Dave Edwards
@dedwards93.bsky.social
Co-founder, Artificiality Institute. Shaping the emerging human experience in an increasingly synthetic world.
I find it fascinating how many people drop into Elizabeth’s feed who think they know how journalism works or should work but have never spent any time in journalism.
Do they think that about all professions? Or just news because they read it (maybe).
And yes I worked in a news org for a bit.
Do they think that about all professions? Or just news because they read it (maybe).
And yes I worked in a news org for a bit.
A specific reporter knowing something does not mean the institution knows. That is not how reporting works, not how newsrooms work, not how any of it works. Institutions are not omniscient.
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I find it fascinating how many people drop into Elizabeth’s feed who think they know how journalism works or should work but have never spent any time in journalism.
Do they think that about all professions? Or just news because they read it (maybe).
And yes I worked in a news org for a bit.
Do they think that about all professions? Or just news because they read it (maybe).
And yes I worked in a news org for a bit.
In our keynotes, I’ve been talking about AI as a threat to humanism. For centuries, humans have believed we are the only intelligent, self-improving species capable of finding certainty in the world. It’s deeply disturbing that this isn’t the case any more.
These comments tell this story.
These comments tell this story.
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In our keynotes, I’ve been talking about AI as a threat to humanism. For centuries, humans have believed we are the only intelligent, self-improving species capable of finding certainty in the world. It’s deeply disturbing that this isn’t the case any more.
These comments tell this story.
These comments tell this story.
Stop with this framing!
“…Democrats, who initiated the government shutdown to try to force Republicans to extend health care subsidies.”
Wrong.
Rs didn’t propose a CR that could get enough votes. Plain and simple. They are failing the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
“…Democrats, who initiated the government shutdown to try to force Republicans to extend health care subsidies.”
Wrong.
Rs didn’t propose a CR that could get enough votes. Plain and simple. They are failing the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Trump Blames Shutdown for Republican Losses on Election Day
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Stop with this framing!
“…Democrats, who initiated the government shutdown to try to force Republicans to extend health care subsidies.”
Wrong.
Rs didn’t propose a CR that could get enough votes. Plain and simple. They are failing the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
“…Democrats, who initiated the government shutdown to try to force Republicans to extend health care subsidies.”
Wrong.
Rs didn’t propose a CR that could get enough votes. Plain and simple. They are failing the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Will the AI industry create a new Dust Bowl by replacing human labor with monoculture AI systems, plowing under the complex “root systems” of human connection from which our economy and society emerge?
artificialityinstitute.org/the-next-dus...
artificialityinstitute.org/the-next-dus...
The Next Dust Bowl
Driven by economic opportunity in the 1920s, American farmers expanded to the Great Plains. They replaced the diverse native prairie grasses with monoculture cash crops, perhaps unaware that the rich ...
artificialityinstitute.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Will the AI industry create a new Dust Bowl by replacing human labor with monoculture AI systems, plowing under the complex “root systems” of human connection from which our economy and society emerge?
artificialityinstitute.org/the-next-dus...
artificialityinstitute.org/the-next-dus...
@rollingstone.com leading the charge on investigative journalism to protect democracy and the world was not on my bingo card.
And please take this the right way. I love RS going back forever. But, seriously, this crew is far exceeding my expectations. And that rocks!
And please take this the right way. I love RS going back forever. But, seriously, this crew is far exceeding my expectations. And that rocks!
NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
@rollingstone.com leading the charge on investigative journalism to protect democracy and the world was not on my bingo card.
And please take this the right way. I love RS going back forever. But, seriously, this crew is far exceeding my expectations. And that rocks!
And please take this the right way. I love RS going back forever. But, seriously, this crew is far exceeding my expectations. And that rocks!
Hm. So universities are being defunded and endowments are losing tax exempt protections because of accused ideology…
But churches can be explicitly political and remain tax exempt?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
But churches can be explicitly political and remain tax exempt?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hm. So universities are being defunded and endowments are losing tax exempt protections because of accused ideology…
But churches can be explicitly political and remain tax exempt?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
But churches can be explicitly political and remain tax exempt?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
I am among those with an unhealthy adoration of golden retrievers. That said, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is a totally right here. Goldens will chase anything. They’ll also wag their tails incessantly while leading a thief to the family silver.
Also people need to calm the fuck down about golden retrievers, which despite whatever saintly qualities they possess, are enthusiastic...retrievers...of balls. And understand that analogies are always about the analogy between two salient qualities, not all qualities.
May 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I am among those with an unhealthy adoration of golden retrievers. That said, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is a totally right here. Goldens will chase anything. They’ll also wag their tails incessantly while leading a thief to the family silver.
Introducing the New Artificiality Institute: A more meaningful future with AI starts here.
This is the most important newsletter/post we have published.
This is the most important newsletter/post we have published.
Introducing the New Artificiality Institute
A more meaningful future with AI starts here.
artificialityinstitute.org
May 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Introducing the New Artificiality Institute: A more meaningful future with AI starts here.
This is the most important newsletter/post we have published.
This is the most important newsletter/post we have published.
Katie Ledecky is just amazing. Over the past 10 years, she has clocked the 10 best times in the 800. The 10 best times. Over 10 years. She is—without doubt—the GOAT. Unreal.
May 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Katie Ledecky is just amazing. Over the past 10 years, she has clocked the 10 best times in the 800. The 10 best times. Over 10 years. She is—without doubt—the GOAT. Unreal.
For completely silly and trivial collegiate competitive reasons, I have said “Harvard Sucks” more times than I can count.
But today, I certainly say the absolute opposite because Harvard has done what all honorable institutions must do.
So, today, I say, Harvard Rocks.
But today, I certainly say the absolute opposite because Harvard has done what all honorable institutions must do.
So, today, I say, Harvard Rocks.
April 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
For completely silly and trivial collegiate competitive reasons, I have said “Harvard Sucks” more times than I can count.
But today, I certainly say the absolute opposite because Harvard has done what all honorable institutions must do.
So, today, I say, Harvard Rocks.
But today, I certainly say the absolute opposite because Harvard has done what all honorable institutions must do.
So, today, I say, Harvard Rocks.
Problem with this analysis: the question about legality isn’t just about the disclosure (aka the admin).
The other big question is whether the trades were placed illegally. And, no question in my mind: if the traders knew about the tariff announcement, that’s material non public information.
The other big question is whether the trades were placed illegally. And, no question in my mind: if the traders knew about the tariff announcement, that’s material non public information.
Video: Did Trump Manipulate the Stock Market?
President Trump’s post on social media caused the stock market to respond in an unusual way. Rob Copeland, a finance reporter for The New York Times, explains whether this could be considered market m...
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Problem with this analysis: the question about legality isn’t just about the disclosure (aka the admin).
The other big question is whether the trades were placed illegally. And, no question in my mind: if the traders knew about the tariff announcement, that’s material non public information.
The other big question is whether the trades were placed illegally. And, no question in my mind: if the traders knew about the tariff announcement, that’s material non public information.
The “but did you think about…” comment is annoying because, as @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social says, no one can pack everything into a single post.
But especially annoying in this case bc it’s really easy for the commenter to answer his own question…her views & ideas are quite public.
But especially annoying in this case bc it’s really easy for the commenter to answer his own question…her views & ideas are quite public.
Could men who think anything I didn't pack into a single post is something I don't know or care about please take a very long hike? I know, I should just block them, and did with this Jason person.
April 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The “but did you think about…” comment is annoying because, as @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social says, no one can pack everything into a single post.
But especially annoying in this case bc it’s really easy for the commenter to answer his own question…her views & ideas are quite public.
But especially annoying in this case bc it’s really easy for the commenter to answer his own question…her views & ideas are quite public.
Unpredictability is the most predictable disincentive for investment in anything.
Trump says he will pause tariffs for 90 days, but not for China.
Trump says he will pause tariffs for 90 days, but not for China
The president announced he would be hiking tariffs on China to 125% "effective immediately," but said he was pausing them on other U.S. trading partners to allow time for trade negotiations.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Unpredictability is the most predictable disincentive for investment in anything.
LLMs rely more heavily on authoritative sources which are more likely to be written by professional writers who are more likely to be college educated and who are also more likely to lean left. So the AI learns from the writing of more educated humans to lean left.
Meta introduced Llama 4 models and added this section near the very bottom of the announcement 😬
“[LLMs] historically have leaned left when it comes to debated political and social topics.”
ai.meta.com/blog/llama-4...
“[LLMs] historically have leaned left when it comes to debated political and social topics.”
ai.meta.com/blog/llama-4...
April 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
LLMs rely more heavily on authoritative sources which are more likely to be written by professional writers who are more likely to be college educated and who are also more likely to lean left. So the AI learns from the writing of more educated humans to lean left.
The general public is soon to get a harsh lesson in distribution economics.
Let’s go through the math of a bottle of Rioja that you’re used to paying $25 for.
That price starts at $15 to the wholesaler who then sells to the retailer for $19.50 who then sells to you for $25.
Let’s go through the math of a bottle of Rioja that you’re used to paying $25 for.
That price starts at $15 to the wholesaler who then sells to the retailer for $19.50 who then sells to you for $25.
April 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The general public is soon to get a harsh lesson in distribution economics.
Let’s go through the math of a bottle of Rioja that you’re used to paying $25 for.
That price starts at $15 to the wholesaler who then sells to the retailer for $19.50 who then sells to you for $25.
Let’s go through the math of a bottle of Rioja that you’re used to paying $25 for.
That price starts at $15 to the wholesaler who then sells to the retailer for $19.50 who then sells to you for $25.
“Trust is gained in teaspoons and lost in buckets.”
Just to illustrate tsp vs buckets:
Let’s say the US gained a teaspoon of trust every week since WWII. Our trust would now fill a single 5 gallon bucket.
And that bucket is being gleefully dumped out all at once.
Just to illustrate tsp vs buckets:
Let’s say the US gained a teaspoon of trust every week since WWII. Our trust would now fill a single 5 gallon bucket.
And that bucket is being gleefully dumped out all at once.
April 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“Trust is gained in teaspoons and lost in buckets.”
Just to illustrate tsp vs buckets:
Let’s say the US gained a teaspoon of trust every week since WWII. Our trust would now fill a single 5 gallon bucket.
And that bucket is being gleefully dumped out all at once.
Just to illustrate tsp vs buckets:
Let’s say the US gained a teaspoon of trust every week since WWII. Our trust would now fill a single 5 gallon bucket.
And that bucket is being gleefully dumped out all at once.
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline
March 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline
First thoughts on DeepSeek: yes, technically impressive and cost reductions are important. But don’t miss the threat to Big Tech that isn’t getting talked about enough: fast following.
youtu.be/jumYG1ZnqPE?...
youtu.be/jumYG1ZnqPE?...
DeepSeek: What Happened, What Matters, and Why It’s Interesting
YouTube video by Artificiality
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January 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
First thoughts on DeepSeek: yes, technically impressive and cost reductions are important. But don’t miss the threat to Big Tech that isn’t getting talked about enough: fast following.
youtu.be/jumYG1ZnqPE?...
youtu.be/jumYG1ZnqPE?...
Artificiality Book Awards 2024
2024 was a banger year for books in our space and Helen has selected ten books for the Artificiality Book Awards 2024:
Without further ado, the winners are...
2024 was a banger year for books in our space and Helen has selected ten books for the Artificiality Book Awards 2024:
Without further ado, the winners are...
Artificiality Book Awards 2024
Congratulations to the authors of of the Artificiality Book Awards 2024!
buff.ly
January 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Artificiality Book Awards 2024
2024 was a banger year for books in our space and Helen has selected ten books for the Artificiality Book Awards 2024:
Without further ado, the winners are...
2024 was a banger year for books in our space and Helen has selected ten books for the Artificiality Book Awards 2024:
Without further ado, the winners are...
This is an important, mind-expanding long-read by @hekiwi.bsky.social
The Artificiality: How Life and Intelligence Emerge from Information and Shape the Human Experience
The Artificiality: How Life and Intelligence Emerge from Information and Shape the Human Experience
Explore how synthetic systems merge with organic experience in The Artificiality. Follow the journey from information to consciousness, where AI evolves from passive tools to active participants,…
buff.ly
January 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is an important, mind-expanding long-read by @hekiwi.bsky.social
What to Expect from Artificiality in 2025
No matter how else you think about 2025, we think you should look forward to a few things from Artificiality...
No matter how else you think about 2025, we think you should look forward to a few things from Artificiality...
What to Expect from Artificiality in 2025
We're excited for three new-ish programs from Artificiality in 2025.
buff.ly
January 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What to Expect from Artificiality in 2025
No matter how else you think about 2025, we think you should look forward to a few things from Artificiality...
No matter how else you think about 2025, we think you should look forward to a few things from Artificiality...
The Artificiality: How Life and Intelligence Emerge from Information and Shape the Human Experience
The Artificiality: How Life and Intelligence Emerge from Information and Shape the Human Experience
Explore how synthetic systems merge with organic experience in The Artificiality. Follow the journey from information to consciousness, where AI evolves from passive tools to active participants,…
buff.ly
January 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Artificiality: How Life and Intelligence Emerge from Information and Shape the Human Experience
Reposted by Dave Edwards
Hey Liv. I have questions. I just wanna talk.
Meet me outside.
Meet me outside.
January 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hey Liv. I have questions. I just wanna talk.
Meet me outside.
Meet me outside.