James Tinged Words
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Thinking about my dog 🐶, nerdy ways to have fun, and occasionally tech policy from Aotearoa New Zealand. Views my own.
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That said, this "pivot to (rebrand) as AI" has consequences. Because the public (and non-specialists) cannot tell the difference between a decade old machine learning application and contemporary "AI," and "AI" is sexy right now, more and more applications are willing to make this rebrand.
December 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
That said, this "pivot to (rebrand) as AI" has consequences. Because the public (and non-specialists) cannot tell the difference between a decade old machine learning application and contemporary "AI," and "AI" is sexy right now, more and more applications are willing to make this rebrand.
The flood the zone theory of the end of history.
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The flood the zone theory of the end of history.
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So many interesting stories on these interviews. @robin.berjon.com about web standards, governance, and the possibility of building better fundamentals for the future.
> if you got into tech because you didn't like politics, now you have two problems.
protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/b...
> if you got into tech because you didn't like politics, now you have two problems.
protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/b...
December 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So many interesting stories on these interviews. @robin.berjon.com about web standards, governance, and the possibility of building better fundamentals for the future.
> if you got into tech because you didn't like politics, now you have two problems.
protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/b...
> if you got into tech because you didn't like politics, now you have two problems.
protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/b...
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Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
Embracing the sensory pleasures of embodiment by talking with lunch time buds about video games.
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Embracing the sensory pleasures of embodiment by talking with lunch time buds about video games.
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My full analysis of the proposal to revamp EU data protection standards (#GDPR/#ePrivacy). So, changing the definition of personal data? blog.lukaszolejnik.com/the-gdpr-pro..., techletters.substack.com/p/techletter...
The GDPR proposal unveiled officially
European Union is on a route to simplify regulations. Some measures in the past decade have been criticised as overbroad. European Commission plans to modify the General Data Protection Regulation.
S...
blog.lukaszolejnik.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My full analysis of the proposal to revamp EU data protection standards (#GDPR/#ePrivacy). So, changing the definition of personal data? blog.lukaszolejnik.com/the-gdpr-pro..., techletters.substack.com/p/techletter...
Similar issues with fireside chats. Where’s the fire!? 🔥😅
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Similar issues with fireside chats. Where’s the fire!? 🔥😅