Researcher trying to shape AI towards positive outcomes. ML & Ethics +birds. Generally trying to do the right thing. TIME 100 | TED speaker | Senate testimony provider | Navigating public life as a recluse. Former: Google, Microsoft; Current: Hugging Facehttps://bsky.app/profile/mmitchell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmitchell.bsky.social/post/3mhr6oi4nus2x🤖 Interesting study about relying on increased automation. Beyond cognitive offloading, *cognitive surrender* involves thinking system output is basically your own thought…analytical skills degrading all the while. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=609764623 Mar 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:3tmaleaxipegsectvamyrkyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhr6oi4nus2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmitchell.bsky.social/post/3mhmom2y2gc2s🪶 Pileated woodpecker on my walk today. Chillin’ on a Doug Fir, next to a Madrone.22 Mar 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:3tmaleaxipegsectvamyrkyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmom2y2gc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mmitchell.bsky.social/post/3mhbzjfoln222👨‍🎨 Spoiler alert: Banksy's identity has been uncovered. It is not the Massive Attack guy. I'm not too happy about his identity being disclosed, I really liked the mystery. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-art-banksy/17 Mar 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:3tmaleaxipegsectvamyrkyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbzjfoln222https://bsky.app/profile/mmitchell.bsky.social/post/3mgxlklinjk23🤖 In policy? Thinking about the definition of "AI"? Led by @aspendigital.bsky.social, a set of us at intersection of AI/ethics/law/policy put together this resource on the lineage of policy "AI" definitions, what they're getting right, what might be improved. https://www.aspendigital.org/report/defining-technologies-of-our-time-ai https://www.aspendigital.org/report/defining-technologies-of-our-time-ai/13 Mar 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:3tmaleaxipegsectvamyrkyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxlklinjk23https://bsky.app/profile/mmitchell.bsky.social/post/3mgxh2wiapc2f“you require us — the people harmed — to put brakes on the harmful things YOU are doing” 🔥 post https://www.moryan.com/an-open-letter-to-grammarly-and-other-plagiarists-thieves-and-slop-merchants/13 Mar 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:3tmaleaxipegsectvamyrkyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxh2wiapc2f