Mark Riedl
@markriedl.bsky.social
AI for storytelling, games, explainability, safety, ethics. Professor at Georgia Tech. Associate Director of ML Center at GT. Time travel expert. Geek. Dad. he/him
US HHS has proposed using virtual AI doctors to address needs in rural areas
“In an extreme case, two users sent very similar messages describing symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage but were given opposite advice,” the study’s authors wrote. “One user was told to lie down in a dark room, and the other user was given the correct recommendation to seek emergency care.”
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
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February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
US HHS has proposed using virtual AI doctors to address needs in rural areas
Look, I'm trying to get work done here. Stop tempting me
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Broomgate: A Curling Scandal
Broomgate: A Curling Scandal
Broomgate: A Curling Scandal | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
For years, players have been too afraid to talk about it. But now, the truth about a broom that almost destroyed curling is finally coming out.
Over the course of six episodes, semi-professional curl...
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Look, I'm trying to get work done here. Stop tempting me
I want to see NBC profile the team running and maintaining the drones at the Olympic Games
February 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I want to see NBC profile the team running and maintaining the drones at the Olympic Games
The weirdest thing is that these dudes do something incredibly stupid with AI and then the rush online to tell us all about it.
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The weirdest thing is that these dudes do something incredibly stupid with AI and then the rush online to tell us all about it.
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
Every 4 years I become an armchair curling strategist. Oh, just a few more centimeters and they would have been able to build up a more solid foundation in the house.
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Every 4 years I become an armchair curling strategist. Oh, just a few more centimeters and they would have been able to build up a more solid foundation in the house.
I love generation ship sci-fi stories. How exactly does one manage a closed-resource society that can endure generations? What would life be like? Something invariably goes wrong.
Finished reading Hole in the Sky by Peter F Hamilton. More action-thriller than I prefer, but a fun read.
Finished reading Hole in the Sky by Peter F Hamilton. More action-thriller than I prefer, but a fun read.
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I love generation ship sci-fi stories. How exactly does one manage a closed-resource society that can endure generations? What would life be like? Something invariably goes wrong.
Finished reading Hole in the Sky by Peter F Hamilton. More action-thriller than I prefer, but a fun read.
Finished reading Hole in the Sky by Peter F Hamilton. More action-thriller than I prefer, but a fun read.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
We live in a very normal world
Chinese farmer loads pig onto drone, accidentally flies into power line, causes blackout
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We live in a very normal world
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Reposted by Mark Riedl
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
No thanks
Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.
Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT | TechCrunch
Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.
techcrunch.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 AM
No thanks
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if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
Reposted by Mark Riedl
Technology that doesn't work is a desired feature to the surveillance state, not a bug. When everyone is a "maybe" match, then probably cause can be manufactured to justify whatever it is one wanted to do in the first place. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Technology that doesn't work is a desired feature to the surveillance state, not a bug. When everyone is a "maybe" match, then probably cause can be manufactured to justify whatever it is one wanted to do in the first place. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...
“The company pays gig workers in Los Angeles between $20 and $24 to rescue a driverless taxi by closing a door.” 🤭
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“The company pays gig workers in Los Angeles between $20 and $24 to rescue a driverless taxi by closing a door.” 🤭
Okay. I’ve been waiting years to post this: everyone should read “Daemon”, by Daniel Suarez. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_...
No, not because it’s good. In fact it is not great writing and cheesy as hell.
Because the Torment Nexus Suarez describes in 2006 is being re-invented
No, not because it’s good. In fact it is not great writing and cheesy as hell.
Because the Torment Nexus Suarez describes in 2006 is being re-invented
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Okay. I’ve been waiting years to post this: everyone should read “Daemon”, by Daniel Suarez. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_...
No, not because it’s good. In fact it is not great writing and cheesy as hell.
Because the Torment Nexus Suarez describes in 2006 is being re-invented
No, not because it’s good. In fact it is not great writing and cheesy as hell.
Because the Torment Nexus Suarez describes in 2006 is being re-invented
Don't buy AI toys www.wired.com/story/an-ai-...
An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company’s stuffed animals.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Don't buy AI toys www.wired.com/story/an-ai-...
OpenClaw was vibe coded, wasn't it. It is a walking talking cybersecurity disaster
OpenClaw reveals meaty personal information after simple cracks
OpenClaw reveals meaty personal information after simple cracks
Skills marketplace is full of stuff - like API keys and credit card numbers - that crims will find tasty
Another day, another vulnerability (or two, or 200) in the security nightmare that is OpenClaw.…
dlvr.it
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 AM
OpenClaw was vibe coded, wasn't it. It is a walking talking cybersecurity disaster
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Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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The tension between two prolific posters on bluesky:
Skeeted Rivalry
Skeeted Rivalry
The two savviest fuel-gatherers in Scotland desperate to warm each other up:
Peated Rivalry
Peated Rivalry
The scions of the two biggest grain producing families in Eastern Washington secretly long for each other:
Wheated Rivalry.
Wheated Rivalry.
February 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The tension between two prolific posters on bluesky:
Skeeted Rivalry
Skeeted Rivalry
One was Otitinae, the other Ulidiinae. They were both pests, but coveted each others' picturesque wings
Otitid Rivalry
Otitid Rivalry
Two competing tailors form an unlikely alliance:
Pleated Rivalry
Pleated Rivalry
The two savviest fuel-gatherers in Scotland desperate to warm each other up:
Peated Rivalry
Peated Rivalry
February 5, 2026 at 10:29 PM
One was Otitinae, the other Ulidiinae. They were both pests, but coveted each others' picturesque wings
Otitid Rivalry
Otitid Rivalry
Companies all worried about how popular crustaceans are
The new model is build to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.
OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own | TechCrunch
The new model is build to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Companies all worried about how popular crustaceans are
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A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website.
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
www.404media.co/this-tool-se...