I read 54 pages of draft legislation so you don't have to. Important notes: this is not "systemic change" as there's no obligation to make platforms (or AI companions) safe. There's no ref to gender based violence, children's rights, or te Tiriti. It's an age ban and a duty to assess risk. #nzpol

Dr. Cassandra Mudgway@legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 2d ago

I've just had dental surgery (shit timing), so I've turned down all radio/TV media requests about this, but trust I have opinions. More to follow... #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Some notes on the proposed social media ban for under 16s: It's a serious problem but is this the right solution? It is a pretty popular proposal, between 65-75% of the public support a ban based on various polls, but should we accept a solution that has been shown to be pretty poor overseas?

David Ward: "Can I please have the minute that I saved from earlier?" Stephen Judd: "Uh, no."

Andrew Chen@andrewtychen.bsky.social · last yr.

It's STEPHEN JUDD WITH THE MUTE BUTTON

We have just launched a parliamentary petition calling for mandatory AI transparency in the public sector. If AI is going to be used in the delivery of public services, it must be AI that is worthy of our trust. Sign: petitions.parliament.nz/7bfe1c60-b99... Read more: www.trustworthyai.nz

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.

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.@marcdaalder.bsky.social: why don't you tweet now that you aren't a public servant anymore? is the best answer: a) hot takes go in the private group chats these days b) i'm holding out for a lucrative book deal where I reveal nothing new c) this is just a "kids say the darndest things" account now

Lucy: we watched some of the football at daycare today me: oh do you know who was playing? Lucy: it was the big boys who had to sing a song before they were allowed to play

today in children's television, a purple hippopotamus with a southern accent explains hannukah to a group of heathens

very unfortunate product naming

me: Lucy just came up to me holding only a leg Charlotte: oh yes that happens

Teaching Lucy about knock knock jokes - hit me with your best ones please!

thought about whether or not I should bring old twitter energy to LinkedIn - if Francisco Hernandez can do it, why not? but then I remembered - I hate being on LinkedIn

Had the pleasure of working with @andrewlensen.bsky.social, @andrewtychen.bsky.social, @ethanplaut.bsky.social and @srhastraea.bsky.social on this piece about New Zealand's chance to lead on Responsible AI. theconversation.com/could-nzs-ne...

Could NZ’s next Christchurch Call be a push for fairer, safer AI?

Kiwis are using artificial intelligence in growing numbers, but trust is low. Could the push toward safer, more responsible AI offer NZ an economic opportunity?

theconversation.com

quite disappointing that somehow my wife completely missed evanescence - bring me to life, so every time I cackle after shouting WAKE ME UP she has no idea why I find it funny

Rose (Rosie) Juliette Yi-Shuen Chen born 4:07pm on 30 January 2026. She's a small one, weighing 2.86kg. Mum and baby are both well and we have lots of family here to support us. Big sister Lucy is very excited, bigger sister Professor Nori unsure.

why are we continuously surprised that AI models (eg those on moltbook) trained on all human writing including our science fiction might then output words that appear to match those science fiction narratives

fulfilling my obligation to uphold the patriarchy, my wife did 95% of a 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle and then I swooped in and helped with the last pieces, and now we share equal credit for the achievement of finishing the puzzle

the discourse around weaponised incompetence is a bit out of hand but I don't really know what to do about it maybe you should take over and do something about it?

based on my exposure to the TV in the hospital waiting room across multiple weeks it seems that TV One is now exclusively episodes of Tipping Point and The Chase

Tears this morning because "I'm not a person, I'm just Lucy!"

me: I'm taking a nap, wake me when it's 2027 wife: don't you mean 2026? me: I mean what I said, goodnight

gamer logic: make my computer as quiet as possible, so I can really hear the loudest keyboard in the world

every time someone talks about AI Agents in a NZ/Aus accent it reminds me of this video: youtu.be/0YM9Ereg2Zo?...

No Asians

YouTube video by geezer1977

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🎵 he sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for the Surveillance State 🎵

just had a dream that they couldn't find any drummers available so I got called to drum for vulfpeck for one show on their live tour, and the people were vulfpeck but for some reason all the songs were too fighters, I had one day to learn the songs and do the show, and no one believed me afterwards

what was the point of bringing all these canaries with us if we just ignore them when they keel over?

estatic to find out that we won lotto last night... 4 bonus lines for Wednesday's draw

Morning peeps! Two new rewards just dropped for my crowdfunding campaign: a two-hour AI strategy session with @andrewtychen.bsky.social & a two book BWB Texts bundle on digital technology in NZ! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

For folks here (rather than LinkedIn), my last day at NZ Police is 31 October. Taking a little break and welcoming our second child in February. Let me know if you have any part-time contract work coming up where I might be able to add value!

I cancelled Spotify Premium about two weeks ago, which I'm sure weighed heavily on his mind

Good life experience to be an expert witness in the High Court... for a mock trial about a tool that I made up so there was no way anyone could challenge me for being wrong www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...