Tom watson
@tomcw.xyz
Digital | Data | Creator | Doing good or at least trying to The Good Ship and Data for Action Crap runner. Awesome eater. Bio: https://tomcw.xyz
AI doesn't replace organisational judgement — it amplifies whatever decision-making culture already exists. notes.fieldstation.xyz/essay/decisi...
Decisions Have No Autopilot
AI doesn't replace organisational judgement — it amplifies whatever decision-making culture already exists.
notes.fieldstation.xyz
Earlier this month @tomcw.xyz and I set up FIELD STATION. We've started posting essays that you won't find elsewhere.
FIELD STATION@fieldstation.bsky.social · last wk.AI doesn't replace organisational judgement — it amplifies whatever decision-making culture already exists. notes.fieldstation.xyz/essay/decisi...
Honestly as a native English speaker, how are you meant to know whether to bow or put on a bow, or keel a bow or kneel and bow, or shoot a bow or end up in Bromley by bow.
Another week, another weeknote and not getting enough done on my campervan or running. But I did make a silly game. Reflection as an outcome, question banking, making an 80s style game that pits pits an applicant AI vs an Assessment AI. usual interesting things. tomcw.xyz/weeknote/wee...
Weeknote 59
Reflection as an outcome, question banking, making an 80s style game that pits pits an applicant AI vs an Assessment AI. usual interesting things.
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A summary of last week. Meeting people old and new, FIELD STATION essays and experiments, questions>data>dashboards, tending to networks. tomcw.xyz/weeknote/wee...
Weeknote 58
Meeting people old and new, FIELD STATION essays and experiments, questions>data>dashboards, tending to networks.
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I'm broadly in favour of devolution (I mean I'd rather a revolution) but the last thing anyone needs is this guy having LESS oversight www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tees Mayor Ben Houchen backs Burnham's devolution plans
Ben Houchen says he would also like regional mayors to have more control over funding they receive.
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Loving the local models for local people branding. www.andybudd.com/archives/202...
What if Europe is copying the wrong AI strategy? | Andy Budd
A lot of the articles I’m reading about AI at the moment seem to make the same assumption: that the future of AI will require vast amounts of centralised compute. Bigger models. Bigger data centres. B...
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Nathan Williams@nathwself.bsky.social · last mo.Best merch I’ve ever received. Super timely course discussing in detail how Local AI/self-hosted/European hosted (and owned) software is more important than ever and what is needed to get there. Check out further info from @dougbelshaw.com @tomcw.xyz at techfreedom.eu
Best merch I’ve ever received. Super timely course discussing in detail how Local AI/self-hosted/European hosted (and owned) software is more important than ever and what is needed to get there. Check out further info from @dougbelshaw.com @tomcw.xyz at techfreedom.eu
Weeknote 56 Mainly running, some gardening and building stuff with local small models tomcw.xyz/weeknote-56/
Weeknote 56
Some building using local first approaches (including AI) the constraint slows things down, but I think in the long run makes for a better product? Testing more open source models, updating Bearing, ...
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Weeknote 55 This week was focused on two main things: running a mini TechFreedom session at TechNExt and bringing to a close the 6 month Organisational Resilience programme. Actually reflecting, focusing on conditions, joining a forum, dinosaurs in cathedrals. tomcw.xyz/weeknote/wee...
Weeknote 55
This week was focused on two main things: running a mini TechFreedom session at TechNExt and bringing to a close the 6 month Organisational Resilience programme. Actually reflecting, focusing on condi...
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Best time of the year, where I fight the animal kingdom for strawberries from my garden. I feel I'm currently 2-1 up
Weeknote 54 - The Slow Post, If everything is a neighbourhood is anything a neighbourhood?, Responsible AI, getting a new coaching rhythm, interesting links tomcw.xyz/weeknote/wee...
Weeknote 54
The Slow Post week. That was the main thing. That should probably be the main thing more. I also wrote a couple of things about Neighbourhoods, Responsible AI, did some building, and some work. But m...
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Weeknote 54 - The Slow Post, If everything is a neighbourhood is anything a neighbourhood?, Responsible AI, getting a new coaching rhythm, interesting links https://tomcw.xyz/weeknote/weeknote-54/
Weeknote 54
The Slow Post week. That was the main thing. That should probably be the main thing more. I also wrote a couple of things about Neighbourhoods, Responsible AI, did some building, and some work. But mainly, just go slower.
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It be a note, or many notes and pictures and random cartoons about the week! Remembering to stop and protect my boundaries, writing a mishmash of the history of climbing and AI, having some incredible feedback from two programmes, planning The Field Station, stickers tomcw.xyz/weeknote/wee...
Weeknote 53
Remembering to stop and protect my boundaries, writing a mishmash of the history of climbing and AI, having some incredible feedback from two programmes, planning The Field Station, TechFreedom sticke...
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Weeknote 52 A double weeknote Silly cartoons, random exlorations of a less open sector via the medium of the physical laws of the universe, a trip to cornwall, work on Bearings, sharing Glade a tool for governance, and a bumper list of interestng things. tomcw.xyz/weeknote/wee...
Weeknote 52
Silly cartoons, random exlorations of a less open sector via the medium of the physical laws of the universe, a trip to cornwall, work on Bearings, sharing Glade a tool for governance, and a bumper li...
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I kinda enjoy the fact that AI has learned the key approach to being a long term employee Be absolutely bang on impressive when you first start, get past your probationary period, then get progressively more shit but make sure you're a good hang.
I was notified by Linkedin that I'd had a post removed for breaching guidelines. I was thinking what? What could I possibly have done here A year ago I posted a link about Microsoft trying to reopen a nuclear power station as the energy needs of putting AI in everything increased. An open web. 🫠
