Reid Derby
@reid24hrs.bsky.social
Engineer, Super-connector, Ecosystem Builder, Director @CyNam, Aegis Professor of Innovation @BristolUniEng, ADHD is my superpower, BEng MA MSc CEng FIET FRSA
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Oh really
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh really
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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"It’s hard to overstate how unlikely it is that a business with almost $200bn of annual revenue would grow at a rate of over 60 per cent. Yet such are the fantastical finances of Nvidia." from an excellent FT Lex note www.ft.com/content/bd6f...
Nvidia’s AI supremacy is a weapon that cuts both ways
While the chipmaker is the big winner from the booming technology, it is singularly exposed to changing expectations
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"It’s hard to overstate how unlikely it is that a business with almost $200bn of annual revenue would grow at a rate of over 60 per cent. Yet such are the fantastical finances of Nvidia." from an excellent FT Lex note www.ft.com/content/bd6f...
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The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
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“robots.txt passed away in July 2025… from the consequences of systematic disregard by AI corporations. Cloudflare’s decision to block AI crawlers by default marked the moment when even the last major infrastructure provider abandoned faith in voluntary compliance & moved to technical enforcement”
"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de
October 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“robots.txt passed away in July 2025… from the consequences of systematic disregard by AI corporations. Cloudflare’s decision to block AI crawlers by default marked the moment when even the last major infrastructure provider abandoned faith in voluntary compliance & moved to technical enforcement”
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open.substack.com/pub/houseofm...
Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.
Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.
You Don't Need to Log off, You Need to Become Sensual
The digital world the wealthy are creating is designed to detach us from our bodies
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
open.substack.com/pub/houseofm...
Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.
Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.
I’ve just cancelled my Duolingo subscription and deleted my account today after using it daily for several years. I’ve noticed that the Duolingo app has become a bit annoying to use and I’m not sure why. Could it be Duolingo’s “AI First” move? I’d be interested in other people’s experiences.
August 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’ve just cancelled my Duolingo subscription and deleted my account today after using it daily for several years. I’ve noticed that the Duolingo app has become a bit annoying to use and I’m not sure why. Could it be Duolingo’s “AI First” move? I’d be interested in other people’s experiences.
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Journalists stop prentending that using synthetic text extruding machines to extrude synthetic text is "interviewing" them challenge
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
August 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Journalists stop prentending that using synthetic text extruding machines to extrude synthetic text is "interviewing" them challenge
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“.. Fears of a bubble are mounting, as tech stocks follow a pattern that is ‘surprisingly similar’ to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s ..”
@bloomberg.com $QQQ
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $QQQ
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
August 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“.. Fears of a bubble are mounting, as tech stocks follow a pattern that is ‘surprisingly similar’ to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s ..”
@bloomberg.com $QQQ
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $QQQ
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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At first I thought GPT 5 had got this right then I saw things like "Tonnessee," "Mississipo" and my personal favourite "West Wigina." Please do not respond just saying the different typos to me we can all read the joke, we all know about "Distrricke"
August 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
At first I thought GPT 5 had got this right then I saw things like "Tonnessee," "Mississipo" and my personal favourite "West Wigina." Please do not respond just saying the different typos to me we can all read the joke, we all know about "Distrricke"
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My latest newsletter is about how the generative AI crowd is trying to gaslight people into thinking that genAI is better than it is, and why it fails because these people are, broadly speaking bad and stupid.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/im-tired-o...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/im-tired-o...
I’m tired of stupid people treating me like I’m an idiot
Why are the biggest backers of generative AI so incredibly stupid? And why do they think we're as dense as they are?
whatwelost.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My latest newsletter is about how the generative AI crowd is trying to gaslight people into thinking that genAI is better than it is, and why it fails because these people are, broadly speaking bad and stupid.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/im-tired-o...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/im-tired-o...
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We're delighted to say that the wonderful Sandford Park Alehouse in Cheltenham will be hosting an Oakham Ales tap takeover starting on Mon 14 July.
The pumps will feature Citra, Endless Summer, Oranje, Green Devil, JHB, Inferno, Bishops Farewell, Citra Unfiltered, Dragon and Hoodlum Pale on keg!
The pumps will feature Citra, Endless Summer, Oranje, Green Devil, JHB, Inferno, Bishops Farewell, Citra Unfiltered, Dragon and Hoodlum Pale on keg!
July 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We're delighted to say that the wonderful Sandford Park Alehouse in Cheltenham will be hosting an Oakham Ales tap takeover starting on Mon 14 July.
The pumps will feature Citra, Endless Summer, Oranje, Green Devil, JHB, Inferno, Bishops Farewell, Citra Unfiltered, Dragon and Hoodlum Pale on keg!
The pumps will feature Citra, Endless Summer, Oranje, Green Devil, JHB, Inferno, Bishops Farewell, Citra Unfiltered, Dragon and Hoodlum Pale on keg!
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<cough> healthcare <cough>
July 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
<cough> healthcare <cough>
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It was such a pleasure to speak with @aaronjbastani.bsky.social for @novaramedia.com about my book Empire of AI. Really thoughtful and thorough questions that explored the many human stories I highlight in my book.
Order the book here: empireofai.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enX...
Order the book here: empireofai.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enX...
Silicon Valley Insider EXPOSES Cult Like AI Companies | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao
YouTube video by Novara Media
www.youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It was such a pleasure to speak with @aaronjbastani.bsky.social for @novaramedia.com about my book Empire of AI. Really thoughtful and thorough questions that explored the many human stories I highlight in my book.
Order the book here: empireofai.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enX...
Order the book here: empireofai.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enX...
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The singularity is awesome
June 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The singularity is awesome
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FYI, we have one on the go here, too: go.bsky.app/MDUUstc
June 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
FYI, we have one on the go here, too: go.bsky.app/MDUUstc
I just found this Circular Economy starter pack @raechelkelly.bsky.social
Noticed that there doesn't seem to be an obvious Circular Economy Starter Pack... So, I've started one here (slightly UK/EU centric). Suggestions for additions welcomed, and also how to add people quickly using the app, as it seems quite convoluted:
go.bsky.app/JFNr8dw
#CircularEconomy
go.bsky.app/JFNr8dw
#CircularEconomy
June 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I just found this Circular Economy starter pack @raechelkelly.bsky.social
Joanna Forbes-Lestrange, composer of A Season To Sing, would like us to buy her flat. Enjoy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypSS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypSS...
Middle-aged woman makes tragic music video in a bid to sell a retirement flat in St Albans, Herts.
YouTube video by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
www.youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Joanna Forbes-Lestrange, composer of A Season To Sing, would like us to buy her flat. Enjoy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypSS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypSS...
@robinince.bsky.social thank you for such a great event this evening at the Cheltenham Science Festival. I loved the idea of confident vulnerability among other things. I knew when you talked about Oxfam Bookshops and ADHD that I had come to the right event :-)
June 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
@robinince.bsky.social thank you for such a great event this evening at the Cheltenham Science Festival. I loved the idea of confident vulnerability among other things. I knew when you talked about Oxfam Bookshops and ADHD that I had come to the right event :-)
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Oh dear, I walked near Cheltenham’s Oxfam Books
June 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Oh dear, I walked near Cheltenham’s Oxfam Books
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Nice one.
June 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Nice one.
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For anyone who missed it. This is beyond parody!
May 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For anyone who missed it. This is beyond parody!
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I am begging for a Hollywood movie or TV writer to make something that features realistic 'artificial intelligence'
May 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I am begging for a Hollywood movie or TV writer to make something that features realistic 'artificial intelligence'