Gopakumar Sethuraman
@gopakumar.bsky.social
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt became the second most expensive painting to sell at auction, at $236.4 million.
At $236.4 Million, Portrait by Klimt is Second Most Expensive Painting Sold at Auction
The portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, looted by the Nazis and spared from a blaze, was a highlight of the Sotheby’s inaugural sale in its new home.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt became the second most expensive painting to sell at auction, at $236.4 million.
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
I completed the game DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT, via @truetrophies.com
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT Trophies | TrueTrophies
Here is the full list of all 63 DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT trophies - there are 58 bronze, 3 silver, 1 gold and 1 platinum.
www.truetrophies.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I completed the game DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT, via @truetrophies.com
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New York will have its first Muslim mayor. Virginia will have its first female governor. And for the first time in U.S. history, a Muslim woman will hold statewide office. Here's a look at historic firsts from Tuesday's elections. nyti.ms/4nDyvKs
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New York will have its first Muslim mayor. Virginia will have its first female governor. And for the first time in U.S. history, a Muslim woman will hold statewide office. Here's a look at historic firsts from Tuesday's elections. nyti.ms/4nDyvKs
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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This is why if you learn nothing else for evidence literacy, learn to look up survey items and read them for yourself and think about how someone might interpret them.
Poll: Americans say “too divided”
Pundit: Dems are being too divisive
Poll: Legal system unfair
Pundit: The public thinks Trump should get away with crimes
Poll: Low trust in media
Pundits: MSM is too far left
Every time they see a nonspecific term and assume everyone thinks like a Republican.
Pundit: Dems are being too divisive
Poll: Legal system unfair
Pundit: The public thinks Trump should get away with crimes
Poll: Low trust in media
Pundits: MSM is too far left
Every time they see a nonspecific term and assume everyone thinks like a Republican.
I will never understand the pundit obsession with getting Democrats to solve "political division."
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is why if you learn nothing else for evidence literacy, learn to look up survey items and read them for yourself and think about how someone might interpret them.
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Happy logical operator Halloween! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy logical operator Halloween! 🎃
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
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How did you do in Connections today? Treat yourself to a tricky puzzle. nyti.ms/47fKxos
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How did you do in Connections today? Treat yourself to a tricky puzzle. nyti.ms/47fKxos
Connections
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October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Connections
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
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British Council ‘selling everything it can’ to survive on.ft.com/4qv1pin
British Council ‘selling everything it can’ to survive
Cultural body plans more job cuts, sale of assets and closure in 35 countries to stave off ‘financial peril’
on.ft.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
British Council ‘selling everything it can’ to survive on.ft.com/4qv1pin
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He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, @edzitron.com has your attention (and gets paid).
From our AI issue:
From our AI issue:
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, @edzitron.com has your attention (and gets paid).
From our AI issue:
From our AI issue:
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A fun exercise is to see if workers at tech companies get humanized as much as their work does
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A fun exercise is to see if workers at tech companies get humanized as much as their work does
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By proceeding with the loading of my groceries in the car before seeking approval from alleged "cashiers," I forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
By proceeding with the loading of my groceries in the car before seeking approval from alleged "cashiers," I forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
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look, one reason workplaces started making us all go to HR's "be polite to others" class is because you alienate people when you're a bigoted asshole, and that can lose you both talent and business www.ft.com/content/8e6d...
Sequoia COO quit over Shaun Maguire’s comments about Islamism
Sumaiya Balbale left the venture firm after it decided not to discipline outspoken investor for posts about Zohran Mamdani
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
look, one reason workplaces started making us all go to HR's "be polite to others" class is because you alienate people when you're a bigoted asshole, and that can lose you both talent and business www.ft.com/content/8e6d...
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Thick smog is blanketing New Delhi after Diwali celebrations with fireworks sent air pollution levels soaring.
Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks
Thick smog is blanketing New Delhi after Diwali celebrations with fireworks sent air pollution levels soaring.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Thick smog is blanketing New Delhi after Diwali celebrations with fireworks sent air pollution levels soaring.
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Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Unsolicited writing advice: no. 8075: There is no such thing as serious writing. There are only writers who take their work seriously, and those who don’t. Tragedy is no more “serious” than comedy. Children’s writing is no less “serious” than writing for adults. Good writing is wherever you find it.
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"We urgently need diversification in cloud computing. The infrastructure underpinning democratic discourse, independent journalism, and secure communications cannot be dependent on a handful of companies" – ARTICLE 19's Dr Corinne Cath-Speth @ccs.bsky.social on today's AWS outage
Amazon Web Services outage hitting platforms around world ‘showing signs of recovery’
Problem that originated in US and affected Snapchat and Ring among others appears to be IT issue rather than cyber-attack, says expert
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"We urgently need diversification in cloud computing. The infrastructure underpinning democratic discourse, independent journalism, and secure communications cannot be dependent on a handful of companies" – ARTICLE 19's Dr Corinne Cath-Speth @ccs.bsky.social on today's AWS outage
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I finally read computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum’s 1976 classic “Computer Power and Human Reason.”
This book deserves a massive revival in our current age of grotesque and largely thoughtless AI creep into everything:
This book deserves a massive revival in our current age of grotesque and largely thoughtless AI creep into everything:
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I finally read computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum’s 1976 classic “Computer Power and Human Reason.”
This book deserves a massive revival in our current age of grotesque and largely thoughtless AI creep into everything:
This book deserves a massive revival in our current age of grotesque and largely thoughtless AI creep into everything:
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Here is Weizenbaum in 1976 clearly expressing my own view: using AI as a psychiatric tool to treat human beings is not just wrong, it is obscene.
I believe we should be using the term “obscene” far more often to describe these perverted uses of AI technology.
I believe we should be using the term “obscene” far more often to describe these perverted uses of AI technology.
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Here is Weizenbaum in 1976 clearly expressing my own view: using AI as a psychiatric tool to treat human beings is not just wrong, it is obscene.
I believe we should be using the term “obscene” far more often to describe these perverted uses of AI technology.
I believe we should be using the term “obscene” far more often to describe these perverted uses of AI technology.