Joanna Bryson
@j2bryson.bsky.social
Professor of Ethics & Technology @ Hertie School, Berlin. Interests: Artificial & Natural Intelligence; Behavioural Ecology; Cooperation; Digital Governance. Social media policy: https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2024/10/guidance-to-my-social-media.html
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Joanna Bryson
@j2bryson.bsky.social
· Feb 19
One thing I learned last week was that if you don’t count the BS market capitalisation bubble of 7 “AI” firms, the US economy as measured by the s&p 500 didn’t go up 13% last year; it went down 7%.
The EU may be a larger economy already. We need to get our own O2 mask on, then start helping others.
The EU may be a larger economy already. We need to get our own O2 mask on, then start helping others.
Guess why there was no reporting of AI revenue?
thread. correct numbers and data backing them come later, but this is the thrust.
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Do you remember when we said we could learn about regulating AI from regulating nuclear? Unfortunately it's going the other way around. ainowinstitute.org/publications...
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
Fission for Algorithms: The Undermining of Nuclear Regulation in Service of AI - AI Now Institute
A report examining nuclear “fast-tracking” initiatives on their feasibility and their impact on nuclear safety, security, and safeguards.
ainowinstitute.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Do you remember when we said we could learn about regulating AI from regulating nuclear? Unfortunately it's going the other way around. ainowinstitute.org/publications...
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
What a parcel 'o rogues trashing all nations.
#digitalGovernance
@rebeccasear.bsky.social I remember one or more papers @ehbea.bsky.social 2011 about height over development, where older siblings seemed to hold back on growth for a while, as if competing for attention, but eventually shoot up taller. Looking at the proceedings, you were in to height at the time?
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@rebeccasear.bsky.social I remember one or more papers @ehbea.bsky.social 2011 about height over development, where older siblings seemed to hold back on growth for a while, as if competing for attention, but eventually shoot up taller. Looking at the proceedings, you were in to height at the time?
I’m having trouble approaching reviewing recently.
Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’m having trouble approaching reviewing recently.
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Looking forward!
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Looking forward!
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I'm searching for examples where companies promised an "AI" product but it's actually humans doing the job.
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm searching for examples where companies promised an "AI" product but it's actually humans doing the job.
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
I remember there was a robot delivery company who tried that, also the recent Musk scam with puppeteered robots or builder.ai.
Do you know of more examples?
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![Advertising poster promoting cycling for transport featuring four people in a row on bikes. At the top the text says, "You'd be better on a bicycle", and then in a bubble it says "Still [emphasized with big, red, italicized letters] the cheapest, handiest, healthiest way of getting about."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7vpdxcialxa6j5s7yh5g5jhf/bafkreihcp247ahol26isqxpjmh54kczqp6ieyycvhakzjug6ysgeqndpb4@jpeg)
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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1/7 Vocal mimicry, robots, and music
The ability to mimic sounds could be extremely common among corvids. Here, it has been found in 39 species (30%), but it is predicted that it could be present in around 82% of them.
(paper) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The ability to mimic sounds could be extremely common among corvids. Here, it has been found in 39 species (30%), but it is predicted that it could be present in around 82% of them.
(paper) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
1/7 Vocal mimicry, robots, and music
The ability to mimic sounds could be extremely common among corvids. Here, it has been found in 39 species (30%), but it is predicted that it could be present in around 82% of them.
(paper) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The ability to mimic sounds could be extremely common among corvids. Here, it has been found in 39 species (30%), but it is predicted that it could be present in around 82% of them.
(paper) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Our special issue on Evolutionary Functions of Consciousness, coedited with Tecumseh Fitch and Adina Roskies, now online royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1939
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Our special issue on Evolutionary Functions of Consciousness, coedited with Tecumseh Fitch and Adina Roskies, now online royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
Contributions by (1) Irina Mikhalevich; (2) Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg; (3) Nicholas Humphrey; (cont'd)
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Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt
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This picture of why EU leadership is particularly susceptible to AI hype rings true to me.
Extending @epopppp.bsky.social's view (in HTLE) of motivating governance metaphors, it feels like a successful bid to move elites from technical or cost-benefit thinking to a management picture.
Extending @epopppp.bsky.social's view (in HTLE) of motivating governance metaphors, it feels like a successful bid to move elites from technical or cost-benefit thinking to a management picture.
It's a managerial elite. Over the past decades they've heard many times "that's not possible" and "computers don't work that way." But this is presented as just a thing that you delegate to and it figures out the details. They *get* that.
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This picture of why EU leadership is particularly susceptible to AI hype rings true to me.
Extending @epopppp.bsky.social's view (in HTLE) of motivating governance metaphors, it feels like a successful bid to move elites from technical or cost-benefit thinking to a management picture.
Extending @epopppp.bsky.social's view (in HTLE) of motivating governance metaphors, it feels like a successful bid to move elites from technical or cost-benefit thinking to a management picture.
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107 year old man asked in 1965 what changed the most in his life "machinery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=daIM...
107 Year Old Irish Farmer Reflects on Change, 1965
YouTube video by CR's Video Vaults
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
107 year old man asked in 1965 what changed the most in his life "machinery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=daIM...
“Surely everyone felt sorry for it, and that’s one of its functions — to evoke sympathy,” um, no. I was shocked it was so much worse than 2000s Japanese robots, then incredulous…#aidol #russia #musk #humanoid #robots
#giftArticle wapo.st/4pbcK5Z
#giftArticle wapo.st/4pbcK5Z
Russia’s much-hyped humanoid robot face-plants onstage during debut
A humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence, known as AIDOL, tumbled during its highly anticipated debut appearance at a Moscow tech show.
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“Surely everyone felt sorry for it, and that’s one of its functions — to evoke sympathy,” um, no. I was shocked it was so much worse than 2000s Japanese robots, then incredulous…#aidol #russia #musk #humanoid #robots
#giftArticle wapo.st/4pbcK5Z
#giftArticle wapo.st/4pbcK5Z
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Together, our findings demonstrate that men supporting women’s empowerment face heavy costs - but norms are mutable.
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Together, our findings demonstrate that men supporting women’s empowerment face heavy costs - but norms are mutable.
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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💡 STAY ALERT - Social engineering attacks are getting sophisticated. Be skeptical of urgent requests, verification promises, or threats about account suspension—especially in DMs. 8/10
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💡 STAY ALERT - Social engineering attacks are getting sophisticated. Be skeptical of urgent requests, verification promises, or threats about account suspension—especially in DMs. 8/10
"social engineering attempts"?
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"social engineering attempts"?
107 year old man asked in 1965 what changed the most in his life "machinery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=daIM...
107 Year Old Irish Farmer Reflects on Change, 1965
YouTube video by CR's Video Vaults
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
107 year old man asked in 1965 what changed the most in his life "machinery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=daIM...
And guess who didn’t do this? (See quoted 3-skype thread for answer.)
Public bodies should always be transparent and disclose if a generative AI tool is used in any public document, even if the output from such tools has been assessed by their staff. In such a disclosure, specific details about the tools should also be mentioned for transparency.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And guess who didn’t do this? (See quoted 3-skype thread for answer.)
"The escalating volume of cyberattacks on Android devices in sectors such as manufacturing (up 111% over last year), healthcare (224%) & energy (387%) reflects the fact that mobile devices are proliferating in those industries."
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
Cyberattacks surge against IoT, mobile devices in critical infrastructure
Manufacturing and energy firms saw some of the biggest increases in malware activity targeting connected devices.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The escalating volume of cyberattacks on Android devices in sectors such as manufacturing (up 111% over last year), healthcare (224%) & energy (387%) reflects the fact that mobile devices are proliferating in those industries."
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
Another classic problem of inequality – reduced social mobility. I assume Germany is still ahead of the US (the US used to lead, but that was back in the 20C, immediately after the innovation of college aptitude tests, and before the innovation of teaching to them), but will have to check and see.
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Julia Baarck, Moritz Bode, and
@apeichl.bsky.social document how intergenerational income mobility has declined over time in Germany, strengthening the link between parental resources and children’s economic success.🔗: rfberlin.com/network-pape...
@apeichl.bsky.social document how intergenerational income mobility has declined over time in Germany, strengthening the link between parental resources and children’s economic success.🔗: rfberlin.com/network-pape...
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Another classic problem of inequality – reduced social mobility. I assume Germany is still ahead of the US (the US used to lead, but that was back in the 20C, immediately after the innovation of college aptitude tests, and before the innovation of teaching to them), but will have to check and see.
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
In other (for me, backgrounded) scholarly topics, this is the sort of social process from which I think language emerged in humans, cf. joanna-bryson.squarespace.com/s/cultural-r... from Evolution of Language 2010 (!!!) cc @glupyan.bsky.social can't believe that's the most recent time I've been.
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In other (for me, backgrounded) scholarly topics, this is the sort of social process from which I think language emerged in humans, cf. joanna-bryson.squarespace.com/s/cultural-r... from Evolution of Language 2010 (!!!) cc @glupyan.bsky.social can't believe that's the most recent time I've been.