Kate Kaye

Harvested a few peppers at the upick today

Batch #2 - Unaccompanied (PR_003 & PR_004), by Masami Tomihisa/Amadou Ousmane Ali 7 track album

"'Do you remember that Mai Molo recording? Where does Mai Molo live?’ Unbeknownst to the group, Mdou made some calls. 6 hours later Mai Molo rolls up! ...He spent the night at the house we were staying at, talking, playing music, & drinking tea with us."
purplishrecords.bandcamp.com/album/batch-...

(PDF) Benchmarks, Test Beds, Controlled Experimentation, and the Design of Agent Architectures. PDF | The methodological underpinnings of AI are slowly changing. Benchmarks, testbeds, and controlled experimentation are becoming more common. While... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

"We survey existing testbeds for agents, and argue for appropriate caution in their use."

Sound familiar? Except this was more than 30 years ago:

As someone who writes deeply researched reports w hundreds of citations I actually read at least in part to ensure they’re solid, relevant, & ummm… real, it is immensely disillusioning to see this shitty corner-cutting approach to research happening.

Maybe real research stands out more than ever?

Talked to a journo today about our Privacy, Identity and Trust in C2PA report for 1.5 hrs - a testament not only to range of important issues our research covers but to meaningful work conscientious journalists who aren't just looking for a quote actually do. worldprivacyforum.org/media/docume...

I didn’t notice any info regarding a switch to a new processor -did I miss that?

"The Gamma type or lifestyle is defined by below average scores on vector 1, and below average scores on vector 2." Gammas "resist the control or advice of others...."

I'm digging into layers upon layers of metrics baked into one trademarked set of psychometric measures.

what are some 'cutting edge ideas for moderation and trust & safety" - anything you'd point to specifically in regards to 'trust' - ?

What is a journalist? What is an influencer? Can someone be both? What criteria do we use to determine application of these labels and who decides?

When I started my journalism career, "bloggers" were discredited by some. Are today's Substackers journalists? What about indie media outlets?

YouTube video by MrAlstec Swervedriver - These Times

I first saw Swervedriver at an in-store at Kim's on St Marks in the mid-90s (RIP Kims -watch the doc), then again in PDX about 10 yrs ago & was so impressed. Caught 'em again last night. They stormed outta the gate full force, layers of sound. So many pedals.

Played this one as an encore, a fave:

Gearing up for the dream psyche show

Napster is back—and it's betting big on holographic avatars Can the nostalgic brand succeed in an increasingly crowded AI race while promising a more ethical path forward?

Gotta love this line:

"Some experts are skeptical if holographic avatars are even needed."

Pretty sure the Fab Four never expected this

Lawyer Will Tao on the Real-World Impacts of AI and Canada’s Algorithmic Impact Assessments on Immigrants Podcast Episode · Privacy On The Ground · 07/12/2025 · 44m

In new paper @anabrandusescu.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social suggests making algorithmic impact assessments mandatory for all cos in Canada: balsilliepapers.ca/bsia-paper/c... via @mtlaiethics.bsky.social

Sharing this insightful talk re: problems with those AIAs & their actual use -

In innovatin' news:

Submissions to huge AI conf NeurIPS MORE THAN DOUBLED since 2020:

9,467 in 2020
⤴️Whopping 21,575 in 2025!

Datasets & benchmarks track submits (data to train, measures AI makers devise to grade own homework) MORE THAN DOUBLED since 2023:

987 in 2023
⤴️Whopping 1,995 in 2025!

response from the relative days later: crickets

Going through some newly FOIA's case reports involving Portland police use of drones. In one, a drone possibly operated by another local PD was used to observe fight among drunken roommates. Appears to be part of the "Drones as first responders" pilot.

Dangerous situation? You be the judge:

This Lynch / Twin Peaks subreddit drama is quite the rabbit hole. This image from www.reddit.com/r/SlopcoreCi...

story in @404media.co www.404media.co/pissed-off-f...

Google Just Removed Seven Years of Political Advertising History from 27 Countries Ahead of the European Union's Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising, Google's Ad Transparency Center no longer shows political ads from any countries in the EU.

"Transparency" is such a mutable term, ain't it?

I kinda wound down my digital political ad reporting around time these political ad transparency things started. My post Obama '08 book captures brief moment in time in the evolving history of online politics (www.goodreads.com/book/show/65...).

YouTube video by Publix Berlin The Individual in the Machine: Meredith Whittaker on reclaiming Privacy in the Age of AI

Appreciating @meredithmeredith.bsky.social's wordsmithery as demonstrated in @algorithmwatch.org talk & her history of commercial internet infrastructure.

I'm also considering design of C2PA as content provenance/ AI disinfo infrastructure in this context. worldprivacyforum.org/posts/privac...

Thanks for sharing - this "leadership" framing at top of the article is a big part of why the overall conversation is not focused in the most relevant, meaningful ways:

Lots of interesting takes in Artists Against Generative AI group on FB. Most intriguing so far:

"I need to upgrade my image editing software, but my old favourite now uses AI, and I'm not paying money for that. What are people's recommendations for human-centred image editing software?"

gotta say I'm surprised to see the Human Rights Watch site enabling non-essential analytics and marketing cookies by default with only an opt-out after multiple clicks www.hrw.org

Pulling Back the Curtain on DNA Ancestry Tests A Tufts expert shares insights on the accuracy and privacy of genetic testing kits, also known as DNA ancestry tests

2/2 A key article I shared discusses the approaches of these consumer tests and their limits and potential flaws. Risks of privacy exposure (yes huge breaches have happened with crazy ripple effects for generic relatives) may outweigh benefits …

now.tufts.edu/2018/01/26/p...

1/2 My grandma was adopted and when asking a relative about her, he expressed regret that he didn’t get her DNA for testing before she passed. As someone who has covered data industry & privacy as a journo /researcher for years, I couldn’t resist sharing info related to privacy, accuracy & ethics.

If you're interested in the hidden infrastructure being built with an intent to trace origin & modifications of media & content, & the important potential implications for data use, privacy, identity & how we 'trust' content, check out our in-depth report: worldprivacyforum.org/posts/privac...

In general this stat about bots, especially thinking back to my early days experiencing the Internet and my ability to foster a journalism career bc of that ecosystem, has me considering a continued pullback from digital interactions in favor of in-person life.

Giving users choice with Cloudflare’s new Content Signals Policy Cloudflare’s Content Signals Policy gives creators a new tool to control use of their content.

"we expect bot traffic to exceed human traffic on the Internet by the end of 2029, and by 2031, we anticipate that bot activity alone will surpass the sum of current Internet traffic."

Interested in this in relation to my C2PA research. C2PA-based CAWG creator assertions do something similar:

Just another Sunday snooze

From influential 1967 paper about trust:

TRUST SCALE SCORES ARE RELATED SIGNIFICANTLY TO POSITION IN THE FAMILY, SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL, RELIGION, AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PARENTS.