Charity Weeden
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What export controls should we place on AI technology? How and when?
If you have a strong opinion and are at #NVIDIAGTC this week, reach out: a.e180.co/l/ecYKkl/
If you have a strong opinion and are at #NVIDIAGTC this week, reach out: a.e180.co/l/ecYKkl/
AI technology and export controls. How to strike the right balance btwn commerce and security?
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October 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What export controls should we place on AI technology? How and when?
If you have a strong opinion and are at #NVIDIAGTC this week, reach out: a.e180.co/l/ecYKkl/
If you have a strong opinion and are at #NVIDIAGTC this week, reach out: a.e180.co/l/ecYKkl/
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"OpenAI has subpoenaed a wide range of nonprofits that have been critical of the company’s controversial for-profit restructuring. ... But in practice, recipients and legal experts say, they seem more like a campaign of intimidation with very real costs." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came
OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk has caught company critics in the crossfire.
www.theverge.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"OpenAI has subpoenaed a wide range of nonprofits that have been critical of the company’s controversial for-profit restructuring. ... But in practice, recipients and legal experts say, they seem more like a campaign of intimidation with very real costs." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Should probably involve NASA's Hypervelocity Impact Technology Team as well. Although there may be no one there (not sure if exempted) hvit.jsc.nasa.gov
October 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Should probably involve NASA's Hypervelocity Impact Technology Team as well. Although there may be no one there (not sure if exempted) hvit.jsc.nasa.gov
I'm at the @politico.com AI and Tech Summit this morning.
A fascinating conversation with Sen Ted Cruz where he explained how 800 MHz of spectrum became available for auction in the OBBBA, with a large chunk of upper C band in play. (Hint: because it was bigger than 600 MHz!)
A fascinating conversation with Sen Ted Cruz where he explained how 800 MHz of spectrum became available for auction in the OBBBA, with a large chunk of upper C band in play. (Hint: because it was bigger than 600 MHz!)
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm at the @politico.com AI and Tech Summit this morning.
A fascinating conversation with Sen Ted Cruz where he explained how 800 MHz of spectrum became available for auction in the OBBBA, with a large chunk of upper C band in play. (Hint: because it was bigger than 600 MHz!)
A fascinating conversation with Sen Ted Cruz where he explained how 800 MHz of spectrum became available for auction in the OBBBA, with a large chunk of upper C band in play. (Hint: because it was bigger than 600 MHz!)
The Push for a Sustainable Lunar Economy - payloadspace.com/the-push-for...
The Push For a Sustainable Lunar Economy
“There needs to be more transparency on how the world is thinking about lunar sustainability,” said Charity Weeden, a former NASA policy chief whose views do not represent the agency. “It’s critical n...
payloadspace.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Push for a Sustainable Lunar Economy - payloadspace.com/the-push-for...
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For anyone near a hurricane-prone area, this is alarmingly bad news.
www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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Critical hurricane forecast tool abruptly terminated
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it would immediately stop ingesting, processing, and transmitting data essential to most hurricane forecasts.
www.local10.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For anyone near a hurricane-prone area, this is alarmingly bad news.
www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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I'm incredibly sad to hear of Marc Garneau's passing. More than an astronaut and politician, he was a pioneer and the pride of Canada. Thinking of his loved ones tonight.
Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and former federal cabinet minister, has died at age 76.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
June 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I'm incredibly sad to hear of Marc Garneau's passing. More than an astronaut and politician, he was a pioneer and the pride of Canada. Thinking of his loved ones tonight.
We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Sir Winston Churchill
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Sir Winston Churchill
Checkbook shutter controls are fashionable again? 👀
US technology, provided by private companies, just ceased to be reliable
March 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Checkbook shutter controls are fashionable again? 👀
Fascinating. Anthropic describing their latest system as a "concerning improvement". Shows a new angle in the AI race - they who have the most advanced system also have an obligation to identify safety and security measures.
Anthropic response to OSTP here: www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
Anthropic response to OSTP here: www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
March 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Fascinating. Anthropic describing their latest system as a "concerning improvement". Shows a new angle in the AI race - they who have the most advanced system also have an obligation to identify safety and security measures.
Anthropic response to OSTP here: www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
Anthropic response to OSTP here: www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
Reposted by Charity Weeden
Watch Firefly land on the Moon! After identifying surface hazards and selecting a safe landing site, #BlueGhost landed directly over the target in Mare Crisium. A historic moment on March 2 we'll never forget. We have Moon dust on our boots! #BGM1
youtu.be/NpHhEybJdxg
youtu.be/NpHhEybJdxg
Moon Landing - Firefly Blue Ghost Makes History
YouTube video by Firefly Aerospace
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Watch Firefly land on the Moon! After identifying surface hazards and selecting a safe landing site, #BlueGhost landed directly over the target in Mare Crisium. A historic moment on March 2 we'll never forget. We have Moon dust on our boots! #BGM1
youtu.be/NpHhEybJdxg
youtu.be/NpHhEybJdxg
So long as there aren't models that perform differently for different price points. Uh, that's already happening.
Just think how students with IEPs and limited modalities available to learn could thrive with AI. Let's make sure they aren't getting inferior tech than those that can pay.
Just think how students with IEPs and limited modalities available to learn could thrive with AI. Let's make sure they aren't getting inferior tech than those that can pay.
If you have zero education, but learn how to ask AI models the right questions , in many jobs you will be able to outperform someone with an advanced degree, but who is unwilling to use Large Language Models.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
February 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
So long as there aren't models that perform differently for different price points. Uh, that's already happening.
Just think how students with IEPs and limited modalities available to learn could thrive with AI. Let's make sure they aren't getting inferior tech than those that can pay.
Just think how students with IEPs and limited modalities available to learn could thrive with AI. Let's make sure they aren't getting inferior tech than those that can pay.
Reactions in front of official Hansard transcribes vs back room politics are a tad different (lessons from a former page).
Garbage in, garbage out as they say
Garbage in, garbage out as they say
"pitched by software developers as a tool that “allows users to forecast parliamentary reactions to proposed policies”. [It] analyses Hansard, the official parliamentary record of debates, to offer “insights into how parliament might react to a new policy if it were debated tomorrow”." - oh dear
January 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Reactions in front of official Hansard transcribes vs back room politics are a tad different (lessons from a former page).
Garbage in, garbage out as they say
Garbage in, garbage out as they say
Reposted by Charity Weeden
Too soon, fortune cookie.
December 20, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Too soon, fortune cookie.
With the big news this week on Quantum computing, I'm having some thoughts regarding the Quantum world and life lessons / philosophy.
1) All things are possible. So don't ever doubt yourself. Get out there and do it!
1) All things are possible. So don't ever doubt yourself. Get out there and do it!
December 13, 2024 at 1:04 PM
With the big news this week on Quantum computing, I'm having some thoughts regarding the Quantum world and life lessons / philosophy.
1) All things are possible. So don't ever doubt yourself. Get out there and do it!
1) All things are possible. So don't ever doubt yourself. Get out there and do it!
I thought I wouldn't have too many culture shocks having been in the US for over 13 years but watching college sports is def one of them (the skill, the facilities, the $$$)
Pict: Women's VBall Univ of Neb at UMD
Pict: Women's VBall Univ of Neb at UMD
December 1, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I thought I wouldn't have too many culture shocks having been in the US for over 13 years but watching college sports is def one of them (the skill, the facilities, the $$$)
Pict: Women's VBall Univ of Neb at UMD
Pict: Women's VBall Univ of Neb at UMD
Understanding the intent to avoid problematic locations, it's still a bit disappointing that this isn't planned to thread through the Canadian arctic. More of benefits/difficulties of such a plan from the Arctic institute: www.thearcticinstitute.org/geopolitics-...
November 29, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Understanding the intent to avoid problematic locations, it's still a bit disappointing that this isn't planned to thread through the Canadian arctic. More of benefits/difficulties of such a plan from the Arctic institute: www.thearcticinstitute.org/geopolitics-...
Optical comm is a transformational technology bringing speed, large amounts of data, and bypassing congested RF spectrum.
I think NASA's successful laser communications tests with Psyche is one of the most important recent developments in space exploration. Broadband transmission over a hundred million km away. The DSN is so busy and could use a little help. www.nasa.gov/missions/psy...
NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles - NASA
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecraft’s communication system for the first time, transmitting
www.nasa.gov
November 24, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Optical comm is a transformational technology bringing speed, large amounts of data, and bypassing congested RF spectrum.
Lazy engineering example n
On Tuesday, at DCG, I stopped to chat to Sophia the robot. She was cool but she couldn't hear me until I lowered the register of my voice to imitate a man. Then she heard me just fine. #unconsciousbias #womeninSTEM Here is Nicole Maria Koch - COO of @opentensor.bsky.social @bittensor.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Lazy engineering example n
Fascinating conversation with Greg Epstein on Tech Policy Press podcast.
What tech god do you worship?
pca.st/episode/35c5...
What tech god do you worship?
pca.st/episode/35c5...
Salvation, Abundance, Apocalypse: Is Technology the World's Most Powerful Religion? - The Sunday Show
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. The Sunday Show is its podcast.
You...
pca.st
November 20, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Fascinating conversation with Greg Epstein on Tech Policy Press podcast.
What tech god do you worship?
pca.st/episode/35c5...
What tech god do you worship?
pca.st/episode/35c5...
Entropy-based sampling in AI. We're just now incorporating uncertainty into language models?
Of course, one can be very certain about wrong info.
Of course, one can be very certain about wrong info.
A new, and possibly groundbreaking, method to enhancing language model reasoning with entropy-based…
This article explores a novel method for improving the reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs) by leveraging entropy-based…
medium.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Entropy-based sampling in AI. We're just now incorporating uncertainty into language models?
Of course, one can be very certain about wrong info.
Of course, one can be very certain about wrong info.