Eliza Strickland
newsbeagle.bsky.social
Eliza Strickland
@newsbeagle.bsky.social
Senior editor at the tech magazine IEEESpectrum. My current work obsessions: neurotech, all things AI, & climate tech. I'm a newshound, only more Snoopy-like.
It's been a minute since I've been on Bluesky! Here's my latest Q&A about AI, this one with a philosopher who worries about AI sentience... because he's worried about what humans will do to the AI. spectrum.ieee.org/sentient-ai
Worry About Sentient AI—But Not For the Reasons You Think
It's not what you think, says philosopher Jonathan Birch
spectrum.ieee.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest Q&A with an AI thought leader! Why AI Should Move Slow and Fix Things: Joy Buolamwini of the Algorithmic Justice League fights for the “excoded”
spectrum.ieee.org/joy-buolamwini
Why AI Should Move Slow and Fix Things
Joy Buolamwini of the Algorithmic Justice League fights for the “excoded”
spectrum.ieee.org
November 29, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Reposted by Eliza Strickland
Sports Illustrated** created fake writers with their own profiles. This passage captures why the news stings so much.

**In a maneuver right out of the damage control playbook, SI says it wasn't them and blames a subcontractor.
November 28, 2023 at 11:58 AM
Reposted by Eliza Strickland
Venture capital killed a 151-year-old magazine that I and so many other people were proud to work for, until, of course, we were all laid off a few weeks ago.
After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine
The long-running publication has come to an end.
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Reposted by Eliza Strickland
There are Roombas at the South Pole, and they live a very interesting life. One of my favorite stories this year. spectrum.ieee.org/south-pole-r...
Roombas at the Edge of the Earth
Robotic romance, ransoms, and raccoon suits at the South Pole
spectrum.ieee.org
October 26, 2023 at 8:54 PM