JT

everything's computer • social agents, multi-agent simulations, and generative agent-based models

[JT @jtalms]

Today I'm releasing The Living Museum, an experimental interface for the British Museum that brings its digital collection to life using AI.

https://t.co/fF9Kv2Phtc

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I saw @mattyj612 speak for the first time at the @_torontosociety last week.

Ladies and gentlemen, we found him. The next Carl Sagan. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Anthony Bourdain. Steve Irwin?

Get this guy a primetime television slot and an AMEX gold card now.

[JT @jtalms]

The event I'm looking forward to most in tech week

[The Toronto Society @_torontosociety]

The most important new print operations in the world are coming together in one room on May 27 in Toronto.

Colossus. Orbital Studies. Asterisk. Stripe Press. Ben McNally.

Meet the publishers shaping our understanding of the future. One day only.

The great conversation happens in person.

Details below.

[JT @jtalms]

@annarmonaco @paradigmai dope

[Anna Monaco @annarmonaco]

Today we’re launching the newest version of @paradigmai

When we started Paradigm, the goal was never to tack AI onto existing spreadsheets. It was to build a new type of interface that does the work for you.

Now we’re pushing that vision much further.

Workflows turn Paradigm into a system that runs research processes for you.

Connect your CRM, existing spreadsheets, Slack, email, and internal data, and let Paradigm continuously run the research workflows your team already does.

Same intuitive interface. But now a system of action.

If you tried Paradigm before, try it again.

Manual research is now a competitive liability.

[The Toronto Society @_torontosociety]

Introducing: THE VIADUCT SEASON THREE

[Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀 @EricDLombardi]

🚨 EXPLORATORY ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Ontario can be so much more than it is today.

I am exploring a run for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party because I believe in growth, opportunity, and institutions that actually deliver.

Let’s talk about Ontario’s future. 👇

[JT @jtalms]

@teortaxesTex if you think most canadians are in favour of US annexation or remotely sinophobic, you need to recycle your information sources

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@EricDLombardi with midterms around the corner, and affordability top of mind again, we have leverage

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anthropic acquires cursor, p=0.2, EOY 2026

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thread for predictions

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openai/anthropic acquires notion, p = 0.4, EOY 2027

[JT @jtalms]

what happened yesterday is the predictable outcome of rhetoric that demonizes zionism and dehumanizes zionists.

the war in gaza has coincided with a massive surge of antisemitic intimidation and violence. why? because anti-zionism has become so virulent and normalized that it casts jews as targets.

when you become convinced zionism is evil, you inevitably come face to face with the reality that most jews are zionists. but most of them aren't likud supporters, settlers, or radicals who believe in israeli expansionism or jewish supremacy - they're regular people who simply believe israel should exist in some form.

a healthy response to this is to do a double-take. you probably know a few jews, and they're decent people, so if they're zionists, surely not all zionists can be bad? perhaps it's more complicated than that?

but many people go in the other direction. they decide to blame jews for supporting unimaginably heinous things like genocide and baby-killing. this transforms them from innocent bystanders into foot soldiers for israel, and legitimate targets in the war against zionism. i have no doubt the lunatics at bondi beach believed their attack on jews was equivalent to an attack on zionists, and therefore israel. that's the story extremists tell themselves even when the underlying motivation is plain old antisemitism.

if you are active in the pro-palestine movement, i implore you to call out and shut down anti-zionism when it turns virulent. "zionist" shouldn't be a dirty word. "zios" shouldn't be used to talk about people as if they're subhuman. protesters should not be parading through jewish neighbourhoods. change the rhetoric, de-escalate, and you will reduce the risk of further violence.

[JT @jtalms]

@EricDLombardi i didn't know it was a steakhouse either so I brought my friend who is hindu.

you can imagine my disappointment.

[JT @jtalms]

@Devilsadvo77763 @zandertoo anyone should be eligible based on country of origin but there should be extremely strict requirements for education, experience, values, language, etc., such that even people from polar opposite countries have no problems assimilating

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@zandertoo by the way, it's important to remember that not everyone believes "anyone can become canadian". one should try to understand and respect that view even if one disagrees with it.

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@zandertoo anyone can become canadian in the same way anyone can become vegan or muslim.

the important question is not who is eligible, but what steps should they take in order to become that thing.

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@melkuo king and sumach is a fake intersection and i refuse to go along with this farce any longer, personal safety be damned

[JT @jtalms]

two ideals are being presented here:
1. we should have robust, well-functioning public services
2. we should be lenient towards antisocial behaviour from disadvantaged groups

unfortunately, affluent leftists are the only ones who fail to realize these are contradictory.

[Stuart Benson @LeftHandStu]

This is just a dude taking a nap.

Literally the least disruptive or threatening thing possible.

[JT @jtalms]

mark carney better be in japan scouting pitchers right now

[Falcon @falcongx_]

announcing FALCON
our first step in building one place to craft your ideas
now available in alpha on https://t.co/UplDNuUA3W

[JT @jtalms]

"I need to build a nuclear reactor from scratch"

"how many engineers do you have?"

[melody @melkuo]

canadians are great at innovation, horrible at commercialization