Amos Teo
@mossinante.bsky.social
Data scientist | Industry linguist | PhD
Birds, plants, languages, transit, climate
Ex-Amazon, ex-Meta, AGI is a scam
Vancouver, BC
He/him 🌈
Birds, plants, languages, transit, climate
Ex-Amazon, ex-Meta, AGI is a scam
Vancouver, BC
He/him 🌈
Reposted by Amos Teo
warning: reading this piece will leave you outraged
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
Human Rights are Universal, Not Optional: Don’t Undermine the EU AI Act with a Faulty Code of Practice | TechPolicy.Press
The Code of Practice draft takes a step backward due to its weak approach to human rights protections, write Laura Caroli, Laura Cabrera, and David Harris.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
warning: reading this piece will leave you outraged
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
"Code of Practice is failing to protect human rights. This draft relies on faulty logic that dramatically limits the ways in which AI developers would need to mitigate human rights risks from their AI models"
www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...
TIL my Canadian partner has never heard the Christmas song “Mistletoe and Wine” by Cliff Richard.
I’m guessing it never made it to N America?
I’m guessing it never made it to N America?
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
TIL my Canadian partner has never heard the Christmas song “Mistletoe and Wine” by Cliff Richard.
I’m guessing it never made it to N America?
I’m guessing it never made it to N America?
Having to read LLM-summarized meeting notes that were supposedly checked by a human makes me *rationally* mad.
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Having to read LLM-summarized meeting notes that were supposedly checked by a human makes me *rationally* mad.
Reposted by Amos Teo
My Tyee article is out - on the stalewasem bridge: thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
December 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
My Tyee article is out - on the stalewasem bridge: thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Vancouver Skytrain turns 40 today! 🎉
And @movementyvr.bsky.social needs your support to advocate for better transit in the region!
(I would've done a monthly donation but I'm in the process of deleting my Paypal account 😅)
And @movementyvr.bsky.social needs your support to advocate for better transit in the region!
(I would've done a monthly donation but I'm in the process of deleting my Paypal account 😅)
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Vancouver Skytrain turns 40 today! 🎉
And @movementyvr.bsky.social needs your support to advocate for better transit in the region!
(I would've done a monthly donation but I'm in the process of deleting my Paypal account 😅)
And @movementyvr.bsky.social needs your support to advocate for better transit in the region!
(I would've done a monthly donation but I'm in the process of deleting my Paypal account 😅)
I’d trust my neighbour’s cat to cook me a hot breakfast before any of these corporate “leaders” to act in the public interest www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’d trust my neighbour’s cat to cook me a hot breakfast before any of these corporate “leaders” to act in the public interest www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
A splash of colour from an unexpected source on a grey afternoon walk. #vancouver
December 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A splash of colour from an unexpected source on a grey afternoon walk. #vancouver
Someone at work was talking about “kitchen table polyamory” and now I’ve discovered there’s wikihow and a typology
www.wikihow.com/Kitchen-Tabl...
www.wikihow.com/Kitchen-Tabl...
Kitchen Table Polyamory: What is It and Is it Right for You?
Polyamory is more common than most people think–and there's a lot of lingo that goes along with it! You've probably heard the phrase 'kitchen table polyamory' before, whether it's from a friend, a fav...
www.wikihow.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Someone at work was talking about “kitchen table polyamory” and now I’ve discovered there’s wikihow and a typology
www.wikihow.com/Kitchen-Tabl...
www.wikihow.com/Kitchen-Tabl...
Reposted by Amos Teo
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
What a year
mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-i-read-...
mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-i-read-...
What I Read About AI in 2025
From AGI to Workslop
It's time for our annual tradition: a very long list of pieces written about AI this year that have stuck with me, for better or for worse. I've sorted them in alphabetical order...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What a year
mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-i-read-...
mail.cyberneticforests.com/what-i-read-...
Light in Yaletown this afternoon #vancouver
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Light in Yaletown this afternoon #vancouver
Taking advantage of the brief window of sunshine in Vancouver this morning. Been standing on the plaza with no one but the dark-eyed juncos for the last 10 min
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Taking advantage of the brief window of sunshine in Vancouver this morning. Been standing on the plaza with no one but the dark-eyed juncos for the last 10 min
Emailing council is on my to-do today list
We asked this question and got tons of replies & messages here and on Instagram.
The next step is to PLEASE email council with your personal stories. It's the one thing that sometimes genuinely changes their minds. We probably only need to convince 1 vote.
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/12/04/d...
The next step is to PLEASE email council with your personal stories. It's the one thing that sometimes genuinely changes their minds. We probably only need to convince 1 vote.
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/12/04/d...
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Emailing council is on my to-do today list
I rage quit a work Zoom webinar cos the founder started talking about “AI skills” being the “computer skills” of the future (is drug dependency a skill?)
Would still be stewing & questioning my sanity if not for the sensible and soothing voice of @cloudquistador.bsky.social
youtu.be/sa7F7Fg7xVU?...
Would still be stewing & questioning my sanity if not for the sensible and soothing voice of @cloudquistador.bsky.social
youtu.be/sa7F7Fg7xVU?...
The Impact of AI Marketing on Information Technology
YouTube video by Microsoft - A Materialist Approach
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I rage quit a work Zoom webinar cos the founder started talking about “AI skills” being the “computer skills” of the future (is drug dependency a skill?)
Would still be stewing & questioning my sanity if not for the sensible and soothing voice of @cloudquistador.bsky.social
youtu.be/sa7F7Fg7xVU?...
Would still be stewing & questioning my sanity if not for the sensible and soothing voice of @cloudquistador.bsky.social
youtu.be/sa7F7Fg7xVU?...
Beautiful morning by False Creek #vancouver
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Beautiful morning by False Creek #vancouver
Great video from the Data Protection Commission Ireland youtu.be/4QL1FmBaof8?...
Pause Before You Post
YouTube video by Data Protection Commission Ireland
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Great video from the Data Protection Commission Ireland youtu.be/4QL1FmBaof8?...
For all the anglophone Canadians here!
Tbh I hadn’t heard some of the candidates until I saw the form, but I’m def gonna be start using them.
Tbh I hadn’t heard some of the candidates until I saw the form, but I’m def gonna be start using them.
2025 has been an eventful year for Canada's identity. To commemorate the year, The Society for Canadian English is choosing a 2025 word of the year (CWOTY), based on the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles.
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
For all the anglophone Canadians here!
Tbh I hadn’t heard some of the candidates until I saw the form, but I’m def gonna be start using them.
Tbh I hadn’t heard some of the candidates until I saw the form, but I’m def gonna be start using them.
“Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence.”
*have lost voice screaming in linguist*
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
*have lost voice screaming in linguist*
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence.”
*have lost voice screaming in linguist*
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
*have lost voice screaming in linguist*
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
“We’re expected to help make the model better, yet we’re often given vague or incomplete instructions, minimal training and unrealistic time limits to complete tasks”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Yes, so much yes.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Yes, so much yes.
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“We’re expected to help make the model better, yet we’re often given vague or incomplete instructions, minimal training and unrealistic time limits to complete tasks”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Yes, so much yes.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Yes, so much yes.
"Birders are listening carefully to what’s around them, seeing what’s above them and making note of their surroundings. In a blank sky, they’ll see the tiniest bird, and in a commotion of chatter, they’ll hear the quietest bird call."
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
The Wondrous Lives of Hardcore Birders | The Tyee
A new generation is taking birding, and ‘listing,’ to great heights.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Birders are listening carefully to what’s around them, seeing what’s above them and making note of their surroundings. In a blank sky, they’ll see the tiniest bird, and in a commotion of chatter, they’ll hear the quietest bird call."
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
If you don’t know what TESCREAL is, this is for you. And how tech billionaires can talk about “humanity” without meaning “human lives” jacobin.com/2025/11/musk...
Tech Capitalists Don’t Care About Humans. Literally.
It’s not just a figure of speech to say tech titans are indifferent to humanity. From Peter Thiel to Elon Musk, many are adherents of a worldview that envisions humans being replaced by digital post-h...
jacobin.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you don’t know what TESCREAL is, this is for you. And how tech billionaires can talk about “humanity” without meaning “human lives” jacobin.com/2025/11/musk...
‘In other tests, Kumma cheerily gave tips for “being a good kisser,” and launched into explicitly sexual territory by explaining a multitude of kinks and fetishes, like bondage and teacher-student roleplay.’
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘In other tests, Kumma cheerily gave tips for “being a good kisser,” and launched into explicitly sexual territory by explaining a multitude of kinks and fetishes, like bondage and teacher-student roleplay.’
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Yes to be able to easily walk/bike from Burnaby Lake to Deer Lake and back
www.freshetnews.ca/magic-reside...
www.freshetnews.ca/magic-reside...
‘Magic’: Residents rave about Burnaby’s new pedestrian overpass - Freshet News
new pedestrian-cyclist overpass spans freeway in Burnaby
www.freshetnews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yes to be able to easily walk/bike from Burnaby Lake to Deer Lake and back
www.freshetnews.ca/magic-reside...
www.freshetnews.ca/magic-reside...
Vancouver after the rain
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Vancouver after the rain
Taking a moment today to grieve and remember the victims of the Nov 15 attacks in Paris 10 years ago. I was stuck in central Paris at a birthday dinner and supposed to have a date in le Marais. A lot of confusion and rumours spreading on social media - not as bad as now but a sign of things to come.
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Taking a moment today to grieve and remember the victims of the Nov 15 attacks in Paris 10 years ago. I was stuck in central Paris at a birthday dinner and supposed to have a date in le Marais. A lot of confusion and rumours spreading on social media - not as bad as now but a sign of things to come.