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Director, Research & Innovation, Actua - Canada’s leading youth STEM organization.
Co-Director, Shift Insights. Senior Fellow, Munk School. MIT PhD.
STEM. Innovation. Ethics. Skills. Space. JAWS. Running. Chronic napping. 🇨🇦
www.shiftinsights.ca
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Most episodes are on YouTube. Very cringe, but I have a soft spot for this show.
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Fun fact: Class of 96 was filmed at the University of Toronto while I was an undergrad.
Fun fact 2: One of my close friends landed a recurring role for season 2.
Sad fact: There was no season 2.
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I didn’t either. I’m just making a bad joke.
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That’s when the Dutch started settling. Prior to that is what I’m suggesting.
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*waves*
But I mostly post about running, not eating cheese and tech ethics now.
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My cracker in soup choice was locked in by 1978.
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A Ritz is a nice snack. I’ll give you that. Triscuit is more of a meal.
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That’s a job for Premium Plus.
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Truscuit. Holds the salty goodness better.
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The thing is, there are some genuinely interesting results in that KPMG AI Trust survey.
But how those results are being interpreted seems to be heavily influenced by whether one is already an AI optimist or skeptic (whatever “AI” is).
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Anyway, go read or listen to Onora O’Neill. She’ll get your brain working.
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The popular discourse about AI is so polarized and baffling to me.
Many boosters see only good; many skeptics see only bad. But “AI” is an overstretched category. There are important differences across types and applications.
It’s like a bunch of us have already surrendered critical thought.
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The really weird thing is that KPMG surveyed both “perceived trustworthiness” of AI and “trust” in AI, and the order of countries’ responses is very similar across the measures.
So the spokesperson seems not to understand their own work.
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Parking Lot ✔️
Exclusive Private Spa ✔️
Greenspace for Granola Munchers ❌
Science Centre for Freeloading Kids or Whatever ❌
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Can you call a plan “final” if you’re still looking for designers for a key part of the plan?
*Mission Accomplished banner gif*
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Partnership with Saudi Arabian investors on critical digital infrastructure.
What could go wrong?
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This is the right way to think about it.
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Approved. Anyone who wears a full suit today raises my suspicion about their judgment generally.
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Accurate.
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There’s also a shorter Ted version you can find. O’Neill is great, regardless of format. I prefer the Reith lectures, but it’s all good.
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In just about everything I work on now (tech ethics, AI, science culture), I keep coming back to the distinction between trust and trustworthiness that Onora O’Neill unpacked in her Reith Lectures.
(Study philosophy kids. It will serve you well in whatever you do).
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Oof. Sorry to hear that. My dietary changes are pretty run of the mill. Annoying, but straightforward. I don’t envy your regime.
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It’s a fair thought. But I’m usually fairly well hydrated. Except most Mondays - day after long run. But today I’m fine because I had to skip yesterday’s long run.
I’ll eat some nuts, have a glass of water and see what happens.
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I need a new system.
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Boxers and pitchforks.
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Deal.
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100% soup.
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I eat a lot of nuts and granola. They help. But my metabolism is just loopy right now.
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Don’t get me wrong. I really like hummus. I just like cheese a lot more.