Truth, above all else. Anchor & Executive Producer, “The Weekly” @TheDaily. Contributor to @TheNation.
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The new facility will cost UW's @GIX_edu $530,000 annually to operate, a fraction of the nearly $5 million GIX Executive Director and CEO Sean Carr told me the program spent each year on its former Bellevue facility. Read my coverage here.
NEWS: UW moves inside Microsoft’s Redmond campus, testing the boundaries of corporate partnership (via @TalanCollins)
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When you lug a tripod over to Redmond. For @TheDaily: UW moves inside @Microsoft's Redmond campus, testing the boundaries of corporate partnership. Read here: dailyuw.com/article/7f569fdf…
As Silicon Valley’s biggest tech giants race to develop increasingly powerful AI models, some researchers are putting numbers on humanity’s chances of survival. But UW experts studying the technology are questioning the scientific basis of those doomsday forecasts.
NEWS: Is AI really going to kill us? UW researchers question the doomsday hype (via @TalanCollins)
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Is AI really going to kill us? UW researchers question the doomsday hype. My conversation with leading experts for @TheDaily here. dailyuw.com/article/600c9b7d…
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NEWS: Jones’ proposed conduct code revisions move through familiar UIUC processes (via @sophiasostrin)
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Latest for @TheDaily alongside @sophiasostrin.
NEWS: Students organize for Oct. 7 anniversary, Palestinian solidarity (via @TalanCollins)
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On the UW33 update: under the Stipulated Orders of Continuance with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the misdemeanor trespass charges will be dismissed in 12 months, provided they complete community service and commit no new law violations.
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AI whistleblower calls for ‘global coordination’ to mitigate AI risks: Full interview nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/v…
ALT AI whistleblower calls for ‘global coordination’ to mitigate AI risks: Full interview
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NEWS: After First Amendment loss, UW pays $600K to settle professor’s free speech case (via @TalanCollins)
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Very classy.
Out of respect for WSU’s band deciding not to show up to the #applecup, UW’s band is playing the Cougs’ fight song for them.
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Out of respect for WSU’s band deciding not to show up to the #applecup, UW’s band is playing the Cougs’ fight song for them.
UPDATE to those proposed revisions to @UW’s Student Conduct Code here:
NEWS: UW delays student conduct code revisions, gives Faculty Senate until December to weigh in (via @sophiasostrin)
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UPDATE: This isn't @UW's first ICE-related detainment of an employee. UW Medicine lab tech Lewelyn Dixon was detained in Feb. 2025 and held ~3 months. Advocates say UW's response then was inadequate — and are now pushing for a stronger stance.
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[NEWS] Faculty, students unanimously criticize UW Conduct Code changes as deadline looms (Story via @TalanCollins)
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UPDATE for @TheDaily: 11 former UW Faculty Senate chairs called on @UW to halt sweeping proposed changes to the Student Conduct Code Tuesday morning — with around 60 packing the public hearing to unanimously criticize the proposed amendments. dailyuw.com/article/v6pk5jhj…
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Via @TalanCollins: 11 former UW Faculty Senate chairs are calling on UW to halt proposed Student Conduct Code changes, saying UW skipped proper shared-governance consultation. ~60 students/faculty gave unanimous pushback at Tuesday's hearing.
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[NEWS] Records reveal $2 million in credits, no detailed estimate behind UW’s ‘many millions’ Microsoft AI deal (Story via @TalanCollins)
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A must read on a development kept largely under wraps by @sophiasostrin. Written comments are due this Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 11am — with a public hearing the same day from 10-11am. @TheDaily will be there.
[NEWS] UW propels student conduct code changes in between summer academic quarters (Story via @sophiasostrin)
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