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I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation

Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".

Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!

Deadline: 2nd February 2026

www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
About the Conference
www.4sonline.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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Ugandans go to the polls today as the second oldest President in Africa seeks to extend the second longest regime and his rule over the second youngest population on the continent using internet shutdowns and other forms of systemic oppression.
January 15, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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For the record: as of right now, the Grok app is still doing all the things they’ve said it is stopping, for users with free/unpaid accounts.
January 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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Chair of the Media Committee Alan Kelly says the supposed moves announced by X today are "absolutely not" good enough - saying that, even if they were implemented, the use of VPNs render them next to useless.

"Ireland needs to lead on this... these companies are headquartered here."
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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@abeba.bsky.social is one of the absolutely best people around in #AIsafety and #AIethics. If you are looking to do a PhD in this area, you could not do better. #AcademicSky #AI
are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me

apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...

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January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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"The fight ahead is not about free speech, as the United States contends, but about whether governments can rein in platforms that profit from disorder." @coricrider.com
The European Union’s recent penalty against Elon Musk’s X marks the start of what is likely to become a bitter struggle to curb the spread of AI-driven slop, writes @coricrider.com. bit.ly/4qSstYe
Europe Enters the Slop War
Cori Crider urges EU leaders to take a hard line against US tech barons’ efforts to subvert democratic institutions.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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there’s a very simple solution to avoid fines: do not violate rules set to protect the rights and safety people
Such interesting timing...
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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There's also a very simple solution to not paying more in fines than you pay in tax: stop dodging tax.
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me

apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...

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January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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good evening from Dublin
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Super PhD opportunity.
are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me

apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...

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January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Theft. Theft. Theft. Being demonetized means your artistry is being stolen. Then is it being sold to AI scroungers illegally? Here is what you can do. Eliminate Spotify. Take it off your phones, computers, laptops and tablets. Go back to radio and every other device or system you can think of.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me

apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...

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January 16, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry

source: www.weforum.org/publications...
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Adverse outcomes from AI is the most rapidly rising risk. Section 2.7 of their report is an excellent deep dive.

"A generation of university graduates may need to work gig-economy jobs as they struggle to keep pace... [Mass unemployment] could become a destabilizing force in society..."
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance

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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature
An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.
www.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Kyiv mayor: 'Air defense forces are operating in the capital to counter enemy drones. Stay in shelters!'
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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🇩🇪 Germany has begun to react more harshly to the Russian shadow fleet in its waters, - Tagesschau

Federal police officers recently banned several Russian vessels from passing through German territorial waters.
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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Many have observed the similarities between Noem's ICE and the Proud Boys.

But folks, I have the receipts. I reviewed tapes from 2016-2017 of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.

Everything Noem is doing in Minneapolis is laid out in his vision from then.

www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys
Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy
www.salon.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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From Minneapolis to the Federal Reserve to Greenland—this episode is about what happens when power is tested and guardrails strain. New episode out now.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Video: Pressure Points
Adam and Zach on a second discussion
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.

Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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“This is not the time for resignation; it’s a time of heightened urgency”

Ahead of @weforum.org annual meeting #WEF26, PIK Director Johan #Rockström & Carlos Afonso Nobre @uspoficial.bsky.social highlight the importance of the 1.5C limit, naming 4 deciding factors.

www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
It’s time to put scientific guidance at the heart of climate policy
Scientific consensus indicates that global warming has reached the 1.5°C threshold, requiring climate policy to shift from commitments to the rapid, science-aligned phase-out of fossil fuels.
www.weforum.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM