weekly review

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI elevator inspectors: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/ai-is-coming-for-elevator-inspectors-jobsI don’t think the military using commercial AI to help make decisions is a very good idea: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/army-general-says-hes-using-ai-to-improve-decision-making/AI is hitting graduate recruitment in tech and pharma the most: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/16/uk_tech_grad_jobs/A bespoke AI chatbot for university students: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/health-wellness/2025/10/14/dartmouth-builds-its-own-ai-chatbot-student-wellThe Three Laws […]

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI are starting to detect when they are being tested: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/01/anthropic-ai-model-claude-sonnet-asks-if-it-is-being-testedMeta plans to use data from conversations with AI to target ads: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/meta_ai_use_informs_ads/Using AI to estimate someone’s reputation could be useful, but not if it’s tied to a dodgy business model

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):A politician’s crusade to force AI companies to publicise the dangers of their technologies: https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/23/scott-wiener-on-his-fight-to-make-big-tech-disclose-ais-dangers/AI is not yet a threat to jobs in law, but will soon be impacting junior lawyers: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/artificial-intelligence-law-firms-face-ai-dilemma-as-junior-roles-and-graduate-jobs-come-under-pressure/GVO24DZWTFG5HOONB6Y2BLAHP4/Some of the ways AI can go wrong in the

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):The power demands of AI are contributing to climate change, and the contribution is getting greater: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/fire_up_gas_turbines_ai_race/AI companies are burning through enormous sums of money. So don’t tell me there’s no AI bubble: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4054928/ai-bubble-watch-openai-to-burn-through-115b-by-2029.htmlRemember, AI companies are using other people’s work