Stéphane De Wolf 🛩️
@stephanedwf.bsky.social
Started flying gliders and freediving a while back (still learning). Human Factors & System Safety @Lund University / Safety & Regulatory Affairs Manager @IBAC / Vice-Chair of the Safety Management Panel @ICAO.int. Probably a safety nerd... But not only 😎
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Can't deny missing flying the DC-10. Might place a bid... 🤪
But those fuel flows from another technological age! 😱💸💸😭
But those fuel flows from another technological age! 😱💸💸😭
The General Services Administration is auctioning off ex US Air Force KC-10 aircraft.
Original cost: $88.4 Million.
Starting bid is $500K.
There are 10 of them available.
Original cost: $88.4 Million.
Starting bid is $500K.
There are 10 of them available.
April 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Can't deny missing flying the DC-10. Might place a bid... 🤪
But those fuel flows from another technological age! 😱💸💸😭
But those fuel flows from another technological age! 😱💸💸😭
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Zuck said Meta is in a "partnership" with White House; Google is following suit. They are all that stand between you and Trump admin data grabs.
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
www.wired.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Zuck said Meta is in a "partnership" with White House; Google is following suit. They are all that stand between you and Trump admin data grabs.
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Here's a resource collection of non-US services to replace email, search, docs, music, video, backups, and more:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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boy the "it was supposed to explode all the time, akshually" guys are going to have a hard time if this thing's a dud
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning
The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.
www.planetearthandbeyond.co
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
boy the "it was supposed to explode all the time, akshually" guys are going to have a hard time if this thing's a dud
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
no amount of rosy Eric Berger ars technica columns will console them
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People tend to have a mental model where a system is stable until disturbed, far more often than they have one where the system is balanced because it is constantly intervened with.
The latter is a more useful approach to thinking about complex systems.
The latter is a more useful approach to thinking about complex systems.
March 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
People tend to have a mental model where a system is stable until disturbed, far more often than they have one where the system is balanced because it is constantly intervened with.
The latter is a more useful approach to thinking about complex systems.
The latter is a more useful approach to thinking about complex systems.
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The linear modeling will continue until the understanding of complex systems failures improves.
March 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The linear modeling will continue until the understanding of complex systems failures improves.
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HindSight magazine issue 36 is out now, on the theme of
🟢 People In Control: Staying In The Loop
skybrary.aero/articles/hin...
A diverse set of articles from a range of different authors in the context of aviation, maritime, rail and road.
🟢 People In Control: Staying In The Loop
skybrary.aero/articles/hin...
A diverse set of articles from a range of different authors in the context of aviation, maritime, rail and road.
Hindsight 36 | SKYbrary Aviation Safety
HindSight 36 Download the full HindSight 36 magazine here Published in December 2024, HindSight 36 focused on the theme of People In Control: Staying In The Loop
skybrary.aero
January 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
HindSight magazine issue 36 is out now, on the theme of
🟢 People In Control: Staying In The Loop
skybrary.aero/articles/hin...
A diverse set of articles from a range of different authors in the context of aviation, maritime, rail and road.
🟢 People In Control: Staying In The Loop
skybrary.aero/articles/hin...
A diverse set of articles from a range of different authors in the context of aviation, maritime, rail and road.
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A glimpse of an alternative economic and industrial history and future, in which the Luddites were successful in their battle against alienating technology.
The Future Encyclopedia of Luddism
A glimpse of an alternative economic and industrial history and future, in which the Luddites were successful in their battle against alienating technology.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
December 18, 2024 at 7:02 PM
A glimpse of an alternative economic and industrial history and future, in which the Luddites were successful in their battle against alienating technology.
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Claim: every incident is enabled by “something somebody didn’t know about how the system behaves” before the incident.
If true, then creating an environment to maximize people learning new things (to them) about how the system behaves prevents future incidents.
If true, then creating an environment to maximize people learning new things (to them) about how the system behaves prevents future incidents.
December 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Claim: every incident is enabled by “something somebody didn’t know about how the system behaves” before the incident.
If true, then creating an environment to maximize people learning new things (to them) about how the system behaves prevents future incidents.
If true, then creating an environment to maximize people learning new things (to them) about how the system behaves prevents future incidents.
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Anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski argued that magical beliefs and superstitious behaviors allow people to reduce the tension created by uncertainty and help fill the void of the unknown.
The Powerful Role of Magical Beliefs in Our Everyday Thinking
New research on magical thinking challenges many traditional views of cognition.
buff.ly
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski argued that magical beliefs and superstitious behaviors allow people to reduce the tension created by uncertainty and help fill the void of the unknown.
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As written by Melanie Feinberg, “When we view objectivity and subjectivity as opposites rather than complements, we distort the empirical realities of data collection.” thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... (Article makes me want to read Daston & Galison’s excellent book _Objectivity_ again) 📊🧪
The Myth of Objective Data
When we view objectivity and subjectivity as opposites rather than complements, we distort the empirical realities of data collection.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
December 1, 2024 at 1:49 PM
As written by Melanie Feinberg, “When we view objectivity and subjectivity as opposites rather than complements, we distort the empirical realities of data collection.” thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... (Article makes me want to read Daston & Galison’s excellent book _Objectivity_ again) 📊🧪
"Quelque part entre s'en foutre et en crever. Entre s'enfermer à double tour et laisser le monde entier entrer. Ne pas se durcir, mais ne pas se laisser détruire non plus. Très difficile." (Romain Gary)
November 30, 2024 at 5:27 PM
"Quelque part entre s'en foutre et en crever. Entre s'enfermer à double tour et laisser le monde entier entrer. Ne pas se durcir, mais ne pas se laisser détruire non plus. Très difficile." (Romain Gary)
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." (H.L. Mencken)
November 26, 2024 at 6:18 PM
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." (H.L. Mencken)
"Humans as the glue that hold badly designed or poorly functioning systems together". (Paul Salmon, 2021)
November 23, 2024 at 6:14 AM
"Humans as the glue that hold badly designed or poorly functioning systems together". (Paul Salmon, 2021)
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Elon Musk loves to talk about how safe Teslas are and how their autonomous driving systems are safer than humans.
But new data from the US road safety regulator shows Teslas have the highest rate of fatal accidents among all US vehicle brands.
But new data from the US road safety regulator shows Teslas have the highest rate of fatal accidents among all US vehicle brands.
Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents among all car brands, report shows
A new analysis of National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration auto crash data shows that Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents...
sherwood.news
November 21, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Elon Musk loves to talk about how safe Teslas are and how their autonomous driving systems are safer than humans.
But new data from the US road safety regulator shows Teslas have the highest rate of fatal accidents among all US vehicle brands.
But new data from the US road safety regulator shows Teslas have the highest rate of fatal accidents among all US vehicle brands.
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I ran #OSHA 2009-2017, and am now often asked what will happen to #OSHA in the coming Trump administration. In this longish🧵, I try to summarize what happened during Trump I and begin to predict Trump II, recognizing that this one could be wildly different than the last one. 1/
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
"Matters flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find the thought disturbing. I find the reality thrilling." (Richard Dawkins)
November 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
"Matters flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find the thought disturbing. I find the reality thrilling." (Richard Dawkins)
“Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline”
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 PM
“Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline”
"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" (A. J. Liebling).
November 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" (A. J. Liebling).