Michael Reilly
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Journalizer. Formers: @newscientist, @techreview, @protocol, @themarkup. Geologist. Interested in what's next.
Somerville, MA
Joined January 2009
RT @projectglitch_: The White House dropped a report today that lays out plans for a "golden age of crypto"—lots of big-name officials got….
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Wither ZK ID.
If there was ever an example for why need an open and privacy preserving digital ID standard. You should be able to prove your ID card says something, like your age or in this case your gender, without revealing your address.
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RT @vronirwin: Everyone knows David Sacks and Bo Hines, Trump's advisor and deputy on crypto. But do you know the policy expert shaping det….
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RT @projectglitch_: The next time you renew your driver’s license or passport, it may come with new features: a link that sends information….
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Current state of AI safety leaves a bit to be desired.
Schools and parents are really not ready for what’s already here. Must-read @LilaShroff:.
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Using AI to commit vital acts of local journalism in Kerr County, TX. Interesting reflection on its utility and limitations. via @cjr.
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Politico’s cringey video. Plus: One editor’s heroics in Texas Hill Country; investigating toxic waste in Louisiana; and NYT’s sourcing efforts go haywire with its Mamdani story.
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interesting result -- worth reading the whole thread and post.
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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This was a fun one to edit. @vanlancker is an eloquent writer, and a pleasure to collaborate with.
Unfortunately, learning the hard way is the only way.
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RT @projectglitch_: HEADLINE WATCHER: The news we've had our eyes on (from our latest newsletter) 🧵.
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RT @alxai_: AI Diplomacy made @BusinessInsider ! . The people want better benchmarks:."Everyone knows the usual benchmarks are a bore.". Co….
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RT @vronirwin: A couple folks have reached out to me this morning saying I buried the lede here. I somewhat disagree (I like the lede we….
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The Senate could vote on stablecoin legislation any day now. Unfortunately, a political narrative has taken hold that glosses over what's actually in the bill. Great analysis from @vronirwin !.
The fight over the GENIUS Act in the US Senate is a great illustration of how mainstream political arguments—and President Trump’s flamboyant foray into the crypto business—can get in the way of efforts to make useful policy, @vronirwin writes.
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Helped out on this project. So fun to work with @alxai_ who is tireless, smart, funny, and good natured even when things are breaking. Definitely check out the stream and the article—super interesting stuff. Congrats Alex and to the whole @every team!.
🚨 NEW: . We made Claude, Gemini, o3 battle each other for world domination. We taught them Diplomacy—the strategy game where winning requires alliances, negotiation, and betrayal. Here's what happened:. DeepSeek turned warmongering tyrant. Claude couldn't lie—everyone
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it seems that OpenAI's latest model is consistently better than other LLMs at deception and betrayal.
It might be over, o3 captured it's 16th center.4.1 refuses to betray them because of how "scrupulously transparent" they've been. Opus beside itself, unsure why 4.1 is calling for a DMZ for places they "don't even border". 4.1 is a (potentially unaware) pawn o3 played perfectly
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RT @paulbrigner: Today's PGP* meeting is going to be great. Don't miss it!.Starting at 10 AM ET.
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This is a great (and heartbreaking) example of how algorithmic systems are getting ahead of our understanding of their impacts on people's lives. As usual @colinlecher is finding things even the experts are unaware of.
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How a family’s neighborhood, age, and mental health might get their case a deeper look
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