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…
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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
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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...
I’m on @upscrolled.bsky.social!
If you love human thought, hate AI slop and vampire capitalists, let’s hang
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January 30, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I’m on @upscrolled.bsky.social!
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...
Tech Bros and their fans view life as a series of tasks to be hacked, rather than a series of opportunities to learn and contexts to navigate via hard earned wisdom and emotional intelligence.
It's as if all existence for them is a workflow they can't wait to terminate. It's not sad, it's scary
It's as if all existence for them is a workflow they can't wait to terminate. It's not sad, it's scary
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Tech Bros and their fans view life as a series of tasks to be hacked, rather than a series of opportunities to learn and contexts to navigate via hard earned wisdom and emotional intelligence.
It's as if all existence for them is a workflow they can't wait to terminate. It's not sad, it's scary
It's as if all existence for them is a workflow they can't wait to terminate. It's not sad, it's scary
Microsoft has a monopoly on business software. It ought to be immensely profitable. So why burn $140 bn a year developing Crystal Meth Clippy AI assistants that will never know how many b’s are in “blueberry”?
Torching tax liability and calling it r+d spend
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Torching tax liability and calling it r+d spend
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Microsoft’s AI spending and disappointing cloud growth overshadow strong profits
Revenue rises 17% to a record $81bn, but 66% surge in capital expenditures revives debate about returns on vast AI costs
giftarticle.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Microsoft has a monopoly on business software. It ought to be immensely profitable. So why burn $140 bn a year developing Crystal Meth Clippy AI assistants that will never know how many b’s are in “blueberry”?
Torching tax liability and calling it r+d spend
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Torching tax liability and calling it r+d spend
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
I commute to London (lucky me etc)
Train back is always full, so I get to look over people’s shoulders at their phone screens
The amount of total shit that they both feed into and get out of ChatGPT, thinking they have just hacked human wisdom and creativity, is truly terrifying
Train back is always full, so I get to look over people’s shoulders at their phone screens
The amount of total shit that they both feed into and get out of ChatGPT, thinking they have just hacked human wisdom and creativity, is truly terrifying
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I commute to London (lucky me etc)
Train back is always full, so I get to look over people’s shoulders at their phone screens
The amount of total shit that they both feed into and get out of ChatGPT, thinking they have just hacked human wisdom and creativity, is truly terrifying
Train back is always full, so I get to look over people’s shoulders at their phone screens
The amount of total shit that they both feed into and get out of ChatGPT, thinking they have just hacked human wisdom and creativity, is truly terrifying
Big Tech spends $400 bn a year of private equity cash and debt on LLM training and infrastructure
Yet the UK government feels that we, the taxpayer, should pay to train humans to use these product.
I’m speechless. Charging the consumer to come up with use case
www.vccafe.com/2024/05/30/t...
Yet the UK government feels that we, the taxpayer, should pay to train humans to use these product.
I’m speechless. Charging the consumer to come up with use case
www.vccafe.com/2024/05/30/t...
The Magnificent Seven Invest $400 Billion a year in Frontier Technologies
An interesting new report by Dealroom and Flow Partners breaks down the massive investment that the “Magnificent Seven” (or M7 for short) are plowing into AI across verticals. It’…
www.vccafe.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Big Tech spends $400 bn a year of private equity cash and debt on LLM training and infrastructure
Yet the UK government feels that we, the taxpayer, should pay to train humans to use these product.
I’m speechless. Charging the consumer to come up with use case
www.vccafe.com/2024/05/30/t...
Yet the UK government feels that we, the taxpayer, should pay to train humans to use these product.
I’m speechless. Charging the consumer to come up with use case
www.vccafe.com/2024/05/30/t...
So.. using taxpayer money to actively make us all meaningfully stupider, rather than efficiently taxing Epstein Tech Barons
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
So.. using taxpayer money to actively make us all meaningfully stupider, rather than efficiently taxing Epstein Tech Barons
How much is this going to cost because if you try to bill me for training idiots who view life as a mere series of tiresome processes that need to be hacked, I will sue you, I promise you
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 AM
How much is this going to cost because if you try to bill me for training idiots who view life as a mere series of tiresome processes that need to be hacked, I will sue you, I promise you
The US invasion of Venezuela and seizure of its oil infrastructure places $150 billion worth of state revenue in the hands of the Trump administration, per new @globalwitness.org analysis
This is imperialist plunder. It is money stolen from the Venezuelan people
globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...
This is imperialist plunder. It is money stolen from the Venezuelan people
globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...
US oil grab puts $150 billion of Venezuelan people’s money in jeopardy
The US’s seizure of Venezuela’s oil assets casts doubt over the fate of the $150 billion due to Caracas over the next decade, according to new analysis by campaign group Global Witness.
globalwitness.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:28 AM
The US invasion of Venezuela and seizure of its oil infrastructure places $150 billion worth of state revenue in the hands of the Trump administration, per new @globalwitness.org analysis
This is imperialist plunder. It is money stolen from the Venezuelan people
globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...
This is imperialist plunder. It is money stolen from the Venezuelan people
globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...
When this bursts, as it will, the consequences are going to be widespread and long-lasting, and the people leveraging billions of other firms' debt and calling it growth will never face justice, because everyone was too busy saying Big Number Good www.ft.com/content/5e6e...
Anthropic doubles VC fundraising to $20bn on surging investor demand
AI start-up in talks to raise new funds from Coatue, GIC, Iconiq and Sequoia at $350bn valuation
www.ft.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
When this bursts, as it will, the consequences are going to be widespread and long-lasting, and the people leveraging billions of other firms' debt and calling it growth will never face justice, because everyone was too busy saying Big Number Good www.ft.com/content/5e6e...