Kester
@kesterbrewin.com
Writer, and Associate Director at the Institute for the Future of Work. Views my own. Latest book, God-like: a 500-Year History of AI, is out now. All my books: http://www.kesterbrewin.com
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A global shift to plant-based diets could free an area of land as big as the US, China, the EU and Australia combined: restored ecosystems could draw down CO2, making our diets carbon negative. Average food emissions per person would be reduced from about 2,000 kg CO2eq/year to -160 kg CO2eq/year.
From nuts to kelp: The 'carbon-negative' foods that help reverse climate change
Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere for good, leaving the climate in a better place. Could we eat more of them?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
A global shift to plant-based diets could free an area of land as big as the US, China, the EU and Australia combined: restored ecosystems could draw down CO2, making our diets carbon negative. Average food emissions per person would be reduced from about 2,000 kg CO2eq/year to -160 kg CO2eq/year.
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If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
Time might not be money.
Time could be gift.
Time could be gift.
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Time might not be money.
Time could be gift.
Time could be gift.
Aggression: the surest sign of a weak argument.
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Aggression: the surest sign of a weak argument.
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for the love of god, AI systems aren't "just tools that are neither good nor evil in and of themselves". AI systems *are* tools of capitalism. they exist as tools of capitalism. there is no AI system "in and of itself" outside of capitalism
December 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
for the love of god, AI systems aren't "just tools that are neither good nor evil in and of themselves". AI systems *are* tools of capitalism. they exist as tools of capitalism. there is no AI system "in and of itself" outside of capitalism
Would do it for $111k more.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI
New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face unnerving in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Would do it for $111k more.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Wow, true spirit of the season from @grantamag.bsky.social sending out rejections on Christmas Day morning. Super classy!
Seriously… even if this is automated… having a fuc*ing word with yourselves about appropriate settings etc. All tech is social, and this is grossly anti-
Seriously… even if this is automated… having a fuc*ing word with yourselves about appropriate settings etc. All tech is social, and this is grossly anti-
December 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Wow, true spirit of the season from @grantamag.bsky.social sending out rejections on Christmas Day morning. Super classy!
Seriously… even if this is automated… having a fuc*ing word with yourselves about appropriate settings etc. All tech is social, and this is grossly anti-
Seriously… even if this is automated… having a fuc*ing word with yourselves about appropriate settings etc. All tech is social, and this is grossly anti-
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
Hi Sky people. Quick favour… I’ve pitched at @sxsw.com #London to do a talk, and it’s down to a public vote. Be great if you were able to give this some love… and a share if poss! 🤖🙌 ☑️ sxswlondon.awardsplatform.com/entry/vote/b...
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hi Sky people. Quick favour… I’ve pitched at @sxsw.com #London to do a talk, and it’s down to a public vote. Be great if you were able to give this some love… and a share if poss! 🤖🙌 ☑️ sxswlondon.awardsplatform.com/entry/vote/b...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
Cultural change should be accompanied by legal changes.
Caught speeding once: points and course.
Caught again, compulsory black box to track your driving.
We have a right to privacy. We abdicate this right if we fail to act responsibly.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Caught speeding once: points and course.
Caught again, compulsory black box to track your driving.
We have a right to privacy. We abdicate this right if we fail to act responsibly.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A driver killed my parents - attitudes to speeding need to change
Claire Corkery wants cultural change on road safety after her parents were killed by a speeding driver.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Cultural change should be accompanied by legal changes.
Caught speeding once: points and course.
Caught again, compulsory black box to track your driving.
We have a right to privacy. We abdicate this right if we fail to act responsibly.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Caught speeding once: points and course.
Caught again, compulsory black box to track your driving.
We have a right to privacy. We abdicate this right if we fail to act responsibly.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We may someday solve the problem of AI hallucination.
We will never solve the problem of tech-bro delusion.
We will never solve the problem of tech-bro delusion.
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
We may someday solve the problem of AI hallucination.
We will never solve the problem of tech-bro delusion.
We will never solve the problem of tech-bro delusion.
“while efforts to align the rapidly advancing technology to human interests had to date been successful,”
Aligned to human interests?! 😆😆😆😆🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈👀👀👀😩😩
Stunning example of #AI #hallucination from Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Aligned to human interests?! 😆😆😆😆🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈👀👀👀😩😩
Stunning example of #AI #hallucination from Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself
Anthropic’s chief scientist says AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“while efforts to align the rapidly advancing technology to human interests had to date been successful,”
Aligned to human interests?! 😆😆😆😆🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈👀👀👀😩😩
Stunning example of #AI #hallucination from Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Aligned to human interests?! 😆😆😆😆🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈👀👀👀😩😩
Stunning example of #AI #hallucination from Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan.
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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Sea lions are seals that are missing an electron
July 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Sea lions are seals that are missing an electron
The UK cultural sector is a major success story, and - among other things - an important source of soft power. So important that the right balance of #innovation and fairness / equity is struck, especially with regards preserving access to creative processes and imagination for young people.
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The UK cultural sector is a major success story, and - among other things - an important source of soft power. So important that the right balance of #innovation and fairness / equity is struck, especially with regards preserving access to creative processes and imagination for young people.
Great to have been involved as a #writer at focus groups, and in research support/production for @ifow.org, for this brilliant new report on #GenAI and the #Novel by @clemicollett.bsky.social for @mctd.bsky.social at University of Cambridge: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Great to have been involved as a #writer at focus groups, and in research support/production for @ifow.org, for this brilliant new report on #GenAI and the #Novel by @clemicollett.bsky.social for @mctd.bsky.social at University of Cambridge: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...
"You know what Theodore Roosevelt said about hunting grizzly bears? The thrill is in overcoming your own fear."
Lester Freamon in The Wire
Lester Freamon in The Wire
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"You know what Theodore Roosevelt said about hunting grizzly bears? The thrill is in overcoming your own fear."
Lester Freamon in The Wire
Lester Freamon in The Wire
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
I also write in more detail about this in my book, God-like: a 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters. Grab a copy from your local bookshop, or mine :)
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God-Like Kester Brewin // Bookseller Crow Bookshop, Crystal Palace South London
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November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I also write in more detail about this in my book, God-like: a 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters. Grab a copy from your local bookshop, or mine :)
booksellercrow.co.uk/shop/god-like/
booksellercrow.co.uk/shop/god-like/