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🌶 David Gray Widder

189 trust researcher @davidthewid.bsky.social · 3,086 followers
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Researcher with public evidence across AI research, Compute & infrastructure.

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Assistant Prof at UT Austin's iSchool. Big Tech, political economy, AI hype, AI in War trying to help computer ppl think more critically about computer, including me exCornell/CMU/NASA/MSR/IntelLabs. davidwidder.me
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Once again, everyone is now worried there's an AI bubble. It is, and it will deflate. But deflating doesn't undo the harmful effects, as @histoftech.bsky.social and I wrote back in 2024… ash.harvard.edu/resources/wa...

Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate – Ash Center ash.harvard.edu
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  • Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital publicly questioned whether generative AI costs are generating commensurate revenue, signaling the hype peak.
  • U.S. coal plant retirements slowed by 40% amid AI energy demand; Microsoft abandoned its 2030 carbon-negative goal as emissions climbed 30% since 2020.
  • The authors argue the bubble's deflation will not reverse environmental damage, labor displacement in creative fields, or erosion of information quality.
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I love it when companies offer free shovels to dig your own grave.

Anthropic is giving teachers free access to premium Claude features, details here - 9to5Mac 9to5mac.com
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  • Anthropic is giving verified US K-12 teachers a free year of premium Claude, including Cowork and Code, with enrollment open through June 30, 2027.
  • The offering normally costs $20 per month and includes Claude Opus 4.6, higher usage limits, unlimited Projects, and a Learning Commons connector.
  • Educator accounts have model training off by default and FERPA-aligned terms, with Anthropic saying a dedicated schools and districts offering is next.
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🚨Finally published: How does the US Military enlist AI researchers in war? @siree.sh, Lucy Suchman and I examine 7k US Military grant solicitations for AI research, and show how even "Basic Research" enlists researchers in a warfighting agenda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177…

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