Jordan Pearson
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fella. words etc. in NYT, WIRED, 404 Media, The Verge, etc. previous: executive editor @motherboard.bsky.social
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Fascinating read here based on extraordinary OSINT journalism via @ericszeto.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a Russian oligarch imported a Canadian-made luxury jet despite sanctions | CBC News
Dozens of Canadian-made planes have made their way to Russia, even after that country was subjected to strict sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, a CBC News visual investigation has found.
www.cbc.ca
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Fascinating read here based on extraordinary OSINT journalism via @ericszeto.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Me and the homies are gonna slouch towards Bethlehem later if you wanna come through. Yeah we're going to see how wide the gyre is it's supposed to be nuts
August 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Me and the homies are gonna slouch towards Bethlehem later if you wanna come through. Yeah we're going to see how wide the gyre is it's supposed to be nuts
good piece that took the time to actually look into this -- i'm still seeing stories saying the crowds are totally fake, when they were in fact real, just still photos (likely) boneheadedly run through AI to turn into a video. what a world!
Will Smith is being accused of generating fake fans with AI, but it's complicated: the crowds are real, but the videos were manipulated by Smith's team and YouTube itself. https://waxy.org/2025/08/will-smiths-concert-crowds-were-real-but-ai-is-blurring-the-lines
Will Smith's concert crowds are real, but AI is blurring the lines - Waxy.org
Will Smith is being accused of generating fake fans with AI, but it's complicated: the crowds are real, but the videos were manipulated by Smith's team and YouTube itself.
waxy.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
good piece that took the time to actually look into this -- i'm still seeing stories saying the crowds are totally fake, when they were in fact real, just still photos (likely) boneheadedly run through AI to turn into a video. what a world!
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every new story like this convinces me more that the cat is entirely, irrecoverably out of the bag with these systems. no amount of guardrails or consulting with experts will ever fix this. they built a product designed to make people reliant on it emotionally/mentally, and that's the original sin
August 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
every new story like this convinces me more that the cat is entirely, irrecoverably out of the bag with these systems. no amount of guardrails or consulting with experts will ever fix this. they built a product designed to make people reliant on it emotionally/mentally, and that's the original sin
this story raises an important point that is too often completely ignored in discussions around "AI psychosis" etc.:
conversational LLMs are products designed to maximize engagement from users, like any app
conversational LLMs are products designed to maximize engagement from users, like any app
Heartbreaking reporting from @kashhill.bsky.social
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
this story raises an important point that is too often completely ignored in discussions around "AI psychosis" etc.:
conversational LLMs are products designed to maximize engagement from users, like any app
conversational LLMs are products designed to maximize engagement from users, like any app
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Move over, Planet Nine. There's a new hypothetical planet in town and it's closer, smaller, and likely to be homegrown—if it indeed exists.
My latest for @404media.co
www.404media.co/a-warp-in-ou...
My latest for @404media.co
www.404media.co/a-warp-in-ou...
A ‘Warp’ In Our Solar System Might Be an Undiscovered World: Planet Y
In addition to Planet Nine, the solar system may also contain a closer, smaller world that could be spotted soon, according to a new preprint study.
www.404media.co
August 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Move over, Planet Nine. There's a new hypothetical planet in town and it's closer, smaller, and likely to be homegrown—if it indeed exists.
My latest for @404media.co
www.404media.co/a-warp-in-ou...
My latest for @404media.co
www.404media.co/a-warp-in-ou...
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For months, Kick has been the home of bizarre, degrading livestreams of wannabe influencers abusing a man for money.
This week, he died on one of the streams.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
This week, he died on one of the streams.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
French streamer dies live on air after months of humiliation and abuse
Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, was well-known on the streaming platform Kick. The 46-year-old former soldier was regularly beaten and abused by two other influencers during livestream...
www.lemonde.fr
August 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
For months, Kick has been the home of bizarre, degrading livestreams of wannabe influencers abusing a man for money.
This week, he died on one of the streams.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
This week, he died on one of the streams.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Hello! I've spent the past year developing the CBC's visual investigations unit—the first in Canada. It's been a pleasure to build this from the ground up with talented journalists, from strategy to the nitty-gritty of story execution. Check out the work.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hello! I've spent the past year developing the CBC's visual investigations unit—the first in Canada. It's been a pleasure to build this from the ground up with talented journalists, from strategy to the nitty-gritty of story execution. Check out the work.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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This is the inside story of how Tea's male founder convinced millions of women to share their most intimate secrets on his app, then exposed those secrets in devastating security breaches www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World
A 404 Media investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company and then hijack her grassroots community.
www.404media.co
August 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is the inside story of how Tea's male founder convinced millions of women to share their most intimate secrets on his app, then exposed those secrets in devastating security breaches www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
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GPS hacking, power grid attacks, deepfake scams.
You’re not ready for what’s coming next, but in this WIRED special edition, we take a look at the attacks of the future so at least you'll know what to expect:
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You’re not ready for what’s coming next, but in this WIRED special edition, we take a look at the attacks of the future so at least you'll know what to expect:
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You're Not Ready
Seems bad out there. Unfortunately, it can always get worse. From evil hacker AI to world-changing cyberattacks, WIRED envisions the future you haven't prepared for.
www.wired.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
GPS hacking, power grid attacks, deepfake scams.
You’re not ready for what’s coming next, but in this WIRED special edition, we take a look at the attacks of the future so at least you'll know what to expect:
🧵 wrd.cm/3FpD4YW
You’re not ready for what’s coming next, but in this WIRED special edition, we take a look at the attacks of the future so at least you'll know what to expect:
🧵 wrd.cm/3FpD4YW
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very happy to say that we'll be publishing more science reporting on 404 Media. Please subscribe to the site to get our The Abstract science newsletter also! www.404media.co/the-entire-e...
The Entire Earth was Mysteriously Shaking Every 90 Seconds. Now, Scientists Know Why
For nine days in September 2023, the world was rocked by an “Unidentified Seismic Object.”
www.404media.co
June 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
very happy to say that we'll be publishing more science reporting on 404 Media. Please subscribe to the site to get our The Abstract science newsletter also! www.404media.co/the-entire-e...
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very happy to have @jordanpearson.lol on 404 Media with a story about an online community developing its own hair loss drugs www.404media.co/inside-the-d...
Inside the Discord Community Developing Its Own Hair Loss Drugs
HairDAO is a “decentralized autonomous organization” trying to cure hair loss.
www.404media.co
May 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
very happy to have @jordanpearson.lol on 404 Media with a story about an online community developing its own hair loss drugs www.404media.co/inside-the-d...
today i saw someone wearing a faded Reddit t shirt and orange shorts and orange Reddit slides and i haven’t even fully processed it yet
June 1, 2023 at 2:19 AM
today i saw someone wearing a faded Reddit t shirt and orange shorts and orange Reddit slides and i haven’t even fully processed it yet
you: god, a sequel to The Thing? is anything sacred anymore in this marvel hellscape!
me: doing a blood sacrifice for one more carpenter/Russell matchup before one of them goes
me: doing a blood sacrifice for one more carpenter/Russell matchup before one of them goes
June 1, 2023 at 1:21 AM
you: god, a sequel to The Thing? is anything sacred anymore in this marvel hellscape!
me: doing a blood sacrifice for one more carpenter/Russell matchup before one of them goes
me: doing a blood sacrifice for one more carpenter/Russell matchup before one of them goes
Striking film and TV writers say it's now or never to fight back against AI being used to devalue workers: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9gkq/striking-writers-are-on-the-front-line-of-a-battle-between-ai-and-workers
May 4, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Striking film and TV writers say it's now or never to fight back against AI being used to devalue workers: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9gkq/striking-writers-are-on-the-front-line-of-a-battle-between-ai-and-workers
real "sorry. im sorry. im trying to remove it" situation here trying to post a link that doesnt look horrendous
May 4, 2023 at 4:14 PM
real "sorry. im sorry. im trying to remove it" situation here trying to post a link that doesnt look horrendous
a nice thing about bluesky is actually using my domain name for something lol
May 4, 2023 at 2:54 PM
a nice thing about bluesky is actually using my domain name for something lol
everyone is hating on the UK's french fries-chinese food takeaway combo, but i am bravely saying i would proper tuck into a spicebag m8 https://www.tiktok.com/@nasti_2k/video/7227561269325253914?lang=en
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May 3, 2023 at 9:03 PM
everyone is hating on the UK's french fries-chinese food takeaway combo, but i am bravely saying i would proper tuck into a spicebag m8 https://www.tiktok.com/@nasti_2k/video/7227561269325253914?lang=en
this landlord protest could not possibly be funnier (or more dire). tag urself, i'm "tenant (evil)" https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3v3k/my-property-my-rights-landlords-bravely-protest-to-evict-people-faster
May 3, 2023 at 7:55 PM
this landlord protest could not possibly be funnier (or more dire). tag urself, i'm "tenant (evil)" https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3v3k/my-property-my-rights-landlords-bravely-protest-to-evict-people-faster
ok he cooked with this one
May 3, 2023 at 7:40 PM
ok he cooked with this one
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