Hopeful technologist. Community tech, careful innovation, socially progressive tech policy. https://www.careful.industries https://hopeful.technology https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet DMs don't work but hello@careful.industries will find mehttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3myddr6usn22rSaw a preview of Wicker last night and it is so very very very very good.20 Oct 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myddr6usn22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3myc3xhmeck2rI totally missed all this yesterday but, OTOH, this is the only really logical end point of substack/cameo culture and decentralised media and - on the other - offering an IRL meet and greet with a price point is both absolutely wild and a nod to the oldest profession. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myc3xhmeck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3myc3us6ums2rI totally missed all this yesterday but, OTOH, this is the only really logical end point of substack/cameo culture and decentralised media and - on the other - offering an IRL meet and greet with a price point is both absolutely wild and a nod to the oldest profession. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myc3us6ums2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3myc3t7ptxk2rI totally missed all this yesterday but, OTOH, this is the only really logical end point of substack/cameo culture and decentralised media and - on the other - offering an IRL meet and greet with a price point is both absolutely wild and a nod to the oldest profession. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myc3t7ptxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3myb6fwsnj22rJust found the cat - who almost takes offence at the presence of a water bowl in his food area - with his head apparently stuck in the funnel of an almost-empty water jug, because where's the fun in drinking some freely available water if you could alternatively break your neck AND be revolting?19 Oct 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myb6fwsnj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3my6bhk45hs2mSunday night re-up for this guide to using AI notetakers in meetings and professional contexts. Lots of people don't get to choose the tools they use at work, so best practice guidelines are really important - and become especially so if they can influence procurement or adoption decisions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6bhk45hs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3my5h5tp7fc23I am sorry, which company is this? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/13/ai-companies-rushed-workers-fallout18 Oct 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5h5tp7fc23https://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3my3erwpe4k2cThe 90s revival sure takes some surprising forms. In a skate shop with the teen earlier where some quite cool-looking young people were unironically singing along to Smooth Operator, now being treated to some Kim Sims.17 Oct 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3erwpe4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3my2r5ccmpk2sFor well over a decade there has been a massive push to diversity in Wikipedia, with lots of organised and structured inclusion programmes, but the reality is that more than a third of the articles have been edited by a guy called Steve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pruitt [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2r5ccmpk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxxyeirdbk2kAI notetakers are in the news at the moment - those transcribers that pop up in online meetings. We @carefultrouble.bsky.social did some work with GMCA earlier this year to write a playbook on best practice and have published it, with 11 guidance principles https://www.careful.industries/ai-voice-transcription16 Oct 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxyeirdbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxy42hkm222xGood morning from the Jubilee line16 Oct 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxy42hkm222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxxyeirdbk2kAI notetakers are in the news at the moment - those transcribers that pop up in online meetings. We @carefultrouble.bsky.social did some work with GMCA earlier this year to write a playbook on best practice and have published it, with 11 guidance principles https://www.careful.industries/ai-voice-transcription16 Oct 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxyeirdbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxwtbgk6p22eI am soooooo interested in whatever we're going to call this reverse influencer trend, in which people who are famous because they have benefited from brand building on a major media platform think they have whatever it takes to go it alone https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/15/the-amol-rajan-connection-review-youtube?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other15 Oct 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwtbgk6p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxwn2gbcic2dSuspect the most difficult technical task I will need to complete today is working out how to download and print out a worksheet from my kid's school homework app15 Oct 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwn2gbcic2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxw42uv66c2vWould I feel better about attending webinars if they weren't called webinars? I mean, I think so? But also I'd still be in a webinar.15 Oct 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw42uv66c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxvteg7lvk2dI have an evolving and slightly problematic observation about LLMs and chat bots which fits with none of my previous opinions, so why don't I try it out in a low stakes way on Bluesky where absolutely no one will take exception and shout at me. What's the worst etc15 Oct 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvteg7lvk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxvgzyvdi22dI work with a lot of organisations to write their acceptable use policies for AI - these are typically quite granular and specific. This charter is, I think, completely useless and it points to the OECD framework which is, likewise, a bit of well-meaning fluff https://www.unesco.org/en/artificial-intelligence/recommendation-ethics [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvgzyvdi22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxvgeubg5k2dGood morning! If you're already looking for a Secret Santa present for that special someone at work who is both a technology pragmatist and interested in sparkling glassware, then I have the thing for you [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvgeubg5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxu2eza3kc2aI am the world's worst shopkeeper, but today's news from Anthropic makes it an *excellent* time to invest in a Just enough Internet tea towel, that you can hang up in the kitchen to remind you not to connect all the things https://carefulindustries.teemill.com/collection/just-enough-internet/14 Oct 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxu2eza3kc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxtognnpz22wAs a woman in my early 50s who perhaps doesn't dress in the maiden-auntish way that might be expected of me by *waves arms* many men, it is v tedious how frequently I have to tell a charming anecdote to establish I have 30 years' experience and/or lean in to being stereotypically terrifying (1/2)14 Oct 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtognnpz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxt6z4jxo22kI am such an old-fashioned stick in the mud because perhaps the answer is not to (a) integrate these models into every frickin' thing and (b) stop turning the people who make them into unstoppable gods https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/13/anthropic-ai-replicators-warning?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other14 Oct 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxt6z4jxo22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxs24gxshs2vI did a panel the other day where we talked about the cost of compute as being a massively limiting factor, but for lots of AI purchasers that cost is still being masked by VC/investor money so the vulnerabilities are high but hidden wch leads to scepticism [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxs24gxshs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxs24gxshs2vI did a panel the other day where we talked about the cost of compute as being a massively limiting factor, but for lots of AI purchasers that cost is still being masked by VC/investor money so the vulnerabilities are high but hidden wch leads to scepticism [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxs24gxshs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxpbb5zhkk2tHow, possibly, is it yet again time to make dinner.12 Oct 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpbb5zhkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxozeac5222wJust going to say, no thank you https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other12 Oct 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxozeac5222whttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social/post/3mxo262tyvs2uThis is very interesting because it's sthg the Start-Up Coalition (quoted here) have been pushing for for some time, and has presumably been dangled as sthg that will help expedite AI "sovereignty" [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:dvvvi2lfda3eq46zikkozitb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxo262tyvs2u