Arif Cem Gundogan
@cemgundogan.bsky.social
Works @EBRD on all things #climatechange, #AI #ML #EO #QuantumComputing studied @Imperialbiz, @KCLGeography, @METU_ODTU, Ankara fan, views expressed are my own
Tebrikler ve teşekkürler #FileninSultanları
September 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Tebrikler ve teşekkürler #FileninSultanları
Language models hallucinate for the same reason students sometimes bluff on exams: they haven’t seen every fact, their “thinking style” has limits, and the scoring system punishes admitting ignorance.
September 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Language models hallucinate for the same reason students sometimes bluff on exams: they haven’t seen every fact, their “thinking style” has limits, and the scoring system punishes admitting ignorance.
Today we commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Dumlupınar (30 August 1922), a defining moment in Turkish War of Independence. I honour with respect those who gave their lives and health for our homeland, & heroes who fought for freedom, led by Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
August 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Today we commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Dumlupınar (30 August 1922), a defining moment in Turkish War of Independence. I honour with respect those who gave their lives and health for our homeland, & heroes who fought for freedom, led by Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The scale, induced demand, and fossil lock-in, none of which are visible in per-query median statistics. 👇
HEY friends: recently seen heaps of "disclosures" from AI companies of the energy cost per question you type into chatbots (most recently from Google)?
Presenting per-query 'efficiency' is part of big tech's efforts to hide its extremely real and happening-right-now climate impacts!
NEW POST -->>>
Presenting per-query 'efficiency' is part of big tech's efforts to hide its extremely real and happening-right-now climate impacts!
NEW POST -->>>
Big tech’s selective disclosure masks AI’s real climate impact
Google claims to have disclosed new information proving its own efficiency. But it has hidden the bigger picture. Guess what: I’ve got the bigger picture for you right here in this big old po…
ketanjoshi.co
August 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The scale, induced demand, and fossil lock-in, none of which are visible in per-query median statistics. 👇
Palestinian lives are equally important as any human life on earth. Silence regarding the atrocities is complicity.
“Months of warnings have fallen on deaf ears.
#famine is now confirmed in #Gaza city.
This is starvation by design and manmade by the Government of Israel.
...
Time for political will!”
— UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
#Famine_in_Gaza
#famine is now confirmed in #Gaza city.
This is starvation by design and manmade by the Government of Israel.
...
Time for political will!”
— UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
#Famine_in_Gaza
August 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Palestinian lives are equally important as any human life on earth. Silence regarding the atrocities is complicity.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule:
August 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule:
Deep(est) #climateaction = fixing social injustices. Change my mind.
August 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Deep(est) #climateaction = fixing social injustices. Change my mind.
The fight against #climatechange needs every tool in the box, and #quantum technology is emerging as a powerful one. Just delved into the EU's Quantum Europe Strategy and was struck by its vision for how #quantumcomputing can drive #climateaction.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/
Shaping Europe’s digital future
The Digital Strategy website provides updates and resources on EU policies key to the digital transformation.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The fight against #climatechange needs every tool in the box, and #quantum technology is emerging as a powerful one. Just delved into the EU's Quantum Europe Strategy and was struck by its vision for how #quantumcomputing can drive #climateaction.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/
England has had its warmest June on record, while the UK has experienced its second warmest since 1884, according to provisional Met Office statistics.
July 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
England has had its warmest June on record, while the UK has experienced its second warmest since 1884, according to provisional Met Office statistics.
“The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.” Gramsci
June 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.” Gramsci
I will speak at the @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social Sustainable Finance Summit 2025 on 16 July on #ArtificialIntelligence as an enabler for #sustainablefinance markets and discuss whether it can keep its promise. I hope to connect with many of the distinguished speakers and participants.
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I will speak at the @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social Sustainable Finance Summit 2025 on 16 July on #ArtificialIntelligence as an enabler for #sustainablefinance markets and discuss whether it can keep its promise. I hope to connect with many of the distinguished speakers and participants.
Worth thinking… Are you building tools that liberate? Or tools that codify exclusion under the guise of precision?
June 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Worth thinking… Are you building tools that liberate? Or tools that codify exclusion under the guise of precision?
Reposted by Arif Cem Gundogan
My friend is in charge of the team that wrote the climate change adaptation plan for Switzerland and this is one of the things they expected.
Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud
One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My friend is in charge of the team that wrote the climate change adaptation plan for Switzerland and this is one of the things they expected.
Congratulations to the European Space Agency - @esa.int on 50 years of innovation in space!
🎉 We’re celebrating our 50th birthday on 30 May! For half a century, we’ve been serving Europe, inspiring its citizens and exploring the cosmos. Check out our #50YearsOfESA web site for stories, archive images and details of events coming up in the year.
🔗 esa.int/About_Us/50_...
🔗 esa.int/About_Us/50_...
May 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Congratulations to the European Space Agency - @esa.int on 50 years of innovation in space!
Took the path less travelled
May 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Took the path less travelled
One of the best quotes ever: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” - C. Goodhart
May 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One of the best quotes ever: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” - C. Goodhart
“Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir.” Kutlu olsun.
April 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir.” Kutlu olsun.
I guess it was kind of historic
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I guess it was kind of historic
Explore the IEA’s Energy and AI report, with… AI. 🤷🏾♂️ (well, you don't have/need to)
#AI has the potential to transform the #energy sector in coming decade, driving a surge in #electricity demand from #datacentres around the world while also unlocking opportunities according to the IEA’s new report.
#AI has the potential to transform the #energy sector in coming decade, driving a surge in #electricity demand from #datacentres around the world while also unlocking opportunities according to the IEA’s new report.
April 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Explore the IEA’s Energy and AI report, with… AI. 🤷🏾♂️ (well, you don't have/need to)
#AI has the potential to transform the #energy sector in coming decade, driving a surge in #electricity demand from #datacentres around the world while also unlocking opportunities according to the IEA’s new report.
#AI has the potential to transform the #energy sector in coming decade, driving a surge in #electricity demand from #datacentres around the world while also unlocking opportunities according to the IEA’s new report.
Historic temp records incoming. Look at these anomalies today (and next 3 days). Stay safe out there. #climatechange
March 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Historic temp records incoming. Look at these anomalies today (and next 3 days). Stay safe out there. #climatechange
“We’re trading deep understanding for quick fixes, and while it feels great in the moment, we’re going to pay for this later."
March 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“We’re trading deep understanding for quick fixes, and while it feels great in the moment, we’re going to pay for this later."
If there is someone who needs to be thanked, it is Zelensky and the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦 for standing up and fighting for their sovereignty and freedom.
March 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If there is someone who needs to be thanked, it is Zelensky and the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦 for standing up and fighting for their sovereignty and freedom.
