B! š Cavello (they/them)
@b-cavello.bsky.social
activist, aspiring-polymath, problematic feminist working to better this world
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On 19 Feb (11:00 CET), join Beatrice Murch (@murchstudio.com) at the @knowledgerights21.org webinar launching a new 9-Point Action Plan to empower libraries in the digital age.
š Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
š www.ourfuturememory.org
#Libraries #KnowledgeRights #DigitalPreservation
š Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
š www.ourfuturememory.org
#Libraries #KnowledgeRights #DigitalPreservation
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
On 19 Feb (11:00 CET), join Beatrice Murch (@murchstudio.com) at the @knowledgerights21.org webinar launching a new 9-Point Action Plan to empower libraries in the digital age.
š Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
š www.ourfuturememory.org
#Libraries #KnowledgeRights #DigitalPreservation
š Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
š www.ourfuturememory.org
#Libraries #KnowledgeRights #DigitalPreservation
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Montreal folks, come talk about labor and research for organizing! This Friday eve at Atomic Cafe.
www.facebook.com/events/88154...
www.facebook.com/events/88154...
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Montreal folks, come talk about labor and research for organizing! This Friday eve at Atomic Cafe.
www.facebook.com/events/88154...
www.facebook.com/events/88154...
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: donāt seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: donāt seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Do you know that definitions can make or break legislation? @congressfellows.bsky.social alum @b-cavello.bsky.social (2021 Congressional Innovation Fellow), alongside their @aspendigital.bsky.social team, helped write a handbook about how we define AI.
šExplore: www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
šExplore: www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
February 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Do you know that definitions can make or break legislation? @congressfellows.bsky.social alum @b-cavello.bsky.social (2021 Congressional Innovation Fellow), alongside their @aspendigital.bsky.social team, helped write a handbook about how we define AI.
šExplore: www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
šExplore: www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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This project is a truly great resource. Aspen Digital's Emerging Tech team is the best around for insightful and accessible information about AI and this handbook has an amazing line up of expert authors. Check it out!
SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING!
A passion project for the last five years, today we launched Defining Technologies of Our Time, a practical resource for anyone wondering how to scope "AI" in a legal or policy context.
Shoutout to @nickgarcia.bsky.social for representing at #StateOfTheNet! š
A passion project for the last five years, today we launched Defining Technologies of Our Time, a practical resource for anyone wondering how to scope "AI" in a legal or policy context.
Shoutout to @nickgarcia.bsky.social for representing at #StateOfTheNet! š
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This project is a truly great resource. Aspen Digital's Emerging Tech team is the best around for insightful and accessible information about AI and this handbook has an amazing line up of expert authors. Check it out!
HUGE thank you to Stan Adams, @mbogen.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, Christine Custis, Mark Dalton, @annalenhart.bsky.social, @mmitchell.bsky.social, Rashida Richardson, Ranjit Singh, @drnatewalker.bsky.social, & @benwinters.bsky.social for their BRILLIANCE!
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
Defining Technologies of Our Time - Aspen Digital
This handbook offers an accessible, easy to use entry point for grappling with the question of how to define AI in a legal context.
www.aspendigital.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
HUGE thank you to Stan Adams, @mbogen.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, Christine Custis, Mark Dalton, @annalenhart.bsky.social, @mmitchell.bsky.social, Rashida Richardson, Ranjit Singh, @drnatewalker.bsky.social, & @benwinters.bsky.social for their BRILLIANCE!
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
Instead of "one definition to rule them all" #DefiningTechnologiesOfOurTime explores the most influential definitions from the NDAA, the OECD, the Algorithmic Accountability Act, and the EU AI Act and their "descendants" (in Colorado, California, and beyond) that have evolved policy strategies.
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Instead of "one definition to rule them all" #DefiningTechnologiesOfOurTime explores the most influential definitions from the NDAA, the OECD, the Algorithmic Accountability Act, and the EU AI Act and their "descendants" (in Colorado, California, and beyond) that have evolved policy strategies.
I'll come out and say it: THERE IS NO ONE TRUE DEFINITION FOR AI! š£ļø
Context is key when #DefiningAI. A research funding bill may have different needs than a data privacy bill.
What's important is understanding the CONSEQUENCES of different word choicesādifferent philosophiesāon what is covered & how
Context is key when #DefiningAI. A research funding bill may have different needs than a data privacy bill.
What's important is understanding the CONSEQUENCES of different word choicesādifferent philosophiesāon what is covered & how
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I'll come out and say it: THERE IS NO ONE TRUE DEFINITION FOR AI! š£ļø
Context is key when #DefiningAI. A research funding bill may have different needs than a data privacy bill.
What's important is understanding the CONSEQUENCES of different word choicesādifferent philosophiesāon what is covered & how
Context is key when #DefiningAI. A research funding bill may have different needs than a data privacy bill.
What's important is understanding the CONSEQUENCES of different word choicesādifferent philosophiesāon what is covered & how
Decisions in definitions cascade through entire documents AND definitions are some of the most copy/pasted portions of legislative text. They are tremendously powerful & require greater scrutiny, so I'm THRILLED to have all these stellar experts weighing in!
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
Defining Technologies of Our Time - Aspen Digital
This handbook offers an accessible, easy to use entry point for grappling with the question of how to define AI in a legal context.
www.aspendigital.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Decisions in definitions cascade through entire documents AND definitions are some of the most copy/pasted portions of legislative text. They are tremendously powerful & require greater scrutiny, so I'm THRILLED to have all these stellar experts weighing in!
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
www.aspendigital.org/report/defin...
Before working in the Senate as a @congressfellows.bsky.social, I'd often wonder "WHY are lawyers LIKE THAT??"
Now that I've actually worked on drafting legislation & really reckoned with the power of legal definitions, I understand how tiny choices of words or where the comma goes have BIG impacts!
Now that I've actually worked on drafting legislation & really reckoned with the power of legal definitions, I understand how tiny choices of words or where the comma goes have BIG impacts!
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Before working in the Senate as a @congressfellows.bsky.social, I'd often wonder "WHY are lawyers LIKE THAT??"
Now that I've actually worked on drafting legislation & really reckoned with the power of legal definitions, I understand how tiny choices of words or where the comma goes have BIG impacts!
Now that I've actually worked on drafting legislation & really reckoned with the power of legal definitions, I understand how tiny choices of words or where the comma goes have BIG impacts!
SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING!
A passion project for the last five years, today we launched Defining Technologies of Our Time, a practical resource for anyone wondering how to scope "AI" in a legal or policy context.
Shoutout to @nickgarcia.bsky.social for representing at #StateOfTheNet! š
A passion project for the last five years, today we launched Defining Technologies of Our Time, a practical resource for anyone wondering how to scope "AI" in a legal or policy context.
Shoutout to @nickgarcia.bsky.social for representing at #StateOfTheNet! š
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING!
A passion project for the last five years, today we launched Defining Technologies of Our Time, a practical resource for anyone wondering how to scope "AI" in a legal or policy context.
Shoutout to @nickgarcia.bsky.social for representing at #StateOfTheNet! š
A passion project for the last five years, today we launched Defining Technologies of Our Time, a practical resource for anyone wondering how to scope "AI" in a legal or policy context.
Shoutout to @nickgarcia.bsky.social for representing at #StateOfTheNet! š
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š¢ ICYMI: Feeding the Future - our new report detailing results from a global survey of food security experts and practitioners on how #AI can better support food systems.
Check out the report š www.aspendigital.org/report/feedi...
Check out the report š www.aspendigital.org/report/feedi...
February 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
š¢ ICYMI: Feeding the Future - our new report detailing results from a global survey of food security experts and practitioners on how #AI can better support food systems.
Check out the report š www.aspendigital.org/report/feedi...
Check out the report š www.aspendigital.org/report/feedi...
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This week, I'm publishing my 2026 AI & Election Tech Forecastāfocused intelligence on how major platforms are navigating the collision of AI, elections, and content moderation.
Up first: Meta. What I'm watching:
š° $65 million in corporate spending on pro-AI candidates 1/3
Up first: Meta. What I'm watching:
š° $65 million in corporate spending on pro-AI candidates 1/3
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This week, I'm publishing my 2026 AI & Election Tech Forecastāfocused intelligence on how major platforms are navigating the collision of AI, elections, and content moderation.
Up first: Meta. What I'm watching:
š° $65 million in corporate spending on pro-AI candidates 1/3
Up first: Meta. What I'm watching:
š° $65 million in corporate spending on pro-AI candidates 1/3
Rad!! Love to see it. Really gorgeous stuff youāre building!
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Rad!! Love to see it. Really gorgeous stuff youāre building!
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOEās grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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Youāve seen the halftime show ā¦ now read my friend Petraās new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! šš½šš½
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Youāve seen the halftime show ā¦ now read my friend Petraās new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! šš½šš½
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
Eufy is cool in that you can do the data storage locally!
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Eufy is cool in that you can do the data storage locally!
There are 268 days until the midterm elections. Letās change that!
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
There are 268 days until the midterm elections. Letās change that!
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I really canāt watch any of these ice flip videos without thinking about how a white man is being rewarded for accomplishing what a Black woman was punished for doing 30 years ago
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I really canāt watch any of these ice flip videos without thinking about how a white man is being rewarded for accomplishing what a Black woman was punished for doing 30 years ago
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
Surya Bonaly was an incredible athlete and she was treated like shit for it
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Ten math problems with proofs known the authors. Proofs are encrypted until Feb 13. For all problems, authors claim both AI-based literature searches and zero-shot attempts at proofs failed. If you want to take a crack, you have until next Friday (2/13)!
First Proof
To assess the ability of current AI systems to correctly answer research-level mathematics questions, we share a set of ten math questions which have arisen naturally in the research process of the au...
arxiv.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ten math problems with proofs known the authors. Proofs are encrypted until Feb 13. For all problems, authors claim both AI-based literature searches and zero-shot attempts at proofs failed. If you want to take a crack, you have until next Friday (2/13)!
I read this essay, recently, and itās really stuck with me. (Fair warning: itās long and dense!) Particularly, I appreciate how they outline a development workflow that leverages LLMs and the like while also, I feel, pursuing the lion in approach
neonvagabond.xyz/articles/the...
neonvagabond.xyz/articles/the...
The phenomenology agentic coding - Neon Vagabond
AI coding agents are important because they fundamentally alter what it is like to program. That is what this essay is about: not whether this transformation is good or bad for programmers as a labor ...
neonvagabond.xyz
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I read this essay, recently, and itās really stuck with me. (Fair warning: itās long and dense!) Particularly, I appreciate how they outline a development workflow that leverages LLMs and the like while also, I feel, pursuing the lion in approach
neonvagabond.xyz/articles/the...
neonvagabond.xyz/articles/the...
I love this! The numtot in me is like please consider bike and pedestrian infrastructure to help people imagine a better world š
littlebigthinktank.com#playmat
littlebigthinktank.com#playmat
Bolt - The Little Big Think Tank
Imagine the future of cities, mobility and climate change with 37 kids and urban expert Lior Steinberg. Download the free ebook.
littlebigthinktank.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I love this! The numtot in me is like please consider bike and pedestrian infrastructure to help people imagine a better world š
littlebigthinktank.com#playmat
littlebigthinktank.com#playmat
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These road intersections look beautiful!
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
These road intersections look beautiful!