Dr. Eric J. W. Orlowski
@swejwo.bsky.social
Finally-Employed-Anthropologist.
Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology | Research Fellow (AI Governance) @ NUS-AI Singapore | Swede (not the vegetable) |
Read what I write at https://readyaiminquire.substack.com.
The cover picture is no longer ironic.
Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology | Research Fellow (AI Governance) @ NUS-AI Singapore | Swede (not the vegetable) |
Read what I write at https://readyaiminquire.substack.com.
The cover picture is no longer ironic.
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Spoke on a panel last week about cultural alignment for low-resource languages; with some brilliant colleagues and sharp moderation by Simon Chesterman.
The discussion reminded me how much anthropology still has to offer AI.
Spoke on a panel last week about cultural alignment for low-resource languages; with some brilliant colleagues and sharp moderation by Simon Chesterman.
The discussion reminded me how much anthropology still has to offer AI.
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Spoke on a panel last week about cultural alignment for low-resource languages; with some brilliant colleagues and sharp moderation by Simon Chesterman.
The discussion reminded me how much anthropology still has to offer AI.
Spoke on a panel last week about cultural alignment for low-resource languages; with some brilliant colleagues and sharp moderation by Simon Chesterman.
The discussion reminded me how much anthropology still has to offer AI.
Goodbye, Melbourne 👋🏻
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Goodbye, Melbourne 👋🏻
On a panel in Melbourne today discussing #AI cultural alignment and how to best approach it.
Happy to see so many folks in the audience. Not just for my own ego, but because this is an important question for AI #justice moving forward.
Will post a more detailed update (and better pic) soon!
Happy to see so many folks in the audience. Not just for my own ego, but because this is an important question for AI #justice moving forward.
Will post a more detailed update (and better pic) soon!
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The EU backing down in the AI Act is of course instrumentally bad inasmuch as removing safeguards (even imperfect ones) increases risk of harm.
But it is also tantamount to resigning some of the EU's sovereignty, that is, its right to enact and enforce its own laws.
What a mess.
But it is also tantamount to resigning some of the EU's sovereignty, that is, its right to enact and enforce its own laws.
What a mess.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The EU backing down in the AI Act is of course instrumentally bad inasmuch as removing safeguards (even imperfect ones) increases risk of harm.
But it is also tantamount to resigning some of the EU's sovereignty, that is, its right to enact and enforce its own laws.
What a mess.
But it is also tantamount to resigning some of the EU's sovereignty, that is, its right to enact and enforce its own laws.
What a mess.
Had the pleasure of visiting #Laos and host a workshop with their government and stakeholders.
Laos has a very ambitious yet self-aware agenda for how to use & govern #AI 's emergent capabilities to support their society and economy.
We will be writing a report on this shortly. Eyes peeled!
Laos has a very ambitious yet self-aware agenda for how to use & govern #AI 's emergent capabilities to support their society and economy.
We will be writing a report on this shortly. Eyes peeled!
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Travelling to the UK and I just had to verify my age to fully use Bluesky. Okay, weird, yes.
But when I chose to verify my age through age estimation from a photo, I think I'm most upset by not seeing the result. I want to know how old the app thinks I look, dammit!
But when I chose to verify my age through age estimation from a photo, I think I'm most upset by not seeing the result. I want to know how old the app thinks I look, dammit!
September 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Travelling to the UK and I just had to verify my age to fully use Bluesky. Okay, weird, yes.
But when I chose to verify my age through age estimation from a photo, I think I'm most upset by not seeing the result. I want to know how old the app thinks I look, dammit!
But when I chose to verify my age through age estimation from a photo, I think I'm most upset by not seeing the result. I want to know how old the app thinks I look, dammit!
För mig var du en ljusgestalt
i nattens tid upprunnen,
vid morgonen försvunnen.
Jag minns dig som en stjärna;
en saga; en sång.
i nattens tid upprunnen,
vid morgonen försvunnen.
Jag minns dig som en stjärna;
en saga; en sång.
June 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
För mig var du en ljusgestalt
i nattens tid upprunnen,
vid morgonen försvunnen.
Jag minns dig som en stjärna;
en saga; en sång.
i nattens tid upprunnen,
vid morgonen försvunnen.
Jag minns dig som en stjärna;
en saga; en sång.
Whilst us millennials have been blamed for killing all sorts of products and services, I would like to throw some flak at Zoomers for killing the V-neck t-shirt.
What the hell people?! This is a crime that is not receiving enough attention!
What the hell people?! This is a crime that is not receiving enough attention!
May 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Whilst us millennials have been blamed for killing all sorts of products and services, I would like to throw some flak at Zoomers for killing the V-neck t-shirt.
What the hell people?! This is a crime that is not receiving enough attention!
What the hell people?! This is a crime that is not receiving enough attention!
Folks have been going on for years that we don't know how this works & that this is a problem.
What's interesting here isn't what he's admitting, it's that he's admitting it.
I suspect his reasons for admitting this are more cynical than just genuine care.
search.app/7qduA
What's interesting here isn't what he's admitting, it's that he's admitting it.
I suspect his reasons for admitting this are more cynical than just genuine care.
search.app/7qduA
Anthropic CEO Admits We Have No Idea How AI Works
The CEO of Anthropic, one of the world's leading AI labs, just said the quiet part out loud — that nobody really knows how AI works.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Folks have been going on for years that we don't know how this works & that this is a problem.
What's interesting here isn't what he's admitting, it's that he's admitting it.
I suspect his reasons for admitting this are more cynical than just genuine care.
search.app/7qduA
What's interesting here isn't what he's admitting, it's that he's admitting it.
I suspect his reasons for admitting this are more cynical than just genuine care.
search.app/7qduA
This is a thread I didn't know I needed. 👀
But also lumping early iron age archers and slingers together like this is itself a bad mistake, given that - and we'll come back to this - the way that the best armies fight in this period in the Levant and broader Middle East is shield-bearers paired with archers or javelin troops. 4/
April 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This is a thread I didn't know I needed. 👀
Cool to the US continues to slide towards facism like clockwork.
Yeah. Cool.
Cool. Cool. Cool.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yeah. Cool.
Cool. Cool. Cool.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hannah Dugan: Judge arrested after allegedly obstructing immigration agents
Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of trying to help an undocumented immigrant who appeared in her court avoid arrest.
www.bbc.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Cool to the US continues to slide towards facism like clockwork.
Yeah. Cool.
Cool. Cool. Cool.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yeah. Cool.
Cool. Cool. Cool.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
👀
April 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
👀
So, Zizek is on Substack.
For some reason I am struggling to process this.
For some reason I am struggling to process this.
April 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
So, Zizek is on Substack.
For some reason I am struggling to process this.
For some reason I am struggling to process this.
Got to record my first podcast yesterday. Giving my thoughts on AI governance and where tech might take us. That was fun!
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
April 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Got to record my first podcast yesterday. Giving my thoughts on AI governance and where tech might take us. That was fun!
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned!
Honestly, taking the high speed trains in Indonesia has been incredibly efficient. And enjoyable. Trains are great!
Woosh, woosh, woosh! 🚝💨
Woosh, woosh, woosh! 🚝💨
April 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Honestly, taking the high speed trains in Indonesia has been incredibly efficient. And enjoyable. Trains are great!
Woosh, woosh, woosh! 🚝💨
Woosh, woosh, woosh! 🚝💨
Turns out Bandung is like *really* into photo booths. 📸
April 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Turns out Bandung is like *really* into photo booths. 📸
So this whole map-generation thingy has been making the rounds.
Whilst this thing is hilariously bad in places (Cccchiccp should be Czechia's new name tbh), the Swede in me approves of Denmark basically being Atlantis'd.
Will miss Estonia though.
Whilst this thing is hilariously bad in places (Cccchiccp should be Czechia's new name tbh), the Swede in me approves of Denmark basically being Atlantis'd.
Will miss Estonia though.
April 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
So this whole map-generation thingy has been making the rounds.
Whilst this thing is hilariously bad in places (Cccchiccp should be Czechia's new name tbh), the Swede in me approves of Denmark basically being Atlantis'd.
Will miss Estonia though.
Whilst this thing is hilariously bad in places (Cccchiccp should be Czechia's new name tbh), the Swede in me approves of Denmark basically being Atlantis'd.
Will miss Estonia though.
The EU will rip up rules because WE want to, and for no other reason!
”EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says"
search.app/qjPE7
”EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says"
search.app/qjPE7
EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says
Bloc is ‘very committed’ to laws on big tech and is not targeting US companies, says European Commission’s Henna Virkkunen
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April 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The EU will rip up rules because WE want to, and for no other reason!
”EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says"
search.app/qjPE7
”EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says"
search.app/qjPE7
Reposted by Dr. Eric J. W. Orlowski
Wonder Showzen knew what was coming
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Wonder Showzen knew what was coming
Spoken like someone who is equally as delusional about Britain as lacking even the most basic knowledge of Singapore.
Sir Keir Starmer must harness Britain’s post-Brexit freedoms to transform the country into “Singapore-on-Thames” in the wake of a global trade war launched by President Trump, Jeremy Hunt has said
Jeremy Hunt: Turn UK into ‘Singapore-on-Thames’ to survive trade war
www.thetimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Spoken like someone who is equally as delusional about Britain as lacking even the most basic knowledge of Singapore.
Reading how folks in Europe react to the tariffs: "oh no so much worse than we thought!".
Trump has been threatening us (and others) since before he got into office.
Can we stop being surprised when he does things he has threatened to do for ages?
Trump has been threatening us (and others) since before he got into office.
Can we stop being surprised when he does things he has threatened to do for ages?
April 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Reading how folks in Europe react to the tariffs: "oh no so much worse than we thought!".
Trump has been threatening us (and others) since before he got into office.
Can we stop being surprised when he does things he has threatened to do for ages?
Trump has been threatening us (and others) since before he got into office.
Can we stop being surprised when he does things he has threatened to do for ages?
The first steps towards a new model of AI Governance.
Best AI hype allegory to date via @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
“every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob”
“every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob”
Opinion | Actually, A.I. Is Pretty Mid
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The first steps towards a new model of AI Governance.
Joined an experiment run by Sweden's Defence Research Institute, FOI, on collective intelligence called Glimt.
Really interesting idea, and glad to see it being trialed on this level, and I hope for positive results!
Could be an amazing tool for policy and decision makers!
Really interesting idea, and glad to see it being trialed on this level, and I hope for positive results!
Could be an amazing tool for policy and decision makers!
March 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Joined an experiment run by Sweden's Defence Research Institute, FOI, on collective intelligence called Glimt.
Really interesting idea, and glad to see it being trialed on this level, and I hope for positive results!
Could be an amazing tool for policy and decision makers!
Really interesting idea, and glad to see it being trialed on this level, and I hope for positive results!
Could be an amazing tool for policy and decision makers!
Om Sverige blir angripet av ett annat land kommer vi aldrig att ge upp. Alla uppgifter om att motståndet ska upphöra är falska.
#SvPol #SvPolitik #Sverige
www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
#SvPol #SvPolitik #Sverige
www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
Svenska Freds: Upprustningen kan reta Ryssland
I veckan presenterade regeringen och SD en storsatsning på försvaret. Staten ska fram till 2035 låna 300 miljarder kronor. Satsningen avfärdas av Kerstin Bergeå, ordförande i Svenska freds- och skilje...
www.svt.se
March 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Om Sverige blir angripet av ett annat land kommer vi aldrig att ge upp. Alla uppgifter om att motståndet ska upphöra är falska.
#SvPol #SvPolitik #Sverige
www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
#SvPol #SvPolitik #Sverige
www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
