serwer
February 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
-- Adam Serwer
-- Adam Serwer