Rab Boyce
@rabboyce.bsky.social
Creator of http://scotfact.com , ex CTO of Alderstone. Proud to be a centrist dad. Wargamer. Currently doing things with data and AI in the financial services space.
To be fair, I do that with stuff I have actually written myself :)
Finding information and knowing things are different
"One 2025 study out of M.I.T. found that people who used chatbots as writing assistants struggled to remember what they had written only minutes after finishing their essay."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
September 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
To be fair, I do that with stuff I have actually written myself :)
This feels irresponsible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Westminster coming to an end, say Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish leaders
The leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Fein say the UK government should prepare for constitutional change.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This feels irresponsible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Rab Boyce
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview.
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
September 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview.
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing.
Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
Amazed he can get away with this sort of thing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says every adult American would get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Amazed he can get away with this sort of thing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dear Journalists of the world. Please, please, please stop blindly reporting that AI has gone rogue. It hasn't. Thanks.
September 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Dear Journalists of the world. Please, please, please stop blindly reporting that AI has gone rogue. It hasn't. Thanks.
There is a 10% chance this will kill us all. 'Pah' I'll risk it. :)
September 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There is a 10% chance this will kill us all. 'Pah' I'll risk it. :)
Reposted by Rab Boyce
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
September 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
Mac out without his collar and his look is clearly saying 'so, what you going to do about it'
September 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Mac out without his collar and his look is clearly saying 'so, what you going to do about it'
Er...ok?
Vance: I'm trying to focus on doing as much of God's work as possible. And if that leads to the end times, okay
September 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Er...ok?
Level ++
Level 44
Level 43
August 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Level ++
Level 43
The Beadles
Make a band bigger: Earth, Gale and Bonfire
August 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Level 43
I'm old enough to remember when Silicon Valley meant hippy programmers in sandals. When it did become the abode of fascists?
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
August 23, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I'm old enough to remember when Silicon Valley meant hippy programmers in sandals. When it did become the abode of fascists?
Scotfact has been updated to reflect the latest GERS report. Also check out the mcp server if you haven't already. www.scotfact.com
Scotfact: An Impartial Source of Facts about the Scottish Economy
Cutting through the myths, misunderstandings, misinformation and mistruths surrounding the Scottish Independence debate. We explore economics; government statistics; memes; and claims made by politici...
www.scotfact.com
August 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Scotfact has been updated to reflect the latest GERS report. Also check out the mcp server if you haven't already. www.scotfact.com
What a world we live in. A national newspaper describing people fleeing persecution being given some basic necessities as luxuries and jaw-dropping.
People who doubtless have multipacks of toilet roll and multiple teaspoons are rioting and terrorising people who get given one toilet roll and *a single teaspoon*.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
So the Express is goading people ito terrorising people out of their homes because they’ve been given luxuries like… a single mug and tea towel.
August 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
What a world we live in. A national newspaper describing people fleeing persecution being given some basic necessities as luxuries and jaw-dropping.
These crimes against humanity are becoming increasingly normalised. We must resist to the last.
In case you thought you’d already heard academia’s worst thing this week: you were wrong.
August 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
These crimes against humanity are becoming increasingly normalised. We must resist to the last.
'Vote Tory get Nazis organising your bins'. You have to admit, it is a bold, innovative electoral strategy.
August 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
'Vote Tory get Nazis organising your bins'. You have to admit, it is a bold, innovative electoral strategy.
The national relying on experts as usual.
August 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The national relying on experts as usual.
I haven't seen the Odyssey yet, but I am sure it's not as good as the original which is of course, Ulysses 31.
July 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I haven't seen the Odyssey yet, but I am sure it's not as good as the original which is of course, Ulysses 31.
2014 to 2019 summed up nicely ;) @kevverage.bsky.social
July 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
2014 to 2019 summed up nicely ;) @kevverage.bsky.social
Headline should really be 'Open AI hacked hugging face using a model with internet access and safeguards turned off'
Wired sets the frame that the model “escaped containment,” but from an accountability perspective, OpenAI left a door open by failing to properly isolate their system. Real headline: “OpenAI’s security failure leads to cyberattack against another AI company.”
July 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Headline should really be 'Open AI hacked hugging face using a model with internet access and safeguards turned off'
Reposted by Rab Boyce
Wired sets the frame that the model “escaped containment,” but from an accountability perspective, OpenAI left a door open by failing to properly isolate their system. Real headline: “OpenAI’s security failure leads to cyberattack against another AI company.”
July 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Wired sets the frame that the model “escaped containment,” but from an accountability perspective, OpenAI left a door open by failing to properly isolate their system. Real headline: “OpenAI’s security failure leads to cyberattack against another AI company.”
Appalling attitude by Nick Ferrari here. Clearly no understanding of the choices people in poverty have to make on a day to day basis. The mocking tone and attempt to undermine the study with plucking the cost of individual items out of a google search clearly misses the point.
"You're telling me people in this country can't afford a 50p toothbrush?"
"Yes."
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social is in disbelief at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's latest study into the cost of living.
"Yes."
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social is in disbelief at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's latest study into the cost of living.
July 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Appalling attitude by Nick Ferrari here. Clearly no understanding of the choices people in poverty have to make on a day to day basis. The mocking tone and attempt to undermine the study with plucking the cost of individual items out of a google search clearly misses the point.
Keeping Mahmood as home secretary stomps all over the positive vibes for me...disappointing choice.
July 20, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Keeping Mahmood as home secretary stomps all over the positive vibes for me...disappointing choice.