Patrick Galey
@patrickgaley.bsky.social
Anti-Fascist. Anthropocene Pepys. Gen AI Cassandra. Journalist taking names on the fossil fuel industry and its role in the climate, energy, and cost of greed crises.
Other than that, mainly dogs and cycling
Other than that, mainly dogs and cycling
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Patrick Galey
@patrickgaley.bsky.social
· Oct 16
The Secret Lies of AI
I recently listened to an excellent podcast from the team at QAA, investigating a phenomenon that is both at once very new and extremely…
medium.com
With Forbes warning the Gen AI bubble bursting will wipe $40 trillion off global markets, I wrote about the foundational lies the industry tells about the usefulness, durability, accuracy and - yes - intelligence of its products
All of which are weapons-grade horseshit
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All of which are weapons-grade horseshit
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
The Venn Diagram of climate “skeptics” and predatory men is a circle, change my mind
drilled.media/news/lomborg...
drilled.media/news/lomborg...
What Happened the day Bjorn Lomborg Met Jeffrey Epstein
The Danish political scientist and climate crisis denier sought a meeting with Epstein in the hope of securing funding.
drilled.media
February 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The Venn Diagram of climate “skeptics” and predatory men is a circle, change my mind
drilled.media/news/lomborg...
drilled.media/news/lomborg...
Perhaps the dumbest thing about this entire bonfire of cash and carbon is that if they had done nothing that would have been all they needed to do.
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Perhaps the dumbest thing about this entire bonfire of cash and carbon is that if they had done nothing that would have been all they needed to do.
So, worth pointing out that Google, Microsoft et al haven't actually "lost $900 bn" in a day. Because that money never actually existed.
It's the private debt they are torching to power their Rube Goldberg machines and call it tech. That's investor cash. That matters www.ft.com/content/0e7f...
It's the private debt they are torching to power their Rube Goldberg machines and call it tech. That's investor cash. That matters www.ft.com/content/0e7f...
Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
So, worth pointing out that Google, Microsoft et al haven't actually "lost $900 bn" in a day. Because that money never actually existed.
It's the private debt they are torching to power their Rube Goldberg machines and call it tech. That's investor cash. That matters www.ft.com/content/0e7f...
It's the private debt they are torching to power their Rube Goldberg machines and call it tech. That's investor cash. That matters www.ft.com/content/0e7f...
I GUARANTEE you you aren't sufficiently outraged over the Epstein files.
Not only do they contaim some of the most degraded abuse imaginable, they also tie directly to our taxes.
Mandelson's firm secured the £240 mn deal with Peeping Tom Palantir. Arch creeps, our money www.ft.com/content/b3cc...
Not only do they contaim some of the most degraded abuse imaginable, they also tie directly to our taxes.
Mandelson's firm secured the £240 mn deal with Peeping Tom Palantir. Arch creeps, our money www.ft.com/content/b3cc...
Chief of lobbying firm founded by Mandelson to quit after Epstein backlash
Benjamin Wegg-Prosser set to resign as Global Counsel chief executive
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
I GUARANTEE you you aren't sufficiently outraged over the Epstein files.
Not only do they contaim some of the most degraded abuse imaginable, they also tie directly to our taxes.
Mandelson's firm secured the £240 mn deal with Peeping Tom Palantir. Arch creeps, our money www.ft.com/content/b3cc...
Not only do they contaim some of the most degraded abuse imaginable, they also tie directly to our taxes.
Mandelson's firm secured the £240 mn deal with Peeping Tom Palantir. Arch creeps, our money www.ft.com/content/b3cc...
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
They are all one giant, corrupt, power-abusing cabal, aren’t they? Even the supposedly reasonable ones
And Reform is the High Table of this insider trading, foreign asset style corruption
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And Reform is the High Table of this insider trading, foreign asset style corruption
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney ‘paid firm to investigate journalists’
Labour Together allegedly hired company to look at Sunday Times and Guardian reporters after article about donations
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
They are all one giant, corrupt, power-abusing cabal, aren’t they? Even the supposedly reasonable ones
And Reform is the High Table of this insider trading, foreign asset style corruption
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And Reform is the High Table of this insider trading, foreign asset style corruption
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Given this is a thing that is made up, it will crash just as the AI-distorted S+P will crash. It might already be happening
BITCOIN EXTENDS FALL, BRIEFLY DROPS BELOW $64,000, LAST DOWN 11.5% AT $64,328
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Given this is a thing that is made up, it will crash just as the AI-distorted S+P will crash. It might already be happening
AI doesn’t make business more productive (a key base case use premise)
Pass it on
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Pass it on
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February 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
AI doesn’t make business more productive (a key base case use premise)
Pass it on
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Pass it on
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Anyone seeking to Russiagate the Epstein files is running interference and needs to be called out as to why
mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newl...
mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newl...
Newly released Epstein files reveal further ties to Israel
The release of more Jeffrey Epstein files reveals further connections between the late, convicted sex criminal and the state of Israel.
mondoweiss.net
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Anyone seeking to Russiagate the Epstein files is running interference and needs to be called out as to why
mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newl...
mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newl...
It’s official, the Keyser Soze of Gen AI snake oilers has… no other ideas
That’s all: Hyperscaled LLMs that can’t think or use less power or water and have no meaningful use case but, by gosh, they will do it quickly
If you invest in this, you’re an idiot.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
That’s all: Hyperscaled LLMs that can’t think or use less power or water and have no meaningful use case but, by gosh, they will do it quickly
If you invest in this, you’re an idiot.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT push triggers senior staff exits
Resources at $500bn company are being redirected from long-term research towards improving the flagship chatbot
giftarticle.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
It’s official, the Keyser Soze of Gen AI snake oilers has… no other ideas
That’s all: Hyperscaled LLMs that can’t think or use less power or water and have no meaningful use case but, by gosh, they will do it quickly
If you invest in this, you’re an idiot.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
That’s all: Hyperscaled LLMs that can’t think or use less power or water and have no meaningful use case but, by gosh, they will do it quickly
If you invest in this, you’re an idiot.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
This is not M&A, this is circular investing.
If any regulator had the merest of backbones this stuff would be cut out like the boys club nonsense it is
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
If any regulator had the merest of backbones this stuff would be cut out like the boys club nonsense it is
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation
Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
This is not M&A, this is circular investing.
If any regulator had the merest of backbones this stuff would be cut out like the boys club nonsense it is
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
If any regulator had the merest of backbones this stuff would be cut out like the boys club nonsense it is
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Reposted by Patrick Galey
I've only read up to the paywall but this is an incredibly weakly-argued piece where the authors claim LLMs are intelligent based on their own redefinition of what intelligence is. Not one psychologist or cognitive scientist between them.
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
go.nature.com/4kxrivL
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
go.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I've only read up to the paywall but this is an incredibly weakly-argued piece where the authors claim LLMs are intelligent based on their own redefinition of what intelligence is. Not one psychologist or cognitive scientist between them.
On the one hand, no shit.
On the other, international law is only fit for purpose if our leaders choose to enforce it. And for years, our leaders watched genocides in Gaza, Sudan and DRC with indifference
Alternative title: leaders failing history test
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...
On the other, international law is only fit for purpose if our leaders choose to enforce it. And for years, our leaders watched genocides in Gaza, Sudan and DRC with indifference
Alternative title: leaders failing history test
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...
International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds
Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage out of control
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
On the one hand, no shit.
On the other, international law is only fit for purpose if our leaders choose to enforce it. And for years, our leaders watched genocides in Gaza, Sudan and DRC with indifference
Alternative title: leaders failing history test
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...
On the other, international law is only fit for purpose if our leaders choose to enforce it. And for years, our leaders watched genocides in Gaza, Sudan and DRC with indifference
Alternative title: leaders failing history test
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb...
Reposted by Patrick Galey
Seems like pretty big news that the biggest Republican donor in 2024 — who helped elect Trump & Vance — repeatedly made plans to visit Epstein's island.
Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.
Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.
Elon Musk Asked Jeffrey Epstein to Invite Him to the ‘Wildest Party’ on His Island
The Tesla and Twitter boss lied about his relationship with the pedophile financier, according to new emails released by the Department of Justice.
zeteo.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Seems like pretty big news that the biggest Republican donor in 2024 — who helped elect Trump & Vance — repeatedly made plans to visit Epstein's island.
Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.
Especially when you recall the various abuse allegations he faces — or how his website has been mass generating sexual content, including of kids.
This is amazing.
Musk is so creepy and cringe that the entire Epstein paedophile operation preferred to shut down rather than allowing him to attend for a single weekend
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Musk is so creepy and cringe that the entire Epstein paedophile operation preferred to shut down rather than allowing him to attend for a single weekend
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
February 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM
This is amazing.
Musk is so creepy and cringe that the entire Epstein paedophile operation preferred to shut down rather than allowing him to attend for a single weekend
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Musk is so creepy and cringe that the entire Epstein paedophile operation preferred to shut down rather than allowing him to attend for a single weekend
www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk had extensive correspondence with a convicted paedophile and most likely visited his island, just for the next time anyone pretends to be impressed by the Keyser Soze of taxpayer funded Epstein bros www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2012 and 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s island
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Elon Musk had extensive correspondence with a convicted paedophile and most likely visited his island, just for the next time anyone pretends to be impressed by the Keyser Soze of taxpayer funded Epstein bros www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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If you love human thought, hate AI slop and vampire capitalists, let’s hang
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If you love human thought, hate AI slop and vampire capitalists, let’s hang
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Regular reminder that investors nearly always spend other people’s money and so don’t need to be particularly smart
Though I had hoped they would be at least slightly smarter than South Park’s Pants Stealing Gnomes
1. Build Rube Goldberg Machine
2. …
3. Profit
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Though I had hoped they would be at least slightly smarter than South Park’s Pants Stealing Gnomes
1. Build Rube Goldberg Machine
2. …
3. Profit
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Big tech results show investor demand for payoffs from heavy AI spending
Meta wowed Wall Street with improvements in ad targeting fueled by AI alongside huge investment. Microsoft had less to show for its billions spent
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Regular reminder that investors nearly always spend other people’s money and so don’t need to be particularly smart
Though I had hoped they would be at least slightly smarter than South Park’s Pants Stealing Gnomes
1. Build Rube Goldberg Machine
2. …
3. Profit
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Though I had hoped they would be at least slightly smarter than South Park’s Pants Stealing Gnomes
1. Build Rube Goldberg Machine
2. …
3. Profit
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Every single outlet that for the last 29 months that undermined not just Palestinian health authority figures, but death tolls verified by the UN and The Lancet must now pay back the debt they have incurred to history
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Every single outlet that for the last 29 months that undermined not just Palestinian health authority figures, but death tolls verified by the UN and The Lancet must now pay back the debt they have incurred to history
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
I like and respect the author, but I might humbly propose a title rephrase:
It's what we *give* to tech. Faculties and function we actively outsource to tech
A lot is harmless, and automatic. But some is harmful. Make 2026 the year of being Defiantly Human
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
It's what we *give* to tech. Faculties and function we actively outsource to tech
A lot is harmless, and automatic. But some is harmful. Make 2026 the year of being Defiantly Human
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I like and respect the author, but I might humbly propose a title rephrase:
It's what we *give* to tech. Faculties and function we actively outsource to tech
A lot is harmless, and automatic. But some is harmful. Make 2026 the year of being Defiantly Human
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
It's what we *give* to tech. Faculties and function we actively outsource to tech
A lot is harmless, and automatic. But some is harmful. Make 2026 the year of being Defiantly Human
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Boycott the Epstein class' AI rape bots, and sue their makers into oblivion
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Millions creating deepfake nudes on Telegram as AI tools drive global wave of digital abuse
Analysis finds at least 150 channels on messaging app that are distributing AI-generated images and video
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Boycott the Epstein class' AI rape bots, and sue their makers into oblivion
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Reposted by Patrick Galey
Because the people falling for the lie are in their twenties. Hard for humanity to learn lessons durably when, ah, there's a constant turnover of humans.
January 29, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Because the people falling for the lie are in their twenties. Hard for humanity to learn lessons durably when, ah, there's a constant turnover of humans.
I feel like an entire generation exposed the foundational capitalist lie through real, hardlived privation post 2008
Why the willful forgetfulness in 2026?
(Because they're selling maximalist, process-driven work, which happens to "require" their shitbots to run)
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
Why the willful forgetfulness in 2026?
(Because they're selling maximalist, process-driven work, which happens to "require" their shitbots to run)
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I feel like an entire generation exposed the foundational capitalist lie through real, hardlived privation post 2008
Why the willful forgetfulness in 2026?
(Because they're selling maximalist, process-driven work, which happens to "require" their shitbots to run)
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
Why the willful forgetfulness in 2026?
(Because they're selling maximalist, process-driven work, which happens to "require" their shitbots to run)
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
This is literally the capitalist lie: work like a dog and you will climb the ladder
What they don't tell you: The system is rigged. Your labour can't compete with handouts
I feel like post-2008 an entire generation learned this, why such willful forgetfulness in 2026?
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
What they don't tell you: The system is rigged. Your labour can't compete with handouts
I feel like post-2008 an entire generation learned this, why such willful forgetfulness in 2026?
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 AM
This is literally the capitalist lie: work like a dog and you will climb the ladder
What they don't tell you: The system is rigged. Your labour can't compete with handouts
I feel like post-2008 an entire generation learned this, why such willful forgetfulness in 2026?
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
What they don't tell you: The system is rigged. Your labour can't compete with handouts
I feel like post-2008 an entire generation learned this, why such willful forgetfulness in 2026?
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...