Tyler Dukes
@mtdukes.bsky.social
Lead editor, AI innovation in journalism at McClatchy. Former News & Observer I-team. Duke University adjunct. 2017 Nieman Fellow. Powered by gas station coffee and eastern NC barbecue.
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An AI company estimated that producing a single page of text using their model uses about as much water as growing a small pink radish. Applied to OpenAI's ChatGPT, that calculation would make Sam Altman the equivalent of a farmer harvesting a trillion radishes, writes Henry Throp:
Artificial Intelligence, Water Consumption and the Trillion-Radish Conundrum | TechPolicy.Press
The AI sector, which uses as much water as Norway and Sweden combined, is a ticking time bomb, writes Henry Throp.
www.techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
An AI company estimated that producing a single page of text using their model uses about as much water as growing a small pink radish. Applied to OpenAI's ChatGPT, that calculation would make Sam Altman the equivalent of a farmer harvesting a trillion radishes, writes Henry Throp:
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NEW: (gift) www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Jeffrey’s journalists: Epstein emails reveal cozy relationship with two reporters
Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s close interactions with reporters and how Michael Wolff counseled him after the Miami Herald’s South Florida investigation.
www.miamiherald.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: (gift) www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Results. Results? Results!
veraAI officially ended on 31 October 2025.
But its legacy is here to stay!
We make available a first set of results - available and accessible to ALL. From Keyframe Selection and Enhancement Service to the Verification Plugin.
More will be added in due course.
veraAI officially ended on 31 October 2025.
But its legacy is here to stay!
We make available a first set of results - available and accessible to ALL. From Keyframe Selection and Enhancement Service to the Verification Plugin.
More will be added in due course.
vera.ai has come to an end – its results remain accessible. More right here!
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
www.veraai.eu
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Results. Results? Results!
veraAI officially ended on 31 October 2025.
But its legacy is here to stay!
We make available a first set of results - available and accessible to ALL. From Keyframe Selection and Enhancement Service to the Verification Plugin.
More will be added in due course.
veraAI officially ended on 31 October 2025.
But its legacy is here to stay!
We make available a first set of results - available and accessible to ALL. From Keyframe Selection and Enhancement Service to the Verification Plugin.
More will be added in due course.
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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
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Chinese state-sponsored hackers used Anthropic’s A.I. technology to conduct a largely automated cyberattack against a group of technology companies and government agencies, the company said Thursday.
Anthropic Says Chinese Hackers Used Its A.I. in Online Attack
The company claimed that A.I. did most of the hacking with limited human input and said it was a rapid escalation of the technology’s use in cybercrime.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Chinese state-sponsored hackers used Anthropic’s A.I. technology to conduct a largely automated cyberattack against a group of technology companies and government agencies, the company said Thursday.
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The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship 2026 is now accepting applications.
A 4-week, in-person program in the U.S. for foreign journalists living in exile, focused on:
🛡️ Security | ⚖️ Legal | 📰 Journalism | 💡 Entrepreneurship
Apply here:
A 4-week, in-person program in the U.S. for foreign journalists living in exile, focused on:
🛡️ Security | ⚖️ Legal | 📰 Journalism | 💡 Entrepreneurship
Apply here:
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship 2026 is now accepting applications.
A 4-week, in-person program in the U.S. for foreign journalists living in exile, focused on:
🛡️ Security | ⚖️ Legal | 📰 Journalism | 💡 Entrepreneurship
Apply here:
A 4-week, in-person program in the U.S. for foreign journalists living in exile, focused on:
🛡️ Security | ⚖️ Legal | 📰 Journalism | 💡 Entrepreneurship
Apply here:
👀
Maryland will use Claude across its agencies to help residents apply for food aid, Medicaid, and more, and deploy Percepta tools to speed up housing permits (Maria Curi/Axios)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Top executives cannot shut up about AI.
… but is it helping?
… but is it helping?
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Top executives cannot shut up about AI.
… but is it helping?
… but is it helping?
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Charlotte police said officers ‘immediately’ rendered aid after shooting. Video shows otherwise (Gift Article) | Part Two of an investigative series by @juliacoin.bsky.social
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
CMPD said it ‘immediately’ rendered aid after shooting. Video shows otherwise
Official statements on fatal shooting don’t line up with reality. Part Two of a three-part Observer series.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Charlotte police said officers ‘immediately’ rendered aid after shooting. Video shows otherwise (Gift Article) | Part Two of an investigative series by @juliacoin.bsky.social
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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Internews' Earth Journalism Network is collaborating with SourceMaterial, the Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Initiative and 14 Asian outlets reporting across 11 countries for "Dark Side of the Boom," a series exploring environmental and social costs of AI. Tech Policy Press is a project partner.
Dark Side of the Boom
earthjournalism.net
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Internews' Earth Journalism Network is collaborating with SourceMaterial, the Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Initiative and 14 Asian outlets reporting across 11 countries for "Dark Side of the Boom," a series exploring environmental and social costs of AI. Tech Policy Press is a project partner.
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Building a quote-detection tool for accountability in journalism. Read Bette Dam, Dhrumil Mehta, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, Tory Lysik and Sthavir Murthy from the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...
Toward AI-powered source audits.
Building a quote-detection tool for accountability in journalism.
www.cjr.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Building a quote-detection tool for accountability in journalism. Read Bette Dam, Dhrumil Mehta, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, Tory Lysik and Sthavir Murthy from the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...
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NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
There are few reporters you should trust more on Epstein coverage than @jkbjournalist.bsky.social.
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There are few reporters you should trust more on Epstein coverage than @jkbjournalist.bsky.social.
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BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
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For years I've reported on the tech and tools that bounty hunters have access to. I think people would be shocked it is often essentially what cops can have too, w/ less accountability
- license plate reader databases
- credit header data
- smartphone location data
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
- license plate reader databases
- credit header data
- smartphone location data
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For years I've reported on the tech and tools that bounty hunters have access to. I think people would be shocked it is often essentially what cops can have too, w/ less accountability
- license plate reader databases
- credit header data
- smartphone location data
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
- license plate reader databases
- credit header data
- smartphone location data
www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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Please enjoy @evrat.bsky.social's frankly hilarious story of working with AI employees (and then enjoy the next season of his podcast!) www.wired.com/story/all-my...
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Please enjoy @evrat.bsky.social's frankly hilarious story of working with AI employees (and then enjoy the next season of his podcast!) www.wired.com/story/all-my...
"The Flock data do qualify as public records subject to the Public Records Act," Judge Neidzwski said in her ruling. (h/t @404media.co)
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
Judge orders police to release surveillance camera data, raising privacy questions
The judge's ruling in a Skagit County case could affect dozens of Washington police departments using Flock technology.
www.king5.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"The Flock data do qualify as public records subject to the Public Records Act," Judge Neidzwski said in her ruling. (h/t @404media.co)
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
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Happy beached whale dynamite day for all who celebrate
On this day 55 years ago, Oregon blew up a beached whale with 20 cases of dynamite.
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
The infamous exploding whale incident occurred Nov. 12, 1970, in Florence, Oregon. A whale washed ashore on the Oregon beach and with no other means to dispo...
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy beached whale dynamite day for all who celebrate
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Northern Lights put on a show over Outer Banks and northeastern NC...thanks to everyone for the submissions!
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Northern Lights put on a show over Outer Banks and northeastern NC...thanks to everyone for the submissions!
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Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
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“If you want to bully people —particularly the free press — if you want to bully them, there’s a price to pay. And that price is going to be in the millions,” said Eric Meyer, owner and editor of the Marion County Record.
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Kansas county apologizes, agrees to pay $3M over small-town newspaper raid
“If you want to bully people, particularly the free press ... there’s a price to pay. And that price is going to be in the millions.”
www.kansascity.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“If you want to bully people —particularly the free press — if you want to bully them, there’s a price to pay. And that price is going to be in the millions,” said Eric Meyer, owner and editor of the Marion County Record.
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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It’s Getting Harder to Figure Out Whether You Live in a Flood Zone or Not @wsj.com
It’s Getting Harder to Figure Out Whether You Live in a Flood Zone or Not
Incomplete federal maps overlook millions of at-risk homes across the country, leaving banks, builders and homeowners in the dark.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It’s Getting Harder to Figure Out Whether You Live in a Flood Zone or Not @wsj.com
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Marion County has issued an apology and agreed to pay $3 million following the raid of a small-town newspaper. Read the latest via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Kansas county apologizes, agrees to pay $3M over small-town newspaper raid
“If you want to bully people, particularly the free press ... there’s a price to pay. And that price is going to be in the millions.”
www.kansascity.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Marion County has issued an apology and agreed to pay $3 million following the raid of a small-town newspaper. Read the latest via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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Normally "here's an AI robot that talks to kids to teach them a language" would be a hard no from me. But I found one that I think is great, and I want to talk about why.
The SkoBot is a language revitalization robot, led by Ashinaabe engineer @danielleboyer.bsky.social
Here's what I like: 🧵
The SkoBot is a language revitalization robot, led by Ashinaabe engineer @danielleboyer.bsky.social
Here's what I like: 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Normally "here's an AI robot that talks to kids to teach them a language" would be a hard no from me. But I found one that I think is great, and I want to talk about why.
The SkoBot is a language revitalization robot, led by Ashinaabe engineer @danielleboyer.bsky.social
Here's what I like: 🧵
The SkoBot is a language revitalization robot, led by Ashinaabe engineer @danielleboyer.bsky.social
Here's what I like: 🧵