Jed Brown
@jedbrown.org
Prof developing fast algorithms, reliable software, and healthy communities for computational science. Opinions my own. https://hachyderm.io/@jedbrown
https://PhyPID.org | aspiring killjoy | against epistemicide | he/they
https://PhyPID.org | aspiring killjoy | against epistemicide | he/they
A shameful monument to rape culture and anti-LGBTQ bigotry.
As I said in July as CU was preparing to put up this statue, "One of the most prominent bigots in recent Colorado history is a man named Bill McCartney." @boulderrl.bsky.social reports that CU this weekend barred the press and erected a statue of McCartney, celebrating a man who hurt many people.
Bill McCartney statue installed at CU Boulder, drawing protests from LGBTQ+ advocates
McCartney was both a record-setting coach and an advocate for policy that stripped legal protections for LGBTQ+ people. His statue went up this month.
boulderreportinglab.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A shameful monument to rape culture and anti-LGBTQ bigotry.
These deals were negotiated in defiance of shared governance, placing administrators in a compromised position whereby they are compelled to betray academic freedom and civil rights in service of a nebulous ideology derived from segregation.
This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
These deals were negotiated in defiance of shared governance, placing administrators in a compromised position whereby they are compelled to betray academic freedom and civil rights in service of a nebulous ideology derived from segregation.
This is fraud, within a pattern of fraud. The product being purchased is a truth-finding intellectual pursuit, not merely a requisite number of not-demonstrably-false words. The fake citations are evidence of the original fraud, which is lying about the intellectual pursuit that did not occur.
This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is fraud, within a pattern of fraud. The product being purchased is a truth-finding intellectual pursuit, not merely a requisite number of not-demonstrably-false words. The fake citations are evidence of the original fraud, which is lying about the intellectual pursuit that did not occur.
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Anyone using chatbots for education needs to stop now.
They spew Jim Crow levels of racism and hate that get even worse with scaling not better.
Reminder: "AI" has never been about education or intelligence..it is about power, surveillance and control.
They spew Jim Crow levels of racism and hate that get even worse with scaling not better.
Reminder: "AI" has never been about education or intelligence..it is about power, surveillance and control.
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Anyone using chatbots for education needs to stop now.
They spew Jim Crow levels of racism and hate that get even worse with scaling not better.
Reminder: "AI" has never been about education or intelligence..it is about power, surveillance and control.
They spew Jim Crow levels of racism and hate that get even worse with scaling not better.
Reminder: "AI" has never been about education or intelligence..it is about power, surveillance and control.
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
The CU Faculty Council passed two resolutions
1. mutual academic defense compact
2. rejection of loyalty oaths
Thanks to the AAUP Colorado conference and @ucwcolorado.bsky.social for supporting these necessary measures to hold leadership accountable to defend values
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
1. mutual academic defense compact
2. rejection of loyalty oaths
Thanks to the AAUP Colorado conference and @ucwcolorado.bsky.social for supporting these necessary measures to hold leadership accountable to defend values
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
With our powers combined: Colorado university faculty seek collective response to Trump
Several Colorado university faculty councils say school leaders should adopt a so-called mutual academic defense compact to counter the Trump administration’s push to reshape higher education. The com...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The CU Faculty Council passed two resolutions
1. mutual academic defense compact
2. rejection of loyalty oaths
Thanks to the AAUP Colorado conference and @ucwcolorado.bsky.social for supporting these necessary measures to hold leadership accountable to defend values
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
1. mutual academic defense compact
2. rejection of loyalty oaths
Thanks to the AAUP Colorado conference and @ucwcolorado.bsky.social for supporting these necessary measures to hold leadership accountable to defend values
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Absolute banger of a question from @schock.cc ! Tech spaces need to have these conversations toward a real theory of change because there is no ethical line at which today's dominant power structures even blink at.
youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Absolute banger of a question from @schock.cc ! Tech spaces need to have these conversations toward a real theory of change because there is no ethical line at which today's dominant power structures even blink at.
youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
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Saudi and the AI industry are very cozy. Why? “narrative control...AI can optimize and automate processes leading to public opinion formation.”
@ali-alkhatib.com writes: “AI is an ideological project to shift authority and autonomy away from individuals, towards centralized structures of power.”
@ali-alkhatib.com writes: “AI is an ideological project to shift authority and autonomy away from individuals, towards centralized structures of power.”
What an ai first administration looks like.
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Trump is launching an all-out broadside against states with strict AI regulations.
www.theverge.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Saudi and the AI industry are very cozy. Why? “narrative control...AI can optimize and automate processes leading to public opinion formation.”
@ali-alkhatib.com writes: “AI is an ideological project to shift authority and autonomy away from individuals, towards centralized structures of power.”
@ali-alkhatib.com writes: “AI is an ideological project to shift authority and autonomy away from individuals, towards centralized structures of power.”
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if you are considering submitting an application for this position, you still have just under 2 weeks to do so
any and all suitable candidates, please apply. everyone else, pls share with your networks
any and all suitable candidates, please apply. everyone else, pls share with your networks
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
if you are considering submitting an application for this position, you still have just under 2 weeks to do so
any and all suitable candidates, please apply. everyone else, pls share with your networks
any and all suitable candidates, please apply. everyone else, pls share with your networks
Imagine when the finance guys stop being able to exchange curves drawn on napkins for $tens of billions in loans.
www.ft.com/content/064b...
www.ft.com/content/064b...
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Imagine when the finance guys stop being able to exchange curves drawn on napkins for $tens of billions in loans.
www.ft.com/content/064b...
www.ft.com/content/064b...
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Non-industry compromised scientists keep saying these models don't become safe, no matter what, but people keep thinking just because the concept of guardrails is mentioned it must work. By definition, it doesn't. This is not something open to discussion, unless you're a paid shill.
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Non-industry compromised scientists keep saying these models don't become safe, no matter what, but people keep thinking just because the concept of guardrails is mentioned it must work. By definition, it doesn't. This is not something open to discussion, unless you're a paid shill.
It's notable that OpenAI lawyers tried this because it undermines the indemnification clause in their services agreement. That indemnification clause backed up by heaps of money and hubris has been key to lawyers for business users allowing widespread use of "AI"-generated content.
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It's notable that OpenAI lawyers tried this because it undermines the indemnification clause in their services agreement. That indemnification clause backed up by heaps of money and hubris has been key to lawyers for business users allowing widespread use of "AI"-generated content.
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For your reference: Timeline of UC faculty legal efforts to defend against Trump’s attacks
legal timeline
Timeline of UC faculty legal efforts to defend against Trump’s attacks UCLA Faculty Association June 4. UC Berkeley faculty and staff Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine...
docs.google.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
For your reference: Timeline of UC faculty legal efforts to defend against Trump’s attacks
Problem: police are racist and lie without accountability.
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
Colorado police are already using AI — but experts say the tech still has red flags
Artificial intelligence has arrived at many of Colorado’s law enforcement agencies, but exactly how it’s being used and the ripple effects of that use is not always clear.
www.denverpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Problem: police are racist and lie without accountability.
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
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"Federal policy has jumped the gun: We don’t yet know if AI will transform the economy or even be profitable. Yet Washington is insulating the industry from all sorts of risk. If a bubble does pop, we’ll all be left holding the bag." [Gift Link] www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"Federal policy has jumped the gun: We don’t yet know if AI will transform the economy or even be profitable. Yet Washington is insulating the industry from all sorts of risk. If a bubble does pop, we’ll all be left holding the bag." [Gift Link] www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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This is our community's letter!! It was written by Josie Morway, a local artist and parent. After we started asking questions, the district slowed way down and starting holding forums, creating workgroups, and taking student privacy more seriously. Talk to us if you want to do the same!
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is our community's letter!! It was written by Josie Morway, a local artist and parent. After we started asking questions, the district slowed way down and starting holding forums, creating workgroups, and taking student privacy more seriously. Talk to us if you want to do the same!
This is an incredibly optimistic paper, choosing to exclude scope 3 emissions (manufacturing, which equals or exceeds the lifetime location-based scope 2 emissions) and then accepting market-based scope 2 despite it being misleading.
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
This is an incredibly optimistic paper, choosing to exclude scope 3 emissions (manufacturing, which equals or exceeds the lifetime location-based scope 2 emissions) and then accepting market-based scope 2 despite it being misleading.
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Here is the statement on the initial TAMU system proposal. The adopted rule apparently prohibits "advocacy" of "race and gender ideology" without approval.
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here is the statement on the initial TAMU system proposal. The adopted rule apparently prohibits "advocacy" of "race and gender ideology" without approval.
"Jiang submitted the study last month to AI Agents for Science, the first conference where all the submitted studies were written and reviewed exclusively by AI."
It is bizarre for real people to proudly put their names on this brazen professional misconduct. This is a counterfeiting ring.
It is bizarre for real people to proudly put their names on this brazen professional misconduct. This is a counterfeiting ring.
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Jiang submitted the study last month to AI Agents for Science, the first conference where all the submitted studies were written and reviewed exclusively by AI."
It is bizarre for real people to proudly put their names on this brazen professional misconduct. This is a counterfeiting ring.
It is bizarre for real people to proudly put their names on this brazen professional misconduct. This is a counterfeiting ring.
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The primary reason men perpetrate sexual violence is to bond with each other.
That’s why there are so many text messages and emails. For most rapists, the satisfaction doesn’t come from the violence. It comes from the power they get after bragging about it.
That’s why there are so many text messages and emails. For most rapists, the satisfaction doesn’t come from the violence. It comes from the power they get after bragging about it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The primary reason men perpetrate sexual violence is to bond with each other.
That’s why there are so many text messages and emails. For most rapists, the satisfaction doesn’t come from the violence. It comes from the power they get after bragging about it.
That’s why there are so many text messages and emails. For most rapists, the satisfaction doesn’t come from the violence. It comes from the power they get after bragging about it.
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The terrible "Compact" gets all the attention, but this drive for a new accreditor has huuuuge implications for the future of higher ed.
It me, again on the new “state run” accreditor for higher education
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
10 Universities Seek Recognition by a New Accreditor
The Commission for Public Higher Education has received letters of intent from colleges in four Southern states as it works toward federal approval and rebuts allegations of partisanship.
www.insidehighered.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The terrible "Compact" gets all the attention, but this drive for a new accreditor has huuuuge implications for the future of higher ed.
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New Report: Fission for Algorithms. We draw on our nuclear expertise to dissect the risky fast-tracking initiatives hastening nuclear development in service of AI. This includes proposals to use Gen AI for nuclear licensing, whilst lowering well-established nuclear thresholds.
Fission for Algorithms: The Undermining of Nuclear Regulation in Service of AI - AI Now Institute
A report examining nuclear “fast-tracking” initiatives on their feasibility and their impact on nuclear safety, security, and safeguards.
ainowinstitute.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
New Report: Fission for Algorithms. We draw on our nuclear expertise to dissect the risky fast-tracking initiatives hastening nuclear development in service of AI. This includes proposals to use Gen AI for nuclear licensing, whilst lowering well-established nuclear thresholds.
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Synthetic Risk Transfer is a financial innovation you probably haven’t heard of, the specific variety of securitization which is beginning to look like the Credit Default Swap of the next financial crisis.
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Synthetic Risk Transfer is a financial innovation you probably haven’t heard of, the specific variety of securitization which is beginning to look like the Credit Default Swap of the next financial crisis.