Ben Fineman
@benfineman.bsky.social
Dad/husband. Public servant. Broadband and digital inclusion leader. Ethical AI advocate. Basement rockstar. Opinions are my own.
A message from my daughter to my Whovian friends.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A message from my daughter to my Whovian friends.
In honor of TARDIS Day I'm resharing my daughter's bass guiTARDIS. Still trying to convince her to pose with it wearing my 12th doctor cosplay. #TARDISDay #doctorwho #TARDIS
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In honor of TARDIS Day I'm resharing my daughter's bass guiTARDIS. Still trying to convince her to pose with it wearing my 12th doctor cosplay. #TARDISDay #doctorwho #TARDIS
I thought the Indeed AI Work Report was pretty fascinating. In particular this chart that goes skill by skill and breaks down how much each will be transformed by AI. It reinforces that few jobs will go away completely due to AI, but the vast majority will be transformed by it to some degree.
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I thought the Indeed AI Work Report was pretty fascinating. In particular this chart that goes skill by skill and breaks down how much each will be transformed by AI. It reinforces that few jobs will go away completely due to AI, but the vast majority will be transformed by it to some degree.
Check out our new pet bear cub!*
*Of course, this is not real. But it demonstrates another step in the inexorable march toward AI content becoming impossible to detect. Watermarks are easy to remove. We need to pivot to data provenance to verify what's real instead of trying to detect what's fake.
*Of course, this is not real. But it demonstrates another step in the inexorable march toward AI content becoming impossible to detect. Watermarks are easy to remove. We need to pivot to data provenance to verify what's real instead of trying to detect what's fake.
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Check out our new pet bear cub!*
*Of course, this is not real. But it demonstrates another step in the inexorable march toward AI content becoming impossible to detect. Watermarks are easy to remove. We need to pivot to data provenance to verify what's real instead of trying to detect what's fake.
*Of course, this is not real. But it demonstrates another step in the inexorable march toward AI content becoming impossible to detect. Watermarks are easy to remove. We need to pivot to data provenance to verify what's real instead of trying to detect what's fake.
UPGRADING IS COMPULSORY (but good governance is essential.) As we build powerful new technologies, we must ensure they serve humanity, not the other way around. On that note, I’m excited to share that I completed Georgetown University's certificate in AI Governance and Compliance.
July 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
UPGRADING IS COMPULSORY (but good governance is essential.) As we build powerful new technologies, we must ensure they serve humanity, not the other way around. On that note, I’m excited to share that I completed Georgetown University's certificate in AI Governance and Compliance.
It was back in March that we met #davidtennant at Cleveland Fan Expo, but too fun not to share. He was lovely to meet in person even if he looks a bit nonplussed in the photo 😆 #doctorwho
July 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It was back in March that we met #davidtennant at Cleveland Fan Expo, but too fun not to share. He was lovely to meet in person even if he looks a bit nonplussed in the photo 😆 #doctorwho
So I took my mom to one of those paint your own pottery places for Mother’s Day. There was really only one choice of what to put on my mug. #DungeonCrawlerCarl #LitRPG
July 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
So I took my mom to one of those paint your own pottery places for Mother’s Day. There was really only one choice of what to put on my mug. #DungeonCrawlerCarl #LitRPG
#5 Semi-Autonomous AI Agents Take Over. Next year, we won’t just work with AI; we’ll have semi-autonomous AI agents making decisions for us. Think: AI assistants with actual power. But governance is key—if we don’t rein them in, “decision-making autonomy” could spiral fast. 6/6
December 31, 2024 at 4:57 PM
#5 Semi-Autonomous AI Agents Take Over. Next year, we won’t just work with AI; we’ll have semi-autonomous AI agents making decisions for us. Think: AI assistants with actual power. But governance is key—if we don’t rein them in, “decision-making autonomy” could spiral fast. 6/6
#4 Disinformation Cybersecurity Explodes. As grey market AI rises, disinformation is about to level up. AI-generated content (deepfakes, fake news, you name it) is forcing a whole new industry into action: disinformation cybersecurity. If you thought spotting fake content was hard now, just wait 5/6
December 31, 2024 at 4:54 PM
#4 Disinformation Cybersecurity Explodes. As grey market AI rises, disinformation is about to level up. AI-generated content (deepfakes, fake news, you name it) is forcing a whole new industry into action: disinformation cybersecurity. If you thought spotting fake content was hard now, just wait 5/6
#3 SLMs and Gray Market AI Boom. SLMs (small language models) are the new frontier - lean, custom-built models for niche uses. But here’s the kicker: as commercial safeguards are enhanced, we’ll see an explosion of gray-market AI—tools built on stolen datasets or with questionable intent. 4/6
December 31, 2024 at 4:50 PM
#3 SLMs and Gray Market AI Boom. SLMs (small language models) are the new frontier - lean, custom-built models for niche uses. But here’s the kicker: as commercial safeguards are enhanced, we’ll see an explosion of gray-market AI—tools built on stolen datasets or with questionable intent. 4/6
#2 The first AI cult will emerge. An AI cult? Yep, it’s coming. In 2025, I predict we’ll see the first group of people following an AI “guru.” Whether it’s a chatbot with charisma or a deepfake oracle, there are a lot of people looking for direction and unprepared for AI's realism. 3/6
December 31, 2024 at 4:46 PM
#2 The first AI cult will emerge. An AI cult? Yep, it’s coming. In 2025, I predict we’ll see the first group of people following an AI “guru.” Whether it’s a chatbot with charisma or a deepfake oracle, there are a lot of people looking for direction and unprepared for AI's realism. 3/6
#1 Someone Will Achieve AGI...but not tell anyone. AGI is coming... but when it happens, the first team to achieve it will keep it to themselves. Meanwhile, someone else will falsely claim they have AGI, prompting endless debates over how we even define it. 2/6
December 31, 2024 at 4:38 PM
#1 Someone Will Achieve AGI...but not tell anyone. AGI is coming... but when it happens, the first team to achieve it will keep it to themselves. Meanwhile, someone else will falsely claim they have AGI, prompting endless debates over how we even define it. 2/6
So I’m pretty pleased with how the bass guiTARDIS we got our daughter for Christmas turned out. First thing played in it: #doctorwho theme song, of course.
December 28, 2024 at 6:29 PM
So I’m pretty pleased with how the bass guiTARDIS we got our daughter for Christmas turned out. First thing played in it: #doctorwho theme song, of course.
The elf had to call in some backup for this one. #DoctorWho
December 16, 2024 at 9:28 PM
The elf had to call in some backup for this one. #DoctorWho
I think the elf blinked last night…the angel is off the tree! #DoctorWho
December 14, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I think the elf blinked last night…the angel is off the tree! #DoctorWho
I do find it amusing that SantaGPT is for ages 13+ only. Technically they say ChatGPT as a whole is for ages 13+ but this is the only voice that has the limit explicitly. At least they are trying? #EthicalAI
December 14, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I do find it amusing that SantaGPT is for ages 13+ only. Technically they say ChatGPT as a whole is for ages 13+ but this is the only voice that has the limit explicitly. At least they are trying? #EthicalAI
SantaGPT wouldn't explicitly confirm the Elf on the Shelf is NOT a kind of weeping angel. #DontBlinkOrHeMoves #WeepingElfTheory
December 13, 2024 at 2:39 PM
SantaGPT wouldn't explicitly confirm the Elf on the Shelf is NOT a kind of weeping angel. #DontBlinkOrHeMoves #WeepingElfTheory
I think the new weeping angel started getting feisty because the elf is keeping an eye on her. #doctorwho @brendafineman.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I think the new weeping angel started getting feisty because the elf is keeping an eye on her. #doctorwho @brendafineman.bsky.social
We decided the weeping angel tree topper was too small, so we upsized (and found a model we like better) #doctorwho @brendafineman.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 3:19 PM
We decided the weeping angel tree topper was too small, so we upsized (and found a model we like better) #doctorwho @brendafineman.bsky.social
I'm putting too much pressure on myself regarding what my first Bluesky post should be, so I'm just going to break the seal by sharing our new weeping angel Christmas tree topper that we printed. @brendafineman.bsky.social #doctorwho
December 3, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I'm putting too much pressure on myself regarding what my first Bluesky post should be, so I'm just going to break the seal by sharing our new weeping angel Christmas tree topper that we printed. @brendafineman.bsky.social #doctorwho