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Spencer Callaghan

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Director, brand & communications, @CIRA.ca Board, @ncfottawa.bsky.social Board, @openmedia.org Board, @nourishlead.bsky.social internet advocacy, dad jokes, 90s hip hop lyrics, existential dread. Born again Sens fan. spencercallaghan.ca

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 5h

ahem!

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 19h

That EVs for canola deal is looking more attractive by the day

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 1d

The Bills are going to regret wasting critical years of their Super Bowl window.

The Pats are comin'

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 1d

I love that place!

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 2d

It's all about the layers of abstraction.

Right now, at best, ChatGPT is an app with a shortcut to get to on someone's phone. Building an agent ecosystem inside ChatGPT is one extra layer.

So you've got layer 1, the device, layer 2, the app, layer 3, the agents.

Siri lives at layer 1

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 2d

Any company that is not shipping hardware can't claim to be about to "kill the app".

Whether it's a chip in your head or a phone in your hand, OpenAI has nothing until it has a device that it controls end-to-end.

Spooky Sarah Perez 🎃 @sarahp.bsky.social · 2d

It’s not too late for Apple to get AI right

It's not too late for Apple to get AI right | TechCrunch

Apple still has a shot at leading the AI-powered app era. As OpenAI launches its ChatGPT app platform, Apple’s smarter Siri and deep ecosystem could keep it ahead.

techcrunch.com

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 2d

Remember this when Felon Mush talks about building the "everything app"

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Russia’s new “super app” offers Vladimir Putin a new tool to monitor Russians—and even Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories—in deeper ways, Justin Sherman argues.

Russia’s Answer to WeChat

The Kremlin is pushing a new “super app” for Russian citizens. What could possibly go wrong?

bit.ly

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 4d

That is a nice game 1 win.

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 4d

If I were a billionaire Democrat, say a George Soros or The Carters, I'd simply back a dump truck full of money up to the members of Rage Against the Machine to record a new album.

Trump would be out in a month.

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 4d

Linus Offmark.

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 5d

hey I'm not an ornithologist

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 5d

Go Birds!

(that's what we say, right?)

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 5d

Are we still feigning outrage over the fact that we can't finalize a deal with a rabid orangutang?

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 6d

Another company who sold us sovereignty.

www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...

Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty

Microsoft representative says US CLOUD Act comes before other country's sovereignty.

www.digitaljournal.com

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 6d

The company that is trying to wriggle out of their promise to be a non-profit wants us to trust them that they’ll be true to Canadian sovereignty.

Canada can build anything we need on our own, thanks.

Murad Hemmadi @muradhem.bsky.social · 6d

New from me: Can Canadian sovereign AI include ChatGPT?

OpenAI thinks so. Policy chief Chris Lehane says the U.S. firm wants to be a “constructive partner” to Ottawa’s AI plans, and is game to participate in the country’s digital infrastructure buildout.

thelogic.co/news/openai-...

OpenAI wants to be part of Canada’s sovereign AI play - The Logic

The U.S. tech giant says it can be a “constructive partner” in building the country’s digital infrastructure and kickstarting economic growth

thelogic.co

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 6d

You could also use another geometric concept: pyramid.

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 6d

Obviously what Felon Mush tried to do with DOGE was awful but after filling out an online goverment form today I am definitely amenable to the idea that government is highly inefficient at times.

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 7d

there is zero use case for Sora other than deepfakes and copyright infringement. They aren’t even trying to hide it anymore

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 7d

Democracy is not perfect but at least Canada still has one.

Glad that the government took a second look at this one and props to all those, including @openmedia.org , who spoke up against C-2.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Government to table new border bill amid privacy concerns over C-2: sources | CBC News

The federal Liberals are set to introduce a new bill expected to mirror much of what's in their already tabled border legislation — but with some clauses that sparked concerns from opposition parties ...

www.cbc.ca

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 7d

It's kinda crazy how Tobi Nussbaum is more mayor than the actual mayor

National Capital Commission @ncc-ccn.gc.ca · 7d

“We are creating a culture that is ultimately creating more interesting and more dynamic public spaces in the capital.” ✨

- NCC CEO, Tobi Nussbaum

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 9d

do you just drop them off or do you have to make an appointment?

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 9d

Baseball announcers speaking historical facts about the length of the Blue Jays World Series drought is violence against me personally.

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 9d

Normalize telling the grocery store cashier about your mental health crisis.

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Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 9d

I have yet to see a use case other than some sort of deep fake or a bizarre commercial with no actual brand value

Spencer Callaghan @spencercallaghan.ca · 9d

Does anyone know a charity or social program in Ottawa that needs used, good quality men's clothes?

I'd rather give them to a program that is specifically looking for work clothes, dress shirts, etc. than shove them in a donation bin