Roy Atkinson

My second-year philosophy prof, Rickard Donovan, said it in class one day in the most succinct way:

“The secret of staying young is staying interested.”

Good luck keeping any conversation confidential.

I would love to hear how your team handles the transition from tool implementation to true capability.

Not the Same Old Metrics - Metrics and Measures in the Age of AI - presented virtually by Roy Atkinson for HDI NYC Metro A computer screesn shows a multi-segment metrics dashboard.

➡️ Tomorrow (Wednesday) Evening ⬅️
Measuring the value of AI - and much more!
You must be registered to attend - free of charge - virtual.
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Interesting. I recently had a discussion about AI guardrails with the head of radiation safety at a major university because I had similar thoughts.
We wound up thinking that maybe it’s more like bio safety.

It depends on whether people respond to them. If they do, it’s a tool, not a fad.

So sad. 😟

Beware of geeks bearing grift.

UggiZoomies!

Heads are going to explode 💥

Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.

All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3

They should get together and be BlueFace.
(No, they shouldn’t.)

How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.

This capability should be ubiquitous. AI is great (sometimes) but is sometimes annoying. Then there are the training data issues.

From the latest episode of Reach Your Do Point® with @undercoverkengon.bsky.social Can AI's replace humans?

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Rather read than listen? Here's the latest podcast episode!

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I seem to recall a line from The West Wing -- I think spoken by Sam Seaborn -- "you want government just small enough to fit into our bedrooms."

Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site 'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'

Dear AI companies: You have to win trust, as do your products and services. This is not the way to do it:
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...

Philosophy and Religious Thought in China, India, and the West from Medieval to Present Times (yes, really!)*

Psychoanalysis and Literature

The Metaphysical Poets

Spanish Composition III

Symbolic Logic

*taught by Robert C Neville (before his BU days)

www.robertcummingsneville.com

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Happy Friday!

@bodleian.ox.ac.uk (the correct handle)

Happy Uggi!

Join me (virtually) for this discussion about metrics in the age of AI!
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Many slippery slopes sooner or later become vertical cliffs.

Obituary: Brian Cantwell Smith (1950 to 2025) - Faculty of Information Former dean wove philosophy and computation into a lifelong inquiry into the human dimensions of intelligence, judgment, and meaning Born into a prominent Canadian family known for both its…

The Faculty of Information at @utoronto.ca remembers Brian Cantwell Smith's remarkable life and contributions to philosophy and computation. He will be deeply missed: bit.ly/49roA74

We're honored to bring his final book project, "Computational Reflections," to readers in May: bit.ly/4sFDlux

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Happy Friday!

Introducing HDI's Top 25 Thought Leaders of 2026 Meet HDI's 2026 Top 25 Thought Leaders and inaugural Hall of Fame inductees, celebrating innovation, leadership, and impact in IT service and support.

Congratulations to the Top 25 Thought Leaders and Hall of Fame Inductees!
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Happy Friday!

Wonderful! Congratulations, @hildur.bsky.social!

Yay! We love you, Uggi!

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Happy New Year!