Sean O’Brien
@seantobrien.bsky.social
Great read on the current state of the AI industry www.sequoiacap.com/article/why-...
Why AI Labs Are Starting to Look Like Sports Teams
With compute more abundant, talent is the new bottleneck in AI. Star players are signing pay packages that resemble those of professional athletes.
www.sequoiacap.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great read on the current state of the AI industry www.sequoiacap.com/article/why-...
Virginia Lieutenant Governor race would have been a great opportunity to test ranked choice voting IMO
June 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Virginia Lieutenant Governor race would have been a great opportunity to test ranked choice voting IMO
Happy Father’s Day to the Red Sox daddy - the GMs of the NL West.
June 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy Father’s Day to the Red Sox daddy - the GMs of the NL West.
Apple’s like, "Today, we’re excited to bring some of the most exciting features of Google Voice and WhatsApp to the iPhone.”
June 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Apple’s like, "Today, we’re excited to bring some of the most exciting features of Google Voice and WhatsApp to the iPhone.”
Honored to have attended the installation of His Eminence, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, today at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
March 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Honored to have attended the installation of His Eminence, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, today at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Great to be at the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot (NAIRR) pilot annual meeting this morning kicked off by my friend and colleague Ana Hunsinger.
February 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great to be at the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot (NAIRR) pilot annual meeting this morning kicked off by my friend and colleague Ana Hunsinger.
I've been fan at times of UK's tech policy including some of the CMA actions. This is a massive government overreach to demand unencrypted access to all global users files and content
UK orders Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data
Bid to tap customers’ accounts could weaken security for iPhone users all over the world
www.ft.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I've been fan at times of UK's tech policy including some of the CMA actions. This is a massive government overreach to demand unencrypted access to all global users files and content
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NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington has found a way to train an AI reasoning model for ~$50
Academic researchers find a way to train an AI reasoning model for less than $50
A small team of AI researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington has found a way to train an AI reasoning model for a fraction of the price paid by big corporations that produce widely known products such as ChatGPT. The group has posted a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing their efforts to inexpensively train chatbots and other AI reasoning models.
techxplore.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington has found a way to train an AI reasoning model for ~$50
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The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
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Understanding global leaders is one of the CIA’s most important jobs. Analysts comb through intelligence collected by spies and publicly available information to create profiles of leaders that can predict behaviors. A chatbot powered by A.I. now helps do that work.
C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders
The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Understanding global leaders is one of the CIA’s most important jobs. Analysts comb through intelligence collected by spies and publicly available information to create profiles of leaders that can predict behaviors. A chatbot powered by A.I. now helps do that work.
I haven't dug too far into the details yet, but I LOVE the idea of a pay-as-you-go model for a Chatbot. More thoughts later.
January 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I haven't dug too far into the details yet, but I LOVE the idea of a pay-as-you-go model for a Chatbot. More thoughts later.
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We talked to Internet2 Associate VP Sean O'Brien and Ball State University VP for IT and CIO Loren Malm about the latest Internet2 Cloud Scorecard release and the development efforts behind it: campustechnology.com/Articles/202...
Internet2 Kicks Off 2025 with a Major Cloud Scorecard Update -- Campus Technology
The latest release on Internet2's Cloud Scorecard Finder website previews new features that include dynamic selection criteria and options to explore multiple solutions side-by-side. More updates are ...
campustechnology.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We talked to Internet2 Associate VP Sean O'Brien and Ball State University VP for IT and CIO Loren Malm about the latest Internet2 Cloud Scorecard release and the development efforts behind it: campustechnology.com/Articles/202...
Facebook has already become a pretty useless app for me filled with fake AI generated articles. Just today I’ve seen articles that the Jets have hired Mike Vrabel and Rex Ryan. Neither of which is true or likely to happen.
Breaking News: Meta said it would end its fact-checking program and rely instead on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts. The move is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.
Meta Reveals Plan to Alter Fact-Checking Program
The move will end a third-party fact-checking system and rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Facebook has already become a pretty useless app for me filled with fake AI generated articles. Just today I’ve seen articles that the Jets have hired Mike Vrabel and Rex Ryan. Neither of which is true or likely to happen.
Stanford's new AI research tool helps users generate comprehensive, research-backed articles by scanning multiple sources
storm.genie.stanford.edu
January 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Stanford's new AI research tool helps users generate comprehensive, research-backed articles by scanning multiple sources
Ushering in 2025 with a crazy thunderstorm in the nation's capital somehow seems fitting
December 31, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Ushering in 2025 with a crazy thunderstorm in the nation's capital somehow seems fitting
Thanks to @quinnypig.com and Siri for a little Sunday late afternoon humor.
December 29, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Thanks to @quinnypig.com and Siri for a little Sunday late afternoon humor.
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Come join us at UMW — if you have any questions about the position or the school, please reach out to me. Please share!
jobs.umw.edu/jobs/chief-i...
jobs.umw.edu/jobs/chief-i...
Chief Information Officer - UMW, Virginia, United States
Title: Chief Information Officer
VP Area: Chief of Staff - UMW
Department: Information Technology
Campus Location: Main Campus
Advertised Range: $160,000-$210,000, commensurate with experience
Abo...
jobs.umw.edu
December 28, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Come join us at UMW — if you have any questions about the position or the school, please reach out to me. Please share!
jobs.umw.edu/jobs/chief-i...
jobs.umw.edu/jobs/chief-i...
Starting shortly: Come join us how Google Gemini, facilitated by the NET+ GWE, empowers institutions to leverage AI for their students, faculty, and staff. Great campus stories included. events.internet2.edu/ereg/index.p...
December 17, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Starting shortly: Come join us how Google Gemini, facilitated by the NET+ GWE, empowers institutions to leverage AI for their students, faculty, and staff. Great campus stories included. events.internet2.edu/ereg/index.p...
I continue to see the need for cost-effective and equitable access to GenAI tools across higher ed. I’m hosting a webinar next week exploring how Google Gemini, facilitated by the NET+ GWE, empowers institutions to leverage AI for their students, faculty, and staff. Hope to see you there. t.ly/NFoTn
Enabling Equitable AI Access with Google Gemini and NET+ Google Workspace Program | Dec 17, 2024
In the age of generative AI, equitable access to transformative technology is crucial to the success of students, faculty, and staff in higher educati
t.ly
December 14, 2024 at 3:05 PM
I continue to see the need for cost-effective and equitable access to GenAI tools across higher ed. I’m hosting a webinar next week exploring how Google Gemini, facilitated by the NET+ GWE, empowers institutions to leverage AI for their students, faculty, and staff. Hope to see you there. t.ly/NFoTn
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Due to the sheer amount of content on the platform, as well as longer average scroll times, TikTok users have the highest yearly emissions compared to other social media platforms. The reason behind this lies in the unique addictiveness of TikTok’s platform.
TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123 miles in gas-powered car a year, data shows
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Due to the sheer amount of content on the platform, as well as longer average scroll times, TikTok users have the highest yearly emissions compared to other social media platforms. The reason behind this lies in the unique addictiveness of TikTok’s platform.
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Colleges nationwide are on deadline to meet updated standards for web accessibility. Experts say the work is long overdue — and will ‘be painful’. chroni.cl/4fc1tNd
Colleges Must Revise Millions of Web Pages. It Will Be ‘Painful.’
The work also entails a major culture shift — all on deadline.
chroni.cl
December 11, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Colleges nationwide are on deadline to meet updated standards for web accessibility. Experts say the work is long overdue — and will ‘be painful’. chroni.cl/4fc1tNd
This is a great overview 👇
First impressions of the new Amazon Nova LLMs (via a new llm-bedrock plugin) simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/4/a...
The vibes are good with these ones - they're price and performance competitive with the Google Gemini family, which means they are _really_ inexpensive
The vibes are good with these ones - they're price and performance competitive with the Google Gemini family, which means they are _really_ inexpensive
First impressions of the new Amazon Nova LLMs (via a new llm-bedrock plugin)
Amazon released three new Large Language Models yesterday at their AWS re:Invent conference. The new model family is called Amazon Nova and comes in three sizes: Micro, Lite and Pro. …
simonwillison.net
December 4, 2024 at 4:14 PM
This is a great overview 👇
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Trump considers naming an ‘AI czar’
Trump considers naming an ‘AI czar’
Incoming president Donald Trump is considering naming an “AI czar” in the White House, Axios reports. Should Trump appoint such a policy person, they’d be charged with helping to coordinate federal regulation and governmental use of AI. Importantly, an AI…
tcrn.ch
November 26, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Trump considers naming an ‘AI czar’
Here's a rarity for being in your mid (late?) 30s. Flying on a plane that's older than me.
November 26, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Here's a rarity for being in your mid (late?) 30s. Flying on a plane that's older than me.