Jamais Cascio
@cascio.bsky.social
Futurist. Writer. Created BANI.
Lead Author, NAVIGATING THE AGE OF CHAOS.
Not as funny as he thinks he is.
Probably won't follow-back unless he knows you. Sorry.
Lead Author, NAVIGATING THE AGE OF CHAOS.
Not as funny as he thinks he is.
Probably won't follow-back unless he knows you. Sorry.
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This great thread makes a point I've been trying to convey for years. Calling all data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" is a huge gift to LLM hypemen, who want people to believe, incorrectly, that LLM data centers are crucial for solar forecasting or operating buildings and power grids.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This great thread makes a point I've been trying to convey for years. Calling all data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" is a huge gift to LLM hypemen, who want people to believe, incorrectly, that LLM data centers are crucial for solar forecasting or operating buildings and power grids.
I can totally imagine Mamdani getting in his car to leave the White House with his staff, and once the door is shut turning and just saying "'what the fuck was that?"
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I can totally imagine Mamdani getting in his car to leave the White House with his staff, and once the door is shut turning and just saying "'what the fuck was that?"
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In a weird, weird world, this is one of the weirdest and most hilarious interactions in this very dark timeline we are stuck in.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In a weird, weird world, this is one of the weirdest and most hilarious interactions in this very dark timeline we are stuck in.
You know, it hadn't occurred to me that the "Butlerian Jihad" actually referred to William Butler Yeats.
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
You know, it hadn't occurred to me that the "Butlerian Jihad" actually referred to William Butler Yeats.
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Adversarial shanties or gtfo
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Adversarial shanties or gtfo
Term of the week, probably month (maybe even year):
Adversarial Poetry
LLMs like Grok and GPT can be "jailbroken" -- made to give prohibited answers -- through the use of poetry.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
Adversarial Poetry
LLMs like Grok and GPT can be "jailbroken" -- made to give prohibited answers -- through the use of poetry.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for Large Language Models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated po...
arxiv.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Term of the week, probably month (maybe even year):
Adversarial Poetry
LLMs like Grok and GPT can be "jailbroken" -- made to give prohibited answers -- through the use of poetry.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
Adversarial Poetry
LLMs like Grok and GPT can be "jailbroken" -- made to give prohibited answers -- through the use of poetry.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.15304
Considering sequels to Navigating the Age of Chaos.
Thinking about:
Rise of the Age of Chaos
Battle for the Age of Chaos
Conquest of the Age of Chaos
Escape from the Age of Chaos
Thinking about:
Rise of the Age of Chaos
Battle for the Age of Chaos
Conquest of the Age of Chaos
Escape from the Age of Chaos
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Considering sequels to Navigating the Age of Chaos.
Thinking about:
Rise of the Age of Chaos
Battle for the Age of Chaos
Conquest of the Age of Chaos
Escape from the Age of Chaos
Thinking about:
Rise of the Age of Chaos
Battle for the Age of Chaos
Conquest of the Age of Chaos
Escape from the Age of Chaos
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
If you see this, QTP with a sword x
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you see this, QTP with a sword x
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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Pandora: "They say the last thing that fluttered out of the box was a butterfly. I can now tell you that hope is a damp sock."
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Pandora: "They say the last thing that fluttered out of the box was a butterfly. I can now tell you that hope is a damp sock."
Pandora helps with the laundry.
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Pandora helps with the laundry.
The Emperor's New Clothes?
How about the Crown Prince's New Arcology:
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Amazing article on The Line in Saudi Arabia.
A group I'd worked with before asked if I'd be interested in taking part in their bid on a Line-adjacent project. That's a no from me, dawg.
How about the Crown Prince's New Arcology:
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Amazing article on The Line in Saudi Arabia.
A group I'd worked with before asked if I'd be interested in taking part in their bid on a Line-adjacent project. That's a no from me, dawg.
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Emperor's New Clothes?
How about the Crown Prince's New Arcology:
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Amazing article on The Line in Saudi Arabia.
A group I'd worked with before asked if I'd be interested in taking part in their bid on a Line-adjacent project. That's a no from me, dawg.
How about the Crown Prince's New Arcology:
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Amazing article on The Line in Saudi Arabia.
A group I'd worked with before asked if I'd be interested in taking part in their bid on a Line-adjacent project. That's a no from me, dawg.
I found a box with some 40 year old pictures, from when I was in college. As I said to a few friends from the time I shared the full set with, I'm glad that I'm no longer the person I was in college—but I'm very happy that I got to be there.
(Yes I painted my dorm wall as a Talking Heads album)
(Yes I painted my dorm wall as a Talking Heads album)
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I found a box with some 40 year old pictures, from when I was in college. As I said to a few friends from the time I shared the full set with, I'm glad that I'm no longer the person I was in college—but I'm very happy that I got to be there.
(Yes I painted my dorm wall as a Talking Heads album)
(Yes I painted my dorm wall as a Talking Heads album)
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Woke up today to the news
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Woke up today to the news
Two more pictures from the Institute for the Future's 2025 Ten-Year Forecast event.
@iftf.org
@rushkoff.com
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@rushkoff.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Two more pictures from the Institute for the Future's 2025 Ten-Year Forecast event.
@iftf.org
@rushkoff.com
@iftf.org
@rushkoff.com
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RFK JR can’t drive for shit!
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
RFK JR can’t drive for shit!
NAVIGATING THE AGE OF CHAOS comes out tomorrow! I'm in a superposition of excited and terrified. How will the wave function collapse?
bkconnection.com/products/979...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NAVIGATING THE AGE OF CHAOS comes out tomorrow! I'm in a superposition of excited and terrified. How will the wave function collapse?
bkconnection.com/products/979...
bkconnection.com/products/979...
My cat growing up was named "Sneakers"
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My cat growing up was named "Sneakers"
*NOW* they notice? And "overlooked" -- have they hot been hearing us screaming about it since the first term?
No, of course not.
No, of course not.
President Trump’s plan to build a White House ballroom has underscored an overlooked aspect of presidential power: no one could stop him.
“Our hands are tied,” Rebecca Miller, executive director of the D.C. Preservation League, said.
“Our hands are tied,” Rebecca Miller, executive director of the D.C. Preservation League, said.
‘Our hands are tied’: Can anyone stop Trump’s tear-down of the East Wing?
Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
*NOW* they notice? And "overlooked" -- have they hot been hearing us screaming about it since the first term?
No, of course not.
No, of course not.
Hey! I just got my first BANI-era television invitation!
oh. It's on Fox Business.
oh. It's on Fox Business.
October 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hey! I just got my first BANI-era television invitation!
oh. It's on Fox Business.
oh. It's on Fox Business.
Want to read the Preface, Introduction, and first chapter of NAVIGATING THE AGE OF CHAOS? Here you go (warning, long link):
ideas.bkconnection.com/e3t/Ctc/GB+1...
ideas.bkconnection.com/e3t/Ctc/GB+1...
ideas.bkconnection.com
If you're not redirected in a few seconds, click here
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October 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Want to read the Preface, Introduction, and first chapter of NAVIGATING THE AGE OF CHAOS? Here you go (warning, long link):
ideas.bkconnection.com/e3t/Ctc/GB+1...
ideas.bkconnection.com/e3t/Ctc/GB+1...