Maurits Martijn
@mauritsmartijn.bsky.social
Journalist. De Correspondent. Over de mythes, de macht en de mogelijkheden van technologie. Boek: Je hebt wél iets te verbergen.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Radiologen zouden overbodig worden, want AI analyseert beelden scherper en herkent patronen beter.
Klinkt overtuigend – tot je een ochtend meekijkt met radioloog én fervent AI-gebruiker Firdaus Mohamed Hoesein.
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Klinkt overtuigend – tot je een ochtend meekijkt met radioloog én fervent AI-gebruiker Firdaus Mohamed Hoesein.
decorrespondent.nl/16553/deze-r...
Deze radioloog omarmt AI-technologie en heeft het drukker dan ooit
Radiologen zouden overbodig worden, want AI analyseert beelden scherper en herkent patronen beter. Klinkt overtuigend – tot je een ochtend meekijkt met radioloog én fervent AI-gebruiker Firdaus Mohame...
decorrespondent.nl
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Radiologen zouden overbodig worden, want AI analyseert beelden scherper en herkent patronen beter.
Klinkt overtuigend – tot je een ochtend meekijkt met radioloog én fervent AI-gebruiker Firdaus Mohamed Hoesein.
decorrespondent.nl/16553/deze-r...
Klinkt overtuigend – tot je een ochtend meekijkt met radioloog én fervent AI-gebruiker Firdaus Mohamed Hoesein.
decorrespondent.nl/16553/deze-r...
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"A few months ago, any kind of agreement with OpenAI could make a share price go up. OpenAI did very nicely out of its power to reflect glory. But Oracle, Broadcom and Amazon now are all down following OpenAI deal news, while Nvidia’s barely changed since."
Oracle’s astonishing $300bn OpenAI deal is now valued at minus $74bn - on.ft.com/4nZW5B6
My "a bubble that all the normies call a bubble can't pop" thesis is coming under serious pressure
My "a bubble that all the normies call a bubble can't pop" thesis is coming under serious pressure
Oracle’s astonishing $300bn OpenAI deal is now valued at minus $74bn
And suddenly, there may be a reverse Midas at the centre of AI’s circular economy
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"A few months ago, any kind of agreement with OpenAI could make a share price go up. OpenAI did very nicely out of its power to reflect glory. But Oracle, Broadcom and Amazon now are all down following OpenAI deal news, while Nvidia’s barely changed since."
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SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
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As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
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People who rarely interact with anyone even resembling an average skilled worker claim some bullshit
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
People who rarely interact with anyone even resembling an average skilled worker claim some bullshit
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Truly seems we're on the verge of a huge shock to the car industry over the Nexperia crisis - will keep track of things in this rolling thread
EU's car-making body said today assembly lines in Europe "might only be days away" from grinding to a halt
EU's car-making body said today assembly lines in Europe "might only be days away" from grinding to a halt
Critical chip shortage worsens by the day
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is increasingly concerned by imminent disruption to European vehicle manufacturing due to the block in supply of foundational microchips that are essential for our members’ manufacturing.
www.acea.auto
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Truly seems we're on the verge of a huge shock to the car industry over the Nexperia crisis - will keep track of things in this rolling thread
EU's car-making body said today assembly lines in Europe "might only be days away" from grinding to a halt
EU's car-making body said today assembly lines in Europe "might only be days away" from grinding to a halt
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1/UAE Chip deal offers textbook case in neo-royalism. Elite ties rather than national security drive dealmaking. The winner is not national security but Trump inner circile.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Microsoft to invest over $15 billion in UAE, secures US export licenses for Nvidia chips
Microsoft will invest over $15 billion in the United Arab Emirates in the seven years to the end of 2029 and has the Trump administration's approval to export Nvidia chips for its data centres there, a senior executive told Reuters on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
1/UAE Chip deal offers textbook case in neo-royalism. Elite ties rather than national security drive dealmaking. The winner is not national security but Trump inner circile.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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During a heated debate, Katie Miller, wife to Stephen Miller, suggested that her co-panelist on the show, progressive commentator Cenk Uygur, should be deported. “You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct,” she said.
Former Trump Official Katie Miller Threatens Cenk Uygur With Deportation During Heated Debate
Miller also accused Uygur of being antisemitic toward her, despite Uygur making no mention of her faith or ethnicity.
truthout.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
During a heated debate, Katie Miller, wife to Stephen Miller, suggested that her co-panelist on the show, progressive commentator Cenk Uygur, should be deported. “You better check your citizenship application and hope that everything was legal and correct,” she said.
Ondertussen in de VS
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Ondertussen in de VS
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Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
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10% of surveyed Dutch citizens told us they are likely to ask AI for election advice. They shouldn't!
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
1 in 10 Dutch citizens are likely to ask AI for election advice. This is why they shouldn't | AlgoSoc
algosoc.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
10% of surveyed Dutch citizens told us they are likely to ask AI for election advice. They shouldn't!
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
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They’re doing this because it’s so successful
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports reut.rs/4opgmAI
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports
Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence unit, Axios reported on Wednesday.
reut.rs
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
They’re doing this because it’s so successful
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Folks, just spitballing here but “President Demands his Attorney General Pay him $230 Million From Taxpayers” might just be something that can break through to normies.
BREAKING
President Trump is demanding that the DOJ pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.
Any settlement will ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.
Full Story: nyti.ms/3WNm2sv
President Trump is demanding that the DOJ pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.
Any settlement will ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.
Full Story: nyti.ms/3WNm2sv
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Folks, just spitballing here but “President Demands his Attorney General Pay him $230 Million From Taxpayers” might just be something that can break through to normies.
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Beïnvloedt #AI onze #verkiezingen? Of jouw keuze?
Twee dagen voor we naar de stembus gaan stellen we de vraag aan @claesdevreese.bsky.social @mauritsmartijn.bsky.social e.a.
www.knaw.nl/bijeenkomste... #TK2025
Twee dagen voor we naar de stembus gaan stellen we de vraag aan @claesdevreese.bsky.social @mauritsmartijn.bsky.social e.a.
www.knaw.nl/bijeenkomste... #TK2025
Verkiezingen: ben jij gemanipuleerd? - KNAW
Inmiddels is er bijna geen verkiezing meer te vinden waarbij AI géén rol speelt. Tijdens deze bijeenkomst onderzoeken we samen met experts hoe kunstmatige intelligentie onze democratie beïnvloedt, wel...
www.knaw.nl
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Beïnvloedt #AI onze #verkiezingen? Of jouw keuze?
Twee dagen voor we naar de stembus gaan stellen we de vraag aan @claesdevreese.bsky.social @mauritsmartijn.bsky.social e.a.
www.knaw.nl/bijeenkomste... #TK2025
Twee dagen voor we naar de stembus gaan stellen we de vraag aan @claesdevreese.bsky.social @mauritsmartijn.bsky.social e.a.
www.knaw.nl/bijeenkomste... #TK2025
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Sora flopping, bleeding cash on pro subscriptions, lawsuits left and right accusing the company of inventing the emotional torment nexus, age verification lobby with a stranglehold on the adult internet... pivoting to porn is masterful gambit www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...
ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck
As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...
www.404media.co
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Sora flopping, bleeding cash on pro subscriptions, lawsuits left and right accusing the company of inventing the emotional torment nexus, age verification lobby with a stranglehold on the adult internet... pivoting to porn is masterful gambit www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...
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“Some furloughed workers at the Dept of Education expressed shock…to find that their out-of-office email messages had been changed without their knowledge to reflect the Trump administration’s view that the government shutdown was the fault of “Democrat Senators.””
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Some furloughed workers at the Dept of Education expressed shock…to find that their out-of-office email messages had been changed without their knowledge to reflect the Trump administration’s view that the government shutdown was the fault of “Democrat Senators.””
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
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I wonder how long before unis who signed up for campus-wide ChatGPT accounts start asking for this kind of surveillance to be integrated into the student and worker versions.
“This worldwide update includes the ability for parents, as well as law enforcement, to receive notifications if a child—in this case, users between the ages of 13 and 18—engages in chatbot conversations about self harm or suicide.”
OpenAI Adds Parental Safety Controls for Teen ChatGPT Users. Here’s What to Expect
OpenAI’s review process for teenage ChatGPT users who are flagged for suicidal ideation includes human moderators. Parents can expect an alert about alarming prompts within hours.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I wonder how long before unis who signed up for campus-wide ChatGPT accounts start asking for this kind of surveillance to be integrated into the student and worker versions.
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Foort van Oosten: ‘Ik ben ook maar gewoon een man die 5 dagen geleden door de VVD is verzonnen
Foort van Oosten: ‘Ik ben ook maar gewoon een man die 5 dagen geleden door de VVD is verzonnen
Demissionair minister van Justitie en Veiligheid Foort van Oosten heeft het boetekleed aangetrokken nadat hij, ondanks het dringende advies van de NCTV, eerder weigerde om de rellen in Den Haag van dit weekend expliciet
speld.nl
September 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Foort van Oosten: ‘Ik ben ook maar gewoon een man die 5 dagen geleden door de VVD is verzonnen
Dit is zo waar: veel Amerikaanse techreporters verwarren techsucces met denkkracht
I am begging people to stop conflating a person’s ability to make money to a person being worth listening to.
Yes this is as strange and alarming as you think it is: www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...
September 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Dit is zo waar: veel Amerikaanse techreporters verwarren techsucces met denkkracht
America’s top companies keep talking about AI — but can’t explain the upsides
www.ft.com/content/e93e...
www.ft.com/content/e93e...
America’s top companies keep talking about AI — but can’t explain the upsides
[FREE TO READ] FT analysis of hundreds of filings suggest the S&P 500 businesses are clearer about the risks than benefits
www.ft.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
America’s top companies keep talking about AI — but can’t explain the upsides
www.ft.com/content/e93e...
www.ft.com/content/e93e...
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I gotta give them props, the opening to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was pretty good. 👇
September 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I gotta give them props, the opening to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was pretty good. 👇
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Kimmel.
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
September 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Kimmel.
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
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TikTok’s U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing.
Details Emerge on U.S.-China TikTok Deal
Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz are part of an investor consortium that would control an 80% stake.
on.wsj.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
TikTok’s U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing.
So it begins
Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Business Insider and the Bots
The Axel Springer-owned newsroom is buzzing over new ChatGPT writing guidelines—part of an aggressive A.I. strategy pushed by its German parentco and detailed in a memo obtained by Status.
www.status.news
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
So it begins