Antony Mayfield
@amayfield.bsky.social
AI literacy, digital transformation, writing. CEO Brilliant Noise.
Jeanette Winterson on Substack is amazing. jeanettewinterson.substack.com/p/words?sele...
July 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Jeanette Winterson on Substack is amazing. jeanettewinterson.substack.com/p/words?sele...
No. They have not gone far enough.
March 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
No. They have not gone far enough.
“First they came for the life coaches. I said nothing. Then they came for the naturopaths. I was silent. Then they came for the employee experience designers…”
A 2024 Salt Lake Tribune and @ProPublica investigation found that several Utah therapists whose licenses were revoked, denied or expired while on probation continued working in the mental health field. Some rebranded as “life coaches.”
New Utah law seeks to crack down on life coaches offering therapy without a license
Dozens of life coaches advertised their ability to treat mental health issues, despite not having the training or permits to do so, Utah researchers found. A new law aims to crack down on the practice by clearly defining what only a therapist can do.
www.sltrib.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“First they came for the life coaches. I said nothing. Then they came for the naturopaths. I was silent. Then they came for the employee experience designers…”
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Check out our article on multi-sensory haptic wearables in Nature Reviews Bioengineering! Led by @marcieomalley.bsky.social with @dlipomi.bsky.social and other collaborators. @riceneuro.bsky.social @ricegradschool.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
March 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Check out our article on multi-sensory haptic wearables in Nature Reviews Bioengineering! Led by @marcieomalley.bsky.social with @dlipomi.bsky.social and other collaborators. @riceneuro.bsky.social @ricegradschool.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A brain made of glass. The only one ever found. The super-heated ash cloud of Pompeii liquified this man’s brain and then it cooled quickly to become glass. Under a microscope the imprints of nerves and axons, the intricate wiring of the brain, can be seen. Incredible. youtu.be/Ph0L7rhO-NY?...
Vesuvius volcano turned this brain to glass
YouTube video by nature video
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March 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A brain made of glass. The only one ever found. The super-heated ash cloud of Pompeii liquified this man’s brain and then it cooled quickly to become glass. Under a microscope the imprints of nerves and axons, the intricate wiring of the brain, can be seen. Incredible. youtu.be/Ph0L7rhO-NY?...
Reposted by Antony Mayfield
They plagiarized our trillion dollar plagiarism machine!?
January 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
They plagiarized our trillion dollar plagiarism machine!?
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“If the only way you can sell something is by hoping people won’t notice or won’t bother to object or won’t take the trouble to find out how to get rid of it, what you have isn’t a product: it’s a parasite.”
— Sam Leith
— Sam Leith
January 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“If the only way you can sell something is by hoping people won’t notice or won’t bother to object or won’t take the trouble to find out how to get rid of it, what you have isn’t a product: it’s a parasite.”
— Sam Leith
— Sam Leith
When an employer hates their employees.
January 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
When an employer hates their employees.
OK. Ready to share as much as I can about AI and industry with the students of Manchester Metropolitan University this morning.
Deep breath.
Deep breath.
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
OK. Ready to share as much as I can about AI and industry with the students of Manchester Metropolitan University this morning.
Deep breath.
Deep breath.
“Home is a hollow between the waves”
We are very saddened to hear of the death of the great poet Michael Longley. He read his poetry for the Irish Poetry Reading Archive many years ago and we remember his visit fondly.
Here he is Remembering Carrigskeewaun. youtu.be/0HpBq0N7eRs?...
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Here he is Remembering Carrigskeewaun. youtu.be/0HpBq0N7eRs?...
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
January 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
“Home is a hollow between the waves”
The FT mentions “a high profile American football game in [New Orleans]”. I wonder which one they mean.
January 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The FT mentions “a high profile American football game in [New Orleans]”. I wonder which one they mean.
Definitely not at all concerned by robot dogs that can run faster than people. www.perplexity.ai/page/china-s...
China's Robot Dog Breaks Record
China's Black Panther 2.0, a cutting-edge robotic dog developed by Zhejiang University and the startup Mirror Me, has shattered records in quadruped robotics...
www.perplexity.ai
January 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Definitely not at all concerned by robot dogs that can run faster than people. www.perplexity.ai/page/china-s...
First Rednote video I saw is 🤌
January 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
First Rednote video I saw is 🤌
Bright, bright moon tonight.
January 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Bright, bright moon tonight.
Which aisle do you get those in?
January 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Which aisle do you get those in?
Simon Willison found 211 different definitions of "AI agent" on X:
"I find the term “agents” extremely frustrating. It lacks a single, clear and widely understood meaning... but the people who use the term never seem to acknowledge that."
simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
"I find the term “agents” extremely frustrating. It lacks a single, clear and widely understood meaning... but the people who use the term never seem to acknowledge that."
simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
Things we learned about LLMs in 2024
A lot has happened in the world of Large Language Models over the course of 2024. Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past …
simonwillison.net
January 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Simon Willison found 211 different definitions of "AI agent" on X:
"I find the term “agents” extremely frustrating. It lacks a single, clear and widely understood meaning... but the people who use the term never seem to acknowledge that."
simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
"I find the term “agents” extremely frustrating. It lacks a single, clear and widely understood meaning... but the people who use the term never seem to acknowledge that."
simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
Let's play "First Day Back, Completely Overwhelmed!"
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
January 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Let's play "First Day Back, Completely Overwhelmed!"
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
1. Fire up ChatGPT-4o or equivalent secure, private AI.
2. Enter the attached prompt (with your job title).
3. Follow instructions.
4. Remember what your job is.
You're welcome.
Reposted by Antony Mayfield
Every year the software and the cameras get a little better. The moon gets a little clearer.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
January 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Every year the software and the cameras get a little better. The moon gets a little clearer.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
I could only see a crescent and a star from a brightly lit city street. But the phone could see craters on the moon.
There are few better reads about what AI will do to the corporation in 2025 than this. @leebryant.bsky.social’s “programmable organisation” concepts – process libraries, organisations as software, distributed leadership – are compelling as predictions open.substack.com/pub/postshif...
Will We See the First Programmable Organisations In 2025?
Looking ahead to the big prize in Enterprise AI and how to pursue it
open.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There are few better reads about what AI will do to the corporation in 2025 than this. @leebryant.bsky.social’s “programmable organisation” concepts – process libraries, organisations as software, distributed leadership – are compelling as predictions open.substack.com/pub/postshif...
Can you poison an AI?
A new tool called Nightshade that lets artists subtly alter their artwork before uploading, potentially disrupting AI training data and damaging image-generating models. AIM is to protect artists’ rights, but there are concerns.
mobile.technologyreview.com/story/108218...
A new tool called Nightshade that lets artists subtly alter their artwork before uploading, potentially disrupting AI training data and damaging image-generating models. AIM is to protect artists’ rights, but there are concerns.
mobile.technologyreview.com/story/108218...
This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
The tool, called Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.
mobile.technologyreview.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Can you poison an AI?
A new tool called Nightshade that lets artists subtly alter their artwork before uploading, potentially disrupting AI training data and damaging image-generating models. AIM is to protect artists’ rights, but there are concerns.
mobile.technologyreview.com/story/108218...
A new tool called Nightshade that lets artists subtly alter their artwork before uploading, potentially disrupting AI training data and damaging image-generating models. AIM is to protect artists’ rights, but there are concerns.
mobile.technologyreview.com/story/108218...
Reposted by Antony Mayfield
New study on AI & investing: When GPT-4o summarizes earnings calls to match investor expertise level (simpler for novices, technical for experts):
Sophisticated investors get +9.6% improvements in 1-year returns, novices get +1.7%
AI helps everyone, but expertise amplifies its benefits considerably!
Sophisticated investors get +9.6% improvements in 1-year returns, novices get +1.7%
AI helps everyone, but expertise amplifies its benefits considerably!
January 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
New study on AI & investing: When GPT-4o summarizes earnings calls to match investor expertise level (simpler for novices, technical for experts):
Sophisticated investors get +9.6% improvements in 1-year returns, novices get +1.7%
AI helps everyone, but expertise amplifies its benefits considerably!
Sophisticated investors get +9.6% improvements in 1-year returns, novices get +1.7%
AI helps everyone, but expertise amplifies its benefits considerably!
Reposted by Antony Mayfield
Happy New Year to you! ✨
This print, 'A Drinking Party', forms part of a series titled 'A Set of Goldfish series' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and dates to 1839–1842. We hope you’re having as good a time as the partying fish and frogs!
This print, 'A Drinking Party', forms part of a series titled 'A Set of Goldfish series' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and dates to 1839–1842. We hope you’re having as good a time as the partying fish and frogs!
January 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy New Year to you! ✨
This print, 'A Drinking Party', forms part of a series titled 'A Set of Goldfish series' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and dates to 1839–1842. We hope you’re having as good a time as the partying fish and frogs!
This print, 'A Drinking Party', forms part of a series titled 'A Set of Goldfish series' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi and dates to 1839–1842. We hope you’re having as good a time as the partying fish and frogs!