Ambrose
@ambrosia-engine.bsky.social
Writer, author, and researcher. PhD student in Informatics: AIAI: Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research, Knowledge Management. No, I don't know why the title is so long. Also Affiliate of the Center for Technomoral Futures. Views are my own.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.
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MAIHT3k newsletter:
The narrative of the denialism frame is that those opposing "AI" are afraid, under-informed and/or engaging in wishful thinking. None of that is true: The people who oppose the "AI" project are actively fighting and refusing to accept the premise of tech bros and AI boosters.
The narrative of the denialism frame is that those opposing "AI" are afraid, under-informed and/or engaging in wishful thinking. None of that is true: The people who oppose the "AI" project are actively fighting and refusing to accept the premise of tech bros and AI boosters.
Resistance Isn't Denialism
By Emily I've recently noticed a new tactic on the part of AI boosters to attempt to erase the work of people who are resisting the project of "AI" and...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
MAIHT3k newsletter:
The narrative of the denialism frame is that those opposing "AI" are afraid, under-informed and/or engaging in wishful thinking. None of that is true: The people who oppose the "AI" project are actively fighting and refusing to accept the premise of tech bros and AI boosters.
The narrative of the denialism frame is that those opposing "AI" are afraid, under-informed and/or engaging in wishful thinking. None of that is true: The people who oppose the "AI" project are actively fighting and refusing to accept the premise of tech bros and AI boosters.
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Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. We're discussing these laws and how we're fighting back tomorrow at 12 PM PT. Join us live! eff.org/livestream-age
EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification
Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require
www.eff.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. We're discussing these laws and how we're fighting back tomorrow at 12 PM PT. Join us live! eff.org/livestream-age
They love AI in part because the perfect employee doesn't think outside the parameters of their job, and AI can't.
“The most wealthy and powerful tech CEOs are still staying silent as ICE floods America’s streets, but now some researchers and engineers working for them have chosen to break rank.”
Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:
Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:
Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet
The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
They love AI in part because the perfect employee doesn't think outside the parameters of their job, and AI can't.
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can't wait to read this
“If we conflate the richness of biological brains & human experience with the information-processing machinations of deepfake-boosted chatbots, or whatever the latest AI wizardry is, we do our minds, brains & bodies a grave injustice.”
— @anilseth.bsky.social, winner of @berggruen.org Essay Prize
— @anilseth.bsky.social, winner of @berggruen.org Essay Prize
The Mythology Of Conscious AI | NOEMA
Why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation and why creating conscious, or even conscious-seeming AI, is a bad idea.
www.noemamag.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
can't wait to read this
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This is important too because most immigrants are basically indentured servants to capital, exploited for their labour while kept from positions of power—only one step removed from slavery in the first place.
I watch the bulk of ashleythebaroness videos, despite rarely sharing them.
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is important too because most immigrants are basically indentured servants to capital, exploited for their labour while kept from positions of power—only one step removed from slavery in the first place.
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How our pets grieve and what you can do to comfort them: www.humaneworld.org/en/all-anima...
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
How our pets grieve and what you can do to comfort them: www.humaneworld.org/en/all-anima...
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U.S. technology companies are seeking support from far-right parties in Europe for their legislative agenda.
According to lobbyists trackers, Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control, EU tech deregulation push mirrors big tech's agenda. The watchdog groups also suggest tech companies are looking to the far-right in Europe for help to reduce EU's AI privacy rules. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-tech...
EU tech simplification push mirrors big tech's agenda, lobby trackers warn | Euractiv
Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control also suggest tech companies are looking to the far-right for backing
www.euractiv.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
U.S. technology companies are seeking support from far-right parties in Europe for their legislative agenda.
"To clarify, we are not arguing that AI is a neutral or general purpose tool that can be used to destroy these institutions. Rather, we are arguing that AI’s current core functionality... will progressively exact a toll upon the institutions that support modern democratic life."
This new paper by @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social makes "one simple point: AI systems are built to function in ways that degrade and are likely to destroy our crucial civic institutions."
Grim but important reading:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Grim but important reading:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies
papers.ssrn.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
"To clarify, we are not arguing that AI is a neutral or general purpose tool that can be used to destroy these institutions. Rather, we are arguing that AI’s current core functionality... will progressively exact a toll upon the institutions that support modern democratic life."
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It finally happened. Someone asked me where the poetry section was in the library!
January 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
It finally happened. Someone asked me where the poetry section was in the library!
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At the age of 41, almost 42, I don't have the desire to worry about the ownership of my digital books anymore.
I love my Kobo Libra Colour. I'd love to say I owned my books, but I know that what I own is the ability to read the purchased books.
I'm fine with that.
Reading > Clutter
#Booksky
I love my Kobo Libra Colour. I'd love to say I owned my books, but I know that what I own is the ability to read the purchased books.
I'm fine with that.
Reading > Clutter
#Booksky
January 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
At the age of 41, almost 42, I don't have the desire to worry about the ownership of my digital books anymore.
I love my Kobo Libra Colour. I'd love to say I owned my books, but I know that what I own is the ability to read the purchased books.
I'm fine with that.
Reading > Clutter
#Booksky
I love my Kobo Libra Colour. I'd love to say I owned my books, but I know that what I own is the ability to read the purchased books.
I'm fine with that.
Reading > Clutter
#Booksky
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Certain colleagues who claim to support junior academics & students, but really just weaponise this in discussions as opposed to genuinely helping, can always be uncovered by seeing who they support to get jobs, how they behave in work environments off social media, and how they handle feedback.
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Certain colleagues who claim to support junior academics & students, but really just weaponise this in discussions as opposed to genuinely helping, can always be uncovered by seeing who they support to get jobs, how they behave in work environments off social media, and how they handle feedback.
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"We must read intentionally, but more than intentionally, I want to read radically"
As I want to be even more intentional with my reading, indigenous books are part of my priority list this year.
Thank you @netgalley.bsky.social & @tantoraudio.bsky.social for providing this ALC #booksky
As I want to be even more intentional with my reading, indigenous books are part of my priority list this year.
Thank you @netgalley.bsky.social & @tantoraudio.bsky.social for providing this ALC #booksky
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"We must read intentionally, but more than intentionally, I want to read radically"
As I want to be even more intentional with my reading, indigenous books are part of my priority list this year.
Thank you @netgalley.bsky.social & @tantoraudio.bsky.social for providing this ALC #booksky
As I want to be even more intentional with my reading, indigenous books are part of my priority list this year.
Thank you @netgalley.bsky.social & @tantoraudio.bsky.social for providing this ALC #booksky
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When you hear "better than nothing," ask whose responsibility the "nothing" is, and whether the "better than nothing" solution simply lets them abdicate that responsibility & check the box.
AI is the ultimate "better than nothing" technology. Don't negate this argument — reject the whole framing.
AI is the ultimate "better than nothing" technology. Don't negate this argument — reject the whole framing.
The incredible value of "nothing"
"Better than nothing" rhetoric hides the opportunity costs behind the bare minimum. Reject this framing.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
When you hear "better than nothing," ask whose responsibility the "nothing" is, and whether the "better than nothing" solution simply lets them abdicate that responsibility & check the box.
AI is the ultimate "better than nothing" technology. Don't negate this argument — reject the whole framing.
AI is the ultimate "better than nothing" technology. Don't negate this argument — reject the whole framing.
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The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
Decentralize tech. We need to start working towards a future where communities have more digital sovereignty. More control over the algorithms and data they use to assist with their lives.
If we really want a free and fair internet, it’s going to have to be one where the US government and US tech bros have as little voice as possible. We’ve seen what happens when they’re allowed the biggest voice in the room.
January 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Decentralize tech. We need to start working towards a future where communities have more digital sovereignty. More control over the algorithms and data they use to assist with their lives.
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Algorithms that serve young girls pro anorexia content, that serve suicidal people pro suicide content, that serves young men extremely toxic misogynistic influencers are all designed by US tech companies and we aren’t allowed to regulate them because “THE FIRST AMENDMENT” applies outside the US.
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Algorithms that serve young girls pro anorexia content, that serve suicidal people pro suicide content, that serves young men extremely toxic misogynistic influencers are all designed by US tech companies and we aren’t allowed to regulate them because “THE FIRST AMENDMENT” applies outside the US.
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I actually do think the deeply toxic US version of ‘free speech’ being enforced digitally all over the world with very little regulation has been deeply detrimental to the rest of society. This form of digital imperialism has no place in the world.
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I actually do think the deeply toxic US version of ‘free speech’ being enforced digitally all over the world with very little regulation has been deeply detrimental to the rest of society. This form of digital imperialism has no place in the world.
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My take on the "what's the point of pointing out facts" argument is
a) *someone* might be influenced
b) the truth has an intrinsic value (and I can't understand why some people think otherwise)
c) yes it's not the only argument
d) it's nihilistic to shrug and make no effort to assert it
a) *someone* might be influenced
b) the truth has an intrinsic value (and I can't understand why some people think otherwise)
c) yes it's not the only argument
d) it's nihilistic to shrug and make no effort to assert it
August 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My take on the "what's the point of pointing out facts" argument is
a) *someone* might be influenced
b) the truth has an intrinsic value (and I can't understand why some people think otherwise)
c) yes it's not the only argument
d) it's nihilistic to shrug and make no effort to assert it
a) *someone* might be influenced
b) the truth has an intrinsic value (and I can't understand why some people think otherwise)
c) yes it's not the only argument
d) it's nihilistic to shrug and make no effort to assert it
"Finding pornography of something you’re into is proof that you are not alone in your desires, that someone else liked it enough to make it, and others liked it enough to buy it. You aren’t a freak—or maybe you are, but at least you’re in good company."
It’s in moments like this being a writer can suck. You find out things you didn’t previously want to know. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #feminism #feminist #women #WriteSky #WriterSky #ai #tech
www.404media.co/ai-porn-chat...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-chat...
'Shame Thrives in Seclusion:' How AI Porn Chatbots Isolate Us All
"Sex is human, sex is animal, sex is social," porn historian Noelle Perdue writes in her analysis of AI-powered erotic chatbots.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"Finding pornography of something you’re into is proof that you are not alone in your desires, that someone else liked it enough to make it, and others liked it enough to buy it. You aren’t a freak—or maybe you are, but at least you’re in good company."
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The culture war must be fought and won!
We Need to Get Off the Defensive About Immigration
Free movement is a fantastic thing, and we should say it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The culture war must be fought and won!
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Some people are responding to this with "it's not a problem that there's tons of fake images everywhere because I personally know they're not real," and I would invite those people to take a look at the state of the world.
A thought from @drandrewthaler.bsky.social that's going to fester:
How long until we start to see range extension papers- "This species is thought to live over there, but we saw it over here and therefore it needs protection here"- based on fake images?
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
How long until we start to see range extension papers- "This species is thought to live over there, but we saw it over here and therefore it needs protection here"- based on fake images?
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightfu…
www.southernfriedscience.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Some people are responding to this with "it's not a problem that there's tons of fake images everywhere because I personally know they're not real," and I would invite those people to take a look at the state of the world.
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Surely it's unlawful to ask #Grok to 'put her in a bikini'? Many people have been asking about the legal position of the #Grok #X abuse of women and girls.
There's been a lot of misunderstanding and confusion. Here's my take on the current law in the UK and how it applies... #nudify #bikini #enough
There's been a lot of misunderstanding and confusion. Here's my take on the current law in the UK and how it applies... #nudify #bikini #enough
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM