It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Hakuba, and luckily I was able to get out for a nice run and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
Ben Waber
@bwaber.bsky.social
GM @reveliolabs.bsky.social, MIT Researcher, he/him, Senior Visiting Researcher @ Ritsumeikan, Co-Founder of Humanyze, former Senior Researcher @ HBS, author of People Analytics
It was a lovely day up in Hakuba, and in between calls I went for a short run and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
I’ll be in Nagano prefecture for the next few days, and while making the scenic journey up I listened to books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
I waited until it cooled down a bit at night to go for a run, and while the humidity turned out to be pretty brutal I pushed through it while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose...
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
I had a great day swinging by Kyoto for some meetings and to catch up with my host family, and on the Shinkansen I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.
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Well the markets in Japan didn’t have the best day, but I did have a great time giving a talk at the Japan Alternative Data Association on human capital metrics, risk modeling, and @reveliolabs.com! On the train ride home I was also able to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
I’ve had a hectic start to the week, but while taking the train between meetings I was able to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
There was a great matsuri in my neighborhood this weekend, and while preparing for the festivities I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
After some meetings today I visited the newly-renovated Edo-Tokyo Museum, and after marveling at this soba proto-food truck (the vendor would pick up the whole thing on their shoulders and carry it to different locations) I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
Tonight it cooled off a bit, which meant I could go out for a decent run through Tokyo while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
Our next Revelio Labs Research Seminar is July 30th at 11am ET! Steve Utke will present “Do Retirement Benefits Shape Auditor Turnover and Audit Quality? Evidence from Big 4 Auditors" The seminar will be hosted live on Zoom. Register here: revelio.link/4u9FIpp
I had to go out for physical meetings despite the ridiculous heat (pic is from last week, you don’t need a picture of me sweating profusely outside), but while attempting to not melt I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
I loved avoiding the hot afternoon weather by staying inside at the onsen, and while resting between soaks I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
I absolutely had to break out the cooling ring for my brief trips outside today, and while taking shelter in the AC I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! Remember that you can subscribe to these playlists here: academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com (1/3)
I’m finally back in Tokyo, but it looks like the hot weather followed me! But while doing quick conbini runs I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
Despite previously living in Kyoto and having visited many times, yesterday was my first time seeing the Gion Matsuri. And while enduring the absolutely sweltering conditions during the event I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
日本の文脈でどのようにAIが作られていて、どのような問題や機会があるのを調べるためにGLOCOMがシンポジウムを開催して、最近ビデオがアップしました。イベント全体は面白くて、特に参考になったのは「生成AIの社会実装と格差」のパネルディスカッションでした。浅井 宗裕、@mshouji.bsky.social、谷口野乃花、萩原 凜太郎、それで渡辺 智暁が参加して、興味深い相談でした www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO5P...
シンポジウム「生成AIと日本2026―実証データから読み解く現在地とその行方―」（国際大学GLOCOM）
YouTube video by 国際大学グローバル・コミュニケーション・センター（GLOCOM）
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I’ve had a great (but hot) time showing the family around Kansai, and on the long train rides I was able to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
How big is the WNBA? My train in Tokyo today had a story on the Liberty as one of the three top sports stories today on the in-car display
We've had our first bunch of “mid summer heat” days in Japan, and while trying to keep cool I listened to books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
The UK’s highest outmigration rates are concentrated among higher-skilled, higher-paying professions. revelio.link/4y4NALD
Yesterday I ran 100k! I was too tired to write up my playlist from yesterday, but you can find it here: www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam... Today was a recovery day for me after my long run, but in between meetings I still got out and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
Amodei assured us that all software engineers would already be out of a job by now. What gives? finance.yahoo.com/news/anthrop...
Anthropic CEO Predicts AI Models Will Replace Software Engineers In 6-12 Months: 'I Don't Write Any Code Anymore'
Dario Amodei, CEO of the California-based AI company Anthropic, made a bold prediction about the future of software engineering, suggesting that AI models could soon take over most, if not all, tasks ...
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Arin Dube@arindube.bsky.social · last mo.The hype that wasn't ... How AI leaders are rapidly changing their tune. (from the WSJ) Link: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
I had a nice couple of days exploring some nice gardens and parks in greater Tokyo, which were accompanied by talks from my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
