Howard Chizeck
@neurorobot.bsky.social
Robots, neural engineering, technology policy, science fiction. Professor Emeritus at University of Washington. Co-founder of ControlSoft Inc (Ohio) and of Olis Robotics.
Married 51 years. No crypto/no hookups/no porn. I’m too old for you. No DMs please.
Married 51 years. No crypto/no hookups/no porn. I’m too old for you. No DMs please.
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Howard Chizeck
@neurorobot.bsky.social
· Dec 24
From "History of the Fall of the American Republic." Seattle, Cascadia Protectorate 2057.
In this work, we attempt to analyze the causes of the fall of the American Republic. Because of the mass book burnings and EMPs that occurred before the event, the historical record is spotty.
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In this work, we attempt to analyze the causes of the fall of the American Republic. Because of the mass book burnings and EMPs that occurred before the event, the historical record is spotty.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What would it take to save Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP—and avoid deficit growth? 1% tax on wealth over $100M? Min 10% tax on all income sources above $1M?
July 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
What would it take to save Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP—and avoid deficit growth? 1% tax on wealth over $100M? Min 10% tax on all income sources above $1M?
Rights associated with citizenship—education, health care, US residency, etc 2/2
June 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Rights associated with citizenship—education, health care, US residency, etc 2/2
If you live in a state that did not sue to protect birthright citizenship, and if you or your children are now not guaranteed associated rights, now is the time to move 1/2
June 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If you live in a state that did not sue to protect birthright citizenship, and if you or your children are now not guaranteed associated rights, now is the time to move 1/2
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President Trump has long amplified debunked or baseless theories. On Saturday, he shared a conspiracy theory on social media that falsely claimed former President Biden had been executed and replaced by a robot. It was the latest outlandish claim he has promoted online to millions of followers.
Trump Amplifies Outlandish Robot Biden Conspiracy Theory
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
President Trump has long amplified debunked or baseless theories. On Saturday, he shared a conspiracy theory on social media that falsely claimed former President Biden had been executed and replaced by a robot. It was the latest outlandish claim he has promoted online to millions of followers.
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As Heidi says (and knows well), this is the start of the process.
American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
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American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
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Witness the *proposed* devastation of NASA science. If this concerns you, consider exploring the tools provided to make your opinions known: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...
May 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
As Heidi says (and knows well), this is the start of the process.
American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
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American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
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I will never remember these. I’m sorry.
I will never remember these. I’m sorry.
The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath
Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…
Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.
If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.
Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…
Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.
If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.
May 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I will never remember these. I’m sorry.
I will never remember these. I’m sorry.
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So… if we discovered that a student had turned in a paper with AI-generated, hallucinated references - esp if they did not disclose use of AI - they would get a failing grade on that paper. 📝 😷🦠🧪
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So… if we discovered that a student had turned in a paper with AI-generated, hallucinated references - esp if they did not disclose use of AI - they would get a failing grade on that paper. 📝 😷🦠🧪
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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I'll give a different framing, with all respect to OP. The multidisciplinary, multicivilizational, millennia-long efforts to improve life for humankind is like a rowboat heading upstream. One of history's strongest rowers has apparently gotten bored and is considering breaking their wrists.
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The end of US leadership in science, technology, and innovation.
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
All in one little table.
A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'll give a different framing, with all respect to OP. The multidisciplinary, multicivilizational, millennia-long efforts to improve life for humankind is like a rowboat heading upstream. One of history's strongest rowers has apparently gotten bored and is considering breaking their wrists.
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Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.
Likely used an AI to write—they make up citations
The Trump administration released a report last week that it billed as a “clear, evidence-based foundation” for action on a range of children’s health issues. But the report, from the Make America Healthy Again Commission, cited studies that did not exist. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
May 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Likely used an AI to write—they make up citations
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This is the way
I’ll say it again - when *any* politician uses the ‘I haven’t read that story’ lie about something they knew they would get asked about, the interviewer has a duty to say ‘Okay, in that case I’m going to terminate this interview and you can come back when you’re better prepared.”
TAPPER: I have a hard time thinking that if a D president held a dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, you wouldn't be outraged
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about
May 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is the way
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tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.
Restoring Gold Standard Science
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
May 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.
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May 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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May 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I think this is a key development
May 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I think this is a key development
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Would have been a good question for her confirmation hearing as well.
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Would have been a good question for her confirmation hearing as well.
CBO estimate—GOP budget bill to be voted on at 1 am will have $500 B cut to Medicare (in addition to larger cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare).
May 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
CBO estimate—GOP budget bill to be voted on at 1 am will have $500 B cut to Medicare (in addition to larger cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare).
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Made in whatever sticker I put on it
May 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Made in whatever sticker I put on it
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You know you’re winning when you post “We are NOT the Gestapo!”
May 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
You know you’re winning when you post “We are NOT the Gestapo!”
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Devastating. The cowardice and the betrayal of an incomparable news brand.
Scoop: CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment that focused on job losses at the Internal Revenue Service hours before it was scheduled to air, replacing it with a feature story on Cajun music.
Story: www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
Story: www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
May 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Devastating. The cowardice and the betrayal of an incomparable news brand.