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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 3d

Bulletin Editor-in-Chief @meckdevil.bsky.social spoke with @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, a Vice President and Fellow at Google, where he is the Chief Technology Officer of Technology & Society, and founder of Paradigms of Intelligence (Pi)
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Blaise Agüera y Arcas | Conversations Before Midnight 2025

Blaise Agüera y Arcas (Vice President and Fellow at Google, where he is the Chief Technology Officer of Technology & Society, and founder of Paradigms of Intelligence) and John Mecklin…

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John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 4d

My latest offering. Kennette Benedict is a great woman; you’re going to want to hear what she says about the organization she funded, led, and now advises

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 6d

For our 80th anniversary, Bulletin editor-in-chief @meckdevil.bsky.social interviews former executive director Kennette Benedict about where the Bulletin is going and where its been:

The recent past and foreseeable future of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: a conversation

Editor in chief John Mecklin interviews former executive director Kennette Benedict

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 6d

For our 80th anniversary, Bulletin editor-in-chief @meckdevil.bsky.social interviews former executive director Kennette Benedict about where the Bulletin is going and where its been:

The recent past and foreseeable future of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: a conversation

Editor in chief John Mecklin interviews former executive director Kennette Benedict

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John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 9d

Amazing how many articles you did not cite. Really. Amazing.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 9d

My cat, Twig the Magnificent, was once very proud to have prevailed over a baby bunny rabbit.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 9d

Produce the mouse.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 9d

I can't pronounce this author's last name, but this piece is one of the best overviews of where the AI revolution stands that I've read. And I've read plenty of them.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 11d

The development of AI is being driven by some of the most powerful companies on Earth.

There has never been a greater need for independent voices on AI's science, risks, and governance, writes Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh.

This is a role that the Bulletin is positioned to play.

Stopping the Clock on catastrophic AI risk

AI is already sufficiently robust that it introduces new global risks and exacerbates existing threats. Its development is being driven by some of the most powerful companies on Earth, and the…

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 10d

As long correctly predicted by global #climate models...

"New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole"

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New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole

This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glac...

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John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 10d

Facts, for a candid world

Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 10d

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner

Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 10d

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 11d

Narcissistic ghoul.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11d

Ghoul.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11d

Ghoul.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 11d

The development of AI is being driven by some of the most powerful companies on Earth.

There has never been a greater need for independent voices on AI's science, risks, and governance, writes Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh.

This is a role that the Bulletin is positioned to play.

Stopping the Clock on catastrophic AI risk

AI is already sufficiently robust that it introduces new global risks and exacerbates existing threats. Its development is being driven by some of the most powerful companies on Earth, and the…

thebulletin.org

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

You're right. But that's not the fault of the media. It's the fault of those people. The information was easily available. Either they did not avail themselves of it, or chose to disbelieve it in favor of various sorts of mis- and disinformation, much of it in the right-wing media ecosphere.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

CNN literally showed people breaking into the Capitol and chanting “hang Mike Pence.” You are welcome to keep repeating untrue nonsense; it’s a free country. I’ll stop responding to you now, though.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

All media organizations are flawed to varying degrees and in varying ways. Your "independent journalists" may be crackpot wannabes in my estimation. But that's all beside the point. The mainstream media have not hidden the manifold disqualifying infirmities of Donald Trump. At all.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

You are wrong. The billionaire-owned Washington Post and CNN and MSNBC were filled with reportage on Trump’s unfitness for office. Filled.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

No one sane-washed the Access Hollywood tape. No one sane washed Trump’s attempt to overthrow the government and retain power. The evidence of unfitness was overwhelming and all over the media.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

The amount of "mainstream" reportage on Trump's unfitness for the presidency was enormous in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Enormous. Unavoidable for any American who read or watched mainstream media.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15d

I’ve been writing about it for years, but instead of constantly bitching, be glad that it’s finally being reported properly. At least today.
My God, such incredible whining.

Dani 🦋🦋🦋 @daniellemndem.bsky.social · 15d

Main stream media sucks. Trump was psycho tweeting and giving crazy pants speeches long before people were questioning Biden’s acuity. Trump has been NUTS for a very long time, and MSM has given him a complete pass for years.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 14d

You'll laugh, and then you'll cry.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 15d

this is crazy, these people are 2nd grade-level liars

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 15d

The nuclear outlook, by someone who knows what's been and what's likely coming.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 15d

In the 80th year of the nuclear age, with just 89 seconds left on the Doomsday Clock, every nuclear challenge is trending in the wrong direction, writes Bulletin president and CEO Alexandra Bell @atomicbell.bsky.social.

Eighty years and 89 seconds: It’s time to fight against midnight

"Eight decades since the Trinity Test and the first use of atomic weapons in war, we now find ourselves at an inflection point. The rising tide of nuclear challenges threatens to overtop what remains of our poorly tended metaphorical levees. The choices in the months and years ahead will determine our fate. The future—our future—is on the line."

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John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 15d

This is the most interesting take I've read on the effect of AI on the possibility of nuclear war.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 15d

The new nuclear age differs from past eras in an important way: This era is shaped by information abundance.

But that abundance comes with a paradox, writes Héloïse Fayet @hfayet.bsky.social. With more data, there's also an increase in noise, deception, and potential misperception.

Algorithms of misperception: Managing nuclear risk in an AI world

"The challenge for the next decade isn’t just managing nuclear weapons; it’s managing how nuclear realities are perceived, misperceived, and twisted in the information environment."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 15d

this is crazy, these people are 2nd grade-level liars

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 15d

The new nuclear age differs from past eras in an important way: This era is shaped by information abundance.

But that abundance comes with a paradox, writes Héloïse Fayet @hfayet.bsky.social. With more data, there's also an increase in noise, deception, and potential misperception.

Algorithms of misperception: Managing nuclear risk in an AI world

"The challenge for the next decade isn’t just managing nuclear weapons; it’s managing how nuclear realities are perceived, misperceived, and twisted in the information environment."

thebulletin.org

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 15d

In the 80th year of the nuclear age, with just 89 seconds left on the Doomsday Clock, every nuclear challenge is trending in the wrong direction, writes Bulletin president and CEO Alexandra Bell @atomicbell.bsky.social.

Eighty years and 89 seconds: It’s time to fight against midnight

"Eight decades since the Trinity Test and the first use of atomic weapons in war, we now find ourselves at an inflection point. The rising tide of nuclear challenges threatens to overtop what remains of our poorly tended metaphorical levees. The choices in the months and years ahead will determine our fate. The future—our future—is on the line."

thebulletin.org

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15d

I’ve been writing about it for years, but instead of constantly bitching, be glad that it’s finally being reported properly. At least today.
My God, such incredible whining.

Dani 🦋🦋🦋 @daniellemndem.bsky.social · 15d

Main stream media sucks. Trump was psycho tweeting and giving crazy pants speeches long before people were questioning Biden’s acuity. Trump has been NUTS for a very long time, and MSM has given him a complete pass for years.

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 15d

A lot of interesting pieces in this issue, current and past.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 16d

Today marks 80 years since our nonprofit newsroom started publishing.

To mark this milestone—in true Bulletin fashion—we published a magazine issue that looks to the future.

Check it out: buff.ly/REJsWIF

John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 15d

Not many magazines live to be 80 years old. The one I edit did and is still doing its job: explaining existential threats in a way that regular folks will read—so they can do something to make the world safer. @columjournreview.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social thebulletin.org/magazine/202...

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 15d

Exactly 80 years ago, scientists who helped build the world's first atomic bomb published a "bulletin."

That was the beginning of the Bulletin, our nonprofit newsroom.

To mark the anniversary—in true Bulletin fashion—we published a magazine that looks to the future: buff.ly/REJsWIF

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 16d

Today marks 80 years since our nonprofit newsroom started publishing.

To mark this milestone—in true Bulletin fashion—we published a magazine issue that looks to the future.

Check it out: buff.ly/REJsWIF

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