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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Sep 7

Tebrikler ve teşekkürler #FileninSultanları

Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Language models hallucinate for the same reason students sometimes bluff on exams: they haven’t seen every fact, their “thinking style” has limits, and the scoring system punishes admitting ignorance.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 30

Victory Day (30 August) is not only a national holiday in Türkiye but also a reminder of the universal values of resilience, independence, and sacrifice in pursuit of peace and sovereignty.

Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 30

Today we commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Dumlupınar (30 August 1922), a defining moment in Turkish War of Independence. I honour with respect those who gave their lives and health for our homeland, & heroes who fought for freedom, led by Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 24

The scale, induced demand, and fossil lock-in, none of which are visible in per-query median statistics. 👇

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 22

HEY friends: recently seen heaps of "disclosures" from AI companies of the energy cost per question you type into chatbots (most recently from Google)?

Presenting per-query 'efficiency' is part of big tech's efforts to hide its extremely real and happening-right-now climate impacts!

NEW POST -->>>

Big tech’s selective disclosure masks AI’s real climate impact

Google claims to have disclosed new information proving its own efficiency. But it has hidden the bigger picture. Guess what: I’ve got the bigger picture for you right here in this big old po…

ketanjoshi.co

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 22

Palestinian lives are equally important as any human life on earth. Silence regarding the atrocities is complicity.

UNRWA @unrwa.org · Aug 22

“Months of warnings have fallen on deaf ears.
#famine is now confirmed in #Gaza city.

This is starvation by design and manmade by the Government of Israel.
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Time for political will!”

— UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

#Famine_in_Gaza

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 12

Moral abyss.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 11

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule:

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Aug 3

Deep(est) #climateaction = fixing social injustices. Change my mind.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Jul 11

#Srebrenica

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Jul 2

The fight against #climatechange needs every tool in the box, and #quantum technology is emerging as a powerful one. Just delved into the EU's Quantum Europe Strategy and was struck by its vision for how #quantumcomputing can drive #climateaction.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/

Shaping Europe’s digital future

The Digital Strategy website provides updates and resources on EU policies key to the digital transformation.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Jul 1

England has had its warmest June on record, while the UK has experienced its second warmest since 1884, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Jun 22

“The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.” Gramsci

Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Jun 20

I will speak at the @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social Sustainable Finance Summit 2025 on 16 July on #ArtificialIntelligence as an enabler for #sustainablefinance markets and discuss whether it can keep its promise. I hope to connect with many of the distinguished speakers and participants.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Jun 18

Worth thinking… Are you building tools that liberate? Or tools that codify exclusion under the guise of precision?

Reposted by Arif Cem Gundogan

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 29

My friend is in charge of the team that wrote the climate change adaptation plan for Switzerland and this is one of the things they expected.

Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud

One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town

www.theguardian.com

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · May 30

Congratulations to the European Space Agency - @esa.int on 50 years of innovation in space!

European Space Agency @esa.int · May 1

🎉 We’re celebrating our 50th birthday on 30 May! For half a century, we’ve been serving Europe, inspiring its citizens and exploring the cosmos. Check out our #50YearsOfESA web site for stories, archive images and details of events coming up in the year.

🔗 esa.int/About_Us/50_...

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · May 24

Took the path less travelled

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · May 21

One of the best quotes ever: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” - C. Goodhart

Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Apr 22

“Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir.” Kutlu olsun.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Apr 19

I guess it was kind of historic

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Apr 10

Explore the IEA’s Energy and AI report, with… AI. 🤷🏾‍♂️ (well, you don't have/need to)

#AI has the potential to transform the #energy sector in coming decade, driving a surge in #electricity demand from #datacentres around the world while also unlocking opportunities according to the IEA’s new report.

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Mar 15

Historic temp records incoming. Look at these anomalies today (and next 3 days). Stay safe out there. #climatechange

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Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Mar 2

“We’re trading deep understanding for quick fixes, and while it feels great in the moment, we’re going to pay for this later."

Arif Cem Gundogan @cemgundogan.bsky.social · Mar 1

If there is someone who needs to be thanked, it is Zelensky and the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦 for standing up and fighting for their sovereignty and freedom.

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