Yasmin R. Aslam
@yasminaslam.bsky.social
“Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." — MLK
Politics. Data. Science. Food. Travel.
eko.org campaigns director (opinions my own). MSNBC. Obama alum. And jobs you’d find even less interesting. UC Berkeley Poli Sci
Politics. Data. Science. Food. Travel.
eko.org campaigns director (opinions my own). MSNBC. Obama alum. And jobs you’d find even less interesting. UC Berkeley Poli Sci
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Yasmin R. Aslam
@yasminaslam.bsky.social
· Feb 18
New BBC research:
51% of all AI answers to questions about the news were judged to have significant issues of some form
19% of AI answers which cited BBC content introduced factual errors – incorrect factual statements, numbers and dates
And more…
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
51% of all AI answers to questions about the news were judged to have significant issues of some form
19% of AI answers which cited BBC content introduced factual errors – incorrect factual statements, numbers and dates
And more…
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
Groundbreaking BBC research shows issues with over half the answers from Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants
Conducted over a month, the study saw the BBC test four prominent, publicly available AI assistants
www.bbc.com
Over half the answers AI gave couldn’t be trusted.
Not even after the AI was given access to the BBC’s website and prompted to use BBC News articles and sources.
The BBC tested:
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT
- Microsoft’s Copilot
- Google’s Gemini
- Perplexity
Not even after the AI was given access to the BBC’s website and prompted to use BBC News articles and sources.
The BBC tested:
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT
- Microsoft’s Copilot
- Google’s Gemini
- Perplexity
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So Israel just bombed a residence in Doha in what they apparently claim was an assassination attempt. This is one of the more posh areas, housing embassies and diplomat residences as well as schools and hospitals.
September 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So Israel just bombed a residence in Doha in what they apparently claim was an assassination attempt. This is one of the more posh areas, housing embassies and diplomat residences as well as schools and hospitals.
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Several blasts have been heard in Doha, amid reports of an Israeli assassination attempt against Hamas officials.
Several blasts heard in Qatar's Doha, Axios says assassination attempt against Hamas officials
Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.
www.reuters.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Several blasts have been heard in Doha, amid reports of an Israeli assassination attempt against Hamas officials.
Nigel Farage wants to turn the UK into a police state like the U.S.
July 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage wants to turn the UK into a police state like the U.S.
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There’s a thin line between salesman and con artist.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of AI "fraud crisis" targeting consumer accounts
Altman's appearance comes one day before President Trump is scheduled to appear at an AI-focused summit.
www.axios.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There’s a thin line between salesman and con artist.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
There’s a thin line between salesman and con artist.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of AI "fraud crisis" targeting consumer accounts
Altman's appearance comes one day before President Trump is scheduled to appear at an AI-focused summit.
www.axios.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There’s a thin line between salesman and con artist.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”
Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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The Supreme Court is set to issue opinions tomorrow in some or all of the 10 remaining cases it heard this term, including:
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Supreme Court is set to issue opinions tomorrow in some or all of the 10 remaining cases it heard this term, including:
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Iran has responded to the US attacks.
Note: About 30 percent of global seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Note: About 30 percent of global seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reportedly moves to shut Strait of Hormuz after US attacks
The Iranian parliament backed a measure to close the critical shipping route in response to U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, state media reported
www.politico.eu
June 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Iran has responded to the US attacks.
Note: About 30 percent of global seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Note: About 30 percent of global seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
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BREAKING: At least 45 Palestinians were killed in Gaza while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to bring desperately needed food, Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital said. The circumstances of the killings were not immediately clear.
At least 45 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say
At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital.
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
BREAKING: At least 45 Palestinians were killed in Gaza while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to bring desperately needed food, Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital said. The circumstances of the killings were not immediately clear.
ICE is burning through cash so quickly, it could run out of money next month.
Another twisted White House pressure tactic: Congress either passes the “Big Beautiful Bill” now OR Trump will declare a national emergency and redirect money to ICE from elsewhere in the government…
Another twisted White House pressure tactic: Congress either passes the “Big Beautiful Bill” now OR Trump will declare a national emergency and redirect money to ICE from elsewhere in the government…
ICE is in a deep cash crisis amid the immigration crackdown
The agency is already $1 billion over budget by one estimate, with more than three months left in the fiscal year.
www.axios.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE is burning through cash so quickly, it could run out of money next month.
Another twisted White House pressure tactic: Congress either passes the “Big Beautiful Bill” now OR Trump will declare a national emergency and redirect money to ICE from elsewhere in the government…
Another twisted White House pressure tactic: Congress either passes the “Big Beautiful Bill” now OR Trump will declare a national emergency and redirect money to ICE from elsewhere in the government…
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An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
June 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
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NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT.
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
June 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT.
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
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They're going to start firing people to save their margins as AI fails to scale or provide meaningful growth
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
June 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
They're going to start firing people to save their margins as AI fails to scale or provide meaningful growth
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
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Feel like if the resource impacts of data centers really aren't that big of a deal there wouldn't be a federal effort to prevent states from restricting or regulating data center construction
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US. www.wired.com/story/a-poli...
A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Feel like if the resource impacts of data centers really aren't that big of a deal there wouldn't be a federal effort to prevent states from restricting or regulating data center construction
Hey, OpenAI and Grok make disinformation worse. Spread the word. #LAprotests
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what’s real and what’s not—and getting inaccurate information.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hey, OpenAI and Grok make disinformation worse. Spread the word. #LAprotests
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NEW: Judge Breyer balks at Gavin Newsom's request to block the Trump admin's use of the National Guard and Marines TODAY. He orders briefing tomorrow, followed by hearing Thursday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEW: Judge Breyer balks at Gavin Newsom's request to block the Trump admin's use of the National Guard and Marines TODAY. He orders briefing tomorrow, followed by hearing Thursday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I'm thrilled that @restofworld.org has excerpted one of my favorite passages from EMPIRE OF AI. It's not about Sam Altman or OpenAI directly. It's about what their vision of scale is costing us—and how we could dare to dream for a different conception of progress. 1/
restofworld.org/2025/ai-reso...
restofworld.org/2025/ai-reso...
The real cost of AI is being paid in deserts far from Silicon Valley
In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao writes about the rise of OpenAI and the impacts of AI around the world. Below is an extract from the book on the effects on Chile's mineral reserves and water res...
restofworld.org
May 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm thrilled that @restofworld.org has excerpted one of my favorite passages from EMPIRE OF AI. It's not about Sam Altman or OpenAI directly. It's about what their vision of scale is costing us—and how we could dare to dream for a different conception of progress. 1/
restofworld.org/2025/ai-reso...
restofworld.org/2025/ai-reso...
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Another loss in court for Trump Admin.
Federal judge rules Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it
Federal judge rules Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it
May 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Another loss in court for Trump Admin.
Federal judge rules Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it
Federal judge rules Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it
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Microsoft’s Build developer conference has been interrupted by a protester for the second day in a row.
“Jay! My people are suffering!” said the unnamed tech worker. “Cut ties! No Azure for apartheid! Free, free Palestine!”
“Jay! My people are suffering!” said the unnamed tech worker. “Cut ties! No Azure for apartheid! Free, free Palestine!”
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Microsoft’s Build developer conference has been interrupted by a protester for the second day in a row.
“Jay! My people are suffering!” said the unnamed tech worker. “Cut ties! No Azure for apartheid! Free, free Palestine!”
“Jay! My people are suffering!” said the unnamed tech worker. “Cut ties! No Azure for apartheid! Free, free Palestine!”
Anyone else wondering what Sam Altman / OpenAI are planning instead??
OpenAI abandons plan to be controlled by for-profit board
OpenAI abandons plan to be controlled by for-profit board
The maker of ChatGPT is giving up on becoming a normal company.
buff.ly
May 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Anyone else wondering what Sam Altman / OpenAI are planning instead??
It's well beyond time the UK ban foreign political donations, don't you think?
Runcorn and Helsby 👀 #NigelFarage #ReformUK
Runcorn and Helsby 👀 #NigelFarage #ReformUK
UK: Ban All Foreign Political Donations
Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party just made massive gains in UK elections. And now they’re drawing up plans to tap Trump donors to power him into No.10 in 2029.But we have a plan to stop MAGA bill
action.eko.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
It's well beyond time the UK ban foreign political donations, don't you think?
Runcorn and Helsby 👀 #NigelFarage #ReformUK
Runcorn and Helsby 👀 #NigelFarage #ReformUK
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Ex-OpenAI staffers file amicus brief opposing the company’s for-profit transition
Ex-OpenAI staffers file amicus brief opposing the company’s for-profit transition
A group of ex-OpenAI employees on Friday filed a proposed amicus brief in support of Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, opposing OpenAI’s planned conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit corporation. The brief names twelve former OpenAI employees: Steven Adler, Rosemary Campbell, Neil Chowdhury, Jacob Hilton, Daniel Kokotajlo, Gretchen Krueger, Todor Markov, Richard […]
tcrn.ch
April 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ex-OpenAI staffers file amicus brief opposing the company’s for-profit transition
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Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs
Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs
New Civil Liberties Alliance says president’s invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs is unlawful
* US politics – live updates
A libertarian group that has been funded by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch has mounted a legal challenge against Donald Trump’s tariff regime, in a sign of spreading rightwing opposition to a policy that has sent international markets plummeting.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a suit against Trump’s imposition of import tariffs on exports from China, arguing that doing so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – which the president has invoked to justify the duties on nearly all countries – is unlawful. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs
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NEW STUDY found that “the growing number of SUVs reduced the vehicle capacity of freeway lanes in Minnesota’s Twin Cities by 9.5% between 1995-2019. Their findings suggest yet another way in which ‘car bloat’ exacerbates problems that affect everyone, regardless of how they travel.”
How SUVs Are Making Traffic Worse
As larger, taller sport utility vehicles took over US roads, they also aggravated highway congestion, according to a new study. It’s yet another ill effect of “car bloat.”
www.bloomberg.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW STUDY found that “the growing number of SUVs reduced the vehicle capacity of freeway lanes in Minnesota’s Twin Cities by 9.5% between 1995-2019. Their findings suggest yet another way in which ‘car bloat’ exacerbates problems that affect everyone, regardless of how they travel.”