So apparently KPMG wrote a report describing the successful use of AI by businesses. But the case studies turned out to be AI hallucinations. www.ft.com/content/b382...

Ten yurrs ---> Tenure 🥳🍾😅

NEW: xAI appears to have added more than 500 MW (!) of unpermitted gas turbines to its Colossus 2 campus in a matter of weeks, according to internal emails between the company and regulators

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. www.wired.com/story/new-ga...

A shoe company pivots to AI infrastructure? Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached peak GenAI FOMO. www.forbes.com/sites/jonmar...

And the prize for most useless GenAI integration goes to...Starbucks. No Starbucks, I do not want you to guess my drink order based on my outfit for the day 😮‍💨 www.cnet.com/tech/service...

Very troubling news that'll have major implications for the state of forest management and science in the US. morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

Can an AI chatbot ease loneliness as well as another human? A UBC study finds that texting a real person—even a stranger—outperforms AI companions. Human connection still matters. Read more: news.ubc.ca/2026/04/text...

Meta and the video streaming service YouTube harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress, a jury found on Wednesday. Social media companies were accused of creating products as addictive as cigarettes. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/t...

Yet another case of automated austerity. When the humans in the loop are actually just treated as vestigial organs waiting to be removed. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

UBC and InBC are launching a new fund to accelerate and scale innovative companies advancing UBC research and discoveries, supporting economic and social impact across B.C. Read more: news.ubc.ca/2026/03/ubc-...

I'm excited to announce this new paper we have in Nature Climate Change, establishing the core principles of a post-growth climate mitigation scenario that can achieve rapid decarbonization and high well-being. nature.com/articles/s41...

Oh yeah these guys are definitely giving us a UBI for sure any day now

This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon. Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org

Substituting "greener" plastics for conventional ones won't solve environmental problems with the plastics industry, I report (again) for @anthropocenemag.bsky.social: www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/03/ther...

"We believe in the power of social to uplift people Our social impact strategy focuses on positively impacting our employees, customers, communities, and our environment for the long term." www.hootsuite.com/social-impact

The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI. 🤷 www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.

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🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.

Finally something on this argument current and future school teachers keep throwing at me - no, underserved groups are not currently or ever going to benefit from LLMs.

Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education - Tuesday 25th Nov, free registration, great panel, big focus on climate justice. Register here: lmula.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I awoke to the headline this morning that Ottawa and Alberta are reportedly “close” to a deal that includes a new heavy oil pipeline to the northwest coast of BC… It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...

💬 Reminder to save your spot for "AI and the Politics of Extraction" at UBC's Centre for Climate Justice. I'm on a panel moderated by Carol Liao, and we will be discussing the complex political and legal issues raised by AI-enabled resource extraction. 🗓️Nov. 20 🕰️2-3:30pm 📍In-Person & Zoom

Can the world quit #coal? #COP30 #energy #ActOnClimate #Brazil #China #India @matpaterson.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social theconversation.com/can-the-worl...

Whoever said that digital tech is neither bad nor good, just depends on how you use it, should read this article. www.404media.co/google-has-c...

❗ AI skeptics: don't miss this hybrid event.❗ Register here: climatejustice.ubc.ca/events/event...

I believe this is what those in the biz call a 'flywheel.' Basis for a paper? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...

Do you find the environmental polycrisis spooky? 👻 🎃 You're not alone. Check out my latest article with Peter Dauvergne: Surging Eco-Anxiety: Consequences for Global Environmental Politics. Our conclusions will haaaaaauunt you. 🧛 👿 doi.org/10.1162/GLEP...

Pretends to be shocked www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

“AI will help us solve climate change”

Great business model! They have to turn a profit somewhere, right? Get the audience (of lonely and poorly socialized males) addicted on an investor-subsidized product (of personalized porn) and then, slowly but inevitably, turn up the cost.

Proposals to build data centers are facing growing opposition across the country. Local leaders are weighing concerns about data centers’ water and electricity use with the hefty community investments that developers often offer to sweeten their deals.

Nice to be interviewed by CBC's The House. Catch me talking about the environmental impacts of AI around minute 30 here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster. The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

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—>the report estimated that emerging technologies "could destroy nearly 100 million U.S. jobs in a decade," replacing 47 percent of truck drivers, 64 percent of accountants and 89 percent of fast food and counter workers.

Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI. www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

For those looking for ways to push back against the blind adoption of AI in universities, I recommend this piece: zenodo.org/records/1706...

🚨 New paper: Will global environmental governance survive Trump? @rakhyunkim.bsky.social and I argue that its high complexity makes it more resilient than other governance systems. We give hegemonic stability theory a complexity science twist. 📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/1758...

Lmaooooooo

This is very generous and a nice writeup of some of the tech critical media crowd, including yours truly

Social media was once positioned as the great connecting force that would improve our world. If it ever did that, it certainly isn’t now. We must rein in these platforms, and deceptive narratives aimed at stopped regulation isn’t helping. Age restrictions are an experiment worth trying.

This article from @bryancurtis.bsky.social is bang on. Institutions bowing to Trump doesn't work. It only stokes a positive feedback loop based largely on a false perception of strength and inevitability. www.theringer.com/2025/09/19/p...

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Draining the nation's groundwater and skyrocketing electricity prices so cheating high school and college students only need to work on their paper two hours instead of four

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“the new material is as strong as petroleum-based plastics but breaks down into its original components when exposed to salt. Those components can then be further processed by naturally occurring bacteria,thereby avoiding generating microplastics that can harm aquatic life and enter the food chain.”

Dystopian nightmare