Karina Mendoza
@karinamendoza.bsky.social
InfoSys, ML, AI Safety advocate, writer, Brain, Mind matterings. runner, gardens, books 📍SF Bay Area
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"Is it presumptuous to say there is a future that depends on me / The Earth has its own ideas / The sea has other ideas / And the sky has ideas."
Read a new poem by Daniel Borzutzky:
Read a new poem by Daniel Borzutzky:
Or (For Isaac)
A poem by Daniel Borzutzky
www.theatlantic.com
Today's AIs learn like babies. This striking poem of a son and a father is a metaphor, imho, to where we are going in the realm of our artificial intelligence creations that are yet unregulated, unaligned, unknown how they think, uncontrollable
"He looked with love at the strange child he created +
"He looked with love at the strange child he created +
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We’ve reached the opposite pole of the post-Covid scramble for workers.
“.. Nearly two million people in the U.S. have been without a job for 27 weeks or more ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
“.. Nearly two million people in the U.S. have been without a job for 27 weeks or more ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We’ve reached the opposite pole of the post-Covid scramble for workers.
“.. Nearly two million people in the U.S. have been without a job for 27 weeks or more ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
“.. Nearly two million people in the U.S. have been without a job for 27 weeks or more ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Understatement to be sure.
We are too complacent about the risks posed by having an erratic, often irrational man with sole control of our nuclear arsenal. (That could in fact, turn out to be the greatest understatement in human history.) My latest. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/a-madman-w...
A Madman With His Finger on the Button
Facing the nuclear risks we face with Donald Trump as president
davidrothkopf.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Understatement to be sure.
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What a wonderful interview with the woman who described techno-fascism as it emerged, and who was pretty much cancelled for it. Thanks Paulina Borsook and @gilduran.com ↘️
I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
What a wonderful interview with the woman who described techno-fascism as it emerged, and who was pretty much cancelled for it. Thanks Paulina Borsook and @gilduran.com ↘️
I was part of a working group on AI and Fraternity assembled by the Vatican. We met in Rome and worked on this over two days. I am happy to share the result of that intense effort: a Declaration we presented to the Pope and other government authorities
coexistence.global
coexistence.global
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Wow
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Inside the British lab growing a biological computer https://on.ft.com/46hbhoj
Inside the British lab growing a biological computer
Australian start-up Cortical Labs and UK’s bit.bio have built CL1 with the aim of creating ‘synthetic biological intelligence’
on.ft.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Inside the British lab growing a biological computer https://on.ft.com/46hbhoj
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Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
May 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
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Nothing but the best people.
“A review of Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Nothing but the best people.
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Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give into fear. Never. Ever. 🇺🇸
May 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give into fear. Never. Ever. 🇺🇸
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Reopening Alcatraz is trolling. We all know it's not going to happen, a smoke screen to what's really happening
May 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Reopening Alcatraz is trolling. We all know it's not going to happen, a smoke screen to what's really happening
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An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence
The arrangement puts money in Trump’s pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.
www.huffpost.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
GNWT vs IIT:
"GNWT says that frontal regions of the brain such as the prefrontal cortex turn the “spotlight” on information when one first becomes conscious of it, a phenomenon called ignition that should be detectable in an imaging study when an individual has a conscious experience
#consciousness
"GNWT says that frontal regions of the brain such as the prefrontal cortex turn the “spotlight” on information when one first becomes conscious of it, a phenomenon called ignition that should be detectable in an imaging study when an individual has a conscious experience
#consciousness
Two Theories Face off to Explain the Origins of Consciousness
Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence
www.scientificamerican.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
GNWT vs IIT:
"GNWT says that frontal regions of the brain such as the prefrontal cortex turn the “spotlight” on information when one first becomes conscious of it, a phenomenon called ignition that should be detectable in an imaging study when an individual has a conscious experience
#consciousness
"GNWT says that frontal regions of the brain such as the prefrontal cortex turn the “spotlight” on information when one first becomes conscious of it, a phenomenon called ignition that should be detectable in an imaging study when an individual has a conscious experience
#consciousness
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GOP Senators Mike Lee & Tommy Tuberville “have introduced a bill to abolish the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) & establish private security at US airports.” (Sure, let’s let the MAGAs who supported Pete Hegseth & Trump decide what’s best for airport security. How bad cld it be? 🙄) 1/
Senators Introduce Bill to Abolish TSA, Privatize Airport Security
The only government agency to face more loathing than the IRS may soon see its days cut short. U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) hav
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April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
GOP Senators Mike Lee & Tommy Tuberville “have introduced a bill to abolish the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) & establish private security at US airports.” (Sure, let’s let the MAGAs who supported Pete Hegseth & Trump decide what’s best for airport security. How bad cld it be? 🙄) 1/
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This thought-provoking set of original suggestions for ways state prosecutors could push back strongly against some of the cruelest forms of criminality by Trump’s underlings doesn’t violate federal supremacy and would be well worth putting into effect:
nonprofitquarterly.org/former-maryl...
nonprofitquarterly.org/former-maryl...
Former Maryland Governor Calls on States to Place Trump Officials on Trial - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
How can nonprofits and activists respond to the rising threat of authoritarianism? A former Maryland governor calls on states to hold Trump officials criminally liable.
nonprofitquarterly.org
April 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This thought-provoking set of original suggestions for ways state prosecutors could push back strongly against some of the cruelest forms of criminality by Trump’s underlings doesn’t violate federal supremacy and would be well worth putting into effect:
nonprofitquarterly.org/former-maryl...
nonprofitquarterly.org/former-maryl...
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Our new research confirms it: digital media literacy education works! Canadians who watched our #BreakTheFake videos were more likely to fact-check and less likely to share misinformation. Check out the key findings: ow.ly/XPXa50VKxa8 #DigitalMediaLiteracy
April 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our new research confirms it: digital media literacy education works! Canadians who watched our #BreakTheFake videos were more likely to fact-check and less likely to share misinformation. Check out the key findings: ow.ly/XPXa50VKxa8 #DigitalMediaLiteracy
A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist.
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist.
A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED "Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality" was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exi...
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist.
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist.
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@theatlantic.com’s writers and editors are on Bluesky. Follow us for ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling: go.bsky.app/NVbMa2Y
April 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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This important piece,by @semaforben.bsky.social, starring Marc Andreessen and other SV vcs, needs more attention. It's about the powerful machinery hidden from public and media scrutiny that is, has been actively, operationally funding, controling the levers of the Trump Administration.
April 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This important piece,by @semaforben.bsky.social, starring Marc Andreessen and other SV vcs, needs more attention. It's about the powerful machinery hidden from public and media scrutiny that is, has been actively, operationally funding, controling the levers of the Trump Administration.
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Anthropic sent a takedown notice to a dev trying to reverse-engineer its coding tool
Anthropic sent a takedown notice to a dev trying to reverse-engineer its coding tool | TechCrunch
Anthropic sent a takedown notice to a dev trying to reverse-engineer its coding tool. The developer community isn't terribly pleased.
techcrunch.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Anthropic sent a takedown notice to a dev trying to reverse-engineer its coding tool
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“Kennedy, who has no scientific or medical training himself, also seems confused about what a scientifically rigorous investigation would entail—and how long it might take.” www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’
The Trump administration is manipulating government-sponsored research to get the answers it wants.
www.theatlantic.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Kennedy, who has no scientific or medical training himself, also seems confused about what a scientifically rigorous investigation would entail—and how long it might take.” www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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All new research grants have been frozen at the US National Science Foundation — an action apparently ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency
https://go.nature.com/42pvdDe
https://go.nature.com/42pvdDe
Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.
go.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Here’s a cool article a student at Chapman University did on me, should that be something that interests you
“Step up because we can:” Chris Kluwe on power, protest, public duty — The Panther Newspaper
An interview with a former NFL player and author
www.thepanthernewspaper.org
April 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Here’s a cool article a student at Chapman University did on me, should that be something that interests you