serena (๐–ฎ๐—‡๐—…๐—‚๐—‡๐–พ)

@serena.nz

a real girl trapped in a computer ๐Ÿ“nyc/nz

Iโ€™d love to know what people outside the industry think โ€œdata centreโ€ actually means, because no one I know expects them to contain any jobs at all. As someone who has built several: any employee is a design flaw.

#InternetNZ peeps! Board Member voting has opened! Eligible members should have an email. There is at least one meet the candidates event, but it is absolutely critical that you vote. **If you think you might forget, voting sooner rather than later is the best option.** bsky.app/profile/jpda...

An email with voting instructions for the InternetNZ Board Election.
Jason Danner@jpdanner.com ยท 2w ago

Countdown to #InternetNZ board elections! My updated #INZReckons - preferred rankings as of 23/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Daniel Spector 3 Nabil Sabio Azadi 4 Annette Culpan 5 Keoni Mahelona 6 David Chisholm 7 Jan Rivers No Douglas Brown No Jillaine Heather

I work at Google DeepMind. This won't make me popular. But it's all public reporting: 2014: DeepMind reportedly sold to Google on conditions: no military use, independent oversight 2026: a Pentagon contract for "any lawful government purpose" Not one safeguard survived intact

Collage titled "Trust is not Governance โ€” an essay from inside Google DeepMind, written in personal capacity." 

A 2014 memorandum, "Conditions of the Acquisition," lists: military applications of DeepMind technology banned; deployment decisions before an independent ethics board (as reported in Mallaby's The Infinity Machine). 

Red threads lead to a 2026 U.S. Department of Defense agreement for classified networks reading "any lawful government purpose," with safety settings and filters adjusted at the government's request and no contractor veto (reported terms, The Information, Apr. 2026). 

Below: a 2018 AI Principles strip ("no weapons, no surveillance") stamped DROPPED 2025, and a Project Mario 2016โ€“2021 tag stamped ABANDONED.