"These systems are trained on data. It needs so much data...The amount of computing power it takes is massive." Listen to @davideliot.bsky.social on KLWN Radio's Lewis at Large discussing his book, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT: The Very Human Story of AI. bit.ly/4r2Fr6C @uoftpress.bsky.social

Finally published! I have a chapter, 'Platform City People', out in this fully #openaccess book, Being Human in the Digital World, edited by Val Steeves and Beate Roessler, from Cambridge. Please read everything in it! www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...

I’m reading Norbert Weiner’s original texts for the first time… I need to be honest… I get why so many researchers became cybernetic deciples.

Navigating the doom and gloom surrounding AI. Watch @davideliot.bsky.social on @cp24-mirror.bsky.social discussing his book, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT: The Very Human Story of AI. @uoftpress.bsky.social www.cp24.com/video/2025/1...

If you find yourself at either the Eaton Center or The Well Indo stores in Toronto, you might find a little surprise inside your copy of Artificially Intelligent! @utpress.bsky.social

Europe’s AI Act defines a values-based path for innovation. Natali Helberger, José van Dijck and Claes de Vreese argue that if Europe wants to deliver on its ambitions of technological sovereignty, it must resist pressure to deregulate.

Artificially intelligent is starting to fill bookshelves across North America! Get your copy today #ai #NewBooks

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries, but AI researcher David Eliot stresses the importance of rejecting complacency. “Even in a world dominated by machines, humans, and our decisions, are at the centre.” thewalrus.ca/will-ai-take-you...

"My fear is more about humans and the way that we treat technology, and less about the technology itself." Watch @davideliot.bsky.social on This Is Revolution discussing his book, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT: The Very Human Story of AI. bit.ly/4o7XG94 @uoftpress.bsky.social

A really fun interview on a really cool show! Make sure to check it out, and order your copy of Artificially Intelligent today!!

“My concern is that due to the feeling that we can’t understand AI, we are undemocratically giving the technologists an immense power to shape our society.” https://macleans.ca/technology-3/railway-tycoons-shaped-canada-dont-let-ai-barons-do-the-same/

A wide-ranging discussion with David Eliot about his new book, Artificially Intelligent, that covers many important topics in today's AI debates--including the impact of AI on jobs and human flourishing. #booksky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

"We're seeing a lot of what we call AI psychosis, of people having mental health episodes because the AI, their friend, is telling them what they want to hear." Watch David Eliot on Cowboy State Daily Show at 3:25:40 discussing his book, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT bit.ly/4h5QQOA @uoftpress.bsky.social

Listen to David Eliot on The Lebenthal Report discussing his book, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT, and how AI is reshaping our economy, the future of work, and everyday life—often in ways we don’t even realize: bit.ly/43cZeWQ @uoftpress.bsky.social

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…?

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

You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.

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

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.

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)

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 😬

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?

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.”

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