Ida Benedetto
@idamantium.bsky.social
Experience design for high stakes gatherings. AI / org culture
Curious to a fault. Chaotic good.
https://idabenedetto.info
Curious to a fault. Chaotic good.
https://idabenedetto.info
ikat, youkat, mekat.
There was some ikat in this embroidery exhibition at @artinstitutechi.bsky.social but I only photographed the bath towels... www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
There was some ikat in this embroidery exhibition at @artinstitutechi.bsky.social but I only photographed the bath towels... www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
September 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
ikat, youkat, mekat.
There was some ikat in this embroidery exhibition at @artinstitutechi.bsky.social but I only photographed the bath towels... www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
There was some ikat in this embroidery exhibition at @artinstitutechi.bsky.social but I only photographed the bath towels... www.artic.edu/exhibitions/...
The AI use of my Italian diaspora society cracks me up.
For a cookbook they published, they used AI to help interpret historic old world recipes into things we could make with our kitchens and grocery stores today.
And now we have this. Both cringy and endearing....
For a cookbook they published, they used AI to help interpret historic old world recipes into things we could make with our kitchens and grocery stores today.
And now we have this. Both cringy and endearing....
September 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The AI use of my Italian diaspora society cracks me up.
For a cookbook they published, they used AI to help interpret historic old world recipes into things we could make with our kitchens and grocery stores today.
And now we have this. Both cringy and endearing....
For a cookbook they published, they used AI to help interpret historic old world recipes into things we could make with our kitchens and grocery stores today.
And now we have this. Both cringy and endearing....
When it comes to AI use, I have a vague concern that exposure to so much word-calculator writing degrades me standards. Reading quality human writing might help? I posted about some of the best books I've enjoyed lately.
www.linkedin.com/posts/idaben...
www.linkedin.com/posts/idaben...
I worry about my writing standards devolving with so much exposure to AI-generated writing. Even if I avoid other people's published slop, I chat with the models a lot to get real work done. I'...
I worry about my writing standards devolving with so much exposure to AI-generated writing. Even if I avoid other people's published slop, I chat with the models a lot to get real work done. I'm unavo...
www.linkedin.com
August 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
When it comes to AI use, I have a vague concern that exposure to so much word-calculator writing degrades me standards. Reading quality human writing might help? I posted about some of the best books I've enjoyed lately.
www.linkedin.com/posts/idaben...
www.linkedin.com/posts/idaben...
This is definitely not as fun as Universal Paperclips or Cookie Clicker, but I still played it a handful of times. And maybe I will pay it more...
Play a company developing AI through to recursive self improvement.
www.paradigm.xyz/research/rsi...
Play a company developing AI through to recursive self improvement.
www.paradigm.xyz/research/rsi...
RSI Simulator | Paradigm
A game of recursive self-improvement. Run a frontier AI lab from a 2017 cold start and close the loop.
www.paradigm.xyz
August 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
This is definitely not as fun as Universal Paperclips or Cookie Clicker, but I still played it a handful of times. And maybe I will pay it more...
Play a company developing AI through to recursive self improvement.
www.paradigm.xyz/research/rsi...
Play a company developing AI through to recursive self improvement.
www.paradigm.xyz/research/rsi...
I feel so affirmed in my decade-long astrology studies seeing measured looks at it from places like @pioneerwork.bsky.social pioneerworks.org/broadcast/ge...
Getting ready to go to @unitedastrology.bsky.social in a few weeks, preparing to be overwhelmed. 🌞🌔☄️
Getting ready to go to @unitedastrology.bsky.social in a few weeks, preparing to be overwhelmed. 🌞🌔☄️
Gen Astro | Broadcast
Dispatches from the <i>new</i> new age.
pioneerworks.org
August 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I feel so affirmed in my decade-long astrology studies seeing measured looks at it from places like @pioneerwork.bsky.social pioneerworks.org/broadcast/ge...
Getting ready to go to @unitedastrology.bsky.social in a few weeks, preparing to be overwhelmed. 🌞🌔☄️
Getting ready to go to @unitedastrology.bsky.social in a few weeks, preparing to be overwhelmed. 🌞🌔☄️
"Kick rocks and don't come back."
I'm gonna have to get that embroidered on something.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
I'm gonna have to get that embroidered on something.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
The ‘Country Hicks’ Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center
A Kentucky mother and daughter turned down a life-changing offer for their farmland. The ensuing drama has left the town divided.
www.wsj.com
August 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"Kick rocks and don't come back."
I'm gonna have to get that embroidered on something.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
I'm gonna have to get that embroidered on something.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
I'm speechless! That was bonkers!!!
August 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I'm speechless! That was bonkers!!!
I kept having to pause this to clutch my dropped jaw and take a breath. Definately worth watching. So wild.
You may have been told to watch this video about the OpenAI AI hack. You really should, even if you don't usually care about any tech stuff.
If nothing else, click this link to the 18 minutes in & see how the agents spoke & coordinated with each other. Its eye opening. youtu.be/87DyyMV0kCY?...
If nothing else, click this link to the 18 minutes in & see how the agents spoke & coordinated with each other. Its eye opening. youtu.be/87DyyMV0kCY?...
Black Hat USA 2026: The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident
YouTube video by Black Hat
youtu.be
August 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I kept having to pause this to clutch my dropped jaw and take a breath. Definately worth watching. So wild.
Hello from norther Spain.
Searching out a spot to watch the total solar eclipse.
This one looks like a winner.
Searching out a spot to watch the total solar eclipse.
This one looks like a winner.
August 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Hello from norther Spain.
Searching out a spot to watch the total solar eclipse.
This one looks like a winner.
Searching out a spot to watch the total solar eclipse.
This one looks like a winner.
Someone tried to convince me to work on their app for personal reflection, based on the premise that AI is too sycophantic to support useful reflection. It was not convincing.
Lots of "AI will never..." arguments fall flat because they are based on definition by contrast to something changing fast
Lots of "AI will never..." arguments fall flat because they are based on definition by contrast to something changing fast
August 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Someone tried to convince me to work on their app for personal reflection, based on the premise that AI is too sycophantic to support useful reflection. It was not convincing.
Lots of "AI will never..." arguments fall flat because they are based on definition by contrast to something changing fast
Lots of "AI will never..." arguments fall flat because they are based on definition by contrast to something changing fast
Fun to see what @blasttheory.bsky.social is up to.
Their explorations of depopulation in Japan, and a gynecological office untouched for 20 years, brings me back to my trespass adventure design days. It's a great way to reflect on space, people, and change.
www.youtube.com/shorts/e98ah...
Their explorations of depopulation in Japan, and a gynecological office untouched for 20 years, brings me back to my trespass adventure design days. It's a great way to reflect on space, people, and change.
www.youtube.com/shorts/e98ah...
Artist Diary: YCAM Residency Reflections | Blast Theory
YouTube video by Blast Theory
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Fun to see what @blasttheory.bsky.social is up to.
Their explorations of depopulation in Japan, and a gynecological office untouched for 20 years, brings me back to my trespass adventure design days. It's a great way to reflect on space, people, and change.
www.youtube.com/shorts/e98ah...
Their explorations of depopulation in Japan, and a gynecological office untouched for 20 years, brings me back to my trespass adventure design days. It's a great way to reflect on space, people, and change.
www.youtube.com/shorts/e98ah...
After so many circular conversations about AI agents, I wrote an essay about focusing on skills instead. It includes links to documentation of 4 of my skills.
One reader already said he loved the change log because it reads like a test pilot, not an engineer. 👩🏼✈️
uncommonplaces.com/resources/sk...
One reader already said he loved the change log because it reads like a test pilot, not an engineer. 👩🏼✈️
uncommonplaces.com/resources/sk...
Obsessing Over AI Agents Is Slowing You Down
Agent hype distracts from a tool called skills that already works. Here are four of my skills shared in full: what they do, what they need to run, and how they evolved.
uncommonplaces.com
August 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
After so many circular conversations about AI agents, I wrote an essay about focusing on skills instead. It includes links to documentation of 4 of my skills.
One reader already said he loved the change log because it reads like a test pilot, not an engineer. 👩🏼✈️
uncommonplaces.com/resources/sk...
One reader already said he loved the change log because it reads like a test pilot, not an engineer. 👩🏼✈️
uncommonplaces.com/resources/sk...
This essay rings so true.
Clearly, I enjoy consulting on AI capacity building because of the risk mitigation components involved, and the weirdness this whole AI moment is producing in organizations.
hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
Clearly, I enjoy consulting on AI capacity building because of the risk mitigation components involved, and the weirdness this whole AI moment is producing in organizations.
hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking
The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.
hermit-tech.com
August 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
This essay rings so true.
Clearly, I enjoy consulting on AI capacity building because of the risk mitigation components involved, and the weirdness this whole AI moment is producing in organizations.
hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
Clearly, I enjoy consulting on AI capacity building because of the risk mitigation components involved, and the weirdness this whole AI moment is producing in organizations.
hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
Having this weird experience getting a decent personal server setup with AI and feeling like I no longer need anyone else's software. I can just make what I want.
This is clearly an exageration. I am using lots of open source stuff, still other people's software.
This is clearly an exageration. I am using lots of open source stuff, still other people's software.
August 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Having this weird experience getting a decent personal server setup with AI and feeling like I no longer need anyone else's software. I can just make what I want.
This is clearly an exageration. I am using lots of open source stuff, still other people's software.
This is clearly an exageration. I am using lots of open source stuff, still other people's software.
I shared my ludicrously detailed Spain solar eclipse itinerary with a friend . He immediately shot back, "IDA API WTF!" 🤣 So true, AI helped me with it.
If you haven't heard about my Ida API, here is the essay: uncommonplaces.com/resources/yo...
I wouldn't reshare if people didn't love this.
If you haven't heard about my Ida API, here is the essay: uncommonplaces.com/resources/yo...
I wouldn't reshare if people didn't love this.
Your Move 78 and My Colorblind Glasses
Ask not what AI will do for you. Instead, ask what you will do because of AI.
uncommonplaces.com
July 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I shared my ludicrously detailed Spain solar eclipse itinerary with a friend . He immediately shot back, "IDA API WTF!" 🤣 So true, AI helped me with it.
If you haven't heard about my Ida API, here is the essay: uncommonplaces.com/resources/yo...
I wouldn't reshare if people didn't love this.
If you haven't heard about my Ida API, here is the essay: uncommonplaces.com/resources/yo...
I wouldn't reshare if people didn't love this.
Anyone else have scenes from Jurassic Park running through your head as you read about this stuff?
thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-mod...
thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-mod...
July 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Anyone else have scenes from Jurassic Park running through your head as you read about this stuff?
thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-mod...
thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-mod...
The personal overview of computing and game experiences in @robinkwong.bsky.social's talk was dizzying. So much has happened in how we relate to each other over the last quarter century... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sze5...
He makes very kind use of my research to ground his key questions. 🙏🏻
He makes very kind use of my research to ground his key questions. 🙏🏻
Robin Kwong | Some Good News about AI
YouTube video by The Power of Storytelling
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The personal overview of computing and game experiences in @robinkwong.bsky.social's talk was dizzying. So much has happened in how we relate to each other over the last quarter century... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sze5...
He makes very kind use of my research to ground his key questions. 🙏🏻
He makes very kind use of my research to ground his key questions. 🙏🏻
This line made me chuckle:
"Whenever I visit sacred buildings I open myself to the vibes, whatever the intellectual or ethical risks."
I can so empathize with the disposition.
From www.burningshore.com/p/still-expa...
"Whenever I visit sacred buildings I open myself to the vibes, whatever the intellectual or ethical risks."
I can so empathize with the disposition.
From www.burningshore.com/p/still-expa...
www.burningshore.com
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This line made me chuckle:
"Whenever I visit sacred buildings I open myself to the vibes, whatever the intellectual or ethical risks."
I can so empathize with the disposition.
From www.burningshore.com/p/still-expa...
"Whenever I visit sacred buildings I open myself to the vibes, whatever the intellectual or ethical risks."
I can so empathize with the disposition.
From www.burningshore.com/p/still-expa...
Watched the Odyssey. It brings me back to Jonathan Shay's harrowing work on moral injury. Listening to Achilles in Vietnam took my heart away.
www.are.na/block/26708279
www.are.na/block/26708279
Achilles in Vietnam | Are.na
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
by Jonathan Sha…hings in our culture that so that we don’t continue repeating the same mistakes.
www.are.na
July 23, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Watched the Odyssey. It brings me back to Jonathan Shay's harrowing work on moral injury. Listening to Achilles in Vietnam took my heart away.
www.are.na/block/26708279
www.are.na/block/26708279
Been using this prompt lately. Claude wrote it for themself. The results are curious, from digital math geometry toys to deep research holes on niche LARP experiences
July 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Been using this prompt lately. Claude wrote it for themself. The results are curious, from digital math geometry toys to deep research holes on niche LARP experiences
Reposted by Ida Benedetto
Google used 10.9 billion gallons in 2025, so about 30m gallons per day
The Coachella Valley has 120 golf courses each using ~800 acre feet per year, which is ~750,000 gallons/day: www.cvwd.org/167/Water-Co...
So Google buying up 40 of those courses (1/3) should do the trick
The Coachella Valley has 120 golf courses each using ~800 acre feet per year, which is ~750,000 gallons/day: www.cvwd.org/167/Water-Co...
So Google buying up 40 of those courses (1/3) should do the trick
Water Conservation | Coachella Valley Water District - Official Website
Making every drop count is more than the Coachella Valley Water District slogan, it’s a way of life in the desert!
www.cvwd.org
July 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Google used 10.9 billion gallons in 2025, so about 30m gallons per day
The Coachella Valley has 120 golf courses each using ~800 acre feet per year, which is ~750,000 gallons/day: www.cvwd.org/167/Water-Co...
So Google buying up 40 of those courses (1/3) should do the trick
The Coachella Valley has 120 golf courses each using ~800 acre feet per year, which is ~750,000 gallons/day: www.cvwd.org/167/Water-Co...
So Google buying up 40 of those courses (1/3) should do the trick
Lots to learn from this podcast on writers using LLMs. Both discussants have a high bar for craft and don't let LLMs write for them. They do prompt for feedback in very specific ways. The research prompt for deep investigative work made me choke-laugh. www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/llm...
What LLMs can and can't do for writers, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine
How to use LLMs in investigative journalism
www.complexsystemspodcast.com
July 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Lots to learn from this podcast on writers using LLMs. Both discussants have a high bar for craft and don't let LLMs write for them. They do prompt for feedback in very specific ways. The research prompt for deep investigative work made me choke-laugh. www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/llm...
sometimes, it is still possible to find odd and interesting things on the internet. ooh.directory
ooh.directory: a place to find good blogs that interest you
A collection of 2,433 blogs about every topic
ooh.directory
July 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
sometimes, it is still possible to find odd and interesting things on the internet. ooh.directory
Grief is the price of love. Reminding myself of this as I unexpectedly bump into my ancestors belongings.
June 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Grief is the price of love. Reminding myself of this as I unexpectedly bump into my ancestors belongings.