Steve Thompson PhD
SteveThompson@mastodon.social
<p>Former Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth College, UC Davis faculty. Published Internet addiction research (1996). STS: engineering ethics and effects of emerging technologies.</p><p> Editor: Machine Law, Ethics, and Morality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2021); Androids, Cyborgs, and Robots in Contemporary Culture and Society (2018); Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies (2014). </p><p>Veteran newsman. Independent. Believer. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmergingTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EmergingTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span
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AI job interviews are here, and people are already trying to break them Job seekers are sending AI clones to interviews, speaking gibberish, and testing just how much these bots can handle. https://mashable.com/tech/ai-job-interviews-chatbots-trolling-hiring
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Bethany, sneaking in before the #caturday midnight deadline. #cats #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse
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https://bsky.app/profile/johnbuss.bsky.social/post/3mvimlhck5c2m #MAGA #Trump #Russia #Trussia
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Republican President Donald Trump’s DOJ Hit With Shocking Claims of Stonewalling Epstein Probes https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-doj-hit-with-shocking-claims-of-stonewalling-epstein-probes/ #Epstein #Trumpstein #Blanchestein #Trump #DOJ #MAGA
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Uh-huh. Been warning y'all almost 20 years now. Expect AI in the hands of the wrong people someday, a global AI 'accident', and/or AI sentience. AI ‘Could Kill Us All,’ Warns Anthropic Researcher as He Quits the Company: AI Companies Are ‘Gambling With Our Lives’ https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/ai-could-kill-us-all-anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-1236855688/ #AI #Anthropic #AIthreat #MachineSentience
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Today's Savannah Sky (Thursday) #nature #photography #TSS
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Scientists warn of potential global marine invasive species event linked to idle ships in the Strait of Hormuz - https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-potential-global-marine-invasive.html #Trump #Republicans #Iran #GOP #MAGA
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Linda hanging out with me on #caturday night. #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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Being perceived as thin does not guarantee a female body will be rated as attractive by men - https://www.psypost.org/being-perceived-as-thin-does-not-guarantee-a-female-body-will-be-rated-as-attractive-by-men/?preview=true
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Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science | WIRED - https://www.wired.com/story/sothebys-t-rex-auction-shows-wealth-upending-science/?preview=true
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Plan to turn major monkey research facility into sanctuary may be dead | Science | AAAS - https://www.science.org/content/article/plan-turn-major-monkey-research-facility-sanctuary-may-be-dead?preview=true
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As the Arctic warms, gray whale boom turns into a bust | Science | AAAS - https://www.science.org/content/article/arctic-warms-gray-whale-boom-turns-bust?preview=true
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Good for her. E. Jean Carroll paid $5.8M following Trump sex abuse and defamation case https://globalnews.ca/news/11964881/e-jean-carroll-paid-following-trump-case/
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Late-Night Snacking Triggers Metabolic Disease in Night Owls - Neuroscience News - https://neurosciencenews.com/chronotype-meal-timing-metabolic-risks-31052/
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Photo: Hubble sees crimson cloud and stars - https://phys.org/news/2026-07-photo-hubble-crimson-cloud-stars.html
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Supreme Court judge blasts Republican President Donald Trump for attacking America&#39;s highest bench https://www.alternet.org/trump-elena-kagan/
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Pretty sure this was out there before Donald Trump. House passes Trump’s plan to make daylight saving time permanent - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/14/trumps-plan-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-get-vote-house/
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Day After Threat to Put Fees on Strait of Hormuz, Republican President Donald Trump Says He Denounces Idea https://truthout.org/articles/day-after-threat-to-put-fees-on-strait-of-hormuz-trump-says-he-denounces-idea/
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George Lucas Says AI Makes Filmmaking ‘Easier’ and ‘There’s Nothing You Can Do About It,’ Criticizes Hollywood for Giving Fans Too Much Power - https://variety.com/2026/film/news/george-lucas-test-screenings-embraces-ai-hollywood-1236810656/
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Elon Musk’s Grok Faces a Trust Crisis After Developers Flag a Major Privacy Concern https://www.inc.com/julie-lee/elon-musks-grok-faces-a-trust-crisis-after-developers-flag-a-major-privacy-concern/91374258
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ICE reverses, admits it may have trove of documents on agents at polling places - Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ice-agents-polling-places-documents-democrats-foia-demand/
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Charlie Kirk statue to be unveiled in NYC. People say it&#39;ll be “destroyed &amp; vandalized&quot; in seconds. - LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-charlie-kirk-statue-to-be-unveiled-in-nyc-people-say-itll-be-destroyed-vandalized-in-seconds/
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OpenAI&#39;s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning | TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openais-new-flagship-model-deletes-files-on-its-own-people-keep-warning/
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Alarms sound after &#39;horrifying&#39; red-state police training exposed: &#39;More people will die&#39; - Raw Story - https://www.rawstory.com/police-2677222901/
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Millennials will pay taxes on the Great Wealth Transfer—and the cut is staggering. Here’s exactly how much they owe https://www.fastcompany.com/91573463/great-wealth-transfer-taxes-are-staggering-exactly-how-much-millennials-will-pay Baby boomers are worth $93 trillion, and they’re ready to pass down inheritances. But where will that money go?
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Economists tear apart Peter Navarro&#39;s &#39;national security&#39; argument https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-navarro/
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To be fair, it&#39;s hard to keep up with the volume of failed integrity issues in Microsoft products over the years. Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-its-existence/
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OpenAI&#39;s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move | TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openais-first-hardware-device-is-reportedly-a-screenless-speaker-that-can-move/
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AI models are far more susceptible to misleading nudges than humans, study shows https://www.psypost.org/ai-models-are-far-more-susceptible-to-misleading-nudges-than-humans-study-shows/?preview=true
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Letting go of a rigid self-image might be the secret to meditation's mental health benefits https://www.psypost.org/letting-go-of-a-rigid-self-image-might-be-the-secret-to-meditations-mental-health-benefits/?preview=true