Niel
@nielflamarich.bsky.social
Científic de dades | Data Scientist.
AI.
Physics dropout.
AI.
Physics dropout.
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Que ja es faci servir la paraula absentisme per definir baixes o permisos és una altra derrota dels treballadors que els mitjans de comunicació han ajudat (un cop més) a bastir
February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Que ja es faci servir la paraula absentisme per definir baixes o permisos és una altra derrota dels treballadors que els mitjans de comunicació han ajudat (un cop més) a bastir
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My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
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February 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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Peça de la BBC sobre Cellebrite, una capacitat que tenen molts cossos policials del món, i que els dona accés total a la majoria de dispositius mòbils un cop interceptats.
Destaca i s’agrarix la mirada crítica del vídeo, per aquí els mitjans no son tant crítics amb aquestes coses
Destaca i s’agrarix la mirada crítica del vídeo, per aquí els mitjans no son tant crítics amb aquestes coses
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Peça de la BBC sobre Cellebrite, una capacitat que tenen molts cossos policials del món, i que els dona accés total a la majoria de dispositius mòbils un cop interceptats.
Destaca i s’agrarix la mirada crítica del vídeo, per aquí els mitjans no son tant crítics amb aquestes coses
Destaca i s’agrarix la mirada crítica del vídeo, per aquí els mitjans no son tant crítics amb aquestes coses
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As if this was something to be proud of!
Ascientific, unitellectual, unethical, foolish, imprudent, grotesque, irresponsible, reckless, immature, you name it!, on a grand scale.
Ascientific, unitellectual, unethical, foolish, imprudent, grotesque, irresponsible, reckless, immature, you name it!, on a grand scale.
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
As if this was something to be proud of!
Ascientific, unitellectual, unethical, foolish, imprudent, grotesque, irresponsible, reckless, immature, you name it!, on a grand scale.
Ascientific, unitellectual, unethical, foolish, imprudent, grotesque, irresponsible, reckless, immature, you name it!, on a grand scale.
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1. From lung cancer to climate change, capitalist governments are notoriously slow to recognize and remedy the negative externalities generated by corporate activity.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
January 28, 2026 at 6:59 AM
1. From lung cancer to climate change, capitalist governments are notoriously slow to recognize and remedy the negative externalities generated by corporate activity.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.
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El deteriorament de l'educació científica bàsica és un factor en l'auge dels antivacunes. Però l'educació per si sola no és antídot contra la propaganda. Desmuntar els monopolis mediàtics (els tradicionals i els mediats per plataformes) és urgent, també per motius de salut pública
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM
El deteriorament de l'educació científica bàsica és un factor en l'auge dels antivacunes. Però l'educació per si sola no és antídot contra la propaganda. Desmuntar els monopolis mediàtics (els tradicionals i els mediats per plataformes) és urgent, també per motius de salut pública
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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Freedom is when I don’t have to pay taxes and people who exercise their constitutional rights are beaten, shoved into camps, and shot in the back or the face by masked agents of the state
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Freedom is when I don’t have to pay taxes and people who exercise their constitutional rights are beaten, shoved into camps, and shot in the back or the face by masked agents of the state
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One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Avui —un avui del 1809— naixia Edgar Allan Poe. A Stroligut en podeu llegir la novel·leta de misteri gòtic "L'escarabat d'or" i l'assaig precursor dels crims de veritat "El jugador d'escacs de Maelzel".
Edgar Allan Poe | Stroligut
Edgar Allan Poe va ser un escriptor romàntic en llengua anglesa, conegut pels seus contes de terror i fantàstic i la novel·la gòtica als Estats Units.
stroligut.cat
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Avui —un avui del 1809— naixia Edgar Allan Poe. A Stroligut en podeu llegir la novel·leta de misteri gòtic "L'escarabat d'or" i l'assaig precursor dels crims de veritat "El jugador d'escacs de Maelzel".
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📣 NEW w/@udbhav-tiwari.bsky.social Mapping the technical reality & privacy/security perils of pushing AI agents into our infra
We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
39C3 - AI Agent, AI Spy
YouTube video by media.ccc.de
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
📣 NEW w/@udbhav-tiwari.bsky.social Mapping the technical reality & privacy/security perils of pushing AI agents into our infra
We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
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Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
The rise of AI denialism
Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg argues that dismissing AI as a “bubble” or mere “slop” ignores the tectonic technological shift now unfolding.
bigthink.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Not sure why this dross, dated Dec 1, seems to be circulating now (and why it didn't cross my feed a month ago), but wow what a terrible essay.
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
A few comments, in a short 🧵>>
bigthink.com/the-present/...
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‼️Diverses extensions de navegador comercialitzades com a eines de "privacitat" (VPNs i bloquejadors d'anuncis), han estat interceptant i exfiltrant les converses amb models d'IA com ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini i Copilot. L'incident afecta més de 8 milions d'usuaris a tot el món. +
December 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
‼️Diverses extensions de navegador comercialitzades com a eines de "privacitat" (VPNs i bloquejadors d'anuncis), han estat interceptant i exfiltrant les converses amb models d'IA com ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini i Copilot. L'incident afecta més de 8 milions d'usuaris a tot el món. +
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A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
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the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot