David Eliot

Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all Cheap, scalable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly – and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about security

What could possibly go wrong www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

On my way to an AI conference to give a talk about the risks of AI mediating our information…. Ironically I almost missed my train because Googles Scheduling AI misread my train ticket and I trusted google instead of checking my ticket

Why is it that when I’m trying to hit a daily writing goal, every paragraph I write feels like 200 words but is actually like 80. And when I need to stay under a word count every paragraph feels like 80 words but is actually 200…?

No where near as dangerous— but my parents bought me an LSAT study book on Amazon that turned out to be AI generated. So many of the answers were wrong, and the advice it gave would have been detrimental to anyone studying for the first time. After numerous complaints it’s still for sale on Amazon

Has anyone tried unplugging America and plugging it back in again?

You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.

Yuki when max leaves and Horner gets fired

Can we all agree that Yuki is the real main character of this F1 season?

The cherry on top is that Planters Peanuts paid for a Mr. Penut animatronic to have a lead role as an MLK figure turned freedom fighter in the robot rights movement.

Adapted fro text critical of contemporary advertising…

I am obsessed with the failure of “The Electric State” film. I feel like the case touches on so many of my interests

From a storytelling and writing approach— to a philosophical approach— And how the changes that contribute to the films failure embody the critical themes of the original book.

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Live shot of the CPC rolling out a new slogan every second day #canpoli

I just learned that the Swiss government has invested millions of dollars into research on why the average amount of holes per square inch Swiss cheese has been decreasing

(Obviously my work week is off to a great start)

Wow! A lot of heavy hitters in this edition!

Credit where credit is due, at least Lawblaws is a proudly evil Canadian company

Why does there always seem to be one more paper I need to read before I can start writing?

I OpenAI is really over estimating how much someone with a PhD gets paid.

I communicate with my friends in English and French, but English is my first language. Recently Meta introduced a feature on instagram that automatically translates my French friends messages to English— the catch, the translations are terrible, and there’s no way to see the original message 🤦🏻‍♂️

Personally, I thought Zelenskyy’s outfit was pretty cool 😬

Political donations plunge to $16.7m – down from average $25m a year Australia’s parties declare donations, with largest gift of $2.3m going to the Liberals

Here’s the 2019 story if you are interested web.archive.org/web/20240101...

I write about this in my upcoming book. The guardians view on AI has always been strange. Editorially they take a strong stance against using AI in their newsroom. Yet they were one of the first major publications to publish a story generated by AI (way back in 2019)

Finally did the thing and deleted “X” off my phone. I thought it would feel like a phantom limb— but I honestly haven’t missed it once. So much more peaceful here

You miss 100% of shots you don't take

You also make 100% of the shots you don't take

Untaken shots are both made and unmade, particle and wave. Schrodinger's shot.

Hockey fans in Ottawa booing the American national anthem. Something has begun.

Trudeau to deliver a press conference at 10:45 EST. Put on your jackets, because I think we are going for a walk in the snow

But why is my local Dominos acting so ominous?

Religious Leaders Experiment with A.I. in Sermons Modern religious leaders are experimenting with A.I. just as earlier generations examined radio, television and the internet.

Some proponents of using the tech in religious spaces compare “A.I.’s potential — and fears of it — to the invention of the printing press in the 15th century.”

Tips for getting an agent / pitching a book to agents. I spent 5 months searching for an agent with 0 luck, only to get a contract from the first publisher to actually read my book.

It may only be my experience, but there seems to be a divide between what the agents and publishers want to see

My brother gifted me a bust of Ronald Regan for Christmas. Neither of us are republicans and I am very confused about what I am supposed to do with this 😅

I had forgotten what it felt like to scroll a newsfeed without seeing 50 Elon tweets 🙏🏻 being here feels like coming out of lockdown all over again