GreylokSparrowHawk
@greyloksparrowhawk.bsky.social
Designer, Maker, Thinker, Skeptical Optimist.
"AI’s magic starts at the edge of our own stupidity."
In this paper, perceptions of intelligence in LLMs are critically examined.
"...People overestimate their own competence because they lack the skill necessary to recognize their own incompetence."🔥
jurgengravestein.substack.com/p/preprint-h...
In this paper, perceptions of intelligence in LLMs are critically examined.
"...People overestimate their own competence because they lack the skill necessary to recognize their own incompetence."🔥
jurgengravestein.substack.com/p/preprint-h...
Preprint: Human Ignorance Is All You Need
Drawing upon the foundational work of Dunning and Kruger (1999).
jurgengravestein.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"AI’s magic starts at the edge of our own stupidity."
In this paper, perceptions of intelligence in LLMs are critically examined.
"...People overestimate their own competence because they lack the skill necessary to recognize their own incompetence."🔥
jurgengravestein.substack.com/p/preprint-h...
In this paper, perceptions of intelligence in LLMs are critically examined.
"...People overestimate their own competence because they lack the skill necessary to recognize their own incompetence."🔥
jurgengravestein.substack.com/p/preprint-h...
Back from the Brink of Courage,
Too proud to call it shame
Thunder roared behind the glass,
The night I nearly spoke your name
Now bravery wears a stranger's face,
And I can not meet her burning gaze
...
Too proud to call it shame
Thunder roared behind the glass,
The night I nearly spoke your name
Now bravery wears a stranger's face,
And I can not meet her burning gaze
...
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Back from the Brink of Courage,
Too proud to call it shame
Thunder roared behind the glass,
The night I nearly spoke your name
Now bravery wears a stranger's face,
And I can not meet her burning gaze
...
Too proud to call it shame
Thunder roared behind the glass,
The night I nearly spoke your name
Now bravery wears a stranger's face,
And I can not meet her burning gaze
...
Another University capitulates to Trump's illegal extortion of free thought and academic independence.
Another member joins Poison Ivy League.
Another member joins Poison Ivy League.
BREAKING: Cornell University reaches a deal with the Trump administration to restore withheld federal funding.
Cornell University announces deal with Trump administration to restore withheld federal funding
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Another University capitulates to Trump's illegal extortion of free thought and academic independence.
Another member joins Poison Ivy League.
Another member joins Poison Ivy League.
Elon Musk, in line to become the first trillionaire, has the blood of 600,000 people on his hands.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Elon Musk, in line to become the first trillionaire, has the blood of 600,000 people on his hands.
A new hope.
Well done, NYC, we may yet live up to the American dream.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Well done, NYC, we may yet live up to the American dream.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
www.npr.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
A new hope.
Well done, NYC, we may yet live up to the American dream.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Well done, NYC, we may yet live up to the American dream.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
“AGI, defined as something that can perform across domains of human intelligence and knowledge and act in novel ways to novel problems, doesn’t work well when you are working on a map of probabilities based on multidimensional representations of how language works,” argues Henry Ajder, an AI expert.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“AGI, defined as something that can perform across domains of human intelligence and knowledge and act in novel ways to novel problems, doesn’t work well when you are working on a map of probabilities based on multidimensional representations of how language works,” argues Henry Ajder, an AI expert.
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Jonathan Reckford shares insights from his 20 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity International.
How twin disasters reshaped Habitat for Humanity under CEO Jonathan Reckford in the past 20 years
Jonathan Reckford shares insights from his 20 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. He reflects on how the Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina forced the nonprofit to expand rapidly.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jonathan Reckford shares insights from his 20 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity International.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural.
Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks.
Authority is brittle.
Oppression is the mask of fear." Karis Nemik, Andor
I have friends everywhere.
Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks.
Authority is brittle.
Oppression is the mask of fear." Karis Nemik, Andor
I have friends everywhere.
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural.
Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks.
Authority is brittle.
Oppression is the mask of fear." Karis Nemik, Andor
I have friends everywhere.
Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks.
Authority is brittle.
Oppression is the mask of fear." Karis Nemik, Andor
I have friends everywhere.
Resist, unite, peacefully fight Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Sum > parts
Sum > parts
October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Resist, unite, peacefully fight Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Sum > parts
Sum > parts
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org
#BeThere 👍
In case it wasn't fucking obvious...
This is it, this is Fascism.
It's not a potential looming threat. Fascism is in our streets, in our neighborhoods, in the Oval Office.
Resistance is vital, but how we resist matters. Give them no pretext for further unlawful escalation.
This is it, this is Fascism.
It's not a potential looming threat. Fascism is in our streets, in our neighborhoods, in the Oval Office.
Resistance is vital, but how we resist matters. Give them no pretext for further unlawful escalation.
President Donald Trump called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest US city reut.rs/4mSYMEc 1/6
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In case it wasn't fucking obvious...
This is it, this is Fascism.
It's not a potential looming threat. Fascism is in our streets, in our neighborhoods, in the Oval Office.
Resistance is vital, but how we resist matters. Give them no pretext for further unlawful escalation.
This is it, this is Fascism.
It's not a potential looming threat. Fascism is in our streets, in our neighborhoods, in the Oval Office.
Resistance is vital, but how we resist matters. Give them no pretext for further unlawful escalation.
Authoritarianism 102: Create Crises, Distract, Provoke, Divide, Normalize a Military Police State:
Trump is manufacturing crises to "justify" violent military oppression of his perceived "enemies within."
Division of the people is the only way authoritarians win.
Separation is illusion.
Trump is manufacturing crises to "justify" violent military oppression of his perceived "enemies within."
Division of the people is the only way authoritarians win.
Separation is illusion.
The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops into Chicago. Meanwhile, Guard members arrived in Oregon from California.
Trump federalizes the National Guard in Chicago, while troops arrive in Oregon
The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops into Chicago. Meanwhile, Guard members arrived in Oregon from California.
n.pr
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Authoritarianism 102: Create Crises, Distract, Provoke, Divide, Normalize a Military Police State:
Trump is manufacturing crises to "justify" violent military oppression of his perceived "enemies within."
Division of the people is the only way authoritarians win.
Separation is illusion.
Trump is manufacturing crises to "justify" violent military oppression of his perceived "enemies within."
Division of the people is the only way authoritarians win.
Separation is illusion.
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Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.
October 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.
Fascism. In our cities, on our streets, knocking down our doors in the middle of the night.
via @wbez.org
The request to the Illinois National Guard comes after Pritzker said earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security requested deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities.”
The request to the Illinois National Guard comes after Pritzker said earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security requested deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities.”
Trump seeks to call up 300 Illinois National Guard troops, Pritzker says
The request to the Illinois National Guard comes after Pritzker said earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security requested deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “for the protection o...
www.wbez.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Fascism. In our cities, on our streets, knocking down our doors in the middle of the night.
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The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
"We are under invasion from within" says Trump.
Trump is normalizing the ultimate betrayal of a democracy: violent oppression of the people, by the people.
Trump is a facist, moving quickly from an aspiring dictator to an acting dictator.
Hitler would be proud.
How do we resist?
Trump is normalizing the ultimate betrayal of a democracy: violent oppression of the people, by the people.
Trump is a facist, moving quickly from an aspiring dictator to an acting dictator.
Hitler would be proud.
How do we resist?
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
n.pr
October 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
"We are under invasion from within" says Trump.
Trump is normalizing the ultimate betrayal of a democracy: violent oppression of the people, by the people.
Trump is a facist, moving quickly from an aspiring dictator to an acting dictator.
Hitler would be proud.
How do we resist?
Trump is normalizing the ultimate betrayal of a democracy: violent oppression of the people, by the people.
Trump is a facist, moving quickly from an aspiring dictator to an acting dictator.
Hitler would be proud.
How do we resist?
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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Sending thoughts & prayers to the war-ravaged city of Portland, Oregon now under siege from attack by Antifa & other domestic terrorists. Take solace in dear leader's words: "Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen." (and "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL"). Let the healing begin...
September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sending thoughts & prayers to the war-ravaged city of Portland, Oregon now under siege from attack by Antifa & other domestic terrorists. Take solace in dear leader's words: "Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen." (and "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL"). Let the healing begin...
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From the Epstein cover-up to SCOTUS’s decision yesterday—there is corruption all around.
We’re two weeks out from a government shutdown, and Trump has seemingly spent more time calling Members of Congress to threaten against the disclosure of the Epstein files than trying to pass a budget.
We’re two weeks out from a government shutdown, and Trump has seemingly spent more time calling Members of Congress to threaten against the disclosure of the Epstein files than trying to pass a budget.
Rep. Stansbury: There is GOP corruption all around
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From the Epstein cover-up to SCOTUS’s decision yesterday—there is corruption all around.
We’re two weeks out from a government shutdown, and Trump has seemingly spent more time calling Members of Congress to threaten against the disclosure of the Epstein files than trying to pass a budget.
We’re two weeks out from a government shutdown, and Trump has seemingly spent more time calling Members of Congress to threaten against the disclosure of the Epstein files than trying to pass a budget.
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WHATS UP WITH THE ECONOMY ⬇️ Unemployment has risen to its highest level since the height of the pandemic to 4.3%.
And, this is the first negative month since Dec 2020. Is this what Trump meant when he said the U.S. will be “flooded with jobs?” 🤔
And, this is the first negative month since Dec 2020. Is this what Trump meant when he said the U.S. will be “flooded with jobs?” 🤔
September 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
WHATS UP WITH THE ECONOMY ⬇️ Unemployment has risen to its highest level since the height of the pandemic to 4.3%.
And, this is the first negative month since Dec 2020. Is this what Trump meant when he said the U.S. will be “flooded with jobs?” 🤔
And, this is the first negative month since Dec 2020. Is this what Trump meant when he said the U.S. will be “flooded with jobs?” 🤔
"A cover up that goes all the way to the top."
Trump is cornered.
He will attempt to distract by any and all means.
Stay on target.
Trump is cornered.
He will attempt to distract by any and all means.
Stay on target.
Today, we met and heard the stories of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. What they revealed is not only the trauma of hundreds of young women, but a cover-up of epic proportions involving the wealthy, the well-connected, and even our own government.
We will follow every thread until there is justice.
We will follow every thread until there is justice.
Rep. Stansbury: We won't stop until the victims of Epstein get justice
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"A cover up that goes all the way to the top."
Trump is cornered.
He will attempt to distract by any and all means.
Stay on target.
Trump is cornered.
He will attempt to distract by any and all means.
Stay on target.
Blood of a nation.
August 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Blood of a nation.
To look away is complicity.
August 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
To look away is complicity.
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Every single major medical association in America has denounced conversion “therapy” for what it is: a cruel, harmful, and unscientific practice.
As a member of the @equality.house.gov, I joined 186 Members of Congress in calling to uphold state bans on these cruel practices for minors. 🏳️🌈
As a member of the @equality.house.gov, I joined 186 Members of Congress in calling to uphold state bans on these cruel practices for minors. 🏳️🌈
August 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Every single major medical association in America has denounced conversion “therapy” for what it is: a cruel, harmful, and unscientific practice.
As a member of the @equality.house.gov, I joined 186 Members of Congress in calling to uphold state bans on these cruel practices for minors. 🏳️🌈
As a member of the @equality.house.gov, I joined 186 Members of Congress in calling to uphold state bans on these cruel practices for minors. 🏳️🌈
August 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM