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Yes. This. Yes, LLMs have uses and power. But if you are willing to ignore the fact that they are the tools of technofascists seeking to violently refashion our shared worlds, then I think it says a lot about you, and what you value in this world.

I’m not sure whether this is just a psychological difference or AI bros fundamentally don’t understand the nature of an artistic experience, but: I don’t want a personalised film/book/podcast. I want to see/read/hear the same one as everyone else, so I can read reviews or discuss it with my friends

This is a good response from Arday, giving plausible explanations and taking responsibility for mistakes. Can't imagine what he's going through right now. As i've said he has my full solidarity regardless of any mistakes. www.thetimes.com/article/fdd5...

Jason Arday: I am not a liar, says star academic accused of plagiarismThe youngest ever black professor at Cambridge University claims allegations he is a fraud are cruel, racially motivated and do not account for his autismwww.thetimes.com

I wrote about why I think solidarity is important here in a bit more detail. open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...

Jason Arday Deserves Our SolidarityThis is so regardless of any mistakes and despite the need for accountabilityopen.substack.com

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.www.amnesty.org.uk

Truly perplexed by the photos of people on beaches and boardwalks watching wildfires in the not-so-distance.

'The home secretary has failed to adequately explain why she singled out specific countries when she introduced a “brake” on student visas earlier this year, the High Court has heard.' Case brought by 7 prospective students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. Judgement due mid-August.

Visa brake based on ‘arbitrary metrics’, High Court hearsLawyers acting for students blocked from UK universities contest supposed link between study visas and asylum claimswww.timeshighereducation.com

#OtD 29 Jul 1996 four women anti-war activists were acquitted in Liverpool, UK of all charges related to extensively damaging a fighter jet. They were found not guilty on the basis of preventing a greater crime: the genocidal occupation of East Timor stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1010...

‘Future at stake’: India moves to demolish university Muslim leader founded https://aje.news/aa3y0n

Where in the in-tray is the financial crisis of universities? Asking for some friends. 2/2

'The 24 planned hyperscale data centre developments in Scotland would require one and a half times Scotland's peak electricity demand, campaigners say.' Cooler temperatures make Scotland a desirable location (for the developers) for the hyperscale facilities.

Scottish data centre boom spurs backlashCommunities fear they will squeeze access to electricity and water, spoil rural areas and boost tech giant profits with limited local job creationwww.ft.com

The editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem.

One thing you can absolutely guarantee in life. When Labour ministers talk about difficult choices, it's never the rich and powerful that will be taking a hit.

In many ways I think the Times is the most sinister newspaper in Britain, in part because it's agenda is much more insidious. It's seen as the serious 'paper of record', with editorial prestige. The prosecution of various marginalised groups in its pages has done a lot for elite radicalisation

Need more time to get work done? Have you thought of FAMT? www.ft.com/content/0291...

'Workers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action. The ballot at V&A is taking place because of concerns about soaring temperatures and access to drinking water, along with pay and conditions.'

V&A workers hold ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditionsUnion calls for museum to become accredited London living wage employer and let staff carry water during shiftswww.theguardian.com

Now is a good reminder that machine learning is a rebranding of statistical learning. Reinforcement learning is something I first came across in control theory. Many ML formulations are from information theory, a much more theoretically grounded discipline that's been around for decades.

The other thing I think about all the time is how some of us will have to negotiate how we deal with these apps and those glasses in the classroom in the coming academic year.

Happy UK paperback release day to our book! www.penguin.co.uk/books/468070... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social

On LinkedIn? Likely place for some AI bootlicking to be.