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Kris Shrishak
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Enforce Senior Fellow at @iccl.bsky.social | Tech-policy, algorithmic decision making, privacy, cryptography, Internet security, human rights | KrisShrishak@eupolicy.social
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americanfietser.bsky.social
If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
krisshrishak.bsky.social
"Who believes in superintelligence? Generally not the experts."
profwinikoff.bsky.social Michael Winikoff @profwinikoff.bsky.social · 1h
Seems a good time to (re-)post my *2017* opinion piece on super intelligence and AGI - still relevant, still valid.

www.otago.ac.nz/otagobulleti...
Opinion: Who believes in superintelligence?
Opinion: Who believes in superintelligence?
www.otago.ac.nz
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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jaishrijuice.bsky.social
Finally!! The voices of reason! It's about time to deflate this AI nonsense.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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mariacervin.bsky.social
Les scientifiques demandent aux politiques de prendre ce problème au sérieux plutôt que promouvoir les intérêts spéculatifs des entreprises de l' #IA
Les impacts sont déjà là !
krisshrishak.bsky.social Kris Shrishak @krisshrishak.bsky.social · 1d
Citizens already face AI harms: discrimination, privacy-violations, psychological and environmental harms. Instead of effectively addressing these harms and stopping companies from exploiting workers and stealing creative work, the President is promoting AI hype that serves these companies.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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ccailleaux.bsky.social
Des universitaires expert-es en IA écrivent une lettre ouverte à von der Leyen dénonçant son soutien total à la promotion irrationnelle de ces technologies - et des industriels qui les portent
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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olivia.science
> "We are saying that progress is moving faster than older forecasts suggested," the Commission said.

We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡

Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social

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Scientists call on Von der Leyen to withdraw AI comment
More than 70 AI scientists from around the world have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asking her to retract a statement she made in May that artificial intelligence is ex...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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trevorsideas.bsky.social
It's really frustrating to see so many world leaders abandon principles and common sense to get on board with the AI hype train.

If the technology is really as critical as they say then why aren't they employing critical thinking in their approaches?
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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bmitra.bsky.social
Proud to be a signatory on this. Please read and sign if you agree. ✍🏽
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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abeba.bsky.social
the @ec.europa.eu's President von der Leyen is uncritically echoing AI hype & corporate PR, particularly that “AI would approach human reasoning in 2026”. we find this unacceptable & ask the Commission President to retract it. please sign this open letter if you agree
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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olivia.science
Please sign this excellent letter to Ursula vdL, so she can see that nonsense AI hype is neither true nor appropriate for anybody to believe or spread.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
krisshrishak.bsky.social
My piece on @euobserver.com following up on the letter from scientists to the President of the European Commission

euobserver.com/digital/ar68...
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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krisshrishak.bsky.social
You can read the letter in an image

h/t @lorak.bsky.social for the idea
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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lorak.bsky.social
Read the letter:
“Dear President von der Leyen, We, experts in artificial intelligence (Al) and its societal impacts, are deeply concerned about your unscientific and inaccurate statement that Al is nearing human reasoning. You claimed in your budget speech in May "we thought Al would only approach human reasoning around 2050. Now we expect this to happen already next year." We understand from Commission disclosure, which followed a lengthy process to obtain this information, that you relied on the statements of Dario Amodei, Jensen Huang and Sam Altman as the basis for your statement about Al nearing human reasoning. These are marketing statements driven by profit-motive and ideology rather than empirical evidence and formal proof. In short, these tech CEOs claims concerning "superintelligence" and "AGI" are manifestly bound with their financial imperatives and not rigorous science. For the President of the European Commission to repeat the misleading marketing language of US technology firms without independent scientific verification undermines Europe's credibility as a reliable and trusted source of scientific knowledge. This is particularly so amidst a significant speculative bubble to which baseless Al hype is contributing. It also undermines the ability of Commission staff to evaluate the claims of Al vendors at a time when the Commission regulates them and procures Al services. The Commission has the duty to diligently assess claims made by industry and to determine with impartial and scholarly analysis where best the objectives of the Union should be pursued. The scientific development of any potentially useful Al is not served by amplifying the unscientific marketing claims of US tech firms. We call on you to: 1. retract your statement on Al approaching human reasoning next year; 2. diligently evaluate other such marketing claims about Al products; and 3. ensure you have the benefit of the necessary impartial scientific advice in future.”
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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eerkeboiten.bsky.social
I've signed this too. AI reaching parity with humans next year!? Maybe Altman et al aren't impartial predictors ...
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
krisshrishak.bsky.social
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.

@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed

www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
krisshrishak.bsky.social
Australia's consumer protection agency sues Microsoft for dumping GenAI on people, deliberately hiding subscription options & raising costs.

In an attempt to avoid penalties, Microsoft offers customers refund...by sending people the "wrong" refund link with no choice

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Microsoft to refund subscription price hike but ACCC still seeks penalty
Microsoft apologises to customers and says it will refund them, after the consumer watchdog alleged the tech giant misled about 2.7 million Australians over subscription costs so they would remain on ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
🚨 Please help boost this in the German bluesky-sphere 🚨
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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abeba.bsky.social
this! the AI industry and CS at large literally treats the human condition as a problem to be solved
krisshrishak.bsky.social Kris Shrishak @krisshrishak.bsky.social · 5d
"We are tearing people down by convincing them that they can't function without these tools. And we are doing this purely because some very rich unhappy oligarchs would like to become even richer if no more happier. There is nothing benevolent about this."
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
krisshrishak.bsky.social
This talk from @monteiro.bsky.social is fantastic.

"We are born with hearts that want to make a mark on the world. This ability is not lost, it is taken from us."

A few more quotes in the thread ⬇️. There is much more in the full talk.

h/t @tante.cc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH2d...
Y Oslo - How to draw an orange, Mike Monteiro
YouTube video by Y Oslo
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November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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danmcquillan.bsky.social
If your organisation still feels the need to start any questioning of AI with "We recognise that AI has huge potential to help with XYZ, but.." then they're still not free of the hype. It's past the time for fake even-handedness, and the AI emperor has no clothes.
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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rocher.lc
Is there a scientific crisis in AI evaluations‽ We did the hard work of reviewing all recent AI benchmarks in top AI conferences. Amongst the 445 reviewed benchmarks, few offer rigorous evaluations of AI capabilities, making it difficult to actually track advances in the field and compare models.
Screenshot of paper with graphs showing research findings
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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vaspanagiotopoulos.com
⚠️ In a new document, part of the so-called discharge process, the European Commission admits EU funds flowed to #spyware firms after our @ftm.eu probe, and a letter by 39 MEPs.

🚫 However it fails to list all 🇪🇺 programmes from which surveillance companies have benefited.

www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...
Newsletter | Brussels admits EU funds flowed to spyware firms after FTM probe
Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism
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November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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aial.ie
The AIAL is looking for a highly driven Post-Doctoral Researcher who can design and implement research that improves transparency and accountability regarding the use of generative AI in public services

Application closes on Dec 02, 2025

More information: aial.ie/hiring/postd...
About AIAL The AI Accountability Lab (AIAL) is a research lab hosted in the ADAPT Research Centre and the School of Computer Science and Statistics in Trinity College Dublin. We are driven by the urgent need to demystify, critically assess, and publicly communicate the operations and functionality of AI systems by looking under the hood as well as their downstream impact on the public with the aim of shaping public knowledge, shifting power, and reserving fundamental rights, freedoms, and autonomy. The AIAL is an innovative lab at the cutting-edge of AI dedicated to greater transparency on the use of AI systems in the public domain and concrete accountability for the downstream societal impact of these technologies. The AIAL operates under the core principle that academic research, particularly research in AI, should be of a high-relevance and utility to the public. Thus, we actively engage and partner with local communities, civil society, and rights groups to ensure our work is grounded in real challenges and remains relevant and useful to these stakeholders. We are deeply committed to ensuring our work contributes to fostering transparency and driving a culture of AI accountability. Academic freedom and autonomy are of utmost importance to us and we take great care to ensure our lab is free from direct conflict of interest or implicit influence or pressure from the industry that we are studying. We are funded by philanthropic organisations such as the MacArthur foundation and European grants. About the role There is currently a growing move by governments worldwide, including the Irish government, to integrate generative AI technologies into public sector operations. However, information on the where, how, why, and when such technologies are being used remains scarce. Without this knowledge, it is difficult to understand, assess, and ensure the integrity of public services. The AIAL seeks to understand this challenge better and to conduct high-quality, high-impact research that helps uphold the principles of transparency, accountability, and equity. To directly tackle this urgent problem, the AIAL is looking for a highly driven Post-Doctoral Researcher who can design and implement research that improves transparency and accountability regarding the use of generative AI in public services. The researcher will particularly focus on uncovering and critically examining the integration, procurement, and governance practices of generative AI in government functions and public service operations. The output of this work is expected to be a public-facing database that acts as a knowledge-base and provides transparency and critical evaluation into the use of generative AI with the aim of expanding public knowledge and feeding into regulations and standards. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a 2-year, in-person, full-time fixed term position as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the AIAL. Responsibilities Identify and map public sector organisations and government bodies that are integrating generative AI into internal as well as public-facing processes, in particular where these constitute decision making. The scope for this work will be Ireland in the initial stages Identify similar initiatives with value-aligned researchers/organisations across Europe and establish collaborations with the aim of painting a fuller-picture as well as performing cross-country comparisons and analysis. The appointed candidate will be expected to establish this collaboration to share findings from Ireland and learn from other EU initiatives to develop a pan-EU analysis Develop a public-facing database detailing the use of generative AI in public sectors. The database will provide key information such as modality, model version, vendor information, contractual agreements (if any), known risks, and will also facilitate information such as how it was procured, and where it is being used, for what purpose as well as any prior audits or testing done and main findings Identify and analyse contractual agreements and policies regarding the procurement and use of generative AI in public services. The appointed candidate will be expected to understand the procurement system involving government bodies and technology vendors, and the means to achieve this information where it isn’t readily available – such as through freedom of information requests. The analysis of obtained information will be through the lens of relevant European regulations to identify key information and transparency, accountability and equity concerns Assess the impact of generative AI in decision-making processes in government and the implications for institutional transparency, governance and accountability Requirements Hold a PhD in the following disciplines: computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, AI policy research, investigative journalism, management sciences, information systems studies, science and technology studies or cognate disciplines In-depth experience and publication track-record examining governance structures, power asymmetries and EU regulations Demonstrable experience in data visualisation, statistical analysis and a history of working with freedom of information (FoI) requests In-depth knowledge of European legislations and regulations such as the AI Act, DSA, GDPR Comprehensive knowledge (with a publication track record) of the AI audit landscape. Hands on experience with black-box auditing as well as executing qualitative and quantitative audits, particularly of generative AI Self-driven, passionate, and committed to transforming institutional transparency from a theoretical concept to a concrete, operationalisable, and practical mechanism for expanding public knowledge and fostering accountability Ambitious and passionate communicator who is well able to articulate transparency (lack thereof) and accountability in this domain, even when there is considerable pushback Experience working with civil society organisations and community organising with a particular focus on AI transparency, accountability, equity and the rule of law
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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kbruisch.bsky.social
We need a critique of AI in academic publishing. Following my decision not to sign an AI addendum to my contract with Cambridge University Press, I wrote this short essay which is now out in the Dublin Review of Books.
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Move over for AI - DRB
Katja Bruisch writes: I recently completed a scholarly monograph – an environmental, economic and energy history of peat in imperial and Soviet Russia. After years of thinking and writing, I approache...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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lucabertuzzi.bsky.social
MEP Sergey Lagodinsky has filed a complaint with the EU Ombudsman, arguing that the AI Act’s Code of Practice on GPAI lets model providers avoid disclosing training energy use, contradicting the law’s transparency requirements.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
EU lawmaker files complaint over AI Act’s energy disclosure application | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
EU lawmaker Sergey Lagodinsky has lodged a complaint with the EU Ombudsman, alleging that the European Commission’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models is not aligned with the AI Act’s ener...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM