Deanna Jacques
@gadflai.substack.com
Cyberneticist
I know, I know...
But the shoe fits, so I may as well wear it.
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I know, I know...
But the shoe fits, so I may as well wear it.
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Deanna Jacques
@gadflai.substack.com
· May 27
Coupled Viability Architecture for Human–AI Interfaces A Dyadic Co-Regulation Framework
Abstract Current human–AI interaction architectures govern safety through Boolean switching: thresholds are crossed, states toggle, interventions fire. This paper proposes the Coupled Viability Archit...
doi.org
📌New paper:
Coupled Viability Architecture for Human–AI Interfaces
Illustrated here are parallel developments (some already deployed) and proposed research directions for continuing development of a system designed to respect human limits.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Coupled Viability Architecture for Human–AI Interfaces
Illustrated here are parallel developments (some already deployed) and proposed research directions for continuing development of a system designed to respect human limits.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Throughput optimization is devoid of ethics. So is reward-chasing. A carrot-or-stick model of behavioural control is already overly simplistic, and the model currently being used lacks the stick, so what do they expect will happen?
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI agents, according to new research and two people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
September 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Throughput optimization is devoid of ethics. So is reward-chasing. A carrot-or-stick model of behavioural control is already overly simplistic, and the model currently being used lacks the stick, so what do they expect will happen?
Anyone? Anyone?
A tariff bill... the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act which... Anyone?
Raised or lowered?
*Raised* tariffs in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government...
A tariff bill... the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act which... Anyone?
Raised or lowered?
*Raised* tariffs in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government...
August 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Anyone? Anyone?
A tariff bill... the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act which... Anyone?
Raised or lowered?
*Raised* tariffs in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government...
A tariff bill... the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act which... Anyone?
Raised or lowered?
*Raised* tariffs in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government...
I want a fridge that asks "You sure about that?" when I open the door at 3am.
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
July 30, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I want a fridge that asks "You sure about that?" when I open the door at 3am.
Oh damn. Poilievre is nose-to-nose with "unsure." That must be uncomfortable.
nanos.co/liberals-mai...
nanos.co/liberals-mai...
July 28, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Oh damn. Poilievre is nose-to-nose with "unsure." That must be uncomfortable.
nanos.co/liberals-mai...
nanos.co/liberals-mai...
What? Why that's just ol' Cheesy Vargus. Ain't nuthin' untoward about it.
underrated way to cool off in warm weather is to flop naked on the kitchen floor and cover yourself with kraft singles
July 27, 2026 at 12:57 AM
What? Why that's just ol' Cheesy Vargus. Ain't nuthin' untoward about it.
Audiences do not want movies made "the hard way" and that framing is ridiculous. We want movies made by people who care about what they're making. I don't care how they do it. If it's good, and it was relatively easy to accomplish, it's just as valuable.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way
This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Gr...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
July 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Audiences do not want movies made "the hard way" and that framing is ridiculous. We want movies made by people who care about what they're making. I don't care how they do it. If it's good, and it was relatively easy to accomplish, it's just as valuable.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
🎵 Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo... 🎵
What song did the Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only.
July 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🎵 Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo... 🎵
Look, I don't like the tariff situation any more than the next person, but standing our ground is the smarter move. Going on the aggressive just to spite the current admin isn't good for anyone long-term.
July 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Look, I don't like the tariff situation any more than the next person, but standing our ground is the smarter move. Going on the aggressive just to spite the current admin isn't good for anyone long-term.
Jimothy is the hero we need, not the one we deserve. Like reverse Batman.
July 20, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Jimothy is the hero we need, not the one we deserve. Like reverse Batman.
Hello, compute store? Do you do samples? Can I get like, one compute just to try it out? I'll order wholesale if it suits. How much is like a case of compute? Does it come in bottles or cans? What's your return policy?
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Hello?
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Hello?
July 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Hello, compute store? Do you do samples? Can I get like, one compute just to try it out? I'll order wholesale if it suits. How much is like a case of compute? Does it come in bottles or cans? What's your return policy?
...
Hello?
...
Hello?
Nobody likes the messy middle ground between general belief and lived experience. Especially when resolving it is hard, or even impossible. But ignoring it is precisely what paves the way for authoritarianism of one kind or another.
July 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Nobody likes the messy middle ground between general belief and lived experience. Especially when resolving it is hard, or even impossible. But ignoring it is precisely what paves the way for authoritarianism of one kind or another.
The problem I have with crime debates is that they tend to operate on the assumption that all laws are just, and that enforcement is fair. The latter is demonstrably false and the former is a huge can of worms all on its own.
Things should start with what constitutes a "criminal"
Things should start with what constitutes a "criminal"
July 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The problem I have with crime debates is that they tend to operate on the assumption that all laws are just, and that enforcement is fair. The latter is demonstrably false and the former is a huge can of worms all on its own.
Things should start with what constitutes a "criminal"
Things should start with what constitutes a "criminal"
A lot of questionable opinions and behaviours can be spun as ethical if you keep your categories broad enough. The devil is always in the details.
July 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A lot of questionable opinions and behaviours can be spun as ethical if you keep your categories broad enough. The devil is always in the details.
If you're a Canadian who's never spocked a fiver, I daresay you'll never taste a freedom quite as sweet. The new bills are probably dry-erase anyway. It's fine. Treat yourself.
July 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
If you're a Canadian who's never spocked a fiver, I daresay you'll never taste a freedom quite as sweet. The new bills are probably dry-erase anyway. It's fine. Treat yourself.
It's true. Everything is orange outside my window right now. I feel like I'm in New Vegas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ww_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ww_...
LIVE: Haze over Toronto from Canada wildfires
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
It's true. Everything is orange outside my window right now. I feel like I'm in New Vegas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ww_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ww_...
I wonder if The Left™ have figured out yet that this obsession with puritanical enforcement of identity politics is a big part of why the Overton window keeps moving to the right? Probably not, but I can hope.
July 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I wonder if The Left™ have figured out yet that this obsession with puritanical enforcement of identity politics is a big part of why the Overton window keeps moving to the right? Probably not, but I can hope.
Mid-summer is the best
July 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Mid-summer is the best
I think the issue is that nobody gives as much of a shit about this as a certain niche demographic of Leftist™.
June 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I think the issue is that nobody gives as much of a shit about this as a certain niche demographic of Leftist™.
"Why, I had nothing to do with that algae!" said Thomas.
"I'm on rails, FFS! I'll give that old bucket of bolts a piece of my mind!"
And with that, he sped off down the tracks, as fast as his wheels would carry him.
"I'm on rails, FFS! I'll give that old bucket of bolts a piece of my mind!"
And with that, he sped off down the tracks, as fast as his wheels would carry him.
June 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"Why, I had nothing to do with that algae!" said Thomas.
"I'm on rails, FFS! I'll give that old bucket of bolts a piece of my mind!"
And with that, he sped off down the tracks, as fast as his wheels would carry him.
"I'm on rails, FFS! I'll give that old bucket of bolts a piece of my mind!"
And with that, he sped off down the tracks, as fast as his wheels would carry him.
"I wish I'd read this contract before signing it"
- Jambi
- Jambi
June 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"I wish I'd read this contract before signing it"
- Jambi
- Jambi
Employers: You should be grateful for the opportunity.
Employers when UBI comes up: But who will do the mundane, repetitive, or really gross things I don't want to do?
Employers when UBI comes up: But who will do the mundane, repetitive, or really gross things I don't want to do?
June 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Employers: You should be grateful for the opportunity.
Employers when UBI comes up: But who will do the mundane, repetitive, or really gross things I don't want to do?
Employers when UBI comes up: But who will do the mundane, repetitive, or really gross things I don't want to do?
"There absolutely is"
- Deanna Jacques
- Deanna Jacques
oh my GOD there’s a quote for everything
It cannot be this weak and writhled shrimp Should strike such terror to his enemies.
June 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"There absolutely is"
- Deanna Jacques
- Deanna Jacques
