Joshua Loftus
@joft.bsky.social
New father. Also: Prof. of #Statistics, #machinelearning / ethics for #datascience @LSE. Unschooled to community college to PhD @Stanford
Technology, institutions, and ideas should serve people, but much of humanity is stuck with this upside-down.
Technology, institutions, and ideas should serve people, but much of humanity is stuck with this upside-down.
trump is still slandering Alex Pretti while the New York Times runs propaganda pieces trying to reconcile him with centrists
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
trump is still slandering Alex Pretti while the New York Times runs propaganda pieces trying to reconcile him with centrists
Not only will they not dismantle the infrastructure (*gasp* degrowth!) but they won't even hold any people accountable
None of this deporting people to concentration camp prisons would be happening if the Bush administration had been held accountable for "extraordinary rendition" (thanks Obama!)
None of this deporting people to concentration camp prisons would be happening if the Bush administration had been held accountable for "extraordinary rendition" (thanks Obama!)
experiencing a deep sense of dread, that even if Dems eventually regain power, they will completely fail to dismantle the surveillance and violence infrastructure that the fascists have used to great effect
January 31, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Not only will they not dismantle the infrastructure (*gasp* degrowth!) but they won't even hold any people accountable
None of this deporting people to concentration camp prisons would be happening if the Bush administration had been held accountable for "extraordinary rendition" (thanks Obama!)
None of this deporting people to concentration camp prisons would be happening if the Bush administration had been held accountable for "extraordinary rendition" (thanks Obama!)
It is good they published this, but we also should not be in the condition of learning about this from them. Our educational institutions could have found this earlier instead of hyping/buying these products
“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.”
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
It is good they published this, but we also should not be in the condition of learning about this from them. Our educational institutions could have found this earlier instead of hyping/buying these products
Reposted by Joshua Loftus
Submissions are now open for UAI 2026 in Amsterdam. Deadline is February 25th, 2026 (23:59 AoE). Call for papers here: www.auai.org/uai2026/call...
Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
www.auai.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Submissions are now open for UAI 2026 in Amsterdam. Deadline is February 25th, 2026 (23:59 AoE). Call for papers here: www.auai.org/uai2026/call...
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January 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Reposted by Joshua Loftus
"But résumé studies only measure callbacks. They don’t tell us who actually gets hired."
These authors of this brand new preprint wanted to know whether discrimination measured in résumé studies shows up in real hiring.
So they linked a large résumé audit experiment to actual employment data.
These authors of this brand new preprint wanted to know whether discrimination measured in résumé studies shows up in real hiring.
So they linked a large résumé audit experiment to actual employment data.
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"But résumé studies only measure callbacks. They don’t tell us who actually gets hired."
These authors of this brand new preprint wanted to know whether discrimination measured in résumé studies shows up in real hiring.
So they linked a large résumé audit experiment to actual employment data.
These authors of this brand new preprint wanted to know whether discrimination measured in résumé studies shows up in real hiring.
So they linked a large résumé audit experiment to actual employment data.
There’s also no reason to believe that “markets” or bond investors or whoever are actually opposed to fascism. The already wealthy and powerful have no need to save us
The reason markets aren't freaking out about Powell is that Republicans, including the hacks on the Supreme Court, have repeatedly indicated that the Fed is special and they will actual use their oversight and confirmation powers to protect it.
January 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
There’s also no reason to believe that “markets” or bond investors or whoever are actually opposed to fascism. The already wealthy and powerful have no need to save us
All this hard work and integrity under pressure to continue to legitimize a regime that’s trying to accelerate the actual destruction of the world
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
All this hard work and integrity under pressure to continue to legitimize a regime that’s trying to accelerate the actual destruction of the world
Reposted by Joshua Loftus
Ready to bike along the canals? 🚲
The 42nd Conference on Uncertainty in AI will be in Amsterdam, August 17-21! 🇳🇱
CfP is out 👉 auai.org/uai2026/call...
🚨 Feb 25: Paper submission
🗣️ Apr 23–May 2: rebuttal period
🎉💀 Jun 1: Author notification
#UAI2026 #ML #stats #learning #reasoning #uncertainty #AI
The 42nd Conference on Uncertainty in AI will be in Amsterdam, August 17-21! 🇳🇱
CfP is out 👉 auai.org/uai2026/call...
🚨 Feb 25: Paper submission
🗣️ Apr 23–May 2: rebuttal period
🎉💀 Jun 1: Author notification
#UAI2026 #ML #stats #learning #reasoning #uncertainty #AI
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ready to bike along the canals? 🚲
The 42nd Conference on Uncertainty in AI will be in Amsterdam, August 17-21! 🇳🇱
CfP is out 👉 auai.org/uai2026/call...
🚨 Feb 25: Paper submission
🗣️ Apr 23–May 2: rebuttal period
🎉💀 Jun 1: Author notification
#UAI2026 #ML #stats #learning #reasoning #uncertainty #AI
The 42nd Conference on Uncertainty in AI will be in Amsterdam, August 17-21! 🇳🇱
CfP is out 👉 auai.org/uai2026/call...
🚨 Feb 25: Paper submission
🗣️ Apr 23–May 2: rebuttal period
🎉💀 Jun 1: Author notification
#UAI2026 #ML #stats #learning #reasoning #uncertainty #AI
I'm a one issue voter
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I'm a one issue voter
Lazily googling to find the title of a Poe story instead of going to my bookshelf
Instead of directing me to A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (good), google generates an imitation of a Poe story (🫥)
Instead of directing me to A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (good), google generates an imitation of a Poe story (🫥)
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Lazily googling to find the title of a Poe story instead of going to my bookshelf
Instead of directing me to A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (good), google generates an imitation of a Poe story (🫥)
Instead of directing me to A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (good), google generates an imitation of a Poe story (🫥)
Got that first-time-back-in-the-gym-after-months DOMS
It's good, I like this actually
It's good, I like this actually
January 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Got that first-time-back-in-the-gym-after-months DOMS
It's good, I like this actually
It's good, I like this actually
Many leaders, too—lots of Dems, Macron and other world executives—fluffy little lapdogs coming to heel.
“We’re monitoring the situation” you’re doing nothing, you just had an aide use chatGPT to draft the same statement as every other empty suit. There will be no consequences, no rule of law
“We’re monitoring the situation” you’re doing nothing, you just had an aide use chatGPT to draft the same statement as every other empty suit. There will be no consequences, no rule of law
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Many leaders, too—lots of Dems, Macron and other world executives—fluffy little lapdogs coming to heel.
“We’re monitoring the situation” you’re doing nothing, you just had an aide use chatGPT to draft the same statement as every other empty suit. There will be no consequences, no rule of law
“We’re monitoring the situation” you’re doing nothing, you just had an aide use chatGPT to draft the same statement as every other empty suit. There will be no consequences, no rule of law
Bleak, but I'd guess the reality is worse than only 40% not reading at all. Many people probably stretch the definitions of "read" and "book" when they answer
NEW: How many books did you read this year? If it was more than 2, congrats: you read more than the median American.
Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/
Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Bleak, but I'd guess the reality is worse than only 40% not reading at all. Many people probably stretch the definitions of "read" and "book" when they answer
Tired half the time and have headaches most days
And honestly, don't mind it at all because of this guy's smile
And honestly, don't mind it at all because of this guy's smile
December 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Tired half the time and have headaches most days
And honestly, don't mind it at all because of this guy's smile
And honestly, don't mind it at all because of this guy's smile
One of the funniest things in the world to me right now is when I clip my own nails after clipping our baby's nails. It's like fighting a giant and that being 100x easier than the tiny minion
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One of the funniest things in the world to me right now is when I clip my own nails after clipping our baby's nails. It's like fighting a giant and that being 100x easier than the tiny minion
Reposted by Joshua Loftus
"Nearly 80 years later, the simplex method is still among the most widely used tools when a logistical or supply-chain decision needs to be made under complex constraints."
only half followed the description of the simplex method in here but super interesting anyways
www.wired.com/story/resear...
only half followed the description of the simplex method in here but super interesting anyways
www.wired.com/story/resear...
Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize
The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.
www.wired.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"Nearly 80 years later, the simplex method is still among the most widely used tools when a logistical or supply-chain decision needs to be made under complex constraints."
only half followed the description of the simplex method in here but super interesting anyways
www.wired.com/story/resear...
only half followed the description of the simplex method in here but super interesting anyways
www.wired.com/story/resear...
Reposted by Joshua Loftus
The real task isn’t “teaching people to spot misinformation.” It’s rebuilding conditions where verification, deliberation and accountability are possible. Critical thinking only works when the world around it gives those skills a place to take root.
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The real task isn’t “teaching people to spot misinformation.” It’s rebuilding conditions where verification, deliberation and accountability are possible. Critical thinking only works when the world around it gives those skills a place to take root.
After a month in Sicily
My stomach just texted me this??? how
My stomach just texted me this??? how
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After a month in Sicily
My stomach just texted me this??? how
My stomach just texted me this??? how
I would bet money that they won't
What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I would bet money that they won't
The richest man in the world has killed hundreds of thousands of the poorest children in the world
I think this is one of the most evil--and definitely the most anti-christian--acts in human history
I think this is one of the most evil--and definitely the most anti-christian--acts in human history
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The richest man in the world has killed hundreds of thousands of the poorest children in the world
I think this is one of the most evil--and definitely the most anti-christian--acts in human history
I think this is one of the most evil--and definitely the most anti-christian--acts in human history
Reposted by Joshua Loftus
"As the university trades its teaching mission for “AI-tech integration,” it doesn’t just risk irrelevance—it risks becoming mechanically soulless. Genuine intellectual struggle has become too expensive of a value proposition."
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"As the university trades its teaching mission for “AI-tech integration,” it doesn’t just risk irrelevance—it risks becoming mechanically soulless. Genuine intellectual struggle has become too expensive of a value proposition."
Not just dropped, but actively pushed on us from almost all our leaders
Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Not just dropped, but actively pushed on us from almost all our leaders
This perfectly explains why almost all TV sucks so bad
The real and true story of why Police Squad (the TV series Naked Gun was based on and easily the funniest tv show of its time) was canceled is legitimately insane and one of the most egregious examples of TV malpractice I’ve ever heard:
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This perfectly explains why almost all TV sucks so bad
This is so much more scandalous than some UCs offering remedial math courses
But somehow I won't be surprised if the same journos and pundits who're so concerned about "woke" lowering standards are silent about this
www.nber.org/system/files...
But somehow I won't be surprised if the same journos and pundits who're so concerned about "woke" lowering standards are silent about this
www.nber.org/system/files...
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is so much more scandalous than some UCs offering remedial math courses
But somehow I won't be surprised if the same journos and pundits who're so concerned about "woke" lowering standards are silent about this
www.nber.org/system/files...
But somehow I won't be surprised if the same journos and pundits who're so concerned about "woke" lowering standards are silent about this
www.nber.org/system/files...