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Tim Reinboth
@timreinboth.bsky.social
Science & tech journalist, speculative sci-fi u(hope)ian, makes bad puns, AI-ambivalent, outdoorsperson, he/him; send me thoughts on sci/tech and society! Also indie board games, horror, tea, and cute kitchens.
"When I asked, in 2024, if he’d ever considered conducting another spoofing experiment, Humphreys smiled pointedly. “I don’t need to,” he said. “Vladimir’s doing all my experimentation for me.” " buff.ly/fYcznH0 What a finisher!
How to Hack a Superyacht | The Walrus
GPS is critical to everything from shipping to warfare. Tricking it is ridiculously easy
thewalrus.ca
„Es wäre furchtbar, wenn Menschen in Zukunft beim CSD Angst haben.“ – Lars Lindauer, Vorstandsmitglied im CSD-Verein Stuttgart, hat mit mir über den Anschlag in Berlin gesprochen, über Trauer und warum der Kampf weitergeht. buff.ly/SBEzvkf #Krautreporter #CSD #Solidarität
"Wir sind keine Opfer. Wir sind stark und resilient."
Hier erzählt Lars Lindauer, was der Anschlag auf den Berliner CSD mit ihm als Teil der queeren Community macht.
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KI braucht den ganzen Planeten: Platin aus Südafrika, Datenarbeiter:innen aus Kenia, Müllhalden in Indien. Doch wer redet darüber? Mein neuer Krautreporter-Artikel zeigt, was hinter den Algorithmen steckt – und welche Bücher euch weiterbringen. #TechKritik #Krautreporter buff.ly/t23Yrh6
Du willst KI verstehen? Lies diese Bücher
Danach weißt du, wie die Technologie funktioniert, was Arbeiter:innen in Kenia und Uganda dafür leisten müssen und wie sich Tech-Bosse die Zukunft vorstellen.
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Gute Nachricht: Das Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft ist stabil! Doch warum fühlt es sich anders an? Warum kursiert die Idee eines Vertrauensverlusts in die Wissenschaft? Meine Recherche zeigt: Die Erzählung ist mächtiger als die Fakten. @Krautreporter
Nein, es gibt keinen Vertrauensverlust in die Wissenschaft
Zumindest, wenn man die Wissenschaft als Ganzes betrachtet. Bei bestimmten Forschungsfeldern sieht die Vertrauenslage anders aus.
krautreporter.de
Ich weiß: Chatbots sind nur Code. Trotzdem fühlt es sich manchmal so an, als wäre da jemand. Warum? Dr. Thomas Metzinger erklärt, wie unser soziales Gehirn uns austrickst – und warum das kein Zeichen von Naivität ist. Hier sind 5 Erkenntnisse aus unserem Gespräch. Was meint ihr?
Warum dein Gehirn ChatGPT für einen Menschen hält
Deutschlands führender Bewusstseinsforscher hat es mir erklärt und noch einen draufgelegt: Denn wehren können wir uns dagegen kaum. Nur die Schöpfer der KI können ihnen die Menschlichkeit austreiben.
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It seems I exist on Bluesky somewhere in the vicinity of the "Fantasy Creatives Crossroads," with next closest neighbour being the "Graduate Student Research Pathway." Mean that what it will. bluesky-map.theo.io
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
Happy = good. Though, good not necessarily must = happy. Either way, Alving Chang helps:
Happy map
100,000 moments of human happiness, mapped
pudding.cool
“A chatbot did not kill those children. People failed to update a database, and other people built a system fast enough to make that failure lethal.” Maven, the program Google was forced to pull out of and Palantir took over, was the system that identified the girls’ school as a target.
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity
theguardian.com
Best. Newsletter. visualisingdata.com/newsletter/ Charts? Yup. Fun games. Also yup. Big stories. Also. It has everything you could ask for. Thanks, Andy. You're the best.
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I return from having forgotten Bluesky to say: Support The Baffler! thebaffler.com/latest/rise-...
Rise, Grind, Die | Julia Kopstein
For the aspiring influencers hawking life insurance online, recruiting downlines is often more important than actually selling policies.
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If I was reality-warped to before I had my current, limited standing as a science journalist, I would: Step 1: Find interesting stuff Step 2: Talk about said stuff with people who care about it Step 3: Follow their surprise What would you do if you were thus warped? <creator camp prompt-ish>
Please find your lovely, optimistic vision-of-the-day below: buff.ly/ruUUMsb Also, let me know if you want to debate in favor of hopefulness = being naive. I promise a passionate defense of careful optimism. <PS: This was not a creator camp prompt.>
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
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<creator camp week 2: begin> If you’ve been feeling that unassailable forces are arrayed against you, you might be imagining it a little. But, wait: that's a good. It means the world isn't as messed up as it seems and your baddies aren't as powerful, as you imagine. There are ways to fight back.
A decent view helps me work because I can stare absently out the window🏔️ If I notice I would rather be outside, I know that I want to do less whatever I'm doing. Or that it's time for break. Plus, views makes me feel better. So, there's that🌄 <end of week 1 of creator camp. no impact so far.>
Help, please🆘 What's your best tip for getting interesting people to send you ideas that you would never have thought of yourself? Thanks! <I appreciate the irony that this is one of those times>
Not a fan of the creator camp templates for yesterday or today. However, this visual story about the different sci fi worlds through the decades is fantastic! buff.ly/HENllHf So, stop reading me, and start reading Alvin Chang!🚀
Who killed the world?
Explore science fiction worlds from the last few decades – and what these fictional settings tell us about ourselves
pudding.cool
My article for Katapult-MV on subsea cables in the Baltic is finally available online! buff.ly/gXlhytx And you can still get the print version, too! 📰 buff.ly/UPGXFnd
Die Nervenbahnen vor unserer Küste
Seit November 2024 werden immer wieder Datenkabel am Grund der Ostsee beschädigt. Eine Frage der Cybersicherheit. Mehr dazu im Artikel.
katapult-mv.de
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I hate all of these AI tools and bots... 🤖 I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way AI is making everything worse."💥 Here it is: sharonkabel.com/genai-fraud Thank you, Sharon Kabel. You're the best!
A bibliography of genAI-fueled research fraud from 2025 – Sharon Kabel
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I wish I had a bibliography with 50 carefully arranged references, each one showing a different way…
sharonkabel.com
If you’ve been thinking about getting a science/technology issue covered that matters to you, it's the perfect time! I'm always looking for new angles and ideas :) Today, people are eager to understand hidden consequences! And telling lost stories from across tech and academia is how we get there.
I write about breakthroughs in science and technology for people curious about hidden social angles. If you’re trying to understand new discoveries, my articles will (hopefully) point out hidden impacts. This post is brought to you to by me via the Buffer Creator camp. Let's see what happens.
Reading is fun 📖 Therefore, my collected Sci Fi recommendations qualify for today's theme! www.timreinboth.com/collected-wr... Let me know what I missed
We break from our usual daily themes to plug my new article on LLM personality: Can Claude ever be nice or is it always just acting? buff.ly/NVaYkKP Thoughts?
Bewusstsein und Persönlichkeit bei LLMs: Ist der nett oder tut er nur so? - Golem.de
Manche Nutzer entdecken bei LLMs eine "Persönlichkeit", die Wissenschaft verneint das. Aber auch ohne Persönlichkeit verraten LLMs einiges.
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Hot off the CMS! New article on world views behind the AI Hype: buff.ly/ayKMwS9 Let me know what you think!
Weltanschauung: Schon wieder eine KI-Schlagzeile (seufz)? Muss sein! - Golem.de
Selbst KI-Experten sind sich beim Thema KI uneins. Warum wir aneinander vorbeireden, warum das nervt und warum wir trotzdem weitermachen müssen.
golem.de
May not be good news, but it's good writing: buff.ly/n9N5Ujl Save the whales 🐳
It's a nature whodunnit! buff.ly/he9JYo1 Maybe I should make a new format for mysteries🔍
The Long Quest to Uncover a Sea Star Killing Bacteria
Scientists say they’ve found the cause of a marine epidemic more than 10 years after it started. What took so long?
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"If aliens call, what should we do?" buff.ly/rUqyZyn Sigal Samuel rescues space day!
If aliens call, what should we do? Scientists want your opinion.
In the age of fake news, researchers worry conspiracy theories would abound before we could figure out how — or if — to reply to an alien message.
vox.com
"A lot of A.I.’s choices make sense when you understand that it’s constantly tickling the Simpsons." ☺️ buff.ly/MSu0GPF That was fun.
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice.
nytimes.com