On Sat a well attended screening of doc GHOST IN THE MACHINE examined the roots of #AI offering audiences a critical look at the forces that have shaped the tech's development. Followed by an engaging Q&A w/ @abeba.blacksky.app @aial.ie & host @elaineburke.bsky.social @fortechssakepod.bsky.social

Welcome to the #WorldCup

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

I highly recommend watching Siskel & Ebert’s best of the year episodes from the 1970s on YouTube. In virtually every one Siskel (and Ebert to a lesser extent) complain that all Hollywood now releases is sequels and kids picks. They both think 1976 was a “bad year”. The year of… 1/2

Anthropic Institute, the research arm of Anthropic, published a report speculating on what it sees as potential future trends in AI development, and media literacy took an absolute beating from it. A thread: (1/22)

"Gish Gallop" is a debating term for an opponent who makes so many claims that "it's impossible to address them in the time available" (it's named for Creationist Duane Gish): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga... I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI. 1/

To the journalists on this beat: 1) You don't actually have to treat every bit of drivel that comes out of Anthropic as a news story 2) If it's news because Anthropic is planning a big IPO, you could frame it as about how ridiculous their valuation is given that they are peddling fantasies. >>

Elaine (@elaineburke.bsky.social) is a national treasure

Elaine's been AI-splaining again. This time on RTÉ's Six One News covering the misreporting around Anthropic's latest audacious claims on its genAI's capabilities.

I had such a great time chatting to @elaineburke.bsky.social about clipping, Geese, Chaotic Good, and the good/bad/influential days of Old Twitter

Adorable young kestrels surprised by a butterfly.

I suspect this might be the best photo I ever take

Just finished re-reading Jurassic Park and all I can say is if Michael Crichton managed to research all the science behind this without the internet you absolutely do not need AI to write your book.

Always love a chance to chat with @abeba.blacksky.app and today we had an audience for it after a screening of @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social, which was very well received in @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social. Watch it here: kinema.com/films/ghost-...

Went to see Ghost in the Machine in the IFI in Dublin. Excellent documentary on the ethical issues around the development of AI. Great live discussion afterwards with @abeba.blacksky.app interviewed by @elaineburke.bsky.social of the For Tech’s Sake podcast. #SpeirGorm kinema.com/films/ghost-...

such a great conversation between @abeba.blacksky.app and @elaineburke.bsky.social — after a must-see documentary on slopropaganda of AI. It seems the Irish govt. has abandoned its AI advisory committee—

Just a few tickets left for this screening of @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social in @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social today. Really looking forward to it! ifi.ie/film/ghost-i...

Instead of whatever this is, maybe read a book. Can recommend this one: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726765...

This reveal and the news yesterday— about Meta having shipped the code for facial recognition in their glasses—should be understood as very deeply intertwined.

Geoffrey Hinton losing the run of himself.

I just met Katie Taylor. 🤩🤩🤩 She has soft hands.

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You don't want a relationship that's like Tayto crisps. You want a relationship that's more like a Tayto crisp sandwich... Thanks to Dr Colman Noctor for a very therapeutic chat about the many subtle ways tech nudges us to be 'contactless', leaving us unfulfilled. Listen here: pod.fo/e/427bf8

Marty Whelan signing off for his 70th birthday with ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’. He will forever be a gas bitch.

It’s probably not healthy for a society that everyone’s retirement accounts are predicated on the arson industry successfully burning down every other productive area of society

Classicist here to inform you all that this is ancient Greek for summoning a cat

what a great privilege to be part of a panel “Shaping the Future: Young People and Artificial Intelligence” this morning at launch event of this hefty report on AI and youth by the National Youth Council of Ireland. the kids are alright!

New column: Now is the ideal time to make fossil fuel phase-out the organising principle of Ireland's energy and economic strategy. My piece in today's @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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Heard our latest episode on 'clipping' and trend simulation with @sweetoblivion.bsky.social? Remember to always listen to the end for our weekly recommendations. pod.fo/e/421c0e

And speaking of IRL events, you can come see @elaineburke.bsky.social chat with @abeba.blacksky.app at the IFI’s Ghost in the Machine screening this Saturday. See you there! 🍿 Tickets: ifi.ie/film/ghost-i... @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social

The foundations of AI go way back, and it's a chequered past. Find out more and come see @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social in the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social this Saturday, followed by a Q&A with @abeba.blacksky.app (chaired by mise!) Tickets: ifi.ie/film/ghost-i... www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9DA...

Yay, a new game! Catalogues - Tuesday, June 2, 2026 1 guess 😻 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...

even saying "tricked" is kind of generous. The hackers simply asked, and the chatbot gave them access.

FairPlay to Dublin City Council for erecting a Rainbow for Pride Month. The IFSC will now be called the LGBT for the rest of the month (Linternational Ginancial Bervices Tentre)

oh god I've completely lost it at this

Swimming cows off the west coast of Ireland.

How to make tea, the right way

Adding to the multiplicity of arguments against AI as inevitable/unstoppable etc, I would like to point out how digitised formats persist as an option, not an essential. Physical music sales are rising. Plentiful books are still printed. Notebooks and pens still abound. Tech is not a final form.

"It is almost as if the uncritical and naive adoption of AI has made us more credulous and sapped our critical thinking at the precise moment we should be on guard against its evolving harms." www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... open acces link: archive.ph/qt59c 6/🧵

Reminder that Widow’s Bay creator Katie Dippold is behind one of the greatest Halloween tweets of all time:

In which @sweetoblivion.bsky.social and I long for the days of debating about the colour of a dress.

So brilliantly well put @lizcarolan.com, I'm tempted to pin this to my wall for reference. From 'Why is Ireland's Government cheerleading for privately owned AI?' www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

I‘m getting pretty annoyed at Gov treating AI like it’s a force of nature; It’s a set of proprietary products battling for market monopoly So why is our Gov shilling for it? Adopting takes trust; trust takes knowing someone has our back; ”AIReady” isn’t that www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Richie on the ball

Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history.