Matt Ford, Ph.D., P.E.

@zeotherm.bsky.social

AI Architect, Single Dad, Engineer, Amateur Rocket Surgeon, Gaming Nerd, Baltimore Born https://arstechnica.com/author/matt-ford/ #Lego #EthicsInAI #DnD #Gaming #SciComm

I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵

"This is what the Texas Republican Party has become, an organization without ideas and without pride in what it truly means to be a Texan and with a whole lot of hatred in its place. This is a big reason why I’m supporting Gina Hinojosa...James Talarico...Jon Rosenthal..."

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 19h ago

"Bo doesn’t know the backgrounds of any of these students. He doesn’t know their families. He doesn’t know their interests. He doesn’t know how much Texas matters to them. He doesn’t care to know. All Bo knows is that they’re not white." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/bo-doesnt-...

When you go to the polls and vote for a Republican, you are voting for an escalation of preventable deaths, continued erosion of food safety, and anti-science disinformation. Not a single Republican has done a goddamned thing about the destruction being wrought by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...

Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle

Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms

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Biden checks his watch at a ceremony and Fox does nonstop segments on it for weeks. But Trump falls asleep repeatedly at the 9/11 ceremony and they won’t even show it. But national broadcast news networks won’t show it either because that would be impolite.

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Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 5d ago

Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."