James Southern
@james.fieldleveltech.org
Founder - https://FieldLevelTech.org - A better world is possible.
Be heroic, pragmatic and effective.
We win in the next few years or AI will render labour entirely at the mercy of capital.
Drop me an email to chat. (Work out Email from my @)
Be heroic, pragmatic and effective.
We win in the next few years or AI will render labour entirely at the mercy of capital.
Drop me an email to chat. (Work out Email from my @)
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As a footnote, if a mechanism exists to deprive ANY group of civil rights—no matter how reviled they are, and by however many—then that mechanism WILL eventually be weaponized against YOU.
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
September 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
As a footnote, if a mechanism exists to deprive ANY group of civil rights—no matter how reviled they are, and by however many—then that mechanism WILL eventually be weaponized against YOU.
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
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You are being way too polite with your insults 🤣
September 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
You are being way too polite with your insults 🤣
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If you want money in silicon valley you need to be a Weird Little Guy of the first order. Having a normal and sane view of tech or approach to business is how you lose every elevator pitch. You need to stop shaving and flail your arms wildly while you talk about literally infinite growth.
September 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
If you want money in silicon valley you need to be a Weird Little Guy of the first order. Having a normal and sane view of tech or approach to business is how you lose every elevator pitch. You need to stop shaving and flail your arms wildly while you talk about literally infinite growth.
A long time ago when beards came back into fashion I joked that we’re in the mirror universe now.
And god damn it all to heck.
And god damn it all to heck.
We know quite a lot about support for wars, and yes, predictable this would go badly. You can imagine worse like invading Canada with human wave attacks of 13 year old draftees to secure the rights of francophones in alberta, but in the realm of plausible this one really stands out
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
A long time ago when beards came back into fashion I joked that we’re in the mirror universe now.
And god damn it all to heck.
And god damn it all to heck.
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The programme, which replaced one lesson a week with a Mathematical Reasoning session over 12 to 15 weeks, combines classroom teaching, small-group activities, and computer games designed to consolidate the concepts introduced during classroom teaching.
September 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The programme, which replaced one lesson a week with a Mathematical Reasoning session over 12 to 15 weeks, combines classroom teaching, small-group activities, and computer games designed to consolidate the concepts introduced during classroom teaching.
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That's right, it goes in the JSON hole
September 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
That's right, it goes in the JSON hole
As katie0martin.ft.com says about bonds you cannot put the shit back in the donkey.
The US has refused to come to the aid of the Saudis. A totally faithful participant in the US order
Bet they wish they’d bought nukes not “allies”
But this will apply to everyone and lasts way past Trump. 💩🔂🫏
The US has refused to come to the aid of the Saudis. A totally faithful participant in the US order
Bet they wish they’d bought nukes not “allies”
But this will apply to everyone and lasts way past Trump. 💩🔂🫏
It's hilarious to watch people continue convincing themselves they can sway Trump into becoming a reliable ally
September 15, 2026 at 6:57 AM
As katie0martin.ft.com says about bonds you cannot put the shit back in the donkey.
The US has refused to come to the aid of the Saudis. A totally faithful participant in the US order
Bet they wish they’d bought nukes not “allies”
But this will apply to everyone and lasts way past Trump. 💩🔂🫏
The US has refused to come to the aid of the Saudis. A totally faithful participant in the US order
Bet they wish they’d bought nukes not “allies”
But this will apply to everyone and lasts way past Trump. 💩🔂🫏
Look at this awesome fella. Up with this sort of thing I say!
muted someone instead of dunking please clap
September 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Look at this awesome fella. Up with this sort of thing I say!
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Looks like Reform are spending the new crypto-bro cash already...
New Reform ad campaign, calling on Labour to rule out tax rises at the Budget next month. Seems likely there will be lots of these to come, petition after petition, building an ever bigger email list of potential supporters.
September 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Looks like Reform are spending the new crypto-bro cash already...
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several people retweeted this buried-in-replies comment so I'm thinking maybe the incentive-structure read on why nobody's suing frontier labs for hacking their shit might have some legs
I'm sure the predictable "do we risk our glasswing/etc access or do we reassure our LLM provider that we have no intention of seeking legal action over their eval-swarm APT hack of our infra" conversations have never happened, these last few months
September 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
several people retweeted this buried-in-replies comment so I'm thinking maybe the incentive-structure read on why nobody's suing frontier labs for hacking their shit might have some legs
Callie maybe an AI hater but yeah…
This doesn’t get better from here on I think…
This doesn’t get better from here on I think…
not to freak anyone out or anything but today would be a great day to make sure your gas tanks are full
September 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Callie maybe an AI hater but yeah…
This doesn’t get better from here on I think…
This doesn’t get better from here on I think…
Bluesky should have a feature you can turn on like the VOI scooter rentals “are you too tired / drunk to drive”
And then it won’t let you post and switched to an algorithm that shows you calming pictures of bunnies.
And then it won’t let you post and switched to an algorithm that shows you calming pictures of bunnies.
September 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Bluesky should have a feature you can turn on like the VOI scooter rentals “are you too tired / drunk to drive”
And then it won’t let you post and switched to an algorithm that shows you calming pictures of bunnies.
And then it won’t let you post and switched to an algorithm that shows you calming pictures of bunnies.
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Mmm that’s not a problem.. the problem is if it gets into training data which it will if you publish it
But definitely avoid p(don’t) stuff. p(utopia) only please
But definitely avoid p(don’t) stuff. p(utopia) only please
September 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Mmm that’s not a problem.. the problem is if it gets into training data which it will if you publish it
But definitely avoid p(don’t) stuff. p(utopia) only please
But definitely avoid p(don’t) stuff. p(utopia) only please
This is a real demonstration of what social media selects for. It satisfies a bunch of peoples priors, plus obvious call backs to Ben Shapiro previous prior satisfying content.
But then more info turns out to break those priors!
We just want information that hits these notes for our brains.
But then more info turns out to break those priors!
We just want information that hits these notes for our brains.
Incredible lore on this one
September 12, 2026 at 6:47 AM
This is a real demonstration of what social media selects for. It satisfies a bunch of peoples priors, plus obvious call backs to Ben Shapiro previous prior satisfying content.
But then more info turns out to break those priors!
We just want information that hits these notes for our brains.
But then more info turns out to break those priors!
We just want information that hits these notes for our brains.
Errrrr ….
How it started / How it's going
September 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
We need more Dustin’s y’all.
Those I know how to work on! (and do)
September 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We need more Dustin’s y’all.
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Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
NEW
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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“A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one”
How much did it save them in tokens? Coulda just been good business sense.
How much did it save them in tokens? Coulda just been good business sense.
September 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
“A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one”
How much did it save them in tokens? Coulda just been good business sense.
How much did it save them in tokens? Coulda just been good business sense.
Why Astra is new best friend and it is over between me and claud.
I felt I understood them if I asked for definitions.
The real problem I have is their instincts to warp every project to satisfy some internal needs / training rewards.
Every project must have some way to mark the operators decisions as “locked” and always output as much as it can.
The real problem I have is their instincts to warp every project to satisfy some internal needs / training rewards.
Every project must have some way to mark the operators decisions as “locked” and always output as much as it can.
September 11, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Why Astra is new best friend and it is over between me and claud.
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imagine you are killed while your brain is scanned by beings you cannot comprehend to comprehend and you wake up in a virtual purgatory waving swords around
September 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
imagine you are killed while your brain is scanned by beings you cannot comprehend to comprehend and you wake up in a virtual purgatory waving swords around
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Mr Thomas says he has given the newspaper 48 hours to buy his mother a new house - and says otherwise his balaclava army of men will protest continuously until they do.
{Ipso would be able to oversee a correction/clarification of any factual errors, but not to secure him/her a house from the paper}
{Ipso would be able to oversee a correction/clarification of any factual errors, but not to secure him/her a house from the paper}
September 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Mr Thomas says he has given the newspaper 48 hours to buy his mother a new house - and says otherwise his balaclava army of men will protest continuously until they do.
{Ipso would be able to oversee a correction/clarification of any factual errors, but not to secure him/her a house from the paper}
{Ipso would be able to oversee a correction/clarification of any factual errors, but not to secure him/her a house from the paper}
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There's a lot of focus right now on employers’ plans for AI. But if you're worried about your job being automated, the more proximate threat could be that colleague of yours with a Claude subscription and a manic glint in their eye. www.ft.com/content/ed21...
AI is ushering in an era of mass toe-treading at work
Boundaries between different occupations are blurring at the cost of a collaborative company culture
www.ft.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
There's a lot of focus right now on employers’ plans for AI. But if you're worried about your job being automated, the more proximate threat could be that colleague of yours with a Claude subscription and a manic glint in their eye. www.ft.com/content/ed21...
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Well these OpenAI chaps seem like absolute bastards huh.
September 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Well these OpenAI chaps seem like absolute bastards huh.