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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 20d

Canada AI - "Operation Return Horse to Barn" ;> #noaiforyou #mostlyharmless www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... @canada #ai

a horse is standing next to a wooden fence in a field .

Alt: Canada AI - "Operation Return Horse to Barn" ;> #noaiforyou #mostlyharmless https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/ottawa-assembling-ai-task-force-as-it-prepares-refreshed-strategy/ @canada #ai

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 21d

reinforcement learning ;)

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 23d

that thing, when driving to work, you have a 'radar catcher' not for the cops, but for the drones =O #war #drones
Chuyka 3.0 - www.blue-bird.tech/en/products/...

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 25d

Read anything quantum lately? ;> "We can’t confirm or deny that a certain quantum company is mentioned in this fictitious thriller!" @authordanbrown @xanaduai #quantum #doyouxanadu

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 25d

LI is a privacy black-hole, and they just updated their 'quick-click terms' to use your content for their "AI Improvement" (default!) ...probably want to turn that off if you care about privacy (ad targeting too) =O @linkedin.com #privacy www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 28d

today The White House announced a plan to update the Statue of Liberty for a New American Century ;>

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · 28d

driven by a hunger for continued growth, it's interesting that the first creature successfully imitated by AI is not the nematode but ouroboros ;> @nvidia @coreweave @edzitron #ouroboros #ai www.reuters.com/business/cor...

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 12

Do You Xanadu? @xanaduai @canada #quantum www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing in front of a neon sign that says xanadu .

Alt: Do You Xanadu? @xanaduai @canada #quantum https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-leader-quantum-computing

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Duh! never test your new panopticon toys at home (unless it has a real friendly name like 'Alexa') ;> apnews.com/article/chin...

US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China

U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.

apnews.com

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 9

AI (GPT) - “Something Wicked This Way Comes” because $10-$20/month isn't going to cut it =O

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 8

ha! missed us ;> #solar #earth #existential www.sciencealert.com/solar-flares...

Solar Flares May Be Far Hotter Than We Imagined, New Calculations Reveal

The powerful belch of material ejected during a solar flare may be way hotter than scientists thought it was.

www.sciencealert.com

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Xanadu is CanaDo! - Canada leading the computational sea change in quantum @xanaduai @canada @evanlsolomon @fp_champagne @champlain #quantum #seachange www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...

Trading Day - Shows - BNN Bloomberg

Trading Day focuses on the latest business developments and provides analysis on the stocks and stories driving the day’s market action.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 6

Education in 2030 ;) #ai #education

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Sep 3

a literal “glitch in the matrix” ;>

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 31

remember just a few months ago, when this would be heresy? ;> futurism.com/data-centers... #ai #datacenter #gpu

There's a Stunning Financial Problem With AI Data Centers

Given the rate at which tech companies are spending on data centers, current revenues would have to increase ten-fold just to break even.

futurism.com

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 29

how? not ability, but procurement (sps) and a revolving door at the pentagon / k-street / .mic and those sweet-sweet big ticket perennials prepacked in the budget =O @politico @anduriltech www.politico.com/news/magazin...

How Did the World’s Most Sophisticated Military Fall So Far Behind With Drone Warfare?

The U.S. military is just getting started on transforming the way it conducts war.

www.politico.com

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Do you CanaDO-Xanadu? @xanaduai #quantum youtu.be/gbwtO8yCxrM

Toronto startup Xanadu pioneering quantum computing

YouTube video by Global News

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Chip Wars (GPU) - China Cambricon - www.cambricon.com ---> that thing, when randomness, unpredictability, geopolitical overreach, and real-world tariffs have secondary effects =O @nvidia @benzinga #ai #gpu www.benzinga.com/markets/tech...

China Finds Nvidia Replacement – This Stocks Exploded 125% - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Cambricon Technologies delivered a 4,000% year-over-year surge in first-half revenue, its best result since going public in 2020.

www.benzinga.com

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 25

AI censorship? in the future, 'history is history.' =O #ai #censorship #history bbc.com/future/artic...

AI censorship? in the future, 'history is history' =O #ai #censorship #history https://bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 25

brilliant! articulation of how we have gone from a frantic hopefulness of “swipe right” on all things AI, to a more realistic “swipe left” when the picture no longer matches the substance @edzitron #ai #swipeleft www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...

Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Burner, don't leave home without it." * NEVER * travel with biometrics enabled. you may be coerced into unlocking, but everyone forgets things when stressed =O @wired #burner #privacy #travel www.wired.com/story/phone-...

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 18

that thing, when in the future, you need to explain 'failure to brake,' was because your Brake Subscription expired =O @vw #subware #greedisgood www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/3... @volkswagen.bsky.social

Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription | Auto Express

Owners can now subscribe to boost the power of their car… for a fee

www.autoexpress.co.uk

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 18

"trust me" ;> @openai #privacy #trust www.axios.com/2025/08/18/a...

"trust me" ;> @openai #privacy #trust https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/altman-openai-chatgpt-encrypted-chats

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 18

the ultimate #joverc =O assuming fertility rates continue their (declining) trend, ectogenesis is the 'labor saving device' of the future. possible secondary effect is a license to {use, operate, own, supply...} #baby #fertility biz.chosun.com/en/en-intern...

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Ken Nickerson @kcnickerson.bsky.social · Aug 18

AI (#joverc) - 'joules > calories' could also impact 90% of existing jobs - www.businessinsider.com/stock-market... #joverc #labor

AI could spark a $16 trillion boom for stocks, Morgan Stanley says

The AI boom could be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market, but AI-driven value creation could mean tough times ahead for workers.

www.businessinsider.com